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A total of 205,000 people have succumbed to the virus. With a decrease in the number of infected, various measures imposed by countries are decreasing. Also in Austria, the number of “active” patients continued to decline.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about rising infection rates in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and some Asian countries. One is far from having overcome the pandemic. In addition, the WHO said that about 20 countries would complain about the shortage of vaccination against other diseases besides Covid-19. Reasons include closed borders or other restrictions. “The world should have listened carefully to WHO because the global emergency was declared on January 30,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva on Monday.
Russia: more infected than China
In Russia There are now more corona infections than in neighboring China.
Moscow said that more than 87,000 people had contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, around 84,000 infections are currently officially registered in China, the country of origin of the pandemic. The number of “active” victims in Austria continues to decline (more on this here).
For Russia and China, experts assume there are a large number of unreported cases. With a slight lag in Western European countries, official infection figures in Russia had risen rapidly in recent weeks: around 6,200 new infections were recorded in statistics on Monday.
Curfew in Moscow
Most of them are in Moscow, where strict exit restrictions have been in place for almost a month. So far, at least according to official information, only around 800 people with Covid-19 have died across the country (China: more than 4,500).
In Spain The number of new deaths increased slightly again. The Health Ministry announced Monday that 331 people had died in 24 hours. That was a few dozen more than Sunday, when 288 new deaths were recorded, the lowest level since March 20. In total, more than 23,500 deaths from the coronavirus have been reported in Spain. This is the third highest number of victims worldwide after the United States and Italy.
Spain wants to use antibody tests in 36,000 homes with around 90,000 residents to estimate the true extent of the Corona outbreak in the country. The test series should start this Monday and last for several weeks. All participants undergo two different tests, which are carried out a total of three times every three weeks.
Children can go out again.
Spain eased its strict curfew on Sunday. For the first time in six weeks, the children were able to go out again. You are now allowed to go outdoors for an hour a day under adult supervision. As before, teens can now shop again or walk the dog outside. The curfew remains in effect until May 9. On Tuesday, the government plans to announce its roadmap to ease stringent crown measures.
No facilities in the UK
That too Switzerland conditions loosened on Monday. In addition to hardware stores and garden centers, hairdressers, physical therapists, veterinarians and dentists are allowed to open, as well as cosmetic and tattoo studios. However, citizens must continue to observe the rules of distance and hygiene. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on the other hand, conceded an early relaxation of exit restrictions in Britain A cancellation. A second wave of illness should be avoided.
Impatient Italians
In Italy There is growing resentment against the government because the reduction in the production freeze and the curfew from May 4 is considered too weak. The industry and the construction industry can resume their activity, economic sectors such as retail, tourism and gastronomy have yet to wait. More about this in this article.
Meanwhile, there is no longer widespread and undetected transmission of the virus. Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern. “We won this fight.” After almost five weeks of restrictions at the highest level four, they should be reduced to level three from Monday night (local time). In addition to the necessary services, some shops, restaurants with takeaways and schools may reopen.
