Live news about the coronavirus: the cases of the USA USA 500,000 Exceeded as Trump Faces “Biggest Decision” About Restrictions World News

Here are some positive news from Turkey, where doctors celebrate the recovery of a 93-year-old woman, Alye Gunduz, who was released from an Istanbul hospital after 10 days of treatment.

“It is promising because most of the time patients at this age and with chronic diseases cannot recover because they have the highest risk of Covid-19,” chief physician Zekayi Kutlubay told AFP.

Turkey has registered more than 47,000 cases of Covid-19, ranking it among the 10 most infected countries in the world. It has registered more than a thousand deaths.

“A 93-year-old woman who abandons the sound of intensive care and is safe is inspiring to us and to other coronavirus patients at her age,” said Kutlubay.

World Bank President David Malpass has said he is confident that progress is being made, following his call for debt relief from the world’s poorest countries.

The call for a temporary pause in payments, made in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund, will be discussed next week by financial officials from the G7 and G20 economies, he said.

It has been proposed that China and other major creditors should suspend payments on the debt of the International Development Association (IDA) countries starting May 1, freeing up resources so they can fight the pandemic. IDA countries host a quarter of the world population and two thirds of the world population living in extreme poverty.

The issue is particularly critical for the G20 member China, which has dramatically increased lending to developing countries in the past two decades.
China’s government, banks and companies lent some $ 143 billion to Africa between 2000-2017, largely for large-scale infrastructure projects, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. By some estimates, Chinese lending now dwarfs World Bank lending in Africa.

the UK Health Secretary Matt HancockHe said the Easter weekend will be “proof of the nation’s resolve” and issued another warning to the public to “stay home” amid the coronavirus crisis.

The Meteorological Office said London could see highs of 25 ° C or 26 ° C, while much of England and Wales were expected to record temperatures of 18 ° C to 24 ° C.

Speaking at the daily press conference about the importance of complying with the closing rules, Hancock said:

This is a national effort, and every person in this country can participate in this plan. This Easter will be another test of the nation’s resolve. It is a time of year when people usually get together. But as hot as the weather is, as tempting your local beach or park is, we need everyone to stay home.
Because in hospitals across the country, NHS staff are fighting day and night to keep people desperately ill and need you to stay home. “

Singapore has suspended teachers’ use of the Zoom video conferencing tool after “very serious incidents” in the first week of a coronavirus blockade that has led schools to learn at home, Reuters reported.

One incident involved obscene images appearing on screens and strange men making lewd comments during the broadcast of a geography lesson with teenagers, according to media reports.

Zoom Video Communications has faced security and privacy concerns regarding its conference app, the use of which has increased in offices and schools around the world after they closed to try to curb the virus infection.

Taiwan and Germany have already slowed down the use of Zoom, while Google banned the desktop version of corporate laptops this week.

It was previously confirmed that coronavirus cases in the US USA now they have exceeded 500,000, while 18,693 deaths Has been reported. Despite such increases in case numbers, there are some signs that home stay measures in the United States are having an impact, and on Friday New York Governor Andrew Cuomo expressed cautious optimism that the state infection rate was slowing down.

However, the World Health Organization and Anthony Fauci, the leading infectious disease expert in the United States, have warned against easing the blockade measures, something Donald Trump has been willing to do.

Here are some details from a recent report by The Guardian senior reporter Peter Beaumont and Madrid correspondent Sam Jones:

Trump, apparently concerned with deflating approval ratings and the explosion in unemployment figures, had told reporters that he hoped to open the economy “very, very, very, very soon.”
On Friday, the president gave a more emollient tone, saying he would announce next week a council of business and medical leaders to help him with the “most important decision I’ve ever had to make” about when to reopen the United States for business.
Trump added: “I want to open it as soon as possible. This country was meant to be open, vibrant and cool … The facts will determine what I do. But we do want to open the country. “

New Zealand has confirmed two new Covid-19 related deaths, doubling the country’s number of deaths to four.

A Christchurch man in his 70s and a Wellington man in his 80s died on Good Friday after being admitted to the hospital with the disease, the Australian Associated Press reported. Both had underlying health conditions, as did the previous two Kiwis who died after contracting coronavirus.

It is troubling that the Christchurch man is the second to die from a group linked to the Rosewood rest home. Public Health Director Caroline McElnay said she “can’t rule out more serious illness or death” from that group. So far, 30 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Rosewood.

Health officials also announced 29 new cases of the disease on Saturday, a sign that the country is nearing control of the disease.

There were also 49 recoveries on Good Friday. The total number of cases is now 1,312.

The number of coronavirus cases in the US USA It has now surpassed 500,000, according to the John Hopkins University Global Dashboard.

Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has announced the creation of a humanitarian assistance account to be financed with contributions from businesses and citizens to address the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The account will be financed, in part, by a contribution of five percent of the profits of companies that earned more than a million dollars. The money will be used to finance smaller companies that require capital. The other funds will come from a progressive contribution based on the workers’ monthly income for nine months. The contribution will go to those who earn more than $ 500 per month.

Ecuador reported more than 2,196 new infections in one day on Friday, bringing the total number to 7,161. Some 297 have died and another 311 were likely killed by the virus, according to official data. Moreno said in a televised speech:

The pandemic hit us at a critical moment, when we were trying to get ahead after a very tough economic crisis … It hit us penniless in the state’s accounts. “

The government has said that deaths could reach 3,500 due to the outbreak in Guayas province, where the epicenter of the country’s outbreak is located, which represents 70% of infections.

The 112 Australians and New Zealanders trapped aboard a coronavirus-affected Antarctic cruise ship finally landed in UruguayThe Associated Press has reported. The ship has been anchored off the coast of South America for the past 14 days.

At least six Americans, five British citizens and passengers from other countries, as well as 83 crew membersStay on the Greg Mortimer, a ship operated by Australias Aurora Expeditions. Arrangements are still being made for their evacuation.

Uruquay had originally refused to let passengers leave the cruise ship, after authorities said 128 of the 217 people on board had tested positive for the new coronavirus. Later they sent medical teams to the ship to guarantee the health of the people and monitored the situation through WhatsApp.

Most of the crew and passengers have mild symptoms and are stable, Karina Rando, director general of the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health, told The Associated Press.

We are in a moment of the epidemic that allows us to evacuate. We have intensive care beds, there are doctors available and we are not putting the care of our population at risk … We have the logistical and professional capacity to serve these people. “

The evacuated passengers will be repatriated using a humanitarian corridor with biosecurity measures unprecedented for the South American country.
They will be driven on four buses to Montevideo’s Carrasco airport, escorted by the police and medical personnel. On the runway, passengers and their luggage will be disinfected before boarding.
A reconditioned plane operated by charter airline Hi Fly will take them to Melbourne, Australia, where passengers will undergo a 14-day quarantine, the company said. The flight is expected to leave Uruguay around 2 a.m. Saturday local time.

China reported 46 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, of which 42 were imported from abroad. Three other deaths have also been reported.
Hubei Province, home to Wuhan City, where the outbreak began, did not report new cases on Friday. This week, the city of 11 million people opened its doors again after 76 days of being cut off from the world.

Hi, I’m Rebecca Ratcliffe leading our global coronavirus live blog.

As global deaths from the virus surpassed the grim 100,000 milestone, the World Health Organization warned that a premature lifting of restrictions on people’s movements by countries fighting the pandemic could lead to a ” deadly revival. ”

In the United States, where President Donald Trump is agitating for the reopening of the economy, the country’s leading infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, warned against easing blockade measures. Both Italy and Spain have extended their restrictions. Meanwhile, Turkey has established a two-day blockade in 31 provinces.

These are some of the key developments of the last hours:

• Nearly 1,000 more people are confirmed dead in France. The death toll in France exceeds 13,000, said the director of the health ministry, Jérôme Salomon. An additional 554 deaths were confirmed in French hospitals and 433 in nursing homes and nursing homes.
• Italy extends the running of the bulls. The restrictions will remain in place in Italy for another three weeks, the country’s prime minister said, although some types of stores will be allowed to reopen starting next Tuesday. Giuseppe Conte said: “This is a difficult but necessary decision for which I take full political responsibility.”
• Trump vows to listen to expert advice on reopening the economy. The President of the United States says he is creating a second workforce that will include a council charged with deciding when to ease the restrictions. But Donald Trump, who has repeatedly pushed the idea, insists he is not determined to reopen the economy if he is advised that doing so endangers public health.
• Turkey establishes a two-day blockade in 31 provinces. The measures cover Istanbul, Ankara and other major cities, its interior ministry says, adding that the curves will start at midnight and end at the same time on Sunday. The known death toll in the country is 1,006 people.
• The UK is urged to investigate whether black, Asian and ethnic minority people are more vulnerable and why. The head of the British Medical Association made the call after it emerged that the first 10 doctors in the UK named as dead by the virus were all BAME.
• Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish tests positive. The 69-year-old man was in the hospital for treatment for a separate infection.

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