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While many countries relax measures against COVID-19 or are preparing for it, the coronavirus continues to leave alarming figures, with almost 3.1 million cases in the world and more than 217,000 deaths, according to data from the World Organization of the Health (WHO), in addition to sharp falls in the economy and high unemployment rates.
Since the first coronavirus outbreak was detected in Wuhan (China) in December, practically already spread worldwide, there have been 3.09 million infections (more than 66,000 in the last day) and 217,769 deaths (5,378 in the last few years). twenty four hours).
Each on his own
In the midst of this panorama, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, criticized the lack of “leadership” and the little solidarity shown by the powers with the most disadvantaged countries.
“I am particularly concerned about the lack of solidarity with developing countries, both in equipping them to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, which may spread like a fire, and in dealing with the dramatic social and economic impacts,” Guterres said in a remote press conference.
In addition, the Portuguese diplomat regretted that the G20 leaders have not accepted his proposal for a mechanism to coordinate their actions in response to the disease and are each acting on their own, which creates the risk that the virus will not disappear, but to go from one place to another.
To remain alert
For this reason, the WHO believes that it is necessary to “remain alert”, precisely when 21 out of 44 European countries are relaxing social isolation and 11 are preparing for it, because “the situation in Europe remains serious and, although there is a stabilization in the In the western part, the graph of new cases continues to rise in the east, “as in Russia, Ukraine or Belarus.
In a Europe that accumulates 63 percent of the world’s deaths from COVID-19 (129,000) and 46 percent of cases, the WHO calls for “to remain vigilant and ready to take other measures if necessary, as that this virus does not forgive “.
Among the countries preparing for the so-called “de-escalation” is Italy, with the highest number of deaths in Europe from COVID-19, almost 28,000, an increase of 285 compared to the previous day, reflecting the downward trend in the situation.
Total cases in Italy exceed 205,000 (1,872 more in the last twenty-four hours), currently with more than 101,500 positives, having fallen in one day to 3,100, the largest decrease so far.
Spain is also relaxing measures as it is slowing the pandemic, but its harsh effects on the economy, with a historical collapse of 5.2% of GDP in the first quarter of the year, augur a hard return to normality.
In Spain today, daily deaths fell to 268, their lowest level since March 20 (the total is 24,543), while people cured in the last twenty-four hours (about 3,100) double the new infections (1,300) and cases from the beginning stand at 112,050.
Next week the roadmap for de-escalation in the United Kingdom will be presented, which, according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has passed the “peak” of the pandemic, despite registering 674 deaths in one day and thus exceeding 26,700 .
Portugal, on the verge of ending the state of emergency on May 2, sees the curve continue to decline, with a total that exceeds 25,000 infections and almost a thousand deaths.
In Germany (159,119 infections, 6,228 deaths and 123,500 recovered patients), the celebration, under conditions, of religious services and the opening of cultural spaces and playgrounds will be allowed, although the rule of social distancing is maintained.
For its part, the Netherlands, where the measures against the coronavirus have been less harsh than in Italy or Spain, has chosen to carry out a survey and ask citizens for their opinion on the best de-escalation strategy.
Russia and the USA
The country that still sees the stabilization of the pandemic far is Russia, where 106,000 cases have been exceeded (almost 7,100 in the last hours, the highest number since the start of the pandemic) and the deaths are just over a thousand ( 101 since yesterday). Among the positives, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
The sad record among the most affected countries is held by the United States, with more than a million cases and more than 60,000 deaths.
New York, with more than 14,000 deaths, has witnessed rugged images: dozens of bodies in uncooled trucks in front of a funeral home in the Brooklyn district.
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