Forbes - Cases At An All-Time High

Plus: Detroit Lions put quarterback Stafford on Covid-19 list

U.S. Covid-19 cases are at an all-time high right now. Yesterday, the day after the election, America recorded 103,000 new Covid-19 cases and more than 1,100 deaths. Part of the problem is that some people have not been self-quarentinging after being diagnosed with the disease. Take an election official in Missouri, who died from Covid-19 after working at the polls all day. Now, voters at that location have been advised to monitor for symptoms.

Of course, the U.S. isn’t the only country where cases are on the rise. Greece has become the latest country to go back into lockdown mode after a spike of Covid-19 cases, though Greece’s spike was much, much smaller than the current spike in the U.S. In addition to Greece, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and England have all announced new lockdowns recently. And in an ironic move, China, where the virus originated, has now banned travel from the UK and other countries where case counts are high.

Business

Stocks have been surging as election results continue to trickle in, but unemployment is still at an all time high. 

Insurance giant Cigna says patients have been returning to more normal “pre-pandemic” levels of medical care.

Wealthy countries have been reserving billions of Covid-19 vaccines, even though none have gotten FDA approval. Where does this leave poorer nations?

Science & Health

A new study confirms that banning large public gatherings and closing schools significantly slows down the spread of Covid-19. 

Canada has reported a rare case of H1N2 swine flu, but healthcare officials aren’t concerned about a dual-pandemic just yet.

On The Upside

Stores Reopening: Airport retailer Hudson has been slowly reopening shuttered stores as domestic travel within the U.S. begins to increase again.