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Coronavirus Saturday updates on the global pandemic
17:10. Granada midfielder Yangel Herrera tested positive for the COVID-19 serological test that all the team’s players underwent last Wednesday, so he was not present at Granada’s return to training on Saturday and remains isolated at home. He is the third player to be announced, after Atlético de Madrid left back Renan Lodi and Real Sociedad goalkeeper Alex Remiro.
16:20. A team of researchers from the University of Kitasato (Japan) have announced the discovery that the HHV antibody has the potential to neutralize the coronavirus and, therefore, could be used as therapy against COVID-19. “It was confirmed that the infection of the new coronavirus in the cells was suppressed when this antibody was added. Therefore, the antibody against HHV has the ability to suppress the infection,” said the university statement.
16:10. The Spanish Association of Soccer Players (AFE) has expressed its “surprise and discomfort” at the revelation of positive cases in the coronavirus tests that the clubs have carried out on their players before returning to training. “After revealing the identity of a professional soccer player infected by COVID-19, the AFE wants to express its surprise and discomfort at this circumstance, since it understands that a clear violation of the Organic Law on Data Protection has been committed.” in a sentence.
15:50. In Spain, 47,481 health workers have been infected with COVID-19. The figure is amazing. It represents 18 percent of the total number of infected people in Spain.
15:40. Russian health authorities announced Saturday that 10,817 new cases of coronavirus had been reported in the last day, bringing the national figure to 198,676. In addition, 104 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,827. Russia is now the fifth country in the world with the most positive cases. Only the United States, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom are ahead.
15:30. Restaurants are reopening in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in northern Germany, the first state in the country to allow the reopening of restaurants since the closure. Until now, you could only go there to buy takeout food.
15:10. The Community of Madrid has described the distribution of masks as “essential” and has asked the Ministry of Health to make their use mandatory. “We are not going to beat the virus by limiting ourselves to the house forever,” said a community official. “We are going to beat the virus when there is a vaccine, until then we have to wear a mask.”
14:35. Porto Santo beach, in the Madeira archipelago, will be the first to open in Portugal, as it will be available for sunbathing starting on Sunday, while the rest of the country prepares to enjoy the Atlantic coast in June.
13:07. The United Kingdom may impose a 14-day quarantine on travelers arriving in the country as part of a plan to reduce containment of the new coronavirus, The Times reported Saturday. The newspaper explained that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to announce this measure, which will apply from June, when on Sunday it will detail its reduction strategy, which the government has already advanced will not include radical changes in the short film. term.
12:17. The Spanish government is studying the conditions for the arrival of flights to Spain from countries in the Schengen area, from security measures in planes to the establishment of possible quarantines for those who land. After the German airline Lufthansa announced on Friday that they will fly to Palma de Mallorca from June 1, government sources have clarified that the establishment of these conditions is not the responsibility of the Balearic Islands, but of the state, since areas such as the Air traffic or health security on flights are affected.
11:15. The number of deaths in Spain from coronaviruses in the last 24 hours has increased to 179, which means that the number of deaths has decreased compared to Friday, reaching a total of 26,478, while those confirmed by PCR, which has added 604 new cases. , now total 223,578. According to the latest official data, the number of those who have been discharged now amounts to 133,952, with 2,804 registered in the last 24 hours.
10:24. The Spanish government has launched a line of guarantees for a maximum of 100,000 million euros to cover the financing of companies and the self-employed, a measure very similar to that adopted by other European countries, with the difference that France has tripled this aid and Germany It has raised it to 400 billion euros. This disparity and the lower percentage of GDP allocated in the countries of southern Europe to face the current pandemic make it highly probable that the way out of the crisis will be asymmetric.
10:08. A total of 29 streets in Madrid will be pedestrian on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays until at least next month to facilitate walks and sports during the descent from seclusion. The measure, announced by the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, begins last Thursday today. It works between 8:00 and 22:00 and reaches all the districts of the capital.
8:52. Argentina extended its pandemic quarantine until May 24, although there will be a gradual reopening of activities throughout the country, except in Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, the main centers of coronavirus infections. Currently, Argentina has registered 5,611 cases of COVID-19 and has attributed 293 deaths to this disease.
8:46. China’s downward trend in new coronavirus infections continues, with only one new case ‘imported’ from abroad in the past 24 hours, continuing its death-free streak of COVID-19, according to the National Health Commission. Health authorities said the only contagion detected across the country on Friday was identified in Tianjin, in the north of the country.
8:32. The United States reached 1,283,829 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 77,178 deaths on Friday, according to John Hopkins University. This represents 29,089 more infections than 24 hours ago and 1,635 new deaths, while at least 199,993 people have overcome the disease, leaving just over a million active cases.
8:00. Jack Dorsey, co-creator and CEO of Twitter, has contributed part of his fortune to the fight against the coronavirus. And he has donated $ 10 million to actor Sean Penn’s CORE Foundation, which is promoting centers for free COVID-19 testing in poor areas of the United States.
7:51. The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking economic havoc in the United States, where more than 20 million jobs were lost last April, the largest decline since the government began recording the data in 1939.
7:23. According to CNN, a personal assistant to Ivanka Trump, the oldest daughter of the US President. USA, Tested for coronavirus. The news comes hours after the infection was confirmed by Katie Miller, a spokeswoman for Vice President Mike Pence.
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