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More than 43.5 million cases of coronavirus have been recorded worldwide with more than 1.1 million deaths, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Monday that abandoning efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic, as suggested by Donald Trump’s chief of staff, would be “dangerous” and said that countries must keep trying to beat by propagating.
He acknowledged that after months of battling Covid, which has claimed more than 1.1 million lives worldwide and infected 43 million, a certain level of “pandemic fatigue” had set in.
“It’s tough and the fatigue is real,” Tedros said. “But we cannot give up,” he added, urging leaders to “balance the disruption of lives and livelihoods.”
The following is a summary of the latest developments on the virus around the world:
Italy
Police in Italy have fired tear gas to disperse angry crowds in the northern cities of Turin and Milan after protests against the latest round of coronavirus restrictions erupted into violence.
As the WHO chief urged countries to “not give up” in their fight to contain the virus, luxury goods stores, including a Gucci fashion store, were looted in central Turin as crowds of young people they went out into the streets after dark. releasing firecrackers and lighting colored flares.
Police responded with volleys of tear gas as they tried to disperse the crowd and there were also clashes in Milan, the capital of the neighboring Lombardy region, an area that has suffered the brunt of the Covid-19 epidemic in Italy.
“Freedom, freedom, freedom,” the crowds chanted as they confronted the police in the city center.
The riots followed more peaceful demonstrations across Italy on Monday, including in Treviso, Trieste, Rome, Naples, Salerno and Palermo, after the Italian government ordered bars and restaurants to close at 6 p.m. and close public gyms, cinemas. and swimming pools to try to slow down. a second wave of coronavirus infections hitting much of the country.
Spain
There were also street clashes in Spain where hundreds of people gathered in central Barcelona on Monday night to protest the latest Covid-19 restrictions from the Spanish and Catalan governments, including a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew in Catalonia since Sunday.
France
France alone may be experiencing 100,000 new coronavirus cases per day, double the latest official figures, said Professor Jean-Francois Delfraissy, who heads the scientific council advising the government on the pandemic. France reported the highest number of Covid-19 patients admitted to hospital since April, registering 1,307 new coronavirus patients on Monday. The country is considering further tightening of restrictions, the sources said.
Germany
The battle against Covid-19 has been especially acute in Europe, where German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that her country was on the verge of losing control of it. He told members of his Christian Democratic Union party that “the situation is threatening” and “every day counts.”
Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, the government imposed an overnight curfew for next week on Monday, as the country continued to post the worst coronavirus numbers in the entire European Union. The exceptions would allow people to travel to work or walk their dogs.
The country has recorded more than 260,000 cases and more than 2,300 deaths since the March outbreak and now leads the EU in terms of new deaths and cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
England
Hopes that countries can develop greater herd immunity have been hit by data in England showing that the number of people with Covid antibodies is declining.
The figures were based on the results of home fingerstick antibody tests of randomized participants. When the results were first analyzed in August, about 6 percent of the population in England had the antibodies. But the most recent data collected in September reveals that only 4.4 percent of those tested had detectable coronavirus antibodies.
Belgium
Belgium’s intensive care units will be invaded within fifteen days if the infection rate continues, said a spokesman for the country’s Covid-19 crisis center.
Slovakia
Slovakia may be able to avoid tougher coronavirus measures as a result of its nationwide testing plans scheduled to begin this weekend.
US
Across the Atlantic, the average number of deaths per day in the United States has increased 10 percent in the past two weeks, from 721 to nearly 794 as of Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Newly confirmed infections per day are increasing in 47 states and deaths in 34.
Deaths are still well below the peak of more than 2,200 per day at the end of April. But experts are warning of a bleak winter, with a widely cited model from the University of Washington projecting about 386,000 deaths by Feb.1.
The United States has recorded more than 225,000 deaths from Covid-19 so far out of a global total of 1,158 million. It has seen 8.7 million cases compared to a worldwide total that is now 43.4 million.
China
In China, officials reported 16 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, up from 20 the day before. The number of new asymptomatic cases also fell to 50, from 161 reported a day earlier amid a new wave of asymptomatic infections that were reported in the northwest Xinjiang region.
Australia
There was better news in Australia, where the worst affected state, Victoria, had no cases for the second day in a row. Daniel Andrews, the state’s prime minister, announced further easing of restrictions in Melbourne, the state capital, which has been under one of the most severe and long-lasting lockdowns in the world.
Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he would be in favor of a government-to-government deal for the purchase of coronavirus vaccines to prevent the risk of corruption.
Vatican
Pope Francis will have to give up meeting with Catholics at the annual Advent and Christmas Masses at the Vatican due to the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic, the specialized agency Catholic News reported on Monday.
Economy
Fears that the virus’ resurgence will cause further damage to the global economy have infected stock markets around the world with heavy losses in New York, London and Frankfurt on Monday.
Asia Pacific stocks followed suit on Tuesday. In Sydney, the ASX200 was down 1.5% at lunchtime and the Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong markets were also off. – Guardian and PA
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