SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) - Monday, November 30, 2020, Governer Michelle Lujan Grisham introduced a new policy to transition county-by-county reopening levels to a tiered system: red, yellow, and green. The county-by-county status map will be updated every two weeks beginning December 2, 2020.
According to the Governor, when a county moves to a less restrictive level, it may begin operation at that level immediately upon the map's update. If a county moves back to a more restrictive level, it will start operating at that level restriction within 48 hours after the map's update.
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Monday, November 30, 2020, Governer Michelle Lujan Grisham introduced a new policy to transition county-by-county reopening levels to a tiered system: red, yellow, and green. The county-by-county status map will be updated every two weeks beginning December 2, 2020.
According to the Governor, when a county moves to a less restrictive level, it may begin operation at that level immediately upon the map’s update. If a county moves back to a more restrictive level, it will start operating at that level restriction within 48 hours after the map’s update.
New Mexico COVID-19 Red Level
Red Level
Essential Retail: 25% of maximum occupancy of 75 customers, whichever is smaller
Food & Drink Establishments: No indoor dining, outdoor dining allowed at 25% of maximum occupancy, establishments serving alcohol must close by 9:00 PM
Houses of Worship: 25% of maximum occupancy
Places of Lodging: 40% of maximum occupancy for those that are New Mexico Safe Certified, 25% for those that are not, 5 guests maximum for vacation rentals
Essential Businesses: Must limit operations to only those absolutely necessary to carry out essential functions
Mass Gatherings Limits: 5 persons, 10 vehicles
Close-Contact Businesses: 25% of maximum occupancy or 10 customers at one time, whichever is smaller
All Other Businesses, including Non-Essential Retail Stores: 25% of maximum occupancy or 75 customers at one time, whichever is smaller
New Mexico COVID-19 Yellow Level
Yellow Level
Essential Retail: 25% of maximum occupancy of 125 customers, whichever is smaller
Food & Drink Establishments: Indoor dining allowed at 25% maximum occupancy, outdoor dining allowed at 75% of maximum occupancy, establishments serving alcohol must close by 10:00 PM
Houses of Worship: 25% of maximum occupancy
Places of Lodging: 60% of maximum occupancy for those that are New Mexico Safe Certified, 25% for those that are not, 5 guests maximum for vacation rentals
Essential Businesses: Must limit operations to only those absolutely necessary to carry out essential functions
Mass Gatherings Limits: 10 persons, 25 vehicles
Close-Contact Businesses: 25% of maximum occupancy or 20 customers at one time, whichever is smaller
Outdoor Recreational Facilities: 25% maximum occupancy
All Other Businesses, including Non-Essential Retail Stores: 25% of maximum occupancy or 125 customers at one time, whichever is smaller
New Mexico COVID-19 Green Level
Essential Retail: 50% of maximum occupancy of 125 customers, whichever is smaller
Food & Drink Establishments: Indoor dining allowed at 50% maximum occupancy, outdoor dining allowed at 75% of maximum occupancy
Houses of Worship: 50% of maximum occupancy
Places of Lodging: 75% of maximum occupancy for those that are New Mexico Safe Certified, 40% for those that are not, 10 guests maximum for vacation rentals
Essential Businesses: Must limit operations to only those absolutely necessary to carry out essential functions
Mass Gatherings Limits: 20 persons, 100 vehicles
Close-Contact Businesses: 50% of maximum occupancy
Outdoor Recreational Facilities: 50% maximum occupancy
To start the last day of November, DHHR information showed 845 new active cases out of 8,518 returned test results bringing the total number to 16,787 statewide.
The number of coronavirus patients in state hospitals was 597, higher than at any other point in the pandemic, as of Monday. Of those patients, 162 were said to be in intensive care with 76 on ventilators.
The state death toll was at 735.
Six additional deaths were confirmed: a Monroe County man, age 79, two Brooke County women, ages 93 and 87, a Ritchie County woman, 89, a Kanawha County woman, 80, and a Cabell County man, age 84.
Eight counties were red, signifying “substantial” coronavirus transmission, on DHHR’s daily County Alert System Map.
Those counties were Mineral, Grant, Ohio, Marshall, Ritchie, Wirt, Mason and Wyoming.
Under alternative metrics, 45 of West Virginia’s 55 counties would be red.
CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (422), Berkeley (3,268), Boone (648), Braxton (116), Brooke (654), Cabell (2,905), Calhoun (80), Clay (121), Doddridge (124), Fayette (1,172), Gilmer (206), Grant (389), Greenbrier (516), Hampshire (338), Hancock (708), Hardy (282), Harrison (1,417), Jackson (700), Jefferson (1,371), Kanawha (5,713), Lewis (242), Lincoln (427), Logan (1,055), Marion (899), Marshall (1,235), Mason (489), McDowell (629), Mercer (1,360), Mineral (1,322), Mingo (986), Monongalia (3,341), Monroe (379), Morgan (289), Nicholas (361), Ohio (1,576), Pendleton (105), Pleasants (98), Pocahontas (211), Preston (652), Putnam (1,983), Raleigh (1,613), Randolph (693), Ritchie (179), Roane (183), Summers (274), Taylor (350), Tucker (140), Tyler (138), Upshur (514), Wayne (1,030), Webster (68), Wetzel (413), Wirt (113), Wood (2,593), Wyoming (752).
November 30, 2020 at 10:21PM
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Eight counties now red for 'substantial' coronavirus transmission on County Alert System Map - West Virginia MetroNews
But a Tribune review of publicly available city crash data found a more complicated picture of the safety situation than Lightfoot presented, with total crashes actually down from the first nine months of 2019, when there were 88,757, compared with the same period in 2020, when there were 69,480, records show.
November 30, 2020 at 06:00PM
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City dismissed red-light camera tickets against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s security detail - Chicago Tribune
The belief that Northside Houston residents will bike to buses and trains if it is safer to do so is bringing more curb work to Cavalcade, paid for out the same pot of federal money that brought the neighborhood trains.
Metropolitan Transit Authority on Nov. 19 approved the use of nearly $1.3 million left over from building the Red Line light rail extension — which opened nearly seven years ago — to add protected bike lanes to Cavalcade from Irvington to Elysian.
The upcoming work will extend bike lanes along Cavalcade from Airline to Irvington, adding about a half mile of protected lanes. Tikon Group won the contract with Metro, which includes altering the road where needed and striping for bike lanes in each direction, installing rubberized bumps — often called armadillos — to separate cyclists and motorists, and building new curbs at major bus stops.
The curbs and intentional curves force bicyclists to slow at spots where people will be standing for the bus, while making sure biking through “will not have a conflict with the buses,” said Bridgette Towns, vice president of project management and engineering at Metro.
The extension will connect bike lanes already in use along Cavalcade between Irvington and Airline to bike lanes along Hardy and Elysian that act as a major spine for cycling through Northside.
Marco Ruiz, who rents a room in the area and travels by bike, said more and safer riding routes for cyclists are important. At least two of his friends have suffered serious injuries in traffic-related incidents. One was clipped by a passing car, sending him into the curb. Another was hurt when an angry driver threw an object, he said.
“Everyone doesn’t love the lanes,” Ruiz said of the Hardy and Elysian bike routes. “But they respect them.”
For Metro’s purposes, the bike lanes add access to bus routes along Irvington, Hardy and Elysian, Cavalcade and the Red Line light rail. As officials plan more than $7 billion in transit upgrades, including a major expansion of bus rapid transit in the region and upgraded bus routes along key streets, how people will get to those new bus stops is paramount.
Efforts to solve the problem of broken sidewalks and dangerous bike routes are spread across Metro’s 1,200-square-mile service area, but are especially acute in more transit-dependent neighborhoods and areas with more more demand for disabled access. Adding amenities that offer a more appealing trip to transit, and reduce or remove concerns about the safety of walking or cycling, are receiving greater focus as Metro works through upcoming capital programs, including the agency’s $7.5 billion long-range plan.
Though some of the most talked-about parts of the plan such as bus rapid transit or rail line extension are in the planning phases, work could start far sooner on simpler, cheaper bus route improvements.
“While we wait on these mega projects to come to fruition, the customer still sees some projects taking shape,” Metro board member Sanjay Ramabhadran said.
The bike lane’s completion in late 2021 or early 2022 will come a decade after the decision that paid for it: $900 million in federal funds for Metro’s Red Line extension and construction of the Purple Line southeast of the central business district.
Each of the projects had $450 million in Federal Transit Authority funds, but neither spent all of the money allotted as Metro held back some as a contingency against rising construction costs, When it closed the books on most of the work to extend the Red Line to Northline Commons, and with efforts in Congress by then-Rep. John Culberson and Rep. Lizzie Fletcher who beat him in 2018, Metro found itself with about $90 million in additional federal money it could spend.
Combined with local money and other federal funds, the agency’s second phase of work has about $170 million remaining, Metro spokeswoman Tracy Jackson said. Metro must spend the federal money by 2025.
Much of the money — officials do not have clear estimates because costs will depend on when each project proceeds — will cover many routine planned expenses, such as 14 new railcars should the Purple and Red Line require more two-car trains or more frequent trains. Officials also are funding minor street repairs, such as driveway improvements to homes and businesses in the Northside impacted by the rail line and improvements to Metro’s maintenance yard for trains.
Leftover money on the Red Line, meanwhile, will help pay for a new NorthLine Transit Center at the current Red Line terminus north of Crosstimbers. Metro’s lease is expiring on the current transit center and the agency has planned since 2016 to build its own transit center on nearby land across Fulton on the other side of the rail station.
The new site remains in the early stages of design, but likely would have a parking garage for up to 500 automobiles and include a sky bridge to the rail station.
“That way those passengers can cross without having to get to the street level,” Metro planner Scott Barker told viewers in online public hearing in September when conceptual plans for the transit center were unveiled.
As with Metro’s $7.5 billion long-range plan that is expected to tap into at least $3 billion in federal funds over the next decade, closing out the construction of the rail lines comes as use of the system remains light because of the pandemic. Ridership last month was less than half that of October 2019, the result of few students and workers commuting and riders limiting trips. Metro officials have said people should use buses and trains for necessary travel only.
November 30, 2020 at 08:30PM
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/Red-Line-still-building-but-this-time-it-is-bike-15762716.php
Red Line still building, but this time it is bike lanes in Northside - Houston Chronicle
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 5G and Z Flip 5G are available in a pair of new colors in the US starting today, the company has announced. The Note 20 5G is now available in red, while the Z Flip 5G is available in white. Both colors are being produced in “limited quantities,” Samsung says, and there’s no difference in specs or pricing between these and the original models.
For those keeping track, these are the fourth and third colors for the Note 20 5G and the Z Flip 5G, respectively. The Note 20 5G is currently available in copper, green, and gray, while the Z Flip 5G is available in copper and gray. Although they’re not getting the new colors, the Ultra version of the Note 20 is also available in white and black, while the 4G version of the Z Flip comes in black, purple, and gold.
The red Note 20 5G comes with a red S Pen, of course.Image: Samsung
Yep, still folds.Image: Samsung
The new Note 20 color has been announced as rumors continue to swirl that the range might be discontinued next year. A few respected leakers have indicated that next year might not see the release of a new Note lineup, and last week a report from South Korean outlet AjuNews claimed that Samsung plans to discontinue the range. Don’t worry if you’re a fan of the Note’s S Pen, though. Reports suggest that Samsung plans to add support for the stylus to the successor to the Galaxy S20 Ultra.
The new colors for the Note 20 5G and Z Flip 5G are available to order from Samsung’s online store starting today, the company says.
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Eight West Virginia counties are in the red on the West Virginia County Alert System map on the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources website.
WV COVID-19 statistics for Nov. 30, 2020 (Photo Courtesy: WV Department of Health and Human Resources)
WV DHHR officials say Ohio, Marshall, Ritchie, Wirt, Mason, Wyoming, Grant, and Mineral, counties are in the red, with Wetzel, Doddridge, Wood, Putnam, Wayne, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Barbour, Taylor, Preston, Hardy, Morgan, Berkeley and Jefferson counties in the orange.
The WW DHHR has also reported 845 new COVID-19 cases in the state.
Within the past 24 hours, there were 6 new COVID-19 deaths. There is now a total of 47,842 total cases and 735 deaths throughout the state.
The deaths include a 79-year old male from Monroe County, a 93-year old female from Brooke County, an 87-year old female from Brooke County, an 89-year old female from Ritchie County, an 80-year old female from Kanawha County, and an 84-year old male from Cabell County.
Currently there are 16,787 active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia with a cumulative positivity percent rate of 3.64%.
Number of COVID-19 cases per county: Barbour (422), Berkeley (3,268), Boone (648), Braxton (116), Brooke (654), Cabell (2,905), Calhoun (80), Clay (121), Doddridge (124), Fayette (1,172), Gilmer (206), Grant (389), Greenbrier (516), Hampshire (338), Hancock (708), Hardy (282), Harrison (1,417), Jackson (700), Jefferson (1,371), Kanawha (5,713), Lewis (242), Lincoln (427), Logan (1,055), Marion (899), Marshall (1,235), Mason (489), McDowell (629), Mercer (1,360), Mineral (1,322), Mingo (986), Monongalia (3,341), Monroe (379), Morgan (289), Nicholas (361), Ohio (1,576), Pendleton (105), Pleasants (98), Pocahontas (211), Preston (652), Putnam (1,983), Raleigh (1,613), Randolph (693), Ritchie (179), Roane (183), Summers (274), Taylor (350), Tucker (140), Tyler (138), Upshur (514), Wayne (1,030), Webster (68), Wetzel (413), Wirt (113), Wood (2,593), Wyoming (752).
The WV DHHR is hosting free COVID-19 testing sites today and Tuesday, Dec. 1 in these select locations:
Monday, November 30, 2020
Berkeley County
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Martinsburg High School, 701 South Queen Street, Martinsburg, WV
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Harrison-Clarksburg Health Department, 330 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV (by appointment; call 304-623-9308)
Jefferson County
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Jefferson County Health Department, Front Parking Lot, 1948 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville, WV
2:30 PM – 6:30 PM, Shepherd University, Parking Lot beside Wellness Center, 164 University Drive, Shepherdstown, WV
Kanawha County
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, 108 Lee Street, E., Charleston, WV (by appointment; 304-348-8080)
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2nd: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Fruth Pharmacy sponsored FREE COVID-19 Saliva Test, Nitro High School Parking Lot. No eating or drinking 30-minutes prior to testing.
Marshall County
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Marshall County Health Department, 513 6th Street, Moundsville, WV
Mingo County
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, The Store House-The Gilbert Food Bank, 41 Snowflake Lane, Gilbert, WV
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Hurley Drug Company, 210 Logan Street, Williamson, WV
Ohio County
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 355 Fire House Lane, Valley Grove, WV
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Warwood Fire Station 9, 1301 Richland Avenue, Wheeling, WV
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wheeling Island Fire Station 5, 11 North Wabash Street, Wheeling, WV
Putnam County
FRIDAY, Dec. 4th: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Fruth Pharmacy sponsored FREE COVID-19 Saliva Test, Teays Valley Baptist Church in Hurricane. No eating or drinking 30-minutes prior to testing.
Taylor County
Wayne County
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Wayne County Health Department, 217 Kenova Avenue, Wayne, WV
Wirt County
Wood County
Wyoming County
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Old Board of Education, 19 Park Street, Pineville, WV
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Berkeley County
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Martinsburg High School, 701 South Queen Street, Martinsburg, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, HCEAA Building, 17940 State Route 55, Baker, WV
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Moorefield High School, 401 N. Main Street, Moorefield, WV
Jefferson County
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Jefferson County Health Department, Front Parking Lot, 1948 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)
2:30 PM – 6:30 PM, Shepherd University, Parking Lot beside Wellness Center, 164 University Drive, Shepherdstown, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)
Kanawha County
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, 108 Lee Street, E., Charleston, WV (by appointment; 304-348-8080)
Marshall County
Mason County
Mercer County
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Mercer County Health Department, 978 Blue Prince Road, Bluefield, WV
Mineral County
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Mineral County VoTech, 981 Harley O Staggers Drive, Keyser, WV
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Mineral County Fairgrounds, Route 28, Fort Ashby, WV
Mingo County
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Williamson Health and Wellness Center, 183 2nd Avenue, Williamson, WV (under the tent)
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Hurley Drug Company, 210 Logan Street, Williamson, WV
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Kermit Volunteer Fire Department, 49 Main Street, Kermit, WV
Ohio County
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 355 Fire House Lane, Valley Grove, WV
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Warwood Fire Station 9, 1301 Richland Avenue, Wheeling, WV
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wheeling Island Fire Station 5, 11 North Wabash Street, Wheeling, WV
Ritchie County
Taylor County
Wayne County
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Wayne County Health Department, 217 Kenova Avenue, Wayne, WV
Wood County
Wyoming County
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Old Board of Education, 19 Park Street, Pineville, WV
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November 30, 2020 at 07:22AM
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COVID-19 report shows Georgetown, Merrimac and Salisbury now in 'red' category - The Daily News of Newburyport
The department helped the boy turn into the superhero "Red C" and assisted him as he fought evildoers.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The city of Glendale was saved by the superhero Red C with the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Glendale Police Department.
The alter-ego of the Red C is a 4-year-old boy named Carlos. He used to have a brain tumor, which was recently removed, and had a wish to become the best superhero in all of Glendale. The Make-A-Wish Foundation helped Carlos do just that.
The Glendale Police Department's Tactical Unit showed up to Carlos' house where they showed him a video of the mayor asking Carlos for his help. A villain named "The Shadow" and his henchmen were threatening the city and only the Red C could stop them.
Carlos accepted, put on his superhero costume, and hopped in the Tactical Unit vehicle to go stop The Shadow.
After arriving at the Glendale training facility, the Red C helped the Glendale Police Department helped take down The Shadow. Carlos was then shown videos from the Glendale Chief of Police as well as 12 News' Mark Curtis thanking him for saving the city.
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November 30, 2020 at 09:06AM
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The Red C saves Glendale, assisted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation - KCENTV.com
Munich (dpa) – CDU boss Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, CSU boss Markus Söder and JU president Tilman Kuban have vowed the union to fight hard against a possible green-red-red alliance in the federal government.
“It will be a tough election campaign, and it is a very fundamental decision about direction,” said Kramp-Karrenbauer at Junge Union (JU) Digital Germany Day on Sunday. Söder warned of a “back to the day before yesterday” if green-red-red became reality. And Kuban said the Greens, the SPD and the Left Party wanted to fulfill the “left-wing Disneyland’s dream”.
Kuban was confirmed by a clear majority as chairman of the CDU and CSU youth organization for two more years. He received 83.8 percent of the vote. There were no rivals. The share of women on the federal board of the joint venture eventually rose to about 41 percent.
Kramp-Karrenbauer, Söder and Kuban have urged the Union not to lull themselves into false, deceptive security in the face of good poll numbers. If the Greens saw an opportunity to appoint the chancellor, “they will do so in every possible constellation,” said the outgoing CDU chairman. That is why the Union must become as strong as possible. Everyone must do their best to ultimately win the election campaign.
“In the next election year, we will not be chosen for what we have achieved in 15 years for this country with Angela Merkel at the helm, but we will be chosen for what we have to offer in the next 15 years, how we want to shape the future . . “She and Söder also mentioned climate policy as a very central topic.
Söder warned: “Politically, you will not remain number one in Germany just because you are already there or because you would like to be.” In the fall of 2021, there will be a “blink of an eye” final in the federal election. Some think black and green would be beautiful. But you have to be careful that you do not eventually wake up with a different model: namely with green-red-red, ”said the CSU boss. And what this would mean for the country, “anyone can imagine”.
Kuban warned regarding the Greens, the SPD and the Left Party, “If you have even one vote in Parliament on September 26, you will take action and make your dream of left-wing Disneyland a reality.” He added: “Sorry, but Red-Red-Green is so badly positioned that even Schalke 04 would be ashamed to send some eleven onto the field.”
He accused the Greens of “a troubled relationship with the rule of law and science” and urged them, “Finally, stop your benefactor’s moral club.” Kuban also warned that, despite current polls, the Union should not feel that it has a false sense of security, even if it is currently well ahead of the Greens and Social Democrats.
Kramp-Karrenbauer, Söder and Kuban are now finally relying on clarity for January about who will be the new CDU chairman. “We will decide at the meeting of the federal executive committee on the 14th that we will hold the party congress in January,” said Kramp-Karrenbauer. “And I think the past few weeks have shown that this is also the right thing to do and that it is necessary.” Former party chairman Friedrich Merz, NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet and foreign policy specialist Norbert Röttgen flee for her successor.
In a membership poll, the JU’s CDU youth had, by a large majority, advocated Merz as the new CDU boss – with a 20 percent turnout. Söder said, “I would only have been interested in what the other 80 percent would have chosen.”
Söder was again against the choice of the joint candidate for chancellor “too soon”. “That must be decided together.” He called for a time horizon of three to four months, “say March”. ‘We must not make a wrong start prematurely.’
In addition to Kuban, the entire federal board of the GO was elected on Sunday. 9 of the 22 posts were held by women. Heike Wermer, member of the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament, was re-elected as one of the four deputy federal presidents. The GO had already announced in advance that more women than before would come to the train in the future. The share of women on the board of directors rose to about 41 percent – Kuban called this a ‘smart and good sign’.
The main hospital in the capital of Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is "dangerously low" on supplies as it treats the wounded from the fighting around the city, the Red Cross says.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had said that federal forces had taken control of the city.
He described it as the "last phase" in the three-week long conflict with the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
But the TPLF leader vowed to fight on, in a statement to Reuters.
Few details have emerged from Tigray throughout the fighting as communications have been cut.
The ICRC said the Ethiopian Red Cross ambulances had taken "injured and deceased people" to the Ayder Referral Hospital.
On a visit to the hospital, ICRC staff found "80% of patients to be suffering from trauma injuries" adding that other services had to be suspended "so that limited staff and resources could be devoted to emergency medical care".
"The hospital is running dangerously low on sutures, antibiotics, anticoagulants, painkillers, and even gloves," ICRC head in Ethiopia Maria Soledad said.
The situation in Mekelle today is quiet and we hope that we will be able to get urgently needed assistance into the city soon. Red Cross ambulances have thus far been able to move around and transport injured and deceased. pic.twitter.com/07XxGYUnRf
The hospital is also running low on body bags for the deceased, the Geneva-based organisation said.
The ICRC, however, did not give any figures for the numbers injured or dead. Neither did it say whether the victims were civilians or military personnel.
What does the government say?
In a statement on Twitter on Saturday, Mr Abiy said the army was in full control of Mekelle and that this "marks the completion of the [military's] last phase".
"I am pleased to share that we have completed and ceased the military operations in the Tigray region," he said.
He added that the army had released thousands of soldiers taken by the TPLF and was in control of the airport and regional offices, saying that the operation had been carried out with "due care for citizens".
The prime minister has consistently described the TPLF leadership as a "criminal clique" and said that the police will "bring them to the court of law".
Map of Tigray region
How has the TPLF responded?
In a text message to Reuters, TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael did not directly comment on the situation on the ground, but said of the government forces: "Their brutality can only add [to] our resolve to fight these invaders to the last."
He added: "This is about defending our right to self-determination."
Mr Debretsion's whereabouts are unknown.
A TPLF statement read out on regional Tigray TV said: "Fascistic bombings have caused civilian deaths and injuries. The Tigray government has vowed that it would take retaliatory actions against the barbaric bombings".
Analysts say the TPLF could now be preparing to return to the mountains to launch a guerrilla war against the federal government.
What are the humanitarian concerns?
The UN had warned of possible war crimes if the Ethiopian army attacked Mekelle.
It has also expressed concerns about the lack of access for humanitarian workers.
The Ethiopian authorities said on Thursday that "a humanitarian access route" overseen by the government would be opened, adding they were "committed to work with UN agencies... to protect civilians and those who need it".
Also on Thursday, Ethiopian troops were deployed along Tigray's border with Sudan, preventing people fleeing the violence from leaving the country, according to refugees.
In an update released on Saturday, the UN said that more than 40,000 Ethiopians had crossed over since the fighting began in early November.
Ethiopia's state-appointed Human Rights Commission has accused a Tigrayan youth group of being behind a massacre this month in which it says more than 600 non-Tigrayan civilians in the town of Mai-Kadra were killed. The TPLF denied involvement.
In a meeting on Friday, Mr Abiy told African peace envoys that civilians would be protected.
Who are the TPLF?
The TPLF fighters, drawn mostly from a paramilitary unit and a well-drilled local militia, are thought to number about 250,000.
The organisation was founded in the 1970s and spearheaded the uprising against Marxist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam, who was toppled in 1991.
It then went on to be the dominant political force in the country until Mr Abiy became prime minister in 2018.
Mr Debretsion has said the Tigray forces were "ready to die in defence of our right to administer our region".
What is the fighting about?
The conflict is rooted in longstanding tension between Ethiopia's government and the TPLF, sparked by Mr Abiy's moves to sideline the party.
When Mr Abiy postponed a national election because of coronavirus in June, relations further deteriorated.
The TPLF said the government's mandate to rule had expired, arguing that Mr Abiy had not been tested in a national election.
In September the party held its own election, which the government said was "illegal".
In early November, TPLF fighters entered a military base in Mekelle which led to the start of the federal army's operation in Tigray.
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Five counties are in the red and 17 counties are in orange on the West Virginia Department of Education’s School Alert map.
School Alert System map for Nov. 28, 2020 (Courtesy: The West Virginia Department of Education)
As of 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, Mason, Mineral, Ritchie, Wirt and Wyoming counties are in red. Meanwhile, Berkeley, Boone, Brooke, Doddridge, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Marshall, Mingo, Ohio, Pocahontas, Putnam, Taylor, Wayne, and Wood Counties are in orange.
Seven counties are in gold today, including Barbour, Cabell, Hancock, Morgan, Preston, Upshur and Wetzel counties. Usphur County school officials have decided to move to remote learning, according to the map.
Kanawha, Jackson and Fayette counties are in yellow. 10 other counties in the yellow include Calhoun, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Marion, McDowell, Monroe, Nicholas, Pleasants, Raleigh and Tyler counties.
The 13 counties in green this week are Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Logan, Mercer, Monongalia, Pendleton, Randolph, Roane, Summers, Tucker and Webster counties.
November 29, 2020 at 06:44PM
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Five counties in red, 17 counties in orange on this week’s WVDE School Alert Map - WDVM 25
2. Reader: For business owners who are going to be monitoring these developments closely to see what they can and can’t be doing, where do they need to be looking? Does the state have any concern that this county-by-county approach will confuse businesses and patrons about what they’re allowed to be doing?
Stelnicki:Did you read the attachment to the news release yesterday and find it confusing? Please let us know if we can help you understand it. Three colors is not confusing. Checking a website— or asking your county to check a website—once every two weeks is not difficult. Many other states operate precisely this way. Many communities and legislators, particularly Republican legislators, have been demanding exactly this county-by-county framework for months, please make the time to ask them whether they are glad to see it now and hold them accountable to their prior statements on the matter. These questions assume that this method of enacting and publicizing the restrictions is somehow comprehensively different than what has been the case for the last 9 months. It is not. Businesses and anyone else who wants to monitor these developments can look to the exact same places they've been looking. The levels will be clearly demarcated on the state's websites. We are creating web widgets they can use on their own websites.
3. Reader: Can you please walk us through the decision to update this map every two weeks. Why not more frequently?
Stelnicki: If it were updated more frequently, counties would be bouncing back and forth between levels day by day, every other day. That, to your earlier questions assuming that three colors will somehow be confusing, would actually confuse people. 14 days is a statistically significant amount of time to demonstrate the level of spread within a community—or, to be more optimistic, the decrease in spread. The intent of this system is to keep New Mexicans safe while permitting counties the opportunity to drive down the spread of the virus and get back to some sense of normal when they have made their communities more safe from the virus.
4. Reader: Will the state be monitoring and policing counties on this? What are the penalties for counties who don’t operate within the color they’re designated?
Stelnicki:Nothing has changed with regard to compliance. A violation of the public health order carries with it a daily maximum fine of $5,000. You may research the variety of state media outlets who have reported on this matter previously.
5. Reader: Why is the state peeling back restrictions when our hospitalizations and deaths are still hitting record numbers? In contrast, for business owners who are saying “this was only supposed to be two weeks and the next phase of restrictions will still really hurt my business,” what do you have to say to those business owners and their employees?
Stelnicki:The state will continue to prioritize saving lives and protecting New Mexicans while providing for as much safe economic day-to-day activity as possible.
6. Reader: We noticed that for the first time, close quarters businesses are being asked to open at 25 percent capacity or 10 people, whichever is smaller. Can you tell us what forced the 10 people cap to be added to the capacity requirement? Additionally, did you all consider lifting the 75 person requirement on essential retail businesses (I know a lot of people have been upset about the lines at large box stores)?
Stelnicki:A line is a minor inconvenience, for which the state is sympathetic. The state is also sympathetic to the overworked nurses and doctors in the state's hospitals and the thousands of families who are suffering and grieving right now The state will continue to prioritize saving lives and protecting New Mexicans while providing for as much safe economic day-to-day activity as possible.
7. Reader: We also noticed that a limit on vehicles in mass gatherings has been added. Does this mean events like drive-in concerts, watch parties or movies are now subject to limitations? Also, many churches are doing drive-in events (especially over the holidays), do these limits impact those events? Can you please tell us why that limitation was added to the public health order?
Stelnicki:Yes. It likely would, yes. To protect public health and save lives.
8. Reader: Will our community hear from the governor and state health experts via Zoom to discuss the logistics of this? If so, when?
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Five counties are in the red and 17 counties are in orange on the West Virginia Department of Education’s School Alert map.
School Alert System map for Nov. 28, 2020 (Courtesy: The West Virginia Department of Education)
As of 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, Mason, Mineral, Ritchie, Wirt and Wyoming counties are in red. Meanwhile, Berkeley, Boone, Brooke, Doddridge, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Marshall, Mingo, Ohio, Pocahontas, Putnam, Taylor, Wayne, and Wood Counties are in orange.
Seven counties are in gold today, including Barbour, Cabell, Hancock, Morgan, Preston, Upshur and Wetzel counties. Usphur County school officials have decided to move to remote learning, according to the map.
Kanawha, Jackson and Fayette counties are in yellow. 10 other counties in the yellow include Calhoun, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Marion, McDowell, Monroe, Nicholas, Pleasants, Raleigh and Tyler counties.
The 13 counties in green this week are Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Logan, Mercer, Monongalia, Pendleton, Randolph, Roane, Summers, Tucker and Webster counties.
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man is in serious condition after he was pushed off a CTA track and struck by an oncoming train Friday, according to Chicago police.
CTA Red Line trains were rerouted to elevated lines between Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown. Trains were initially halted at the Jackson station at 7:22 p.m. due to a medical emergency on the tracks, according to the Chicago Transit Authority. The trains were rerouted minutes later.
Police said the victim got into a verbal altercation at the Jackson station which turned physical.
The victim was transported to Northwestern Hospital, official said.
No one is in custody and details of the incident remain under investigation, according to CPD.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
NEWBURYPORT – An assisted living center in Newburyport reported at least one positive case for the first time in state data released Friday and two Greater Newburyport communities moved into the "red" category of COVID-19 positive cases.
Avita of Newburyport at Anna Jaques Hospital, a 76-bed facility, reported having 1-10 positive COVID cases in the Department of Public Health data released Friday. Avita had reported no positive cases in the Nov. 19 DPH report.
In the individual community data, Georgetown and Merrimac joined Salisbury among the almost 90 communities statewide in the "red" category of increasing positive COVID-19 cases reported. Georgetown moved into the "red" category, reporting 31 news positive cases in the last 14 days, for a total of 141 during the pandemic; Merrimac also moved in the "red" with a reported 26 new cases, for a total of 83; and Salisbury remained in the "red" category, reporting 40 new positive COVID cases, for a total of 150.
Other communities include: Amesbury, with 57 new cases in the past 14 days, for a total of 316 (yellow category); Groveland, 19 new cases for a total of 89 (yellow); Newbury, with 23 new COVID cases in the past 14 days, for a total of 65 (yellow); Newburyport, with 73 new cases, for a total of 311 (yellow); Rowley, with 10 new cases, for a total of 102 (gray); and West Newbury, with seven new cases for a total of 38, putting it into the "lower" category, the only such community in the region reported as a lower rate of cases during the current reporting period.
Besides Avita, the state DPH reported no changes in the ranges of positive COVID-19 cases at assisted living centers.
Locally, they include Atria Merrimack Place in Newburyport, with 139 beds and 11-30 reported positive cases; the Elizabeth Calsey House in Amesbury, a 14-bed facility that has reported 1-10 cases during the pandemic; and the Elizabeth Calsey House at Lions Mouth Road, Amesbury, witih 26 beds and 11-30 positive cases.
Long-term care facilities on the DPH data report Friday include:
- Brigham Health and Rehabilitation in Newburyport, 64 beds; 1-10 positive cases; no deaths;
- Country Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Newburyport, 111 beds; 11-30 positive cases; no deaths;
- Hillside Rest Home, Amesbury, 28 beds; no positive cases; no deaths;
- Maplewood Rehabilitation of Amesbury, 120 beds; 11-30 cases; no deaths;
- Merrimack Valley Health Center, Amesbury, 203 beds; more than 30 positive cases; 20 deaths;
- Newburyport Society of Aged Men, nine beds; no positive cases; no deaths;
- Port Healthcare Center, Newburyport, 123 beds; more than 30 positive cases; 1-4 deaths;
The state report said as of Friday there were 986 people with confirmed COVID-19 in hospitals including 209 in intensive care units. The state recorded 29 new deaths on Friday since the last report Wednesday afternoon, with a total of 10,635 reported dead in Massachusetts during the pandemic.
To see the full Department of Public Health daily report released Friday:
November 28, 2020 at 11:11PM
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COVID report shows Georgetown, Merrimac and Salisbury now in 'red' category - The Daily News of Newburyport
The Emporia Main Street Office was packed with a special Thanksgiving feeling this week as more than 50 gift baskets were created and delivered to staff members at Newman Regional Health.
These baskets were made possible through the Adopt a Healthcare Hero program — a partnership between Emporia Main Street and Newman Regional Health. This program allows community members the option to purchase Main Street Gift Certificates for NRH staff delivered directly to the recipient. In addition to the certificates, the program also includes making gift baskets for the various departments through monetary donations and items.
Recently, the program received a substantial gift of $5,000 from Red Line Truck Lines, Inc. which will allow for multiple deliveries throughout the Holiday season while simultaneously using funds to support local businesses.
“Red Line transports food products to 22 states weekly and we have seen all the special care that area hospitals have given their communities,” said Red Line owner, Kevin Nelson. “Because of this, we really wanted to give back in a special way. Red Line Truck Lines, Inc. wants to extend a big thank you for all that Newman Regional Health and its staff are doing for our community and a big thank you to Emporia Main Street for all of their efforts in this program.”
In addition to the generous gift from Red Line, several monetary donations have been made by community members, allowing program partners to purchase items from local businesses, including hydration packets from Gravel City Adventure and Supply, personal care items and snacks from Graves Drugs, stickers and buttons from Trox Gallery and Gifts, snacks and candy from Country Mart, bath salts from Bath Expressions, ground coffee from Gravel City Roasters, candles from Waters, Grandma Zetta’s cocoa from Granada Coffee Company, and the Sweet Granada’s world famous pop-choc. In addition to the 50 plus gift baskets that went out, more than 30 individual gift certificates have been delivered to staff, and local businesses like Bourbon Cowboy and Williams Automotive have donated gift certificates to include in the baskets.
“We are excited to help Newman Regional Health with this program,” said Jessica Buchholz, Community Development Coordinator at Emporia Main Street. “Not only are we able to help raise the spirits of hundreds of local health care workers, we are able to use the funds donated to purchase items from local businesses — who need our support now more than ever.”
The recent up-tick in COVID-19 cases has brought an enormous amount of stress to the 650+ Newman Regional Health employees who have been dealing with the pandemic for months, and the leadership team at Newman Regional Health wanted to find a way to boost the morale of staff.
“We started this program on a whim,” said McKenzie Cinelli, Director of Business Development for Newman Regional Health. “We recognized the need to do something special for our staff during a time when so much is being asked of them. Emporia Main Street jumped in without hesitation wanting to know how they could help. We are proud to be a Main Street member, and during times like this, we are reminded of how great our community truly is. Thank you to Main Street, Red Line Truck Lines, Inc. and all other program supporters for helping to make this program successful. We are forever grateful for your generosity and thoughtfulness as we continue to provide patient care for our community and fight this pandemic.”
STILL BE TIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN MOST PLACES? KALYN: GOOD NEWS FOR BUSINESSES. THINGS WILL REOPEN, BUT ALMOST EVERY COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO IS AT THE RED LEVEL, MEANING THERE’S A VERY HIGH RISK SO THE REOPENINGS WILL BE LIMITE AFTER A TWO-WEEK SHUTDOWN, THE STATE WILL SOON BE BACK IN BUSINESS GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM: THIS STRATEGY WE BELIEVE WILL BE, CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. KALYN: STARTING WEDNESDAY, THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE ANNOUNCED IT’S SHIFTING TO A THREE-TIERED APPROACH FOR NEW MEXICO COUNTIES. THIS SYSTEM WILL RANK COUNTIES BY RED, YELLOW, AND GREEN. IF A COUNTY IS GREEN, MOST BUSINESS CATEGORIES CAN OPERATE AT 50% CAPACITY. TO GET TO THIS LEVEL, THERE CAN BE NO MORE THAN EIGHT NEW COVID CASES PER 100,000 RESIDENTS IN A TWO-WEEK PERIOD AND THE POSITIVITY RATE HAS TO BE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 5 BUT RIGHT NOW, 32 OF THE STATE’S 33 COUNTIES ARE AT THE RED LEVEL. THAT MEANS THERE IS MORE THAN EIGHT COVID CASES PER 100 THOUSAND PEOPLE AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS GREATER THAN 5% WITHIN A 14-DAY PERIOD. AT THIS LEVEL, BUSINESSES CAN STILL REOPEN, BUT WILL HAVE TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS. LET’S WALK THROUGH IT. ESSENTIAL RETAIL SPACES LIKE GROCERY STORES CAN ONLY OPERATE AT 25% CAPACITY OR 75 CUSTOMERS, WHICHEVER IS SMALLER. RESTAURANTS AND DRINK ESTABLISHMENTS CAN HAVE OUTDOOR DINING AT 25% CAPACITY, BUT NO INDOOR DINING. CLOSE CONTACT BUSINESSES LIKE HAIR SALONS AND GYMS CAN REOPEN AT 25% CAPACITY OR 10 CUSTOMERS, WHICHEVER IS SMALLER. OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ARE AT 25%, WHILE CLOSE CONTACT RECREATIONAL FACILITIES SUCH AS MOVIE THEATRES AND INDOOR MUSEUMS MUST STAY CLOSED. HOUSES OF WORSHIP ARE AT 25%. PLACES OF LODGING CAN OPERATE AT 40% CAPACITY IF THEY ARE NEW MEXICO SAFE CERTIFIED. THE OTHERS ARE AT 25%. ALL OTHER BUSINESSES ARE AT 25% CAPACITY OR 75 CUSTOMERS. THE GOVERNOR, BELIEVING THIS STRATEGY WILL WORK. >> NEW MEXICO HAS CRUSHED THIS VIRUS BEFORE, TWICE, AND WE’ GOING TO DO IT AGAIN AND KEEP FINDING THE STRATEGIES. KALYN: THE GOVERNOR IS PLANNING ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH’S DASHBOARD, EVERY COUNTY BUT LOS ALAMOS IS RED. IN ALBUQUERQUE, KALYN NORWOOD, KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. BRITTANY: TO SEE HOW YOUR COUNTY IS DOING, YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE, KOA
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Red, yellow, green: New tiered system will allow counties to reopen based on COVID spread rate
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Updated: 9:13 PM MST Nov 27, 2020
Gov. Lujan Grisham and state officials announced on Friday that New Mexico will be transitioning into a tiered county-by-county COVID-19 risk system.Starting Wednesday, Dec 2., the state will implement a tier system to allow counties to reopen based on their spread rate. “The county-by-county framework enables counties, and the businesses and nonprofits within their borders, to operate with fewer restrictions when they slow the spread of the virus and drive down test positivity rates,” said Grisham. “It’s been a difficult year and an especially difficult past month. We must remain as vigilant as ever to contain and beat the virus; we also must look for ways to lessen the burden on our communities wherever possible, while never swerving from our top priority – protecting New Mexicans and saving lives.”The counties will operate under one of the three levels: Red, signifying very high risk; Yellow, signifying high risk; and Green, signifying medium risk. If a county is green, most business categories can operate at 50% capacity. To get to this level, there can be no more than eight new COVID cases per 100,000 residents in a two week period and the positivity rate has to be less than or equal to 5 percent.As of Friday, 32 of 33 counties in New Mexico are at the Red Level. At the red level, businesses can still reopen but will have tighter restrictions: Essential retail spaces like grocery stores can only operate at 25% capacity or 75 customers, whichever is smaller. Restaurants and drink establishments can have outdoor dining at 25% capacity, but no indoor dining. Close contact businesses like hair salons and gyms can reopen at 25 percent capacity or 10 customers, whichever is smaller.Outdoor recreational facilities are at 25%.Close contact recreational facilities, such as movie theatres, indoor museums, and bars must stay closed.Houses of worship are at 25% capacity.Places of lodging can operate at 40% capacity if they are New Mexico safe certified. The others are at 25%.All other businesses are at 25% capacity or 75 customers.According to the state, when a county fails to meet the specified metrics for a given level upon the biweekly update of the map, it will begin operating at the next most restrictive level within 48 hours. In addition, when a county meets the specific metrics for a less restrictive level, the county may begin operating at that level of restrictions upon immediate effect of the department’s biweekly update of the map. Click here to see the breakdown of the tier-system and click here to see the official map displaying each county’s current level.
Gov. Lujan Grisham and state officials announced on Friday that New Mexico will be transitioning into a tiered county-by-county COVID-19 risk system.
Starting Wednesday, Dec 2., the state will implement a tier system to allow counties to reopen based on their spread rate.
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“The county-by-county framework enables counties, and the businesses and nonprofits within their borders, to operate with fewer restrictions when they slow the spread of the virus and drive down test positivity rates,” said Grisham. “It’s been a difficult year and an especially difficult past month. We must remain as vigilant as ever to contain and beat the virus; we also must look for ways to lessen the burden on our communities wherever possible, while never swerving from our top priority – protecting New Mexicans and saving lives.”
The counties will operate under one of the three levels: Red, signifying very high risk; Yellow, signifying high risk; and Green, signifying medium risk.
If a county is green, most business categories can operate at 50% capacity. To get to this level, there can be no more than eight new COVID cases per 100,000 residents in a two week period and the positivity rate has to be less than or equal to 5 percent.
As of Friday, 32 of 33 counties in New Mexico are at the Red Level. At the red level, businesses can still reopen but will have tighter restrictions:
Essential retail spaces like grocery stores can only operate at 25% capacity or 75 customers, whichever is smaller.
Restaurants and drink establishments can have outdoor dining at 25% capacity, but no indoor dining.
Close contact businesses like hair salons and gyms can reopen at 25 percent capacity or 10 customers, whichever is smaller.
Outdoor recreational facilities are at 25%.
Close contact recreational facilities, such as movie theatres, indoor museums, and bars must stay closed.
Houses of worship are at 25% capacity.
Places of lodging can operate at 40% capacity if they are New Mexico safe certified. The others are at 25%.
All other businesses are at 25% capacity or 75 customers.
According to the state, when a county fails to meet the specified metrics for a given level upon the biweekly update of the map, it will begin operating at the next most restrictive level within 48 hours.
In addition, when a county meets the specific metrics for a less restrictive level, the county may begin operating at that level of restrictions upon immediate effect of the department’s biweekly update of the map.
Click here to see the breakdown of the tier-system and click here to see the official map displaying each county’s current level.
November 28, 2020 at 11:13AM
https://www.koat.com/article/red-yellow-green-new-tiered-system-will-allow-counties-to-reopen-based-on-covid-spread-rate/34807979
Red, yellow, green: New tiered system will allow counties to reopen based on COVID spread rate - KOAT New Mexico
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