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Spain sees 367 new deaths from viruses, the lowest daily number in a month
Madrid – Spain saw 367 people die from the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours from the fewest daily deaths in four weeks, the government said on Friday.
The latest figures are the lowest daily number since March 22, when 394 deaths were reported. That brought the total number of deaths from the pandemic in the country to 22,524, the third highest number of deaths from viruses in the world after the United States and Italy.
– AFP
Experts reject Trump’s idea of injecting disinfectant to treat the virus
PARIS – Experts on Friday dismissed the reckless and irresponsible suggestion of United States President Donald Trump to inject disinfectant to treat patients with Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
“Is there a way that we can do something like that, by injection inside [the body]”Trump asked at his daily briefing on Thursday, after saying the disinfectant removes the virus” in a minute. “
“Because, as you see, it goes into the lungs and does a large number in the lungs,” Trump continued, apparently referring to the disinfectant. “So it would be interesting to see that.”
In interviews and on social media, doctors and others rejected Trump’s idea hand in hand.
“This notion of injecting or ingesting any type of cleaning product into the body is irresponsible and dangerous,” Vin Gupta, a pulmonologist and global health expert, told NBC News. “It is a common method that people use when they want to commit suicide.”
“We have already seen people mistakenly poison themselves by taking chloroquine when their hopes were raised by unscientific comments,” said Parastou Donyai, director of pharmacy practice and the University of Reading, referring to an antimalarial drug Trump has promoted as Covid treatment. 19)
– AFP
Italy to facilitate virus blockade for four weeks: report
Rome – Italy will ease its coronavirus blockade, the toughest and longest in Europe, for the next four weeks, the media reported on Friday, although there was no official confirmation.
“The next four Mondays will mark the reopening of the country” after the blockade implemented last month to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the Corriere della Sera newspaper reported.
The Covid-19 pandemic has killed at least 25,500 people in Italy, the second highest death toll in the world.
“It all depends on the infection curve,” the best-selling newspaper said, but if it doesn’t go up again, “factories that make agricultural and forestry equipment can reopen on Monday, April 27.”
Construction works, as well as the textile and fashion industry, can restart on May 4, followed a week after clothing, footwear and other stores. Finally, bars, restaurants and hairdressers may reopen on May 18, according to the newspaper.
– AFP
France limits sale of nicotine products after virus investigation
Paris – France limited the sale of nicotine substitutes on Friday to prevent storage after research suggested that the addictive substance may have the potential to protect people from contracting the coronavirus.
The government said that until May 11, when the country’s closure is planned to gradually start to lift, pharmacies will only be able to sell a maximum of a month of products to treat nicotine dependence, such as patches, gum, or pills. The sale of such products online was completely suspended.
The move was “first and foremost to avoid the health risks of excessive consumption or misuse related to media coverage of the possible protective effect of nicotine against Covid-19,” the government said in a statement.
“Second, it ensures a continuous and adequate supply to people who require medical assistance to quit smoking.”
– AFP
On tiptoe to normal, Germany prepares for second wave of virus
Frankfurt am Main: Left empty when the coronavirus pandemic forced to cancel the events, the Berlin exhibition center, Messe, is renovated with the help of German soldiers, to re-emerge as a hospital in a few weeks.
Cables still hang from the ceilings, but when construction is complete, the vast site will be able to accommodate up to 1,000 patients.
Even as Germany begins to reduce restrictions on public life to stop the spread of the virus, authorities are busy increasing their ability to deal with a second wave of infections. Chancellor Angela Merkel repeatedly warned that Germany should not rest on its laurels, even if the infection rate has dropped, saying it is still “on ice.”
Virologist Christian Drosten of the Charite Hospital in Berlin also warned that the virus could return with a “totally different force.”
“The virus will continue to spread over the course of the next few weeks and months,” Drosten told public broadcaster NDR, adding that a second wave would be dangerous as it could appear “everywhere at the same time.”
“We may be in the process of completely squandering our advantage,” he said, warning against complacency.
– AFP
Muslims mark Ramadan with virus blocks
Muslims around the world began marking Ramadan under the coronavirus blockade with unprecedented bans on family reunions and mass prayers, while a rejection in some countries has raised fears of an increase in infections.
Widespread rules have been imposed that prohibit praying in mosques or gathering with family and friends for big “iftar” meals at dusk, a centerpiece of Ramadan.
– AFP
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