Latest news on coronavirus from May 10 | Coronavirus

The country has been presented as a global model for how to contain the virus, but the Seoul mayor’s order on Saturday follows new cases of infection in Itaewon, one of the city’s busiest neighborhoods.

More than two dozen cases relate to a 29-year-old man who tested positive for Covid-19 after spending time at five clubs and bars in Itaewon this past weekend.

Health officials have warned of a further increase in infections and an estimated 7,200 people have visited the five identified facilities.

“Neglect can lead to an explosion of infections,” said Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, adding that the request will remain in effect indefinitely.

Of the 18 new South Korean cases reported on Saturday, 17 were linked to Itaewon, according to the South Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

In China, the city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus epidemic began, on Sunday launched its first new case of the disease since April 3, according to local health officials, the US network CNN reported.

The patient is in a critical condition and his wife also tested positive and was reported as an asymptomatic case. The patient lives in a neighborhood that registered 20 confirmed cases in total.

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country this Sunday (10) reached 82,901, while the total number of deaths from the virus was 4,633.

In Germany, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases increased 667, bringing the total to 169,218, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) showed on Sunday (10). There were 13 new deaths, bringing the death toll in the country to 7,395, according to the count.

The United States recorded 1,568 new coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of covid-19 deaths to 78,746, according to the most recent count reported by Johns Hopkins University.

The total number of infections reaches 1,309,164 cases. However, the data may underestimate the number of cases in the United States, as well as worldwide, for lack of sufficient evidence.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement Saturday afternoon (9) that the state, the epicenter of Covid-19 in the United States, recorded 226 deaths in the past 24 hours, a slight increase from the previous day, of 216 deaths. . The number of new hospitalizations, on the other hand, fell: 572 compared to 604 the day before.

In the same statement, Cuomo reported the deaths of three children infected with coronavirus. In all three cases, they suffered from a rare inflammatory syndrome, the symptoms of which are similar to those of Kawasaki disease. According to the governor, this may indicate the risk of a pandemic in children.

In Paraguay, a survey carried out by the Ministry of Health reports that 86.7% of Covid-19 diagnoses in the country in early May came from people who were on Brazilian soil.

And Brazil is on the list of the 6 countries that have exceeded 10,000 killed by Covid-19. Concerned about São Paulo, epicenter of the coronavirus in Brazilian territory, Pope Francis for the archbishop of the city, Cardinal Dom Odilo Scherer.

“He expressed his deep concern over the increasing number of patients and the loss of human life, promising to pray for everyone,” said Dom Odilo.

Australia’s largest state will allow the reopening of cafes and restaurants, playgrounds and outdoor pools on Friday, as extensive tests have shown that the spread of the coronavirus has slowed sharply, the New Wales state prime minister said. del Sur this Sunday (10).

The state was the most affected by the coronavirus in Australia, with approximately 45% of confirmed cases and deaths in the country. However, it only registered two new cases on Saturday, out of nearly 10,000 people examined, paving the way for cautious moderation of the blockade measures.

The cafes and restaurants can accommodate 10 guests at a time, allowing outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people and visits of up to five people to a home. Playgrounds and outdoor pools can also reopen with strict limits.

The measures are in line with a three-step plan to relax the blockade measures outlined by the Australian government on Friday, which predicts that nearly 1 million people will return to work in July.