World coronavirus, record infections: more than 300 thousand in 24 hours. Israel, 3-week closure



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Rome, September 13, 2020 – The positives to Coronavirus in the world they have reached 28 million and 808 thousand cases, only today Record of more than 300 thousand infected in 24 hours (WHO). According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, Covid-19 is responsible or contributes to death of more than 921 thousand persons. the U.S The United States is always the most affected by the epidemic with 6.49 million confirmed positive cases. Second, according to the official information provided, theIndia with 4.75 million cases. Third in Brazil with 4.31 million and where today the complete recovery of the president was announced Jair Bolsonaro. In Europe things are not better with Spain and France that count thousands of cases every day, but they are not the only ones in the Old Continent. A situation that prompted the Austrian Chancellor today Sebastian Kurz to speak of the “beginning of the second wave” of infections in the Alpine country. Kurz urged everyone to abide by the rules, advocating for further tightening if the positives continue to mount. Italy appears in 19th place in this ranking. Meanwhile today the first Netanyahu announced a three-week lockdown on Israel starting Friday.

WHO: world record for daily cases

Today the new record for infections in a single day in the world has been set: 307,930. The figure was released by the World Health Organization. In 24 hours, the number of deaths increased by 5,537 deaths. Don’t say hello with your elbow, the director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, He recalled today when relaunching a tweet the recommendation that he himself made in March: avoid greeting each other with the elbow because it does not allow you to observe the safety distance Recommended to avoid contagion.

France

In France the race of the epidemic continues. In the last 24 hours, 7,183 new cases have been registered, below 10 thousand yesterday. On the other hand, the number of patients in resuscitation is growing, increasing by 427 people in the last week.

Germany

Germany has registered 948 new cases of contagion, reports the Robert Koch Institut. The total of those affected is 259,428, with 9,349 deaths, 2 in the last 24 hours.

Austria

Austria is “at the beginning of the second wave” of coronavirus infections (about a thousand per day), these are the words of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who invited the Austrians to comply with prevention measures, especially by reducing social contacts. Since last Friday it was decided to extend the use of masks also in all shops and public buildings. Kurz warned that if infections continue to rise, as is happening in other EU countries, further measures will be necessary. In the Alpine country, there are 32,696 infections while deaths are 754.

Israel

Israel is expected to have a three-week lockdown starting Friday, with the risk that it will extend beyond that. Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu himself announced it at the end of an extraordinary session of the government. “We hope it lasts until at least the Simchat Torah festival” on October 10.

Africa

For academics, Covid-19 in Africa is an enigma; in fact, the epidemic is slow or declining in some countries. 85% of the cases on the continent are concentrated in 8 countries (South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Algeria, Ghana and Kenya). The fatality rate is also lower: in Africa it seems to be at most 2.4%, while in the rest of the world it is around 3.5%.

Brazil

In Brazil, 33,523 new positives were registered in the last hours, for a total of 4,315,687 cases of Coronavirus infection. While the deaths were 814, which brings the sum of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic to 131,210. After a long journey, it was announced that President Jair Bolsonaro, who had been positive since July 7, has made a full recovery. The ciontagi in the country are declining after a long time and in Brazil we are witnessing a gradual return of activities, with the reopening of shops, restaurants, museums and some public events with a limited number of people.

Lebanon

There are at least 90 positive UN peacekeepers in South Lebanon. This was announced by the spokesperson for Unifil, Andrea Tenenti. The nationality of the blue helmets has not been specified but it is noted that 88 are from the same contingent. These are the first cases of Covid-19 among UN forces in Lebanon. Those infected were transferred to a Unifil facility used for the treatment of the coronavirus. Approximately 45 countries contribute to the Unifil peacekeeping force, created in 1978 to patrol the border between Lebanon and Israel.

India

In India, the second country in infections, there are another 94,372 cases, for a total that exceeds 4.7 million infections. The number of people infected per day fell below a record 97,570 cases in the previous 24 hours and below 95,000 cases in the last three days. The dead are 78,586, of which 1,114 died in one day.

Russia

Russia has registered another 5,449 cases in the last 24 hours. The total is 1,062,811 infections. The dead today were 94 for a total of 18,578 deaths.

Other countries

In Iran another 2 thousand positives for a total of official infected that exceeds 402 thousand units. In the last 24 hours, another 128 patients have died, bringing the total number of deaths to 23,157. Daily cases drop Algeria, which registers another 247 new cases (255 yesterday), for a total balance of 48,254 infected. Deaths have increased by 29 deaths, to 1,612 since the start of the pandemic. In Czech Republic There is a new record for infections in 24 hours: 1,541 new infections. Starting tomorrow in the country, the use of a mask and hand sanitizer will be mandatory at the entrance of shops and restaurants. The total number of cases is 13,700 and the deaths were 453. In Peru another 1,045 positive, while the new deaths are 123. Since the health emergency began in Peru, 722,832 cases and 30,593 deaths have been registered. Peru is the fifth country in the world by number of cases. Australia, more than 70 people arrested in Melbourne for failing to comply with the ban on demonstrating against the restrictive measures in place to stop the coronavirus epidemic. About 250 people took part in the illegal protest, responding to a call on social media from groups supporting the conspiracy theory.

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