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The United States continues to have by far the highest number of infections, followed by Brazil and India. In South Korea there is growing concern over hospital overload.

5.24 pm, August 29, 2020

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More than 24.6 million people around the world have been shown to be infected with the coronavirus. Around 833,000 people have died in connection with Covid-19 diseases. The United States continues to have by far the highest number of infections, followed by Brazil and India. In South Korea there is growing concern over hospital overload.

In the USA At least 47,467 new infections were recorded in 24 hours. So far, 5.93 million people have been infected in the country. The total number of victims is 181,862.

Chinese authorities announced nine new infections, as many as the day before. All those affected were travelers from abroad. This means that, for the thirteenth day in a row, no infections were reported in Germany. Among separately recorded infections in China without symptoms of the disease, 10 new cases were reported after 16 cases the day before.

Relieve despite record levels

Argentina reported a new daily high of 11,717 new corona infections. However, the government has announced a relaxation of national protection measures. In the future, up to ten people will be able to gather outdoors if they wear a mask and observe the rules of distance, as President Alberto Fernández explains in a televised speech. So far, 392,009 SARS-CoV-2 infections have been confirmed in the South American country, of which 8,271 were fatal.

In Brazil the corona virus continues to spread rapidly. Authorities reported 43,412 new infections. This increased the number of infections with the virus registered nationally to more than 3.8 million in 24 hours, as announced by the Ministry of Health. The number of deaths increased by 855 from 119,504.

Russia in fourth place

In Russia There were 111 more coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours. This increased the total number of victims announced by the authorities to 17,025. In addition, 4,941 new infections were detected. A total of 985,346 people in Russia have been shown to have contracted the virus. Russia ranks fourth in the world in terms of the number of infections. The number of reported deaths is low by international standards.

Meanwhile it grows in South Korea In view of the sustained increase in the number of corona, concern about overloading hospitals. In the Seoul metropolitan area, only about 15 hospital beds were free for serious cases on Friday, said the coordinator of public health policy at the Ministry of Health, Yoon Tae Ho. That’s 4.5 percent of the existing beds. On Saturday, the Centers for Disease Control reported 308 new infections. A total of 19,400 cases of Covid-19 are known in South Korea, 321 are reported to be fatal.

From Germany According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), 1,479 new infections have been reported. This increased the number of verified cases of infection in 24 hours to a total of 240,986. Another person died with or from the corona virus. The death toll is now 9,289.

In Italy the number of newly infected people dropped slightly in 24 hours. From Friday to Saturday, 1,444 new infections were reported, compared to 1,462 the day before. One person died 24 hours after being infected with SARS-CoV-2, compared with five the day before. 35,473 people have died with or from the coronavirus since the epidemic broke out in Italy on February 20. The number of still active cases was 23,156, the number of Covid 19 patients treated in hospitals dropped from 1,178 to 1,168. There were 79 patients in the intensive care unit on Friday, the day before there were 74. The number of officially recovered corona-infected people rose to 208,224.

The british government It is preparing the population for tighter exit restrictions in the event of another wave of corona infections in winter. “A second wave is clearly evident in other parts of the world,” Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Times. “Cases are increasing again and we have to apply very extensive local bans or take more national measures,” the minister was quoted as saying. The government doesn’t want that, but it can’t rule it out.

According to a report from the government’s scientific advisory body released on Friday At worst, 85,000 people across the UK will die from the virus. Currently, the number is more than 41,000, the highest in Europe. However, according to a BBC report, the scientists emphasized that these are not “predictions” but rather “scenarios” with “significant uncertainty”.

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