The novel coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 1 million lives worldwide since the World Health Organization (WHO) office in China reported the onset of the disease at the end of December 2019 , according to a report established by Agence France-Presse (AFP) from official sources Thursday, October 8. Almost 36 million cases of infection have been officially diagnosed.
The United States remains the most affected country in terms of both deaths and cases, with more than 210,000 deaths. Brazil follows with nearly 150,000 dead, India (over 100,000 dead), Mexico (over 80,000 dead), and the United Kingdom (over 40,000 dead).
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More than 4,000 new cases daily in Germany, a first since April
The number of new daily confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Germany surpassed 4,000 on Wednesday for the first time since the beginning of April, according to official figures, as the surge in infections worries the government.
German health minister worried about the jump on Thursday “Worrying” new daily infections. “The number of infections is increasing, particularly today, on a worrying scale”Jens Spahn said at a press conference, calling not to “Spoil” Germany’s success so far in the fight against the pandemic, a country proportionately less affected than its neighbors.
New restrictions in Europe
More than 6 million cases of Covid-19 have been officially detected in Europe since the onset of the disease in January in the region, according to an assessment carried out by AFP from official sources on Wednesday afternoon.
The Belgium announced Wednesday the closure of bars and cafes throughout the territory of the Brussels region to stem the spread of the virus, which is accelerating in the Belgian capital. This measure will be effective from Thursday, for one month, until November 8. Alcohol consumption in public space is also prohibited in the 19 municipalities of the region, said a spokesperson for the regional executive. Restaurants can remain open.
In Italy, the government announced Wednesday that it made the wearing of the mask outdoors compulsory, the recalcitrant exposing themselves to a fine which could reach 1000 euros. An announcement that comes as the country extends its state of emergency until January 31, in order to fight against the resurgence of the epidemic.
In Swiss, with over a thousand cases of infection confirmed for the first time since 1er April, the authorities called on the population to ” recover “. The pandemic has killed 1,788 people in this country of 8.5 million inhabitants, according to the latest count published Wednesday by the Federal Office of Health.
The Tunisia will impose from Thursday a curfew in the capital, Tunis, and its surroundings in order to stem the rise in new infections, several months after having controlled the first wave of the epidemic thanks to a very expensive containment, that the government says it cannot repeat. The governors of the four provinces making up Tunis and its periphery said in a statement broadcast by state television that a curfew would be in effect from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and that Friday prayers in mosques were suspended. During the weekend, the curfew will take effect from 7 p.m., said public television.
Five million people infected in Brazil
The Brazil Tuesday identified more than 5 million people infected with the new coronavirus and deplores almost 150,000 deaths, while the country records a decline in the pandemic.
With 31,553 new cases in the last twenty-four hours, according to the health ministry, Brazil now has 5,000,694 cases, the third highest census in the world behind the United States (7.5 million) and India (6.7 million). The country of 212 million people has deplored 734 new deaths in one day, bringing the total since the start of the epidemic to 148,228 deaths.
Poverty on the rise
The year 2020 should have been marked by a further reduction in extreme poverty. But the Covid-19 pandemic has turned everything upside down. Between 88 million and 115 million more people will live on only $ 1.90 a day, less than the price of coffee in an advanced country, according to a World Bank study. Among them, more and more city dwellers.
This is the first time in more than twenty years that the global rate of extreme poverty will increase, underlines the Washington institution. The number of people living in extreme poverty is expected to continue to increase to 150 million by 2021. Eight in ten new poor will be in middle-income countries.
Richer and richer billionaires
Billionaires are seeing their fortunes reach new heights thanks to the sharp rebound in financial markets from which tech and healthcare giants have benefited, according to a study released Wednesday. At the end of July, the cumulative fortune of billionaires was around $ 10,200 billion, surpassing the previous peak of 2017, when it had peaked at $ 8,900 billion.
No more symptoms or fever for Donald Trump
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, diagnosed positive for Covid-19 a week ago, has not had symptoms for twenty-four hours and no fever for four days, his doctor said on Wednesday. He spoke by phone on Wednesday with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who himself had been placed in intensive care in the spring.
Ignoring warnings about the risk of contagion, Mr. Trump staged his return to the Oval Office on Wednesday. “I think it was actually a gift from heaven that I caught it”, launched the American president, almost euphoric, standing in front of the most famous office in the world, in an unbridled video posted on Twitter. “I want everyone to have the same treatment as your president, because I feel good, I feel perfectly good!” “, he said.
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