[ad_1]
According to the latest balance sheet of the AFP, based on official figures, COVID-19 disease has caused exactly 200,736 deaths, While the WHO warned about the delivery of “immune passports” that may favor the spread of the pandemic, an idea proposed by several countries to accompany the lack of confidence.
The World Health Organization (WHO) shattered the hopes of those who were betting on a possible immunity of people who have suffered from COVID-19, at a time when some countries will carry out serological tests for deconfusion.
“There is no evidence at this time that people who were cured of COVID-19 and who have antibodies are immunized against a second infection,” the WHO said in a statement.
The Muslim world began the month of fasting in Ramadan no group prayers or shared meals. Most Muslim countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia have closed mosques and banned family gatherings.
In Iran, where the disease killed 5,650 people according to official figures, the month of the Muslim fast of Ramadan began amid fear of a flare-up of the epidemic, two weeks after the partial reopening of shops.
Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, director of the infectious diseases department at the Ministry of Health, stated that there were “indications of a new flare-up” of cases in some provinces.
In Pakistan (12,000 cases), the population took to the streets en masse, ignoring the official warnings.
Some countries have already begun to relax quarantine measures, but balance sheets still reflect a catastrophic situation: The UK surpassed the 20,000 deaths in hospital on Saturday. This figure does not take into account the deaths that occurred in nursing homes where, according to industry representatives, several thousand elderly people have died.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
In Spain, the third country in the world in number of deaths, the children eagerly awaited this Saturday night the arrival of Sunday, when they can finally leave home after six weeks. Until now, the government has prohibited minors under the age of 14 from leaving their home, they could not even do so accompanied by their parents.
In addition, from May 2 the Spanish they will be able to leave home to walk or play sports, announced the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, on Saturday night.
However, many measures of lack of confinement carry reinforced norms of social distancing, such as in South Africa (75 deceased), where the confinement will begin to soften on May 1, although the use of a mask will be mandatory.
In some parts, the confinement gives rise to protests, like in Berlin, this Saturday About 1,000 people gathered to demonstrate against Chancellor Angela Merkel, which they accuse of “prohibiting life” with quarantine measures. The protest, which has already become weekly, resulted in 100 arrests.
In Portugal, the quarantine left unpublished images this Saturday of the celebration of the 46th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution. Hundreds of citizens leaned out the windows, red carnations in hand, singing the national anthem and “Grandola Vila Morena”, symbol of the military coup that ended 48 years of fascist dictatorship and 13 years of colonial wars, on April 25, 1974.
In Europe, Italy, the country on the continent most affected by the pandemic, this Saturday exceeded 26,000 deceased, ahead of Spain (almost 23,000) and France (more than 22,600).
Starting May 4, Italy will launch a serological test campaign on 150,000 people nationwide to try to find out more about the pandemic and thus give a better answer.
[ad_2]
