The pandemic has killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide since the start of the health crisis in China, according to the latest report on Tuesday, November 10, by Agence France-Presse (AFP) from official sources.
The United States is the most affected, both in terms of death and cases, with more than 238,000 deaths, according to the Johns-Hopkins University count. Brazil (163,000 dead), India (127,000), Mexico (95,000) and the United Kingdom (49,000) follow. Belgium is the country which deplores the highest number of deaths in relation to its population, with 114 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
For its part, Spain recorded more than 400 deaths linked to Covid-19 on Tuesday in twenty-four hours, the highest figure of the second wave, but the epidemic has entered a phase of “Net stabilization”, according to epidemiologist Fernando Simon, director of the Health Emergency Coordination Center of the Spanish Ministry of Health.
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Confinements and curfews extend
Many countries in Europe, where more than 13 million cases have been recorded, are subject to varying levels of containment or curfews. The Portugal, in a state of health emergency since Monday, instituted a curfew in most of the country, as in Romania and in Hungary.
In Italy, the epidemic situation is “Largely out of control”, according to doctors who are calling for total containment.
In England, the government announced on Wednesday that it would allow students to return home for a few days at the end of confinement in early December so that they can celebrate Christmas with their families. Established on November 5 for four weeks, the confinement must end on December 2.
Outside of Europe, the Lebanon announced confinement “Total” from 14 to 30 November, accompanied by“Exceptions” for “The health sector and other vital sectors”.
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First vaccinations in early 2021?
The announcement of a vaccine against the Covid-19 effective at 90%, developed by the American Pfizer and the German BioNTech, continues to arouse immense hope. The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes “Unprecedented innovation and scientific collaboration”.
The Americans, who pre-ordered 100 million doses, say vaccinations could start before the end of the year. The Europeans, who have pre-purchased 200 million doses and will sign “In the coming days” for 100 million additional doses, hope to be able to have them in early 2021.
The Canada announced for its part to have taken an option on 56 million doses. These pre-orders are in addition to the 20 million doses already reserved by the government, confirmed a spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Services and Supply.
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In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro continues to downplay the pandemic
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro again downplayed the Covid-19 pandemic on Tuesday. “Today, there is only for the pandemic, we must put an end to that. I regret the dead, I regret them. We are all going to die one day, everyone here is going to die. It’s no use running away from that, running away from reality. We must stop being a country of queers. We must fight with our heads held high, fight ”, launched the far-right president during a speech on tourism, at the Planalto Palace, seat of the federal government, in Brasilia.
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First case of Covid-19 in the Vanuatu archipelago
The archipelago of Vanuatu, so far one of the few countries preserved from the pandemic, has recorded its first case of Covid-19, health authorities announced on Wednesday. The Department of Health reported that a 23-year-old man, recently returning from the United States, had tested positive for Covid-19 the day before, while in quarantine.
As a precaution, this man had been isolated from other passengers during his flight to this archipelago of the South Pacific, according to the same source. As soon as he arrived, he respected all physical distancing measures and research is underway to identify all the people with whom he has been in contact. Vanuatu had closed its borders in March to protect itself from the pandemic and it was only recently that it allowed strictly controlled repatriations.
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Collapse of private funding to poor countries
Since the start of the year, poor countries have suffered a decline of $ 700 billion in their external private financing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which “Erases years of development progress”, estimates the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in a report released Wednesday.
This is a little-known aspect of the global health crisis: while developed countries are spending “Billions” to get by, poor countries are faced with a “Risk of collapse of external private financing”, alert the international organization.
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