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The cases of Covid in the world are almost 40 million, according to data published by Johns Hopkins University, while the confirmed deaths are 1,113,352 since the beginning of the pandemic. And also in Italy infections continue to increase: the latest balance, relative to Sunday, October 18, of 11,705 positives and 69 deaths compared to 146,541 swabs (here the bulletin with the data and here the bulletins that show the situation since the beginning of the pandemic).

10.04 – Russia, record of cases: almost 16 thousand in 24 hours
15,982 new cases have been detected in Russia in the last 24 hours – this is the highest number recorded in a single day since the start of the epidemic. According to official data, 179 people died in the last day, bringing the total number of victims of the epidemic to 24,366. The confirmed infections are 1,415,316 in total.

10 am – Boccia: blunt dpcm standard, but mayors decide closures
In the Dpcm there was a rule that expressly reminded mayors. That standard has been blunted. That said, if there is a neighborhood to close, the mayors decide it and there was no need to insert it in the Dpcm because it is already a power of the mayors. Minister Francesco Boccia to Rainews24. Mayors know that the state is by their side 24 hours a day.

9.30 – Gori: removed the reference to mayors in Dpcm, who closes the squares?
In the final text, the explicit reference to mayors that was in the draft, quoted by Conte at a press conference, was removed. But it is not said who would compete with these measures: if the mayors, the prefects, the presidents of the Region. N by what means can they be implemented. The mayor of Bergamo, Giorgio Gori, writes it his twitter.

9.26 am – Iran, towards the total blockade in Tehran
Tehran could enter a total lockdown for at least two weeks to stop the epidemic. It is necessary to think about a total closure of Tehran due to the high number of infections, otherwise it will be impossible to face the new wave, said the president of the city council, Mohsen Hashemi to the official Irib news agency. Over the weekend, the death toll in Iran exceeded 30,000. There are more than 526,000 infections nationwide.

9.04 – Party with 120 guests in the Neapolitan area, bombardment of the Guardia di Finanza
Two restaurants in Bacoli, in the province of Naples, were closed by the Guardia di Finanza for non-compliance with anti-covid regulations. The mayor of the Flegrea city, Josi Gerardo Della Ragione: I have no words. They closed two restaurants in Bacoli where, in violation of all kinds of ordinances, ceremonies were taking place, he wrote on his Facebook profile. really unnerving. In one room there were more than 120 guests. And he adds: A slap, among other things, to all those activities that, despite suffering economic damage, are respecting the regulations. In the second room, identify about a hundred guests, again for a ceremony. Hard hit against those who do not respect the rules – Della Ragione explained -. We will not allow a few irresponsible people to jeopardize the sacrifices of so many citizens. The operation was carried out by the financiers coordinated by Commander Francesco Alloni. In Bacoli there are six new positives, most of them linked to the epidemiological link of Monte di Procida with 40 infected, of which 37 in home isolation and three hospitalized.

8.28 – Jerusalem, Erekat in a coma
PLO General Secretary Saeb Erekat, 65, in a coma. This was announced by the Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem, where he has been hospitalized since yesterday. He had a quiet night, but his condition deteriorated this morning. After a respiratory crisis, now in a coma and with ventilation, reports a hospital statement.

8.22 – Leg: Two thirds of the newly infected are asymptomatic
We see that two-thirds of the newly infected are now asymptomatic. One aspect to take into account. This was said by the Undersecretary of Health Sandra Zampa, in statements to general, in La7, explaining that the new anti-Covid measures announced yesterday were taken based on the data and projections of a model that our country has decided to adopt.

8.15 am – Sicily, from today the fourth red zone of Randazzo
The fourth red zone in Sicily begins this morning at 9 a.m. in Randazzo, in the Catanese area, after ninety-seven positive cases of Covid have been detected using the molecular swab and another sixty detected with the rapid. It joins Sambuca di Sicilia in the Agrigento province (until November 7), Mezzojuso in Palermo (October 24), and Galati Mamertino in the Messina province (October 24). Here the article.

8.10 am – Almost 40 million cases in the world and 1,113,352 deaths
There are almost 40 million cases in the world (precisely 39,965,414), according to data from Johns Hopkins University, with 1,113,352 deaths. The United States always leads the way with 8.1 million infected, followed by India with 7.5 million and Brazil with 5.2.

7.59 am – Germany, 4,325 new cases and 12 deaths in 24 hours
Infections are on the decline in Germany, where there have been 12 deaths and 4,325 new cases in the past 24 hours, more than 3,000 fewer than last week’s record numbers. This was reported by the Robert Koch Institute, according to which there are 9,789 deaths and more than 366,000 infections since the beginning of the emergency. Post-weekend data in Germany typically show a decrease in infections due to fewer swabs performed.

7.50 am – Fauci: No wonder Trump has been infected
It was no surprise that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, contracted Covid-19. This was stated by Anthony Fauci, the infectious diseases specialist member of the White House anti-coronavirus task force, referring to the event in the Rose Garden that would have been the origin of the outbreak in which numerous members of the Administration were infected and of the Republican Party. including Trump himself. In an interview with the program 60 minutes from CBS, Fauci said he was concerned that Trump would get sick when he saw him in a situation with so many people, where there was no distancing between people and hardly anyone wore a mask.

7.40 am – In the US, 46,925 cases in 24 hours and 510 deaths
The United States recorded an additional 46,925 coronavirus cases and 510 deaths in one day. The total number of infections thus amounts to 8,147,587 and the number of victims to 219,666, according to the balance of Johns Hopkins University.

October 19, 2020 (change October 19, 2020 | 10:10)

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