The Daily Populous

Tuesday December 15th, 2020 evening edition

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According to Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of L.A. County Health and Human Services, there were only 370 available hospital beds for the county of 10 million.

ICU availability was even worse, with just 56 adult ICU beds remaining.

Orange County on Monday set new records for new coronavirus diagnoses — 3,250 — and hospitalizations, with the county’s adjusted intensive care unit capacity reaching zero.

Between November 1 and December 7, cases in Los Angeles County increased by 625%, said Ferrer.

There are 4,203 people hospitalized with COVID in the county, and nearly half of the county’s ICU beds are now occupied by COVID patients.

Ghaly noted that the county has been able to add 13% more ICU beds now in comparison to summer peak.

“We are aware that there are certain hospitals in the county where offload time can exceed four hours,” revealed Ferrer. »

Twitter confirms Trump can be banned from inauguration day onwards

Authored by independent.co.uk
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Mr Trump’s personal account on Twitter could be subject to a ban if he continues to spread conspiracy theories, Twitter has confirmed.

That may change for Mr Trump after 20 January when he becomes a private citizen.

Twitter has already announced that it would hand over the POTUS handle to Mr Biden on 20 January even if Trump refuses to concede. »

Image of the Week

Authored by earth.esa.int
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Geological evidence suggests that this bridge is a former land connection between India and Sri Lanka.

Our tour around the world in 2018 focuses over Adam's Bridge today, which connects India and Sri Lanka.

Until 1480, Sri Lanka and India were connected by a land bridge called Adam's Bridge, which made it possible to move easily from one country to another. »

Home Alone Is 30, Ya Filthy Animal

Authored by pastemagazine.com
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But it’s also about the joy of just not having to deal with your fucking family during the holidays.

It’s hard to say how much of this movie is cathartic slapstick and how much is dissonant dread.

(The fictional movie is called Angels with Filthy Souls and, in all honesty, it’s about half the reason I love this movie.). »