Saturday, March 28, 2020

The latest news on the coronavirus ( covid-19) emergency in the world: the contagions and the evolution of the situation in every country

The updated map: the evolution of the infections

The deaths in Europe are more than 20 thousand. The United States ranks first with 453 deaths in the past 24 hours, a record for the country. The cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, 115.547, the deaths 1.89 with 104.837 cases. Italy ranks second with 86,438 and China thirdwith 72,248 infections.

In France , over 300 deaths in the past 24 hours. The situation is serious in the United Kingdom where in the last 24 hours another 260 deaths have been recorded, bringing the total to 1,019. In the USA the worst situation is that of New York where 728 deaths were recorded.

Spain, death toll: workers at home from Monday

In 24 hours another 832 people died: the total rises to 5,690. The Ministry of Health of Madrid reports that 72,248 people are infected, 40,630 are hospitalized, 4,575 are in intensive care and 12,285 are recovered. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a tightening of confinement measures. From Monday and for the next 15 days, all non-essential workers will have to stay at home. Employees will be on paid leave. «We are reaching the peak of the curve. It is not known exactly when we will confirm it, but we are reaching it,» said the director of the Center for Health Emergencies in Spain, Fernando Simón , at the press conference .


Coronavirus, the top ten countries in the world by contagion
Data updated on 28/03/2020, 18:00

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New York worse than Wuhan or Lombardy

There are 52,318 coronavirus cases in New York state, including 7,328 in hospital. The death toll rises to 728 from 519 on Friday, said New York state governor Andrew Cuomo who also announced that the New York primary for the November presidential election will be postponed to June 23, they were originally set for April 28th. If the growth rate of cases continues at current levels, the metropolitan area of ​​New York will experience a worse disaster than Wuhan in China or Lombardy in Italy. The New York Times says so, according to which New York "has been less successful in flattening the curve at this point of the epidemic than in Wuhan or the Lombardy region". "Of course, there is no guarantee that the trend will continue. Social distancing may slow or stop the growth of cases," the newspaper said.

Trump considers quarantine for Ny

The US president is planning to quarantine the state along with neighbors New Jersey and Connecticut. "Many would like New York to be quarantined because it is the hotspot. I'm thinking about it. It could be a short two-week quarantine," Trump said of travel restrictions from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the so-called Tristate area. But Cuomo cut it short: "We haven't talked about it. I don't even like the sound and I don't know what it means."


Usa, one million reservists recalled

US President Donald Trump has signed a decree authorizing the recall of one million reservists from the army, navy, air force and coastguard to deal with coronavirus. Defense and National Security ministers are authorized, on the basis of the decree, to recall individuals or divisions in service for no more than 24 consecutive months. "We will decide the guidelines on Monday or Tuesday" for a possible easing of social distancing. We will determine when it is safe to go back to school, "says Trump, pointing out that the rules on social distancing will remain in place in New York. To face the emergency, the President of the United States has forced General Motors to build respirators 



United Kingdom, 260 dead in 24 hours
Another 260 deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,019. This is the highest death rate since the start of the pandemic.

France, the Prime Minister: "The next 15 difficult days"«The first 15 days of April will be even more difficult than the last 15 days,» said French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. 319 deaths have been reported in French hospitals in the last 24 hours, as reported by Health. Health has announced that 4,273 patients are undergoing resuscitation, an increase of 486 compared to yesterday, while a billion masks from China are arriving in France. China, observes the French newspaper, «adds powerful propaganda to its deliveries, destined to make people forget that they denied and said lies during the first two months of the health crisis in Wuhan».

Von der Leyen, not excluded option within the Treaty limits


Von der Leyen, not excluded option within the Treaty limits

"At this time, the Presidency does not exclude any option within the limits of the treaty." So did the President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen . "As a first step, we are working on a full flexibility of existing funds, such as the structural funds. This will provide immediate support. To ensure recovery, the Commission will propose changes to the MFF's proposal that will enable it to address the consequences of the coronavirus crisis," he added. the note of the EU commission.



In China 54 new infected. Trains return to Wuhan

54 new coronavirus cases have been registered in China in the last 24 hours while the city of Wuhan that has been the outbreak of the epidemic gradually returns to normal. All the new infections are imported, that is, they concern people who have recently returned from abroad, the health authorities have made known after the blocking of foreigners' entry into force in China and international flights have been limited.


Today the first trains arrived in Wuhan after more than two months of almost total isolation. It is still not possible to leave the city where 50 thousand Covid-19 infections have been recorded since December and at least three thousand people have died. For now, travelers are allowed to arrive, but not to leave the city of 11 million inhabitants, which had been isolated from the world since January.

Albania sends 30 doctors to help Italy
Even small Albania shows solidarity with Italy in the difficult days of the coronavirus. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has welcomed a group of 30 doctors to Fiumicino to the Albanian government sent to Italy for the virus emergency. «I want to thank Prime Minister Edi Rama, the Albanian government and people for the solidarity they are showing us, »said Di Maio:« The solidarity that Albania shows is a common value that gave birth to the European Union and that is reminding many countries of the EU right now. »Albanian doctors and nurses will sleep in Cecchignola, in the Italian army's quarters, before moving to Lombardy on Sunday. More doctors will arrive next week Italian volunteers in Bergamo.


Egypt, an Italian among the 6 dead today

"A 73 year old Italian" is among the six people who died in Egypt from coronavirus. "Six deaths including a 73-year-old Italian and five Egyptians between 57 and 78 years of age from the governorates of Cairo, Damietta, Minya and Port Said", informed the Egyptian Ministry of Health on its Fb page indicating the 40 new cases of Covid-19 which bring the total to 576. There are 36 deaths and 121 recoveries.


India, super diffuser guru: 15 thousand infected

At least 15,000 people have been quarantined in northern India because they are potentially infected by one person, a Sikh guru, who died of Covid-19 and is suspected of being a «super diffuser» of the coronavirus. After being in Italy, now the European outbreak of the pandemic, and in Germany, the seventy-year-old guru, Baldev Singh, he preached in about fifteen villages in the state of Pundjab, with a Sikh majority, before he fell ill and died. In India the government decreed the health emergency on Wednesday and the confinement of the population for 21 days. Stronger quarantine measures were taken in areas where Baldev Singh had been, with an absolute ban on going out and food delivered home. The guru and his two collaborators, who were also infected, did not respect the mandatory rules of self-confinement after returning from Europe. India has had 873 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 19 deaths, a toll well below that of other countries, but experts believe that many cases are not detected due to lack of testing.

146 new infections in Korea

Korea records 146 new infections, a weekly record. There were 146 cases of coronavirus positive people on Friday in South Korea, which is suffering from a surge in cases imported from Europe and the United States in the previous days. This is the highest figure of the week. The Korean Center for Disease Prevention and Control is still calculating how many of these infected have actually been imported from other countries. The total number of infections registered in South Korea therefore rises to 9,478, while the victims are a total of 144, five more than the previous day. The numbers of daily infections in the country have not changed much in the last two weeks, after the peak of over 900 recorded at the end of February.

Russia, closed borders. Stop Aeroflot flights to China

The government of the Russian Federation has decided to close the borders to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the Russian airline Aeroflot will suspend flights to China. From today the stop on Beijing, from tomorrow on Guangzhou, it is learned from the local media. The suspension will last at least until April 30th. The number of flights to Bangkok , Shanghai , Male and New York has also been reduced. Russia has suspended international flights since March 27, with the exception of flights for the repatriation of Russians abroad, and freight and postal flights.


Poland, Kaczynski changes electoral law

The ruling party Justice and Justice (Pis) of leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski has changed the electoral law to encourage the re-election of the current head of state Andrzej Duda in the presidential elections scheduled despite the coronavirus emergency for May 10th.



Greece, over a thousand infections

The number of people infected in Greece increased and exceeded one thousand reaching 1.061, or 95 more in the last 24 hours. There are 32 dead, four more than yesterday. This was communicated by the infectious disease specialist Sotiris Tsiodras during the daily briefing of the Ministry of Health in Athens.


Iran to USA: "Release our detainees"

Tehran calls on the United States to release Iranian scientists detained for sanction-related issues, citing a doctor's complaint about conditions in US prisons in the midst of the emergency. «The US has detained several Iranian scientists without charge or with false accusations about the sanctions and will not release them even if their own courts have rejected the absurd accusations,» Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif attacked via Twitter , attaching an article from the Guardian with the complaint of a scientist arrested by American immigration agents . «I will not survive» at Covid-19 Dr. Sirous Asgari tells the British dailywho was exonerated but still detained, talking about inhuman conditions of detention and the absence of prevention against coronavirus. «The US - Zarif remarks - also refuses the release for medical reasons, with the coronavirus, of an innocent man detained in horrible structures».
The Iranian government has announced the deaths of another 139 people in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 2,517, according to official numbers from the Ministry of Health. There were 3,076 new infections, bringing the total number of infections to 35,408.

WHO, growing cases in Africa 
In Africa, which has so far recorded a small number of infections, it now has 2,650 with 49 confirmed deaths. The alarm is launched on his Twitter profile by the director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus : "The coronavirus has now spread to dozens of African countries. To date, there are 2,650 confirmed cases and 49 dead. Governments and health authorities across the continent are trying to limit the spread of the virus.


Mexico, 12 dead, infections increase

People infected in Mexico rose to 717, compared to 585 the previous day. The Ministry of Health has announced this, specifying that the deaths have instead gone from 8 to 12 within a day.

In Ecuador mass graves for the dead

Ecuadorian city Guayaquil will build mass graves for coronavirus victims. The head of city cleaning, Gustavo Zuniga , said in an interview with CNN , specifying that the mass graves will have a capacity of 300 bodies. In Ecuador there are 1,627 infections and 41 victims. Ecuadorian authorities took a hundred coffines away in three days from Guayaquil, the coastal city where the country's largest concentration of Covid-19 cases thickens.

Argentina, the number of people infected is increasing: they are 690

The health authorities of Argentina released a new report yesterday evening indicating that the number of infections had risen to 690, while five new deaths raised the total number of fatal victims to 17. In an interview with TV Telefé , the Argentine Minister of Health, Ginés Gonzalez García , indicated that the effects of the rigorous quarantine taking place across the country should give the first results around March 31st.

Venezuela, Maduro asks the UN for help


Taken from and translated from https://www.repubblica.it/

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