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- Daily coronavirus infections in Germany fell, while the infection rate rose above the critical threshold of one.
- Sinopec posted its first loss in more than half a year as lockdowns and falling oil prices weigh on the oil giant’s profits even as China’s economy recovers.
- India set a single-day record of 78,761 cases, according to data from the Health Ministry.
Global coronavirus cases hit the 25 million mark, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. India set the record for the highest single-day increase in the world.
More than 300,000 people have already registered for Hong Kong’s free coronavirus tests. The city launched a two-week campaign with the goal of examining a large proportion of its 7 million residents.
Berlin police clashed with far-right activists after a day of protests against coronavirus restrictions in Germany that drew some 38,000 people. The United States added 47,860 virus cases in one day, slightly more than the average increase from the previous week.
German numbers fall
Daily coronavirus infections in Germany fell, while the infection rate rose above the critical threshold of one.
There were 709 new cases in the 24 hours through Sunday morning, bringing the total to 242,835, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. That’s less than half of Saturday’s increase of 1,555. At the peak of the pandemic in the spring, Germany recorded nearly 7,000 new infections.
The breeding number, the average number of people infected by a person with the virus, rose to 1.04 from 0.94 the day before, according to the latest report from the RKI public health institute. It is the first time in six days that the number has exceeded the key threshold of one.
Sinopec bleeds
Sinopec posted its first loss in more than half a year as pandemic lockdowns and falling oil prices continue to weigh on the oil giant’s profits even as China’s economy recovers. Going forward, the company plans to boost refining production in the second half as the economy continues to revive after the pandemic. Sinopec forecast that it would process 130 million tonnes of crude in the second half, compared to 111 million in the first half.
Lufthansa considers job cuts
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is working on more belt-tightening measures that could result in the elimination of another 20,000 jobs, according to the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. The scenarios, currently being developed by the German airline’s management, would be for September, the Swiss newspaper reported on Sunday, citing two sources it did not identify.
A Lufthansa spokesperson declined to comment when contacted by Bloomberg. The newspaper quoted a spokesperson as saying there were no new job reduction plans.
India sets record
India set a single-day record of 78,761 cases, according to data from the Health Ministry. The United States had set the previous highest number of 77,638 on July 17, according to Agence-France Presse.
The total number of cases in India passed the 3.5 million mark and the death toll surpassed 63,000, according to government data.
India ranks third in the world behind the United States and Brazil in terms of infections and fourth in deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins.
Egypt Warning
Egypt’s Health Minister has warned that a second wave of coronavirus could emerge due to the rejection of precautionary measures, according to Egypt Today.
Schools in the United Arab Emirates will reopen on Sunday with new precautionary measures in place, Khaleej Times reported. Some schools in Dubai decided to postpone the reopening of the campus after failing to perform all the required Covid-19 tests.
Hong Kong records
Hong Kong has embarked on the world’s largest experiment in voluntary testing. Local media Radio Television Hong Kong said that as of 08:00 on Sunday, 310,000 people had already signed up for the free virus test. The two-week effort aims to reach a high percentage of its 7 million residents.
Government ministers stepped up their campaign on Sunday, urging people to sign up as soon as possible, RTHK reported. Authorities said more than 40 test sites had already been fully booked on the test launch day, and authorities will decide whether or not to extend the program based on public response.
Kosovo drives testing
The state of the Balkans, where more than half of the 1.8 million inhabitants are under 25 years old, registered 54.2 deaths per million people as a result of Covid-19 in the last week, just ahead of Colombia , which ranks second, according to calculations by Bloomberg. based on data from Johns Hopkins University.
Johns Hopkins does not update its data for Kosovo as regularly as it does for other countries. Numbers posted on the Facebook page of the Kosovo National Institute of Public Health show that Kosovo had 37.2 deaths per million people during the 7 days to August 26. That would rank it fourth in the world for that period, according to Bloomberg calculations.
South Korea has fewer additions
South Korea added 299 more coronavirus cases in 24 hours from 323 the day before, bringing the total count to 19,699, according to data from the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yesterday’s figures included 283 cases of local infection, most of it in Seoul. There were two more deaths, bringing the total death count to 323.
Brazil reports 758 deaths
Brazil, the country with the second highest number of infections in the world, reported 758 deaths in the past 24 hours. The country also had 41,350 new cases. More than 3.8 million cases have been confirmed in the country, while the death toll has exceeded 120,000.
Cases increase in Mexico, tight budget
Mexico reported 5,974 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total to 591,712, according to data published by the Ministry of Health on Saturday night. Deaths from Covid-19 increased by 673 to 63,819; there are 84,310 suspected cases.
Finance Minister Arturo Herrera told ruling party lawmakers that next year’s budget will be tighter, as the government seeks to curb debt after heavy losses in the peso this year, news site El Universal reported. .
Victoria Numbers Jump
The state of Victoria, the epicenter of the pandemic in Australia, reported 114 new Covid-19 infections by Saturday, an increase from 94 cases on Friday, which had been the fewest since July 4. The state health department also reported on Sunday via Twitter that there were 11 deaths, a reduction from the 18 deaths the day before.
India eases restrictions
Metro rail services have been allowed to resume in a phased manner from 7 September. Social, political, cultural and religious gatherings with a limit of 100 people allowed as of September 21 under the new guidelines. States may not enforce local lockdown within state or city limits, except in containment zones. Schools, colleges and training institutions will remain closed until September 30.
Texas Cases Controlled
The number of new coronavirus cases in Texas rose by 4,732, or 0.8%, to 606,530, the State Department of Health Services said on its website, less than the 0.9% average for the week. previous. Deaths increased from 154 to 12,420.
New infections have been dropped from the records of more than 10,000 per day at the peak of the Texas outbreak in mid-July.
