Factbox: the latest in the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

(Reuters) – More than 4.03 million people were reported to be infected with the new coronavirus globally and 277,092 died, according to a Reuters count, at 1517 GMT on Sunday.

DEATHS AND INFECTIONS

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EUROPE

* British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus blockade will not end yet, and urged people to “stay alert” to the risks, while he outlined plans to slowly ease the measures that have shut down much of it. of the economy for almost seven weeks.

* New coronavirus infections are accelerating again in Germany a few days after their leaders loosened social restrictions, raising concerns that the pandemic could again spiral out of control.

* Spain recorded its lowest daily number of deaths from coronavirus on Sunday since mid-March, and half of its population prepared to alleviate one of the strictest blockades in Europe, although they are not yet residents of cities like Madrid and Barcelona.

* Russian authorities said they had registered 11,012 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the national figure to 209,688.

PACIFIC ASIA

* South Korea warned of a second wave of the new coronavirus as infections recovered to a maximum of one month, just as authorities began easing some restrictions.

* Chinese authorities reported what could be the start of a new wave of coronavirus cases in northeast China, with a city in Jilin province reclassified as high-risk, the top of a three-tier zoning system. .

* More than 90 percent of secured hospital beds for COVID-19 patients in Tokyo have already been occupied, the Japanese Health Ministry said Sunday, stressing the pressing need to curb the spread of the virus.

* Australia’s most populous state, home to Sydney, will allow restaurants, playgrounds, and outdoor pools to reopen on Friday, as extensive testing has shown that the spread of the coronavirus has slowed sharply, the first said. New South Wales State Minister.

AMERICAS

* New York State announced new protections for nursing home residents, who have accounted for a large percentage of the nearly 80,000 coronavirus deaths recorded across the country.

* The White House has begun informal talks with Republicans and Democrats in Congress about the next steps in the coronavirus relief legislation, authorities said, but emphasized that any new federal money would come with conditions.

* The number of deaths from coronavirus in Canada rose 2.2% to 4,728 on Sunday, one of the lowest daily increases since the outbreak began, official data from the public health agency showed.

* Coronavirus patients were rejected from hospitals in the Mexican capital on Saturday as public and private medical facilities fill up quickly and the number of new infections continues to rise.

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

* Israel partly reopened kindergartens and kindergartens, increasing the number of children who have returned to kindergarten as part of efforts to revive the economy.

* The coronavirus could kill 83,000 to 190,000 people in Africa in the first year and infect 29 million to 44 million in the first year if it is not contained, the World Health Organization said.

ECONOMIC FLOLOUT

* Avianca Holdings , The second largest airline in Latin America, filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11, as the deadline for bond payments was approaching and after unsuccessfully seeking emergency help from the Colombian government to survive the crisis of the coronavirus.

* Emirates, one of the world’s largest long-distance airlines, will increase debt to help it overcome the pandemic that has shattered global travel demand, warning that a recovery in travel demand is at least 18 months away. .

* Jordanian flag operator Royal Jordanian (RJ) said Saturday that it had requested the rescheduling of debt payments to leasing companies and banks after an “unprecedented” drop in revenue due to the pandemic.

* China’s central bank said it will intensify countercyclical adjustments to support the economy and make monetary policy more flexible to defend against financial risks.

* Large Italian companies have applied for € 18.5 billion ($ 20 billion) in state-guaranteed loans to weather the coronavirus crisis, the state export credit agency SACE said.