June 14 coronavirus news

Anyone with a fever seeking treatment at any Beijing medical facility will be tested for Covid-19, a spokesperson for the Beijing health commission said Sunday. 

Medical facilities will be required to conduct nucleic acid tests, antibody tests, blood tests and CT scans on these patients.

The measures were announced after Beijing’s health commission confirmed 43 cases linked to Xinfadi market, the largest agricultural market in Beijing. The new cases broke the city’s 56-day record of no new coronavirus cases.

Residential communities, restaurants and other places linked to the market will be required to conduct screenings on personnel, food and their environment, according to city officials. All employees of Xinfadi market, as well as residents of the local neighborhood, will be tested and put under medical observation.

Wu Zunyou, the top epidemiologist from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said the outbreak was likely linked to contaminated seafood or meat, according to the state-run news agency Xinhua.

Because Beijing has not had a locally transmitted case in over 50 days, the virus should theoretically not exist there, Zunyou says.

According to Johns Hopkins University's tally of cases in the United States, there are at least 2,074,526 cases of coronavirus in the US, including at least 115,436 deaths.

On Friday, Johns Hopkins reported 25,540 new cases and 767 new deaths. 

The totals include cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases. 

For the latest Johns Hopkins University US numbers, check here. CNN’s map, using JHU data, continues to refresh every 15 mins.

India has recorded 11,929 new cases in the past 24 hours — its largest single-day spike to date, according to the country’s health ministry.

In total, India has reported 320,922 Covid-19 cases, including 9,195 deaths.

The west Indian state of Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state, with 104,568 positive cases, followed by Tamil Nadu in the south, with 42,687 cases.

India’s capital, New Delhi, has reported at least 38,958 cases.

Bruno Covas, the mayor of Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo, tested positive for coronavirus Saturday.  

The mayor is showing no symptoms and is following medical advice to keep working at home in the coming days. 

Covas is also undergoing immunotherapy treatment to fight lymph node cancer, an illness that has been widely reported in the Brazilian media and publicly discussed by Covas.

The state of São Paulo, which includes the megacity by the same name, is the epicenter of Brazil’s outbreak. As of Saturday, São Paulo state had recorded 172,875 virus cases and 10,581 Covid-19 deaths.

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Vice President Mike Pence on Friday touted the "steady decline" in coronavirus hospitalizations and fatalities in the US, despite data showing several states have seen a rise in Covid-19 patients since the Memorial Day holiday and health officials warning the coronavirus death toll could increase in the months ahead.

He described the recent increase in Covid-19 cases in some states as "a reflection of a dramatic increase in testing."

The vice president's optimism about the government's response to the virus comes as health officials emphasize the importance of face coverings and social distancing.

A majority of states that had implemented stay-at-home orders are slowly lifting their restrictions that began in March and allowing more businesses to reopen.

Covid-19 hospitalizations had gone up in at least a dozen states between May 25 and June 9, according to data aggregated by CNN from the Covid Tracking Project.

As of Saturday, new coronavirus cases are trending downward in 21 states, while still increasing in 17 states -- several of which have seen record or near-record highs.

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