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Death toll from coronavirus exceeds 110,000 in Europe – AFP count
Paris – The death toll from the new coronavirus
in Europe it has passed 110,000, according to figures compiled by AFP of
Official sources before 09:20 (GMT) on Wednesday.
With 110,192 people killed by 1,246,840 cases
Europe is the continent most affected by the pandemic that has killed
177,368 people worldwide.
Italy has registered 24 648 deaths, Spain 21 717,
France 20,796 and Great Britain 17,337.
– AFP
Northeast China tightens restrictions like viruses
resurfaces
Beijing – New groups of coronavirus infections in
Northeast China, near the Russian border, forced officials on Wednesday to
tighten movement restrictions while seeking to avoid a second outbreak of
The contagion.
China has greatly slowed the spread of the deadly
virus but there are growing fears of a second wave of cases and Heilongjiang
The province has become a new front in battle.
The region has seen an influx of imported cases,
mainly among Chinese citizens returning home, but domestic infections also
been riding, causing the dismissal or punishment of various officials.
In the provincial capital Harbin, where two new
coronavirus groups have been linked to local hospitals, people, and vehicles
from outside the city they are prohibited from entering residential areas, officials
he said Wednesday.
– AFP
New UK virus hospital rejected patients
staff shortage – report
London: London temporary hospital created to treat
with coronavirus had to reject 30 patients due to “staffing
problems, “The Guardian reported Wednesday, but the government insisted
the claims were “misleading”.
A planned transfer of seriously ill patients to
The 4,000-bed Nightingale Hospital in East London was “canceled due to
personnel problems, “according to NHS documents seen by the newspaper.
The installation staff, who have tried 41
patients since it opened earlier this month, they told the newspaper they couldn’t
get enough critical care nurses at other hospitals to work there. But
The government called the claims “misleading,” saying the hospital was just
conceived as an emergency overflow if other facilities in the capital became
overwhelmed.
“It is misleading to suggest coronavirus
patients are being rejected from NHS Nightingale due to a shortage of
personal, “said the health department.” NHS Nightingale has been created
to treat patients if the NHS was overwhelmed but thanks to the great work of
selfless NHS staff, there is free capacity in existing London hospitals to
treat all coronavirus patients there. “
– AFP
Iran reports 94 virus deaths but says cases are going
down
Tehran – Iran announced on Wednesday 94 new deaths from
the new coronavirus but said that the cases of infected people in the country were
downhill.
Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour
said the deaths detected in the last 24 hours caused the general death of Iran
toll to 5 391. The number of people infected with the virus that causes Covid-19
the disease increased by 1,194, bringing the total to 85,996.
“The gradual downward trend in cases of
infections have remained, “Jahanpour said in a televised story.
conference.
However, President Hassan Rouhani called the people
remain vigilant “If we arrogantly think the job is done and we
having won, then this would be the biggest problem that could affect us ”
he said during a weekly cabinet meeting.
– AFP
Increase in Singapore virus cases
Singapore reported 1,016 new cases that took their
total at 10,141, with most new infections linked to foreign residences
workers
The city-state won praise for initially maintaining its
outbreak in check but has been hit by a second wave of infections. the
The epicenter of the outbreak is the dormitories that house tens of thousands of migrants.
The government announced on Tuesday an extension of
a partial closure to combat the spread of the virus to June 1, with measures
including the closing of schools and workplaces.
– AFP
Food queues as coronavirus strikes Thai out of work
people
Long lines of unemployed people who depend for free
food in Bangkok, cash riots and fishing in fetid canals – Thais
are increasingly desperate as the pandemic destroys the economy and the
The government struggles to respond.
Some 27 million informal workers, who lost their
jobs in the tourism, entertainment, food and service sectors: they have applied
a monthly government cash brochure, though only half have received
approval.
– AFP
Covid-19 kills 26 healthcare workers, including 19
doctors in the Philippines
More than 1,000 Filipino health workers have tested positive for
the new coronavirus, with 26 – including 19 doctors – dying of Covid-19,
said the government.
– AFP
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