the latest country-by-country news and updated data for today, September 16



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Total infections, according to data from the American Johns Hopkins University, exceed 29.5 million. The most affected country in absolute terms continues to be the United States. It is followed by India, which has exceeded the threshold of 5 million infected, and then Brazil. Registry of infections in Israel: more than 5,000 in the last 24 hours. The president of the United States again questions the use of the mask, recommended by his own working group: “Some people think it is not useful.”

There are more than 935 thousand official deaths related to the coronavirus in the world. Say it is Johns Hopkins American University. According to the data processed as of September 16, total infections exceed 29.5 million. The most affected country in absolute terms continues to be the United States. It is followed by India, which has exceeded the threshold of 5 million infected. Then Brazil. Registry of infections in Israel: more than 5,000 in 24 hours. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has assured that the vaccine could be ready in three or four weeks (CORONAVIRUS, LIVE UPDATES – THE SPECIAL).

Trump: vaccine ready in three or four weeks

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Covid, from “will disappear in April” to “close vaccine”: Trump’s sentences

In the United States, there are more than 6.6 million cases of Covid-19, with more than 195 thousand deaths. President Trump spoke at a city hall in Philadelphia. According to his forecasts, the vaccine would arrive before the US elections on November 3. The president has again questioned the use of the mask, recommended by his own working group. “Some people think it is not useful,” he said. He then denied minimizing the threat of the coronavirus, despite the audio of the interview with reporter Bob Woodward admitting otherwise. “My action was strong but I didn’t want to scare people,” he said. It also bothered Winston Churchill. “I don’t think he’s necessarily honest, but I think he was a great leader,” he said referring to the invitations. to the calm of the then British Prime Minister during the German bombings. Trump added that he had had some good discussions with Democrats about a new pandemic aid package (so far, Democrats and Republicans have failed to reach a compromise). The mogul answers questions from voters – just 21 to comply with anti-Covid restrictions.

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Maine, seven dead after wedding reception

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Coronavirus, the worldwide spread on an animated map

During their stay in the US, news comes from Maine that at least seven people have died in connection with a coronavirus epidemic that broke out after a wedding reception. This was reported by the Associated Press agency. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that more than 175 infections are linked to the party, which took place in August, and six of those who died did not even attend the wedding. State authorities, who have registered fewer than 5,000 coronavirus cases since March, have drawn the line of contagion and concluded that the virus has traveled hundreds of kilometers since the reception of the Big Moose Inn in Millinocke.

In India more than 5 million cases

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Coronavirus, from the first case to infections: the stages. PHOTO

After the United States, the worst affected nation is India. In the country, according to data from the Ministry of Health, the threshold of 5 million infected has been exceeded (deaths exceed 82 thousand). The pandemic, in the second most populous nation on the planet, is spreading at an ever faster rate: a million new infections have been recorded in just eleven days.

More than 5,000 cases in 24 hours in Israel

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Coronavirus, from Israel to Indonesia: new blockades and restrictions

New record of infections in Israel: in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Health Ministry, 5,523 were registered compared to an increase in swabs that reached 55,734 tests. The infection rate is 9.9%. There are currently 42,862 active cases with 535 seriously ill patients, 138 of them on ventilation. Victims remain at 1,147. Today is the last day of school, as established by the government, while the 3-week national lockdown will begin at 2pm on Friday.

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