Coronavirus mortality hits 1M worldwide

According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 1 million coronavirus-related deaths worldwide have occurred since the disease was first reported in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.

In January, the virus began to spread beyond the country’s borders, with the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring it a global health crisis, but it was not until March that it was considered a global epidemic.

Since then, world companies have been rushing to develop vaccines and many countries have issued lockdowns in the hope of reducing the spread of the virus and the number of deaths, but thousands of people have joined the outbreak in nursing homes and other care facilities. Advances in testing capabilities and contact tracing are allowed to return to some normalcy, but not without warning of the danger and without the governors issuing a series of orders to cover the face and social distance.

However, as countries reopened their borders and lifted coronavirus-related restrictions on travel, meals and other social events, health officials sounded the alarm about the potential for spikes and other waves.

“As we move into the fall and winter, you really want the community level to be as low as possible,” said Dr. John Kerry, the nation’s leading infectious disease specialist and the face of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. , Recently told ABC News. “Certain parts of the country are doing well, but there are also some states showing some extra growth in hospital admissions. And, I don’t hope, but, we’re starting to see very good growth. In death.”

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Fawcett said now is the time to “double down” on the implementation of public health measures in an effort to avoid another shutdown in the U.S.

In the UK, many regions have been forced to re-enter the positive downturn period, which resulted in a positive COVID-19 test, and Hans Cluj, the WHO’s regional director for Europe, said it would act as a “wake-up call” for others. Who may experience “quarantine fatigue”.

According to the New York Post, Cluj said weekly cases exceeded those reported in March when the epidemic first peaked in Europe. “Although these numbers reflect a more comprehensive test, they also show alarming rates of transmission across the region.”

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Health officials also hoped the antibody test would provide guidance on how to safely reopen, but a study based on data available in 46 U.S. states found that less than 10 percent of Americans had Covid-19. There are antibodies. Last week, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Preliminary results from a large-scale serology test in the U.S. suggest that most Americans remain potentially susceptible to infection, Robert Redfield told a Senate committee.

The health agency also released data showing that the mortality rate from Covid-1 is very low for young people, but this population has increased in recent cases, and those individuals are at risk for more vulnerable age groups. Is. Virus. Americans aged 20-29 now account for more than 20% of all cases, with officials noting that age changes, especially in southern regions, erupted in June, suggesting that “younger adults contributed to the community transition to COVID.” 19. “

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The U.S., which has more than 1.1 million cases of Covid-1.1 and has undergone massive leaps in testing capabilities since the first phase began, currently leads the world in coronavirus-related deaths with approximately 60,000 fatalities. , While Brazil has about 1,007,000 coronaviruses. Associated death. The U.S. passed the dreaded 200,000 milestone markover last week, while the government is preparing for mass distribution of the vaccine after one candidate is approved.

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