Month: January 2021

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, has suggested Germany’s current hard lockdown may last another eight to ten weeks, with health officials particularly concerned about the spread of the new, far more contagious variant from the UK, which is thought to have been in Germany for several weeks. Merkel told a working group within her Christian Democratic Union, German cases of the virus could increase 10 fold by Easter, if the country is not successful in dampening its spread. According to participants of the meeting, who later spoke to German media, she said: “We still need eight to 10 weeks of hard measures”.A current lockdown, involving the closure of schools and all non-essential shops and services, was due to last until January 31. However, it has been hinted at for days, by ...

Play video content Exclusive Tatsu Ikeda Dr. Payman Simoni -- the Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who died from COVID-19 -- performed the same procedure that led to his death weeks before ... for a reality show. Patrik Simpson, who appears on "Gown and Out in Beverly Hills," tells TMZ ... he filmed with Dr. Simoni in November and December for an upcoming episode, going under the knife -- without a mask -- for a lip lift. Remember, Dr. Simoni died Friday after being hospitalized with COVID-19 ... and family sources told us he contracted the virus after performing a lip injection on a maskless patien...

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling on "trusted messengers" to help build confidence and trust in COVID-19 vaccines.One of the people who answered the plea for help is Dr. David Tom Cooke, Head of General Thoracic Surgery at UC Davis Health.Cooke, a doctor who is African-American, said his community has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and is urging everyone to get vaccinated. He spoke with KCRA 3's Brittany Johnson, urging others to take the vaccine.Q: Why did you participate in Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccination trial?Dr. Cooke: I felt the need to pay said if I was going to advocate for the community, which I'm a part of, the Black community, to be participatory in clinical trials, specifically the COVID-19 clinical trial, and one day receive the vaccine, that I myself should ...

Deschutes County No symptoms or ID required; online registration requested REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with the Oregon Health Authority to offer a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center.  This testing event is open to anyone. No symptoms or ID are required to be tested. Participants are asked to wear a mask and register online at https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/Redmond_OR_4369.html. Staff will be onsite to register those who are unable to preregister.  Individuals will receive a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and test results will be available in two to three days.  “We are gratefu...

Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, the bulk of which has been closed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March, will serve as the first super Point-of-Dispensing (POD) site for COVID-19 vaccines in Orange County. The site is expected to become operational later this week, county officials announced Monday. Also on Monday, LA County announced that its mass Covid-19 testing operation at Dodger Station will be phased out this week so the sports arena is turned into a large-scale vaccination location. “The Disneyland Resort, the largest employer in the heart of Orange County, has stepped up to host the county’s first Super POD site – undertaking a monumental task in our vaccination distribution process,” acting Chairman Andrew Do, First District, said in the Orange County ann...