1 December 2020 Tuesday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF7 Day Av	GF2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	63,436,448	1,471,384	6,269	0.91	0.89
95	Australia	27,904	908	0	0.97	0.1.00
(182)	South Aust	562	0	0
(100)	Victoria	20,345	820	0	0.00	0.00
161	NZ*	2.059	25	0
1	USA	13,837,645	273,709	634
2	India	9,462,439	137,649	472
3	Brazil	6,317,049	172,866	18
5	Russia	2,295,654	39,895	368
7	UK	1,629,657	58,448	205
8	Italy	1,604,554	55,576	672
16	Sth Africa	790,004	21,535	58

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6517 down 1.3% from the close from the previous close.

The world has passed 63 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in under 2 days.

Queensland has opened its borders to Victoria and greater Sydney.

South Australia has opened its border to Victoria

Moderna is seeking European regulators to approve its vaccine.

The political rift between Australia and China is getting worse.

Victoria is revamping it Hotel Quarantine system and has pledged that no private security will be used at them.

2 December 2020 Wednesday

224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	64,094,820	1,484,339	10,452	1.12	1.12
95	Australia	27,912	908	1	0.73	0.72
(182)	South Aust	562	1	0
(100)	Victoria	20,345	820	1	0.00	0.00
161	NZ*	2.056	25	0
1	USA	14,061,348	276,380	2,019
2	India	9,495,661	138,090	431
3	Brazil	6,386,787	173,817	652
5	Russia	2,322,056	40,464	569
7	UK	1,643,086	59,051	205
8	Italy	1,620,901	56,361	785
16	Sth Africa	792,299	21,644	109

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6588 up 1.1% from the close from the previous close.

The world has passed 64 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in under 2 days

The USA has passed 14 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in 7 days.

The European regulator looks like they will approve a vaccine by 29 Dec 2020

South Australia has rolled out its QR Code for checking in at designated venues. The first day saw a lot of issues with the app and people trying to download it and get it working.

WA has announced it will open its borders to NSW and Victoria on Dec 8, SA to follow at a later date, as long as they all continue to meet the Scientific Advice the WA Government is getting.

The Federal Governments “CovidSafe” App has been upgraded to hopefully make it useful. But the upgrade has been criticised for not making use of Google and Apple data.

The Political tensions between Australia and China continue.

It South Korea, students are getting ready to sit the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), this one examination for tertiary study entrance can determine a person career, social standing, and future relationships. Koreans begin preparation for this exam from as young as 2 years old, with after school cram lessons.

3 December 2020 Thursday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	64,661,425	1,495,856	9,861	0.97	0.98
95	Australia	27,923	908	0	1.033	1.45
(182)	South Aust	562	4	0
(100)	Victoria	20,345	820	0	0.00	0.00
161	NZ*	2.060	25	0
1	USA	14,241,373	279,051	2,013
2	India	9,531,295	138,628	469
3	Brazil	6,396,754	173,979	117
5	Russia	2,347,401	41,053	589
7	UK	1,659,256	59,699	648
8	Italy	1,641,610	57,045	648
16	Sth Africa	796,472	21,709	65

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6590 up 1.7% from the close from the previous close.

The UK has approved the Pfizer Vaccine for nation wide use, but they expect it will be months before it is given to all the vulnerable people required. The UK has bought enough of the vaccine to immunise 20 million people (2 doses given 3 weeks apart). It is the first western nation to formally approve the vaccine.

Russia has said it will begin vaccinating its people next week with the vaccine it developed.

A Sydney woman who works at 2 different Quarantine Hotels has tested positive to Covid-19, the first case of community transmission in 25 days!

This has occurred just one day after NSW announced large repeals of its Covid-19 restrictions.

Australia has come out of recession with a strong rebound as the country begins to get back to the new normal.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s post on the Chinese social media platform WeChat has been censored because it apparently breached the platforms regulations. The post was intended to get a message to the Chinese people about how Australia is dealing with the accusations of war crimes by some of it troops in Afghanistan. Saying the Inquiry was an “honest and transparent way”, which was how any “free, democratic and enlightened nation” would act.

4 December 2020 Friday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	65,354,513	1,508,582	10,161	1.17	1.18
95	Australia	27,939	908	0	1.32	1.54
(182)	South Aust	562	4	0
(100)	Victoria	20,345	820	0	0.00	0.00
161	NZ*	2.069	25	0
1	USA	14,463,905	281,937	2,027
2	India	9,564,565	139,102	445
3	Brazil	6,445,691	174,647	116
5	Russia	2,375,546	41,607	554
7	UK	1,674,134	60,113	414
8	Italy	1,664,829	58,038	993
16	Sth Africa	800,872	21,803	94

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6615 up 0.4% from the close from the previous close.

The world has passed 1.5 million deaths due to Covid-19

The USA has recorded almost 150,000  new cases of Covid-19 in a single day.

South Africa has now recorded over 800, 000 cases of Covid-19

The USA has shortened the quarantine period for the Coronavirus from 10 days down to 7 days, but the CDC still confirms that 14 days is the safest option.

The WHO is looking at developing an eVaccine Certificate to record all those who have had a vaccine.

The UK has discovered that the logistical issues with distributing the Pfiser Vaccine is immense, with the vaccine being required to be kept at -80C at all times.

5 December 2020 Saturday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	66,103,726	1,521,804	10,423	1.25	1.27
95	Australia	27,949	908	0	0.93	0.88
(183)	South Aust	562	4	0
(102)	Victoria	20,345	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2.069	25	0
1	USA	14,927,533	287,309	1,734
2	India	9,636,741	140,072	336
3	Brazil	6,536,245	175,990	9
5	Russia	2,431,731	42,684	508
7	UK	1,709,991	61,014	662
8	Italy	1,705,971	59,514	662
16	Sth Africa	810,449	22,067	104

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6615 up 0.4% from the close from the previous close.

The world has passed 64 million cases of Covid-19, the million in under 2 days.

The USA has set a new record with over 2900 lives lost to Covid-19 in 1 day, that equates to 1 life lost every 30 seconds.

ADF troops have begun training for work at Quarantine Hotels in Victoria ahead of the arrival of the first returning expat flights into Victoria in months.

Bahrain has become the second nation to grant emergency authorisation of the Pfizer vaccine

President Elect Biden has stated that he would keep Dr Fauci on his medical team.

President Elect Biden has stated that he will be asking the people of America to wear masks for the first 100 days of his Presidency, in the hope that it will break the back of the pandemic in the USA.

Restrictions have been eased in South Australia’s hospitality industry, with a 1 square meter per person rule reintroduced

Putin has ordered the large scale vaccination of all people in Russia.

The source of the infection of the NSW Quarantine Hotel worker has been traced back to an American Flight Crew.

6 December 2020 Sunday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	66,700,582	1,531,870	8,224	0.98	1.00
95	Australia	27,956	908	0	0.69	0.66
(183)	South Aust	562	4	0
(102)	Victoria	20,345	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2.078	25	0
1	USA	14,999,660	284,900	2,066
2	India	9,607,632	139,714	487
3	Brazil	6,533,968	175,964	657
5	Russia	2,402,949	42,176	569
7	UK	1,690,432	60,617	504
8	Italy	1,688,939	58,852	814
16	Sth Africa	800,872	21,803	94

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6615 up 0.4% from the close from the previous close.

A Coronavirus alert has been issued in Australia after 2 incoming international passengers got off their inbound flight and got on board a flight from Sydney to Melbourne, bypassing the mandatory 14 day quarantine in Sydney.

On-line shopping continues to reach more record heights as the effects of the pandemic on bricks and mortar shops continues.

WA has introduced mandatory QR Code check-ins at all public venues.

7 December 2020 Monday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	67,287,230	1,540,288	6,449	0.94	0.98
95	Australia	27,965	908	0	0.88	0.88
(183)	South Aust	562	4	0
(102)	Victoria	20,345	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2.078	25	0
1	USA	15,113,903	288,645	2,066
2	India	9,676,801	140,590	374
3	Brazil	6,582,606	176,721	80
5	Russia	2,460,770	43,141	457
8	UK	1,723,242	61,245	231
7	Italy	1,728,878	60,078	564
17	Sth Africa	814,565	22,206	139

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6615 up 0.4% from the close from the previous close.

The USA has now passed over 15 million cases of Covid-19, with over 400,000 new cases in the last day.

Italy has moved passed the UK in total number of Covid-19 cases, they are now 7 and 8 respectively.

NSW Police admit to an operational error that saw 2 arrivals from Germany avoid Hotel Quarantine in Sydney and instead get on a commercial flight to Melbourne.

Trump lawyer, Rudi Giuliani has Covid-19.

Victoria has lifted a huge raft of restrictions and has laid down a plan to remove even more restrictions early next year, all depending on the science.

South Australia’s Covid-19 testing rates have plummeted to its lowest levels in months, a worrying trend for the government and health officlials.

President Trump has held a large unCovid Safe rally in Georgia protesting about the election result and in favour of  the Republican Senate Candidates  for the rerun of the senate election in that state. The rerun is due to the closeness of the last poll.

California has reintroduced Covid-19 restrictions as the Coronavirus spreads out of control in that state.

Claims are mounting WHO investigation into the origins of the Animal / Human cross over of the Coronavirus is being driven by Chinese scientists who are taking the investigation down a politically driven line.

8 December 2020 Tuesday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	67,847,854	1,548,542	6,874	0.89	0.93
95	Australia	27,972	908	0	0.72	0.67
(183)	South Aust	562	4	0
(102)	Victoria	20,345	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2.079	25	0
1	USA	15,319,908	290,153	1,215
2	India	9,703,908	140,994	404
3	Brazil	6,623,911	177,317	355
5	Russia	2,488,912	43,597	456
7	Italy	1,742,557	60,606	528
8	UK	1,737,690	61,434	189
18	Sth Africa	817,878	22,249	43

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6675 up 0.6% from the close from the previous close.

Western Australia has opened its borders to NSW and Victoria, the first time in over 9 months.

WA has also said it will open its border to South Australia on 12 December, but they will have to do 14 days quarantine.

There are fears that Rudi Giuliani may have infected 100’s and 100’s of people as he criss-crossed the USA attending many meeting and gatherings without wearing a mask.

Victoria has begun accepting international flights again, the first time since July 10. A small number of passengers have been put into a special quarantine facility as they have tested positive to Covid-19.

In India over 300 people have been taken down sick and 1 is dead from a mysterious disease in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Patients have experienced symptoms ranging from nausea and anxiety to loss of consciousness.

The two international passengers that made it to Melbourne from Sydney by passing quarantine have both returned a 2^nd negative Covid-19 test.

9 December 2020 Wednesday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	68,414,664	1,559,895	9,473	0.92	0.94
95	Australia	27,987	908	0	1.40	1.38
(183)	South Aust	562	4	0
(102)	Victoria	20,345	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2.085	25	0
1	USA	15,523,987	292,625	2,136
2	India	9,735,975	141,398	404
3	Brazil	6,630,949	177,400	12
5	Russia	2,515,009	44,159	562
7	Italy	1,757,394	61,240	634
8	UK	1,750,241	62,033	616
18	Sth Africa	821,889	22,432	183

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6687 up 0.2% from the close from the previous close.

The world has passed 68 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in under 2 days.

Over 550,000 new cases of Covid-19 were reported overnight

A 90 year old woman became the first person to receive a vaccination in the UK as the nation rolls out its vaccination program

It has been revealed that in July a passenger from the USA skipped quarantine in Sydney and flew to Melbourne, with the information just coming to light now.

Morocco has announced it will commence a nation wide vaccine process using the Chinese vaccine.

A man in Taiwan has been fine the equivalent of almost $5000 AUD for breaking Coronavirus Quarantine for just 8 seconds

Australia has banned cruise ships for another 3 months

Australian farmers are having to abandon bumper crops as there is no one to pick them due to the lack of overseas backpackers.

10 December 2020 Thursday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	69,103,710	1,572,706	10,177	1.09	1.13
95	Australia	27,993	908	0	0.60	0.58
(183)	South Aust	562	4	0
(102)	Victoria	20,345	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2.088	25	0
1	USA	15,742,515	295,443	2,020
2	India	9,762,326	141,735	337
3	Brazil	6,728,452	178,995	811
5	Russia	2,541,199	44,718	562
7	Italy	1,770,149	61,739	499
8	UK	1,766,819	62,566	533
18	Sth Africa	828,598	22,5742	142

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6728 up 0.6% from the close from the previous close.

The world has passed 69 million cases of Covid-19 in a little over 1 day.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced a series of new tougher restriction on Germany as it has its most deadly day so far in the Pandemic with 590 people dying of Covid-19.

It appears that China is raising the stakes in its dispute with Australia as more Australian imports into China are stopped under various reasons.

Canada’s health regulators have approved the Pfizer vaccine.

The UK is probing to see if allergic reactions are linked to the Pfizer vaccine. They have warned that anyone who suffers from a severe allergic response to food, medicine or vaccines not to have the vaccine, particularly people who have to carry an epi-pen.

The UAE have full confidence in the Chinese vaccine as it was trialled in the country and was shown to have an 86% effectiveness.

A Cruise to nowhere in the Caribbean has finished early as a passenger tests positive to Covid-19.

North Korea has slammed South Korea for questioning its position of having no Covid-19 cases.

Lions in Barcelona Zoo have tested positive to the Coronavirus.

The US vaccine is just days away as 2 people die every minute in the USA.

An Australian study of waste water has shown it can detect Coronavirus in the population weeks before anyone becomes symptomatic.

11 December 2020 Friday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	70,613,600	1,586,278	13,572	2.01	2.25
95	Australia	28,m000	908	0	0.80	0.67
(183)	South Aust	562	4	0
(102)	Victoria	20,345	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2.088	25	0
1	USA	15,980,375	298,954	3,511
2	India	9,795,598	142,214	479
3	Brazil	6,781,799	179,765	733
5	Russia	2,569,126	45,280	562
8	Italy	1,787,147	62,626	887
7	UK	1,787,783	63,082	516
18	Sth Africa	836,764	22,747	173

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6683 down 0.7% from the close from the previous close.

The world has passed 70 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in less than a day for the first time.

The USA has recorded over 3,500 death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the third worst day for deaths of Americans in recorded history. Coming after the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 where over 8000 lives were lost and Battle of Antietam in 1862, during the American Civil War where 3,675 lives were lost. And 500 more deaths than the Sept 11 2001 Terror Attacks in the USA.

A vaccine being developed by the University of Queensland has had its trials terminated after several trial participants returned false positive HIV tests. The vaccine was based on the HIV but did not use an active virus.

Sniffer dogs are being trained to detect the Coronavirus in humans.

Queensland will open its borders to NZ from tomorrow, as dancing returns to Qld nightclubs.

The passenger on the Caribbean Cruise to nowhere has returned a negative 2^nd test, raising hopes the first was a false positive.

12 December 2020 Saturday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	71,311,457	1,598,815	10,747	0.94	1.04
97	Australia	28,012	908	0	1.33	1.22
(184)	South Aust	562	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,345	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2.092	25	0
1	USA	16,218,267	301,929	2,191
2	India	9,826,031	142,618	396
3	Brazil	6,8.32,772	180,437	636
4	Russia	2,597,711	45,893	613
6	UK	1,809,455	63,506	424
7	Italy	1,805,873	63,387	761
18	Sth Africa	845,083	22,952	205

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6683 down 0.7% from the close from the previous close.

The World has passed 71 million cases of Covid-19, another million in under 24 hours.

The USA has passed 16 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in just 5 days.

The USA now has over 300,000 deaths due to Covid-19, the last 100,000 in 57 days.

In the USA, the White House Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows has told the head of the FDA to give emergency approval to the Pfizer vaccine by the end of Friday or resign.

Trump is accusing the head of the FDA of playing games with the Pfizer vaccine approval

Europe is in meltdown as the number of Covid-19 cases and death toll escalates and the pressure on hospitals and health systems pushes them beyond capacity.

GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi have said their vaccine may not be ready until late next year as they need to improve its effectiveness in older people.

Australia has gone 7 days without any community transmission of the Coronavirus.

The world CO2 emissions have dropped by over 7% due to the pandemic

Hospitals in the USA are nearing capacity.

Russians told to avoid alcohol for 2 months after receiving there Sputnik vaccine with fears it could reduce its effectiveness.

The Australian government has said that the Pfizer vaccine will be released here on our timetable not any overseas timetable, our medical authorities must be given time to assess it.

Hubei Province in China (Wuhan is its capital) is trying to restart its tourist industry. The following link is very interesting reading, with official directions being given to the locals on how to greet tourists, down to how to smile “genuinely”. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-11/china-smile-domestic-tourism-hubei-coronavirus-covid-travel/12967200

As a result of China’s sanctions against Australia, Rock Lobster are going to be at a very low price domestically this Christmas. We have some on order for $70/kg, after paying over $120/kg last year.

13 December 2020 Sunday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	71,893,461	1,608,440	7,963	0.78	0.86
97	Australia	28,025	908	0	1.32	1.30
(184)	South Aust	562	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,350	820	0	7.00	14.00
162	NZ*	2.092	25	0
1	USA	16,437,030	304,149	1,376
2	India	9,854,201	142,994	332
3	Brazil	6,843,232	180,552	99
4	Russia	2,625,848	46,453	560
6	UK	1,830,956	64,026	519
7	Italy	1,825,775	64,036	649
18	Sth Africa	845,083	22,952	205

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6683 down 0.7% from the close from the previous close.

Over 1.6 million people have now died of Covid-19

The USA FDA has approved the emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine, in a majority decision. One Dr who voted against the vaccine did so on the basis of too little data for the age group under 17.

5 returned traveller s have tested positive in a Victorian Quarantine Hotel.

NZ has announced a travel bubble with the Cook Islands.

14 December 2020 Monday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	72,522,980	1,617,242	6,328	0.84	0.92
97	Australia	28,031	908	0	0.64	0.61
(184)	South Aust	562	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,351	820	0	1.17	2.33
162	NZ*	2.096	25	0
1	USA	16,666,385	305,890	808
2	India	9,884,716	143,393	338
3	Brazil	6,889,084	181,229	86
4	Russia	2,653,928	46,941	488
6	UK	1,849,403	64,170	144
7	Italy	1,843,712	64,5206	484
18	Sth Africa	860.964	23,276	170

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6683 down 0.7% from the close from the previous close

The world has passed 72 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in under 2 days.

The USA has recorded almost 230,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hrs.

The USA has begun shipping the Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine throughout the country to 145 distribution centres.

About 3 millio0n doses are expected to be shipped initially, with the focus being on immunising healthcare workers and vulnerable people in institutions.

Traces of the Coronavirus are being detected in the NSW sewage system as testing rates decline

15 December 2020 Tuesday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	73,001,989	1,624,829	5,977	0.65	0.70
97	Australia	28,039	908	0	0.84	0.83
(184)	South Aust	563	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,352	820	0	1.00	2.00
162	NZ*	2.096	25	0
1	USA	16,828,322	307,179	720
2	India	9,906,484	143,746	353
3	Brazil	6,903,833	181,460	41
4	Russia	2,681,256	47,391	450
6	UK	1,869,666	64,402	232
8	Italy	1,855,737	65,011	489
18	Sth Africa	860.964	23,276	170

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6660 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close

The world has passed 73 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in under 2 days.

Italy has been overtaken by Turkey, pushed back to 8^th

Australia continues to record new cases of Covid-19 from returning expats.

London and its surrounds will have their toughest restriction in place by Wednesday due to a spike in Covid-19.

The USA and Canada have both begun vaccinating their citizens.

India has begun to experience a 3^rd wave of infections.

Seoul, South Korea is experiencing a large surge in Covid-19 Cases as authorities consider a lockdown.

16 December 2020 Wednesday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	73,686,378	1,638,566	10,571	0.91	1.00
97	Australia	28,047	908	0	0.93	0.83
(184)	South Aust	563	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,351	820	0	1.00	2.00
162	NZ*	2.096	25	0
1	USA	16,828,322	307,179	720
2	India	9,932,842	144,129	383
3	Brazil	6,970,034	182,799	854
4	Russia	2,707,945	47,968	577
7	UK	1,888.116	64,908	232
8	Italy	1,870,576	65,857	846
18	Sth Africa	873,679	23,661	210

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6631 down 0.3% from the close from the previous close

The world put om over 650,000 new cases of Covid-19 overnight.

Turkey has moved passed the UK into 6^th place for Covid-19 numbers @ 1,898,447 cases and 16,881 deaths.

South Africa seems to only reporting its numbers every 2 days.

There are concerns within Australia that businesses may enforce a “no jab – no pay” plan for workers.

The UK is being urged to drop its harsh lockdown restriction s over Christmas.

EU Regulators may make a decision on the Pfizer vaccine by 21^st Dec after getting more data from the company.

The USA is assessing the Moderna vaccine and the FDA will make a decision within the next week.

The insurance industry in Australia is fighting a campaign against paying out for businesses forced to close due to government instruction. A new highly infectious variant of the Coronavirus is sweeping through southern England.

Italy is fighting a 3^rd wave as Germany contemplates a lockdown.

After a month of festivals in India, including Diwali, the countries crematoriums are running 24/7 and still cant keep up with the death rate, the majority of deaths due to Covid-19 go unreported/recorded.

State actor Hackers are concentrating on Coronavirus/Covid-19 researchers trying to steal their works.

17 December 2020 Thursday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	74,252,973	1,650,538	9,634	0.77	0.83
97	Australia	28,059	908	0	1.27	1.24
(184)	South Aust	563	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,351	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2.100	25	0
1	USA	17,247,129	313,086	1,.994
2	India	9,954,769	144,353	223
3	Brazil	6,985,555	183,053	199
4	Russia	2,734,454	48,564	596
7	UK	1,913,277	65,520	2612
8	Italy	1,888,144	66,537	680
18	Sth Africa	873,679	23,661	210

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6631 down 0.3% from the close from the previous close

The world has passed 74 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in under 2 days.

The USA has passed 74 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in just 5 days.

The USA is experiencing the wave of Covid-19 expected after all advice given for Thanksgiving was generally ignored.

Europe is still struggling.

Germany has had new death toll highs and the other countries are not doing any better.

Pressure is mounting on the UK government to ease restrictions for Christmas, but it looks like they will hold the line

South Korea is contemplating locking down as the spread intensifies,

Sydney NSW Australia has had 3 new cases of community Covid-19. On is a man who transports flight crew from international flights and the other two are of unknown source of infection on Sydney’s northern beaches.

18 December 2020 Friday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	75,148,314	1,665,481	10,895	1.38	1.28
97	Australia	28,072	908	0	1.26	1.37
(184)	South Aust	563	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,351	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2.100	25	0
1	USA	17,557,317	316,906	3,820
2	India	9,977,760	144,829	476
3	Brazil	7,110,433	184,826	1,773
4	Russia	2,762,668	49,151	587
7	UK	1,948,660	66,052	532
8	Italy	1,906,377	67,220	683
18	Sth Africa	892,813	24,011	350

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6756 up 1.2% from the close from the previous close

The world has passed 75 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in under 1 days.

The USA had over 3,800 new deaths in one day.

Brazil has passed 7 million cases of Covid-19

NSW’s Sydney Northern Beaches is expecting a bigger number of cases to be announced today. Yesterday there were 17 cases linked to the out break of unknown source, The genome testing of the outbreak has found that it originated overseas.

Big queues of people have been lining up for testing in Sydney’s northern beaches area.

All Australian states are watching the new data coming out of NSW

The French President has tested positive to Coviod-19.

An epidemiologist has said that if the Sydney cluster grows to over 40 there will be big problems in NSW and beyond

19 December 2020 Saturday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	75,780,307	1,676,413	8,695	0.99	0.91
97	Australia	28,094	908	0	1.88	2.12
(184)	South Aust	563	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,352	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2.110	25	0
1	USA	17,788,307	319,784	2,878
2	India	10,004,825	145,171	342
3	Brazil	7,120,103	184,992	166
4	Russia	2,791,220	49,762	611
7	UK	1,977,167	66,541	489
8	Italy	1,906,377	67,220	0
18	Sth Africa	901,538	24,285	274

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6675 down 1.2% from the close from the previous close

India has passed 10 million cases of Covid-19

10 new cases in Sydney’s Northern Beaches cluster yesterday

People are fleeing Sydney before all the states close their borders to it.

In a first, the Northern Beaches of Sydney have been declared a National Hotspot.

It has now been revealed that on Dec 5 an International Flight Crew broke their self quarantine, each was fined $1000. Its starting to sound like another “Ruby Princess”.

SA has imposed border restrictions on travellers from NSW

Europe is bracing for a holiday season Covid-19 surge.

French President Emmanuel Macron is said to be  at his Versailles Presidential retreat wit a fever,.

VP Elect Mike Pence and his wife Karen, both got vaccinated on live TV

20 December 2020 Sunday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	76,466,166	1,688,923	8,695	1.05	0.98
97	Australia	28,128	908	0	2.31	2.77
(184)	South Aust	563	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,352	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2.110	25	0
1	USA	18,018,499	322,414	2,630
2	India	10,031,659	145,513	342
3	Brazil	7,172,165	184,992	0
4	Russia	2,819,429	50,347	585
7	UK	2,004,219	67,075	534
8	Italy	1,938,083	68,447	1,227
18	Sth Africa	912,477	24,539	254

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6675 down 1.2% from the close from the previous close

The world has passed 76 million cases of Covid-19 The last million in under 1 day

The USA has passed 18 million cases of Covid-19. The last million in under 4 days.

The Russia has passed 50,000 deaths due to Covid-19

Germany has reported its largest single day death toll to Covid-19 since the pandemic started, at 760.

NSW , Sydney’s northern beaches have been put into lockdown to try and contain the outbreak

Most states around Australia are tightening their border restrictions to NSW.

There is a frenzy of flight activity as Sydney residents flee the city in fear of wider lockdowns.

The USA FDA have given emergency approval to the Moderna vaccine.

The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been cancelled for the first time in its history. Tasmania doesn’t want NSW’s COVID-19!

Sweden has imposed compulsory mask wearing as the COVID-19 outbreak get worse.

The UK has enforced Level 4 restrictions as a new strain of the Coronavirus that is 70% more transmissible (but not more lethal) spreads through the country.

It appears that Christmas around the world this year is going to be very different.

21 December 2020 Monday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	77,091,689	1,698,321	8,695	0.96	0.89
97	Australia	28,171	908	0	2.15	2.92
(184)	South Aust	566	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,356	820	0	5.83	5.83
162	NZ*	2.116	25	0
1	USA	18,225,745	324,573	2,159
2	India	10,056,162	145,843	476
3	Brazil	7,238,600	186,764	1,773
4	Russia	2,848,377	50,858	587
7	UK	2,040,147	67,401	532
8	Italy	1,953,185	68,799	683
18	Sth Africa	921,922	24,691	350

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6675 down 1.2% from the close from the previous close

The world has passed 77 million cases of Covid-19 The last million in under 1 day

Thousand of people are fleeing NSW before severe lockdowns happen in the greater Sydney area.

Huge confusion overnight at the SA/NSW border as the information given out via the media was at odds with the directives being given by SA Police. The information released via the media was that all people from NSW would have to self quarantine for 14 days if they arrived after midnight, the police were telling people they had to self quarantine immediately.

The NSW community transmission event is spreading wider. It now encompasses the central coast in the north and southern southwest Sydney suburbs.

There are now over 70 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and hundreds of close contacts in the Northern Beaches cluster.

Multiple European countries are banning flights from the UK due to the new virulent strain of Coronavirus that is there.

22 December 2020 Tuesday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	77,573,238	1,706,389	8,068	0.0.74	0.69
97	Australia	28,198	908	0	1.19	1.67
(184)	South Aust	566	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,357	820	0	2.63	2.80
162	NZ*	2.121	25	0
1	USA	18,382,610	325,988	1,415
2	India	10,075,422	146,145	302
3	Brazil	7,263,619	187,291	527
4	Russia	2,877,727	51,351	493
7	UK	2,073,511	67,616	215
8	Italy	1,964,054	69,214	415
18	Sth Africa	930,711	24,907	216

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6669 down 0.1% from the close from the previous close

The USA daily death toll due to Covid-19 has dropped under 2000 for the first time in almost a week.

USA President Elect Biden has received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

The Pfizer vaccine is expected to be ready for distribution throughout Europe in days.

Heavy traffic congestion is being experienced at the Queensland border with NSW again as the border restrictions come into force again.

The UK is holding urgent talks with France after France closed all its borders to the UK due to the new Coronavirus strain.

23 December 2020 Wednesday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	78,213,211	1,719,656	13,267	0.99	0.91
97	Australia	28,219	908	0	0.85	1.27
(184)	South Aust	566	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,360	820	0	0.78	0.88
162	NZ*	2,121	25	0
1	USA	18,598,873	328,825	2,837
2	India	10,099,303	146,476	331
3	Brazil	7,318,821	188,259	968
4	Russia	2,906,503	51,912	561
6	UK	2,110,314	68,307	691
8	Italy	1,977,370	69,842	628
18	Sth Africa	940,212	25,246	339

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6599 down 1.1% from the close from the previous close

The world has passed 78 million cases of Covid-19 the last million in 8under 2 days

The UK has moved into 6^th place for Covid-19 cases in the world due to the virulent strain now infecting the country.

In Australia, the NSW Northern Beaches cluster has spread further around Sydney, into country NSW and into Victoria, but is has so far been contained with only single cases being reported outside of Sydney.

USA Top infectious disease expert Dr Fauci has received the Pfizer Vaccine live on TV, following on from other prominent people, raising the awareness and safety of the vaccine in the USA.

People are being turned back at the Queensland border due to the Northern Beaches outbreak.

24 December 2020 Thursday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	78,902,154	1,734,406	14,750	1.04	0.98
97	Australia	28,238	908	0	0.74	1.09
(184)	South Aust	566	4	0
(103)	Victoria	20,361	820	0	0.00	0.00
162	NZ*	2,128	25	0
1	USA	18,825,930	332,927	4,102
2	India	10,123,544	146,778	302
3	Brazil	7,365,517	189,220	961
4	Russia	2,933,753	52,461	549
6	UK	2,149,551	69,051	744
8	Italy	1,991,278	70,395	553
18	Sth Africa	954,258	25,657	411

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6643 up 0.7% from the close from the previous close

NSW has made modest changes to the Covid-19 restrictions in place due to the Northern Beaches Outbreak. It will still mean a very restricted Christmas on the Northern Beaches and slightly less so in greater Sydney.

Pfizer will supply the USA with another 100 million doses of its vaccine.

The isolation of the UK is easing but it will take days to catch up on the freight movements stopped over the new Covid-19 strain backlog.

Celebrity Chef Pete Evans has had his Facebook page removed due to his controversial stance on Covid-19

South Australia has officially closed the Parafield Cluster that sent the state into lockdown.

Queensland has now done 100 days without any community transmission.

25 December 2020 Friday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	79,556,497	1,746,065	11,659	1.04	1.02
99	Australia	28,262	908	0	0.88	1.28
(183)	South Aust	568	4	0
(105)	Victoria	20,361	820	0	0.00	0.00
164	NZ*	2,128	25	0
1	USA	19,047,648	336,129	3,202
2	India	10,145,006	147,097	319
3	Brazil	7,374,775	189,419	199
4	Russia	2,963,688	53,096	635
6	UK	2,188,587	69,625	574
8	Italy	2,009,317	70,900	505
18	Sth Africa	968,563	25,983	326

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6664 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close

The world has passed 79 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in under 2 days

The USA has passed 19 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in just 3 days.

So, over 5% of the population of the USA have contracted Covid-19, with 0.1% of the population dying of the disease, or 1.76% of those who developed Covid-19.

Italy has passed 2 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in 44 days.

There are fears growing that the NSW outbreak has already spread throughout Sydney with new cases being discovered in suburbs away from the Cluster centre.

A third virulent Coronavirus mutation has been discovered in Nigeria.

Morons meant to be in home quarantine are still being found outside their homes at fast food restaurants etc.

The NT has withdrawn its HOT SPOT designation for Greater Sydney.

Dozens of people have been found to have entered Victoria without the relevant border pass.

Traffic chaos remains at the NSW / Qld border as hundreds still get turned away.

President Trump has begun Pardoning people before his Presidency ends, many political friends are included as well as some private militia charged with murders in Iraq.

The federal government has signed distribution arrangements for the Pfizer and Modena vaccines.

26 December 2020 Saturday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	80,151,290	1,756,064	9,999	0.95	0.94
99	Australia	28,273	908	0	0.43	0.59
(183)	South Aust	569	4	0
(105)	Victoria	20,361	820	0	0.00	0.00
164	NZ*	2,128	25	0
1	USA	19,195,674	337,961	1,832
2	India	10,169,804	147,379	282
3	Brazil	7,448,560	190,488	1,069
4	Russia	2,992,706	53,659	563
6	UK	2,221,312	70,195	570
8	Italy	2,028,354	71,359	459
18	Sth Africa	983,359	26,276	293

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6664 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close

The world has passed 80 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in under 2 days.

The ISA CDC is now requiring all people entering the USA from the UK has a negative Covid-19 test just prior to departure before they are allowed to enter the USA.

Police in NSW have had to break up a large party on the beach at Bronte in Sydney’s eastern suburbs

The NSW Premier is urging people to stay away from Boxing Day shopping in the Sydney CBD

The have been hundreds of Covid-19 testing stations open in NSW over Christmas Day.

China’s Sinovac vaccine has shown itself to be 91.25% effective in trials in Turkey.

Singapore and Denmark have found cases of the new UK variant of Covid-19 in their populations.

27 December 2020 Sunday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	80,632,705	1,763,745	9,999	0.81	0.77
99	Australia	28,296	908	0	0.96	1.19
(183)	South Aust	569	4	0
(105)	Victoria	20,361	820	0	0.00	0.00
164	NZ*	2,128	25	0
1	USA	19,364,677	339,226	1,832
2	India	10,188,392	147,659	282
3	Brazil	7,465,806	190,795	1,069
4	Russia	3,021,964	54,226	563
6	UK	2,256,005	70,520	570
8	Italy	2,038,759	71,359	459
18	Sth Africa	994,911	26,521	293

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6664 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close

The world has recorded fewer than 500,000 new Covid-19 cases, the first time since 10^th November.

Russia has passed 3 million cases of Covid-19. The last million took 39 days.

Sydney authorities are worried that the Christmas day Bronte Beach party and new years eve celebrations will become super spreader events as more cases pop up across Sydney.

A call is being made by some business groups to make vaccination compulsory when available, no jab, no work no pay.

California is the USA has passed 2 million Covid-19 cases.

As the USA Covid-19 relief package stalls President Trump has gone to Florida to play golf.

28 December 2020 Monday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	81,027,859	1,770,254	14,190	0.70	0.65
99	Australia	28,312	908	0	0.79	0.80
(183)	South Aust	571	4	0
(105)	Victoria	20,362	820	0	1.40	1.27
164	NZ*	2,144	25	0
1	USA	19,520,050	340,878	2,917
2	India	10,208,725	147,940	561
3	Brazil	7,466,189	190,861	373
4	Russia	3,050,248	54,778	1,119
6	UK	2,288,345	70,752	1,557
8	Italy	2,047,696	71,925	566
18	Sth Africa	1,004,413	26,521	245

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6664 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close

The world has passed 80 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in under 2 days.

South Africa has passed 1 million cases of Covid-19

In Perth a woman who claims the Coronavirus exists escaped from quarantine and who is refusing to be tested for Covid-19 is facing up to 12 months prison and a $50,000 fine.

The Pfizer Vaccine has almost passed all regulatory approvals in Australia,

A person in Melbourne has escaped the hotel quarantine system, but was detained before he got into the general population.

The restrictions on Sydney’s Northern Beaches residents are being slightly eased.

More virus fragments are being found in Sydney’s sewage system.

Authorities are saying that patient zero of the Northern Beaches cluster is closer to being found

Germany, Hungary and Slovakia are the first EU countries to start vaccinations.

The environmental effects of the discarding of billions of face masks is beginning to be felt as they become more of a problem around the world.

The UK is expected to approve a second vaccine in days. The vaccine is the one being developed by the University of Oxford and which is already being manufactured by CSL in Australia in anticipation of approval here..

29 December 2020 Tuesday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	81,582,786	1,779,897	9,643	0.97	0.97
99	Australia	28,337	908	0	1.26	1.17
(183)	South Aust	572	4	0
(105)	Victoria	20,364	820	0	0.00	0.00
164	NZ*	2,144	25	0
1	USA	19,723,569	342,725	1,847
2	India	10,224,797	148,190	250
3	Brazil	7,504,833	191,570	709
4	Russia	3,078,035	55,265	487
6	UK	2,329,730	71,109	357
8	Italy	2,056,277	72,370	445
18	Sth Africa	1,011,871	27,071	550

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6664 up 0.3% from the close from the previous close

12 people have been fined in NSW for leaving the Northern Beaches hotspot lockdown zone to go into the city of Sydney for a wedding.

Police have issued a warning that they will issue fines for breaches of the NYE restrictions in Sydney.

The USA reports that as Covid-19 has ravaged the country, that shootings and killings have also taken a sharp rise.

The UK is struggling to find room in its hospitals as the number of Covid-19 patients escalates.

China has reportedly gaoled a lawyer who reported on the early stages of the Coronavirus/Covid-19 outbreak in the country for 4 years.

Outgoing President Trump has signed into law the government funding Bill for Coronavirus relief.

Russia has admitted it has been under reporting the deaths due to Covifd-19 within it. The true number is around 3 times that reported. Upwards of 160,000 deaths as opposed to 55,000.

30 December 2020 Wednesday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	82,241,305	1,794,303	14,406	1.14	1.08
99	Australia	28,350	908	0	0.69	0.60
(183)	South Aust	572	4	0
(105)	Victoria	20,364	820	0	0.00	0.00
164	NZ*	2,151	25	0
1	USA	19,925,077	345,908	3,183
2	India	10,245,276	148,470	280
3	Brazil	7,563,551	192,681	1,111
4	Russia	3,105,037	55,827	562
6	UK	2,382,865	71,567	458
8	Italy	2,067,487	73,029	659
17	Sth Africa	1,021,451	27,568	497

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6700 up 0.5% from the close from the previous close

There are record hospitalisations due to Covid-19 in both the UDSA and UK, in the USA they are having to “ration” care. In the UK the surge has passed the first Covid-19 peak. My numbers indicate a rise in UK infections of over 53,000 overnight.

The Sydney Northern Beaches cluster has spread to Wollongong.

People from NSW are being fined for lying trying to enter Queensland.

The Federal JobSeeker payments are being cut by $100 from Jan 1, as the federal government winds back its COVID-19 aid.

Backpackers are being warned that if they break the Coivid-19 laws they could be deported, this comes after a large illegal Christmas party was held on a Sydney beach by backpackers.

Sales of alcohol have been banned in South Africa as the country battles a surge in Covid-19 cases.

A virulent strain of the South African Coronavirus has been found in Queensland.

31 December 2020 Thursday

 224 countries and territories now have cases of Covid-19, 198 have reported deaths.

World Rank	Country	Total Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths*	GF 7 Day Av	GF 2Wk on 2Wk
WHO Data	WORLD	82,799,897	1,806,307	12,004	1.00	0.91
99	Australia	28,381	909	1	1.52	1.35
(183)	South Aust	575	4	0
(105)	Victoria	20,365	820	0	5.25	3.23
164	NZ*	2,151	25	0
1	USA	20,067,379	348,182	2,274
2	India	10,264,426	148,719	249
3	Brazil	7,577,890	192,981	300
4	Russia	3,131,550	56,426	599
6	UK	2,432,888	72,548	981
8	Italy	2,083,689	73,604	575
17	Sth Africa	1,039,161	28,033	465

New deaths number for the countries comes from WHO Data table @ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

and for Australia & South Australia https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/home/dashboard

& for Victoria https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-daily-update

GF = Transmission Growth Factor (Below 1 = Transmission under control)

(My GF calculations based on 7 day moving average cases numbers and using the current weeks average cases numbers and the previous weeks cases numbers)

• Confirmed + Possible cases for NZ

ASX200 at 6682 down 0.3% from the close from the previous close

The USA has passed 20 million cases of Covid-19, the last million in 6 days, just 55 days to go from 10 million to 20 million cases.

The UK has approved the vaccine developed by the Oxford University and drug maker AstraZeneca. The big difference of this vaccine to the other two recently approved is that it does not require to be stored at ultra-cold freezing temperatures, and so , makes distribution much easier.

The UK has decided to lengthen the time between vaccine doses for the Pfizer vaccine so that more people can get some measure of immunity sooner.

Sydney has officially declared a second Covid-19 hotspot in the Croydon area unrelated to the Northern Beaches Cluster.

Sydney’s alert area has grown to cover the area from the Illawarra to the Blue Mountains to the Central Coast.

Melbourne has recorded new community transmission cases, with the source yet to be identified, but suspected to be connected to Sydney breaking its 61 days free of community transmission.

The vaccine rollout in the USA is falling behind schedule as the Trump administration crumbles.

NSW has tightened restrictions again ahead of the NYE celebrations.

The re is more talk around about a Vaccine Certificate/Passport being required in the future for overseas travel.

Spain has announced that it will keep track of its citizens who refuse to get a vaccine against Covid-19.

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