Tony's Diary Package — page 428

4. 10. Health Influencer MM-+M FR Global USA 2/7 October 2020 Rapid viral spread in both urban and rural counties in most states, 11 States are in the red zone & in the orange zone (19 total) Hospitalizations are rising in all state categories (red, orange, yellow, light green) except for dark green states at this time -- see daily report Rising community cases leads to rising cases in institutional workers especially LTCF in ND 62% of all LTCF have a positive staff 51% in SD and 42% in MT etc -- community spread does not distinguish between workers or the vulnerable leading to ever increasing hospitalizations and fatalities Fatality rates in people over 70 remains at 10-11% of all cases, Increased access to novel therapeutics will be needed to change this. Cases will continue to hit all time highs week over week as the core mitigation efforts and targeted testing for asymptomatic infection in those under are not occurring. (Last week we were up nearly 9K high over high and with current slope it means we could cross 90K the end of this week and 100K/day the end of the next week --its not the absolute case number but these numbers are an indication of community spread and community spread leads inevitably to infection to those vulnerable to serious complications and deaths) See slide 5 showing the greatest number of counties in the USA ever in high community spread Daily hospital admissions are higher than summer peak (summer surge led to 100K fatalities). We are now well above those daily admissions, This sequence of events must stop with the initial silent spread with aggressive sentinel surveillance testing. Aggressive testing in the contagious but asymptomatic population with isolation effectively contained and mitigated prior to infection of the more vulnerable community members. Providing appropriate isolation options for infected individuals from multigeneration households will be key. It is critical te act now finding the continued source of silent spread, ensuring infected individuals know how to limit their infection of others and with messaging on universal masking, physical distancing, and essential limitation of public and private gatherings indoors especially small gatherings with friends and family, One unified consistent messaging about masks, physical distancing and hand washing with profound limitation on indoor gatherings especially with family and friends is essential at this time point -- this is about empowerment Americans with the knowledge and data for decision making. PRESS: Yahoo Finance TV; October 27, 2020 - Global USA Surges continue: