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The cases of Covid in the world are almost 44 million, according to data published by Johns Hopkins University, while the confirmed deaths are 1,166,923 since the start of the pandemic. And also in Italy infections continue to increase: the latest figure, on Tuesday, October 27, of 21,994 new positives and 221 deaths. compared to 174,398 swabs, or 49,712 more than yesterday (here the bulletin with the data and here all the bulletins showing the situation since the beginning of the pandemic).
9.15 am – Brusaferro (ISS), in some areas the Rt index is well above 1, it is important to identify the,
The Covid-19 epidemic is now widespread throughout the country and is no longer localized. In recent weeks we are experiencing an increase in the incidence of new cases. This was highlighted by the president of the Higher Institute of Health (Iss) Silvio Brusaferro, speaking at the hearing at the Senate Health Commission on the Tsunami study on convalescent plasma and territorial medicine in the Covid era, also specifying that the Rt contagion index exceeds 1 in all Regions, with some realities even significantly above 1. Regarding the school, Brusaferro specified the need to adapt and remodel the security protocols to the new data of the epidemic: The protocols developed since the beginning of September Their objective is to reduce the probability of transmission in school environments: it is important to be flexible, modifying and adapting the measures according to the epidemiological trend. And in reference to the hypotheses, which have been circulating for a long time, about the fact that children are less contagious than adults, Brusaferro announced that in weeks a study will give a definitive answer on this point: the hypothesis that children can contract less infection and therefore transmit it even less.
The president of the Istituto Superiore di Sanit reiterated the importance of identifying the asymptomatic and tracing the contacts of the positive: it is important to identify the asymptomatic, because identifying people who carry the virus is the first frontier to contain the infection. It is equally important to trace the contacts of the positives, even if it becomes particularly difficult when the number of positives increases: here it becomes essential also in this perspective to keep the curve of new infections below a certain threshold.
9.05 am – Germany, record of new cases: almost 15 thousand in the last 24 hours
Almost 15,000 coronavirus infections are detected daily in Germany, a new record. As reported by the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases, 14,964 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in 24 hours. This is the highest number of daily infections since the beginning of the epidemic and brings the total to 449 275. There were 85 deaths in one day, double yesterday and a sharp increase compared to recent days and the total number of Covid victims -19 in Germany exceeded the threshold of 11 thousand. Based on data updated yesterday (+11,409 infections), the incidence of cases is 87 per 100,000 inhabitants and the virus reproduction index based on 7 days is 1.21. Chancellor Angela Merkel – writes the daily Bild today – intends to propose to the governors of the Land a closing light from 4 November for a month and throughout the German territory. Bars, restaurants, sports centers, theaters and cinemas will be closed and meetings and public events will be prohibited, while schools will remain open
8.55 am – Almost 50 thousand requests to Civil Protection to strengthen tracking activities
48,736 people responded to the Civil Protection call for the identification of 1,500 doctors and health personnel and 500 administrative personnel to be hired, on a territorial basis, to strengthen the investigation and contact management of positive cases, the so-called “contact tracing” activity. This was announced by the Civil Protection itself on its website, specifying that the Ministry will draw up an autonomous list that will be sent to the autonomous regions and provinces so that they can carry out the tasks.
In detail, requests were received from 9,282 doctors, 2,717 nurses, 1,982 assistants, 8,210 students, and 26,545 administrators. Overall, more than 60% of the requests came from women., with peaks of almost 75% among students and 70% among nurses.
8.54 – Sanofi and GSK: support to Covax Facility for fair dissemination of the Covid vaccine with 200 million doses
Sanofi and GSK have signed a statement of intent with Gavi, the legal administrator of the Covax Facility, a global joint venture mechanism for the joint procurement and fair distribution of any Covid-19 vaccine. Sanofi and GSK plan to make 200 million doses of their recombinant protein-based Covid-19 vaccine with adjuvant available, if approved by regulatory authorities and subject to contract, for Covax facilities. Both companies intend to contribute to Covax’s ambition to ensure that successful Covid-19 vaccines reach those who need them, whoever they are and wherever they live, once the proper approvals are obtained.
8.32 am – Germany, companies alarm before a second closure
Many German companies will not survive a second nationwide lockdown, which could be implemented in the coming days to contain the drastic increase in coronavirus infections. This is what Michael Huether, director of the German Economic Institute (Idw), told the Handelsblatt newspaper. A second lockout after the one implemented in spring, Huether warns, particularly threatens retail stores, hotels, restaurants and bars, trade shows, the cultural sector.
8.25 am. USA, more than 500 thousand cases in a week
The United States recorded more than 500,000 cases of Covid-19 in one week, according to data reported by Johns Hopkins University. On average, daily cases exceeded 71 thousand. The peak was reached between October 23 and 24, when the confirmed positives surpassed the 83 thousand mark.
8.07 am – Mexico, more than 900,000 infections
Mexico has exceeded the threshold of 900 thousand cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. According to data released by the Ministry of Health, the country confirmed 5,942 positives and 643 deaths in the last 24 hours, for a total of 901,268 infections and 89,814 victims. Health officials have warned that the actual number of infected people is likely to be much higher than in confirmed cases. On Sunday, the ministry reported that the true death toll from Covid-19 could be around 50,000 more deaths.
7.44 – China 42 new infections: highest number since August 10
China has 42 new Covid-19 infections, the highest number since August 10: 22 of these infections were transmitted locally in the city of Kashgar, in the Xinjiang autonomous region, where there was an increase in asymptomatic infections in the last days. among the employees of a garment factory. The Kashgar authorities have announced that they have examined the 4.74 million inhabitants of the area affected by the outbreak, where 178 asymptomatic infections and five confirmed infections have been identified. In today’s count by the National Health Commission there are also twenty cases of contagion from abroad, while in the last 24 hours there have been another 19 asymptomatic infections, calculated separately from the total and all registered in Kashgar. Overall, the number of infections in China since the beginning of the epidemic is 85,868 and the number of deaths is stable at 4,634.
2.31 am – Germany, new tightening against contagion from 4 November
Strict limits to interpersonal contacts with prohibition of celebrations in public and in private, closing of restaurants, bars, cinemas, theaters, concert halls, sports and beauty centers, stopping of offers for accommodation for tourist purposes. Schools, kindergartens and retail stores can remain open in accordance with hygiene regulations. These are the main measures of the partial lockout that, as of next November 4, should take effect throughout Germany until the end of the month to contain the spread of the coronavirus, with infections increasing dramatically. This is reported by the weekly Die Zeit, based on the resolution proposal that will be debated today during the videoconference between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Laender’s prime ministers.
October 28, 2020 (change October 28, 2020 | 10:11)
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