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Here we follow the developments of the new coronavirus pandemic on an international scale.
7:48 am – European and African leaders sign “Call to Action”
Several European and African leaders, including the Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, and the President of Angola, João Lourenço, sign this Wednesday at the Financial times a “Call to Action” to jointly combat the pandemic in Africa.
The appeal is based on four pillars: increasing the response capacity of African health systems, directing a significant package of economic stimuli, responding to the request of the UN Secretary General for an ambitious humanitarian initiative for Africa and supporting coordination mechanisms African political and scientific policy.
“The crisis has shown how interconnected we are. No region can beat Covid-19 alone. If Covid-19 is not defeated in Africa, it will hunt us all down again. We will work with G7 and G20 partners to end the pandemic where it is. Find and build resilient health systems to keep people safe in the future. This is not the time for divisions or politics, but for unity and cooperation, “says the text.
Among the signatories, in addition to António Costa and João Lourenço, are the Presidents of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, the European Council, Charles Michel and France, Emmanuel Macron, as well as Spanish Prime Ministers, Pedro Sánchez, Italian. , Giuseppe Conte and the Dutch Mark Rute.
From the African flank are the presidents of Rwanda, Paul Kagamé, Senegal, Macky Sall, South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, Ethiopia, Abyi Ahmed Ali, Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Egypt, Abdul Fatah Khalil Al- Sisi, as well as former Chadian Prime Minister Moussa Faki.
“The emergence and rapid expansion of Covid-19 has pushed public health systems beyond their limits and caused unprecedented economic, social and humanitarian damage. This virus knows no bounds and its arrest requires international leadership. strong and guided – for a sense of responsibility and solidarity. Only a global victory that includes Africa can end the pandemic, “they argue.
For this to be successful, they argue, you need to “act now.” “Otherwise, the pandemic can strongly affect Africa, which means a significant prolongation of the global crisis.”
7:20 am – More than 2,200 dead in 24 hours in the United States
The United States counted, in 24 hours, more than 2,200 deaths due to the new coronavirus, the highest daily balance recorded by a country, indicates Johns Hopkins University.
After two days of declining death toll, the United States recorded 2,228 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 25,757.
The highest daily balance had been recorded last Friday, also in the United States, with 2108 deaths.
The number of Covid-19 cases officially declared on Monday exceeded 600,000 infections. About three million tests have already been carried out in the country.
The worst affected state remains New York, despite a slowdown in hospital admissions.
6:50 am – State of play
This Wednesday another meeting will take place, at the Infarmed headquarters in Lisbon, among the highest figures of the State and experts in Covid-19.The Minister of Economy guarantees that the Government is
prepare Portugal for the return of economic activity. But Pedro Siza
Vieira leaves a warning: this quarter will have consequences
generalized
The President of the Republic, the President of the Assembly of the Republic and the Prime Minister will be present. Party, union and employer leaders and state councilors also participate.
The meeting will serve to assess the situation before the imminent renewal of the state of emergency.
Last week, the President of the Republic announced that he plans to renew the state of emergency for May.
Like Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, António Costa also admits that the state of emergency should extend until the beginning of May. And he adds that restrictions on the movement of people should not undergo major changes.
The photo in Portugal
As of Tuesday, 567 people had succumbed to Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. A further 32 deaths were recorded.
The number of infected people also increased, to almost 17,500, corresponding to 514 new cases. The total recovered so far is 347.
The Secretary of State for Health, Lacerda Sales, affirmed yesterday that the country was in a “decisive phase of a collective struggle”, appealing to the resistance of the Portuguese.
The General Directorate of Health and the Government update the data around 1:00 p.m.
The international framework
Donald Trump did what he had threatened. His administration has suspended funding to the World Health Organization.
The President of the United States, the country that is the largest donor to the WHO, accuses this international organization of failed decisions at the right time.
Washington contributes the equivalent of more than 300 million euros per year to the institution headed by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
The WHO has already approved 70 clinical trials for Covid-19 vaccines. And China announced that it already has the first vaccine in human clinical trials.
Despite this race against time, it will only be possible next year to start vaccination worldwide.
The new coronavirus, the source of the current pandemic, has already killed more than 124,000 people and infected nearly two million people in 193 countries and territories. About 413,500 of the infection cases were considered cured.
