More States Find Variant; N.Y. Cases Reach Record: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/7/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Connecticut, Texas and Pennsylvania reported their first cases of the virus variant that helped trigger a U.K. lockdown amid concern that Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. are likely to maintain a near-record pace at least through January. Mounting hospitalizations are offsetting any positive effect from the halting start to inoculations.
New York, New Jersey, Florida and North Carolina are among states that reported daily records as Illinois became the fifth state to surpass 1 million infections. Fatalities in Arizona reached a high and those in California were just two deaths from the record set at the end of 2020.
Nonetheless, many also said they had faith in the resilience of the nation’s democratic institutions.
European Parliament President David Sassoli spoke of “deeply concerning scenes from the U.S. Capitol tonight.”
“Democratic votes must be respected,” Sassoli wrote in a tweet, adding: “We are certain the U.S. will ensure that the rules of democracy are protected.”
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called the violence in Washington an assault on American democracy.
“In the eyes of the world, American democracy tonight appears under siege. This is an unseen assault on U.S. democracy, its institutions and the rule of law,” he wrote on Twitter.
More States Find Variant; N.Y. Cases Reach Record: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/7/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Connecticut, Texas and Pennsylvania reported their first cases of the virus variant that helped trigger a U.K. lockdown amid concern that Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. are likely to maintain a near-record pace at least through January. Mounting hospitalizations are offsetting any positive effect from the halting start to inoculations.
New York, New Jersey, Florida and North Carolina are among states that reported daily records as Illinois became the fifth state to surpass 1 million infections. Fatalities in Arizona reached a high and those in California were just two deaths from the record set at the end of 2020.
European Parliament President, David Sassoli, spoke of “deeply concerning scenes from the U.S. Capitol tonight.”
“Democratic votes must be respected,” Sassoli wrote in a tweet, adding: “We are certain the U.S. will ensure that the rules of democracy are protected.”
EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, called the violence in Washington an assault on American democracy.
“In the eyes of the world, American democracy tonight [Wednesday] appears under siege.
“This is an unseen assault on U.S. democracy, its institutions and the rule of law,” he wrote on Twitter.
“This is not America. The election results of Nov. 3 must be fully respected.”