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Rome, October 17, 2020 – The contagion curve continues to rise since Coronavirus in All Europe while in general in the world infections reached 39.3 million and deaths 1.1 million. In particular, 39,266,928 cases are confirmed, with 1,103,517 million deaths. Reports from the Johns Hopkins University Observatory. The world has recorded more 400,000 new cases coronavirus in a single day, the Guardian notes, referring to Friday’s data. Europe recorded an average of 140,000 almost per day in the last week. More daily cases than in India, Brazil and the United States combined.
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Britain
Others 15,650 cases of contagion and 150 dead by coronavirus in Britain in the last 24 hours. The total number of infections is therefore 705,428 infections since the beginning of the pandemic. In England there are the most deaths, 86. The total of deaths in British hospitals is 30,910. In Wales, another 674 cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours, for a total of 34,679 infections.
Germany
The Germany confirmed 7,830 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, updating the number of infections in the country to 348,557: reported the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases. The victims since yesterday are 33: the total of deaths related to Covid-19 thus amounts to 9,734. And the chancellor intervened Angela Merkel with an urgent appeal to the Germans: “I ask you to avoid any movement that is not really necessary, any party that is not really necessary. Stay at home, wherever you are, whenever possible. “
Meanwhile, the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier got on quarantine after one of his bodyguards tested positive for coronavirus. The president is waiting for the Covid-19 test result.
France
The French Ministry of Health has registered a registry number of new cases of coronavirus: in the last 24 hours, new infections have been 32,427, yesterday it was 25,086. The total number of cases in France is 867,197 infections, 33,392 deaths, 90 more.
And around 20 million people experience the first night of curfew. From 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., in the Paris region and eight other major cities. With 12 thousand agents lined up in the streets to verify. And with the restaurateurs on the warpath, because they fear they will not be able to get up again.
Spain
The virus continues to spread through Spain, with peaks in regions such as Castilla y León, which broke another record (1,406 positives confirmed by molecular or antigen tests; 1,038 on Friday), although deaths from Covid are registered in public hospitals up to ten (half compared to Friday): it is double the peak registered during the first wave of the pandemic in this region of northwestern Spain, 644 cases on March 26.
The situation has led the 144,000 inhabitants of Salamanca to start the perimeter closure of the city, which will last until October 30: the attempt is to stop the epidemic curve, which already adds more than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
The figures also continue to rise in Catalonia, which has registered 2,846 new infections, nine more deaths and has exceeded the barrier of 200 people admitted to intensive care, 204 in total. In addition, in Barcelona, an outbreak that affected twelve health workers and 28 patients at the Vall d’Hebron hospital forced the health center not to admit patients for 24 hours.
The situation in the Basque Country is also complicated, where the Government has decided to limit the capacity in the hotel sector and cultural and religious events to 50%, anticipate the closure of bars and restaurants at midnight and prohibit groups of more than six people, measures that will be published in the coming days, when they will be ratified by the Superior Court of Justice of this community. In Cantabria, the Ministry of Health recommended that residents “self-settle voluntarily” and “limit social activity and mobility.”
Russia
The Russia has registered 14,922 new cases in the last 24 hours, with a total balance that now stands at 1,384,235 infections. The victims since yesterday are 279. The total number of deaths is now 24,002.
United States
According to the Johns Hopkins University report, there are at least 8,069,856 cases of coronavirus in the United States and 218,812 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. In the last 24 hours, 20,991 infections and 237 deaths have been registered.
Poland
Large numbers also in Poland where in the last 24 hours 9,622 cases of Covid-19 have been registered. Meanwhile, however, gym workers have gathered in the capital to protest against new restrictions to stop the coronavirus pandemic. As of today, the new restrictive measures decided by the government are also in force. Meetings on call ‘red areas’The areas with the highest rates of infection are limited to 10 people. In these areas, universities and secondary schools move to distance education, while in the rest of the country a mixed system is adopted. Gymnasiums and swimming pools have been closed and all sporting events nationwide will be held behind closed doors.
Mexico
At least 6,751 people have contracted the coronavirus in the last 24 hours Mexico, according to the latest report provided by local health authorities, cited by Reuters. The victims since yesterday are 419. The total balance of the pandemic in the country is now 841,661 infections and 85,704 victims related to Covid-19.
Austria: new record
Austria has reached a new record for positive cases of coronavirus, with 1,747 contagion in the last 24 hours. The previous record was Thursday, with 1,552 cases. The government will meet Monday with representatives of the nine provinces to agree on new restrictive measures. The country is experiencing strong growth in infections, which as of early September were below 400.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria, Alexander Schallenberg, tested positive for Covid-19. The head of Austrian diplomacy is in home isolation, without symptoms at this time. After Schallenberg’s positive result, all members of the Austrian executive, made up of a coalition of conservatives and environmentalists, were tested.
Slovakia: test for all
All Slovak citizens aged 10 and over will undergo the coronavirus test between the end of October and the beginning of November, Prime Minister Igor Matovic announced today, adding that with this initiative his country can “set an example.” worldwide. “Slovakia, with 5.4 million inhabitants, has so far registered more than 28,000 infections and 82 victims due to Covid-19.
Belgium
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Belgian Prime Minister, Sophie Wilmes, was also positive about the coronavirus, who made it known with a tweet. In Belgium, for its part, infections continue to increase where daily hospitalizations have practically doubled, from an average of 107 to 207 in the last seven days.
Holland, storm over royalty
hisee queen of holland have announced that they will discontinue theirs today holidays in greece after being overwhelmed by criticism for leaving at such a critical time for the country, blocked by the coronavirus crisis. “We will interrupt our vacation. We have seen the reaction of people in the media, it was strong and it conditioned us -explains royalty- We do not want to leave doubts about it: to keep Covid-19 under control it is necessary to follow the guidelines. The debate on our vacations does not contribute to it ”.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte was accused by public broadcaster Noa of having “little control over the king.” All the while, under pressure from the opposition, a review of the royal family’s annual budget was requested. Since this week, a partial closure has been in force in the Netherlands that provides for the closure of bars, restaurants and “coffeeshops” for a month except take-out service.
Czech Republic
Registry of coronavirus infections also in Czech Republic. According to the latest data provided by the local Ministry of Health, 11,105 people have contracted Covid-19 in the country in the last 24 hours: this is the highest number since the start of the pandemic. The total number of infections in the Czech Republic is now 160,112.
Ukraine
New record for coronavirus infections in Ukraine, where at least 6,410 people have contracted Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The previous highest figure was recorded yesterday, with 5,992 cases. There are 109 new victims related to Covid. The total number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic amounts to 293,641; instead, the total deaths are 5,517.
India
In India 62,212 new cases and 837 deaths were registered in the last 24 hours. The cases verified since the beginning of the pandemic now amount to 7,432,680, for a total of 112,998 victims.
China, an asymptomatic case
In mainland China, no new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases were reported yesterday, but there is a report of a local, asymptomatic case, tested in Guangzhou, the capital of southern China’s Guangdong province. The man reportedly worked at a hotel in Guangzhou’s Huadu District, where arriving foreigners are subjected to concentrated quarantine, and failed to meet the requirements for protection against the epidemic by handling the packages sent on October 12. to travelers. quarantined at the hotel.
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