World surpasses 1.3 million coronavirus deaths: US, European case registers

Today’s world has passed the barrier of 1.3 million deaths from the new coronavirus, which amounts to record numbers daily case report in the United States and Europe, at the same time as many countries are considering new restrictions to slow their progress.

With 9,531 deaths and 64,762 infections on the last day, a total of 1,300,576 people have died and 53,164,803 have been infected since the start of the pandemic across the planet, depending on the balance of World Health Organization (WHO).

United States, the country most affected in terms of the number of sick and deceased Covid-19 around the world, set another daily world record for new cases, with more than 184,000 registered in the last 24 hours, which represents an increase of approximately 31,000 from the previous day. In addition, he recorded 1,413 new deaths on the last dayAs a result, the virus has already caused more than 244,000 deaths and 10.8 million positives in the country.

Several cities have decided to impose new restrictions to stop the third rebound of the epidemic, despite the Donald trump toughen measures at the national level.

New heights in Europe

The new coronavirus has also left new highs in European countries, where the intensity and rapid spread of the second wave of Covid-19 has led many to take drastic measures.

This is the case with Poland, who recorded a record of 548 deaths the day before, which brought the total of deaths to more than 10,000 since the start of the pandemicthe Ministry of Health announced today. Also reported 25,571 infections in the last day, which brings the tally to 691,118 positives in the country, where restaurants and entertainment venues are closed due to the high risk of contagion throughout the territory.

In Russia, the fifth country most affected by the epidemic, reported health authorities 22,702 cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the highest on record, and 391 deaths from the disease, the Russian news agency reported today. Sputnik.

Meanwhile, the frantic advance of the second wave of Covid-19 across the European continent – again the global epicenter of the virus – has led almost all countries to reimpose restrictions, fearing an upsurge with the early onset of the northern winter.

In AustriaChancellor Sebastian Kurz today announced a new lockdown with a curfew that will last around three weeks to ease pressure on hospitals across the country and as a precaution before the holiday season. “The only tool we know of that works is a second lockdown,” Kurz added, as quoted by the news agency. Europa Press.

The registered country 9,500 new cases in the last hours, which reached a total of 198,000 infections, while the death toll reached 1,746, including 53 on the last day.

In Greece, which has already confined its population and declared a nighttime curfew this week, Education Minister Niki Kerameus today announced the closure of schools and kindergartens for two weeks, to try to stop the contagion of the coronavirus.

With 3,038 new cases and 38 deaths on the eve, the country faces a second wave of severe infections after passing the first with almost no positive reports.

In the neighbor Italy, one of the European nations most affected during the first wave of March and May, the Government does not exclude the possibility of ordering a “generalized confinement”, Although before doing so, it will take two or three weeks to assess the outcome of the latest measurements, an official source reported today.

“We have activated a series of measures proportional to the circulation of the virus in specific regions of Italy; if they are respected, we will be able to avoid it; if we do not succeed, all the regions would turn red and in fact one widespread closure would occur, ”the doctor said. Walter Ricciardi, advisor to the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza.

Italy, tenth country with the most cases of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic in the world, totaled 1,144,552 (37,255 in the last 24 hours), reported this afternoon the Ministry of Health. In addition, it is the sixth with the highest number of deaths from the disease, with 44,683 (544 on the last day).

Middle East

New restrictions were announced today, also in Iran, the country hardest hit by Covid-19 in the Middle East.

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani said today that From November 21, tougher measures against the coronavirus will be imposed nationally and for an indefinite period “to save lives,” after the country hit its record for infections since the start of the pandemic.

Although the government is releasing details of the new restrictions these days, the newspaper The Guardian He announced that the most severe would reign in the capital Tehran, the epicenter of infections in the country, and in 100 other cities which will be qualified as “red zones”.

The Ministry of Health reported today 11,203 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a figure close to the record set Wednesday of 11,780 positives.

The cumulative balance of cases since the start of the pandemic has risen to 749,525, while the the total number of deaths reached 41,034 after the 452 deaths reported in the last part.