Covid: 38 million cases are exceeded in the world



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Worldwide, 38 million cases of coronavirus have been exceeded. It can be read in the Johns Hopkins University updates. In particular, the number of infections is almost 38,144,000. America always comes first (7,858,344), followed by India (7,239,389) and Brazil (5,113,628). The victims are 1,086,399, 216,000 in the US alone.

There are 5,132 new Covid infections in the last 24 hours in Germany: is the first time since April. This was reported by the Robert Koch Institut. In twenty-four hours it has gone from 4,122 infections to 5,132. Currently there are 620 patients in intensive care in the country, reports Bild, and 334,585 the total of those infected since the beginning of the epidemic. The German government intends to expand the obligation to wear a mask where it is not possible to maintain safety distances and in cases where one is together for a long time: this is what emerges from a draft that will be discussed today between the minister-presidents of the Land. Germans and Chancellor Angela Merkel and who has seen Dpa. The curfew for restaurants could also extend to fewer than 35 new infections for Covid in 100,000 inhabitants in a week.

Infections also continue to increase in Belgium. According to the latest data published by the Sciensano Public Health Institute between October 4 and 10 there were on average 5,057 per day. This is a 93% increase over the previous seven-day period.. The Belgian news agency writes it. Last Friday the peak of 7,030 new infections was registered

North Ireland will close schools for two weeks as part of a package of new restrictive measures to contain the coronavirus epidemic. The BBC reports. Northern Ireland Prime Minister Arlene Foster outlined the new measures, which also include limits on weddings and funerals, and will take effect on Friday. Pubs and restaurants will be closed for four weeks, with the exception of take-out and deliveries, while the Halloween midterm break for schools has been extended to two weeks.

The confinement in Israel it was extended until Sunday, October 18. This was unanimously established by the government committee on coronavirus which, at the same time, has for now excluded any relaxation of the restrictions in force in the country. However, it was decided that on Thursday there will be a new meeting to decide if some rules are mitigated “according to the morbidity that the statistics indicate”, in particular those of restoration, reopening of kindergartens and small businesses. Meanwhile, infections continue to decline, reaching 2,255 out of 41,000 swabs with an infection rate of 5.4% (yesterday it exceeded 7%). Critically ill are also declining, 808 (883 a week ago), but deaths have risen to 2,055.

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