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London, December 28, 2020 – The Covid in the world. In Europe, the situation of UK, where today we saw the absolute record of new infections: 41,385 in the last 24 hours. 256,220 infections were reported in the past seven days, a 25.7% increase over the previous week. 2,143 people are hospitalized, while 357 deaths have been reported.
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With a total of more 2.3 million cases registered since the beginning of the pandemic, Great Britain is one of the European countries most affected by Covid-19. However, despite the “unprecedented levels of infection”, “hope is on the horizon”, and he urged the public to “continue to do their part to stop the spread of the virus” by getting vaccinated.
To be scary, testify Lorenzo Garagnani, head of hand surgery in London, is the English variant of the coronavirus, as the effect is that ” all hospitals are back in an emergency phase as they were in the spring during the first wave. ” For this reason there was “the call for volunteers to help both in the vaccination program and as help in intensive care, where hospitalizations are increasing.”
The increase in reported cases may be due to Northern Ireland not updating data over the Christmas holidays.
Spain, register with the names of those who reject the vaccine
Russia, the death toll tripled
Russia has admitted that the body count related to the coronavirus is more than three times higher than reported. Russia thus becomes the third country in the world by number of victims of the pandemic. The Rosstat statistics agency said the total number of deaths in the country between January and November increased by 229,700 from the previous year. “More than 81% of this increase in mortality during this period is due to Covid,” admitted Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova, which means that more than 186,000 Russians have died as a result of Covid-19.
For months, President Vladimir Putin has been asserting Russia’s low death rate from the virus, boasting in early December of “better” emergency management than other countries. But from the beginning, some Russian experts have pointed out that the government is downplaying the consequences of the epidemic. But according to the data provided so far, deaths related to the virus are 55,265. Russia has been criticized for reporting only deaths that occurred, according to autopsies, mainly by Covid.
Switzerland: 400 refugees have fled
More than double the 200 British tourists reported yesterday who fled the Swiss ski resort of Verbier last week, in violation of the quarantine order. What ruined his holiday was Bern’s decision to cut connections to the UK and make ten days of isolation mandatory for British nationals who arrived in the Alpine country after December 14, following the identification of the more English variant. contagious. , from Covid.
According to The Guardian, only 12 tourists of the 420 present in the area have respected the imposition of quarantine and remained in their rooms. Nothing is known of the other 408s, which appear to have, as they say, “spun English.” The fugitives, if identified by the Swiss authorities, risk a fine of 10,000 Swiss francs, about 9,200 euros.
WHO, worst pandemics could come
The new coronavirus has had a devastating impact around the world, but thewho warns that worse pandemics could occur, urging the world to prepare “seriously.” “This is a alarm“the WHO chief of emergencies told reporters, Michael Ryan, in a briefing marking a year since the UN agency first learned of the spread of the new virus in China. Since then, Covid-19 has killed nearly 1.8 million people worldwide, with more than 80 million infected. “This pandemic has been very serious,” Ryan admitted. “It has spread around the world extremely rapidly and has affected every corner of the planet, but it is not necessarily the largest.” He noted that while the virus “spreads easily and kills people, its current the death rate is reasonably low compared to other emerging diseases. ”“ We need to prepare for something that could be even more serious in the future, ”he warned.
Rio, beaches closed on New Year’s Eve
The Municipality of Rio de Janeiro announced the closure of the beaches on New Year’s Eve, for avoid meetings that would favor the spread of the coronavirus. Specifically, a decree will prohibit the circulation and parking of any vehicle along the coast of the city, where several million people usually gather to welcome the new year with sumptuous fireworks. The measure will be extended to all traffic routes that give access to the coast, for more than 30 kilometers, and approximately 40 checkpoints police at strategic points.
At the same time, public transportation will be stopped, including the metro, which will not serve neighborhoods located near the beaches. Only taxis that transport residents of these neighborhoods may circulate. The municipality has also banned all fireworks, including those fired by individuals. The grandiose New Year’s celebrations in Copacabana had already been canceled in July.
Brazil has registered 20,548 new coronavirus infections and 431 deaths in the last 24 hours. The cases registered since the beginning of the pandemic are more than 7.5 million (7,504,833) while the dead are 191,570.
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