The pandemic of the new coronavirus has killed at least 233,176 people worldwide since its appearance in December in China, according to a report established by AFP from official sources Friday at 11:00 GMT.
More than 3,264,200 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed in 195 countries and territories since the start of the epidemic. This number of diagnosed cases, however, only reflects a fraction of the actual number of infections, with a large number of countries only testing cases requiring hospital treatment. Among these cases, at least 987,400 are now considered cured.
The United States, which recorded its first death linked to the coronavirus in early February, is the country most affected in terms of number of deaths and cases, with 63,019 deaths for 1,070,032 cases. At least 153,947 people were declared cured.
After the United States, the most affected countries are Italy with 27,967 deaths for 205,463 cases, the United Kingdom with 26,711 deaths (171,253 cases), Spain with 24,824 deaths (215,216 cases) and France with 24,376 deaths (167,178 cases).
EUROPE
AUSTRIA
Austrians can move freely again on Friday, for no particular reason. Containment had been decreed in mid-March in the country, to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Mouth masks are, however, compulsory in public transport and shops. Gatherings of more than 10 people are also prohibited. Austria was one of the first European countries to close its borders. The country has recorded 584 deaths linked to the new coronavirus.
NETHERLANDS
The Netherlands has registered 98 new deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the Royal Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said on Friday. A total of 4,893 people have already been killed by the disease in the Netherlands. In 24 hours, 85 new hospitalizations were also recorded, bringing their number to 10,854. In addition, 475 people tested positive, for a total of 39,791.
SPAIN
Spain has registered 281 deaths from Covid-19 disease in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 24,824, but confirming the slowdown in the pandemic, according to figures released Friday by the Ministry of Health.
Thursday, the death toll had reached its lowest since March 20 with 268 deaths. Spain, the fourth most bereaved country in the world after the United States, Italy and Great Britain, has registered 215,216 confirmed cases. The balance sheet has been maintained for six days around 300 daily deaths, far from the peak of 950 deaths in 24 hours recorded in early April.
Russia has crossed several symbolic thresholds, exceeding 100,000 cases, 1,000 dead and breaking a new daily record of contamination.
Prime Minister Mikhaïl Michoustine announced to be contaminated and to be placed in isolation.
UNITED KINGDOM
The UK has “passed the peak” of the epidemic, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “We are on a downward slope,” he said during his first press conference since his recovery from the coronavirus.
Germany has decided to make containment a little more flexible by reopening places of worship, museums and zoos under certain conditions. Chancellor Angela Merkel, on the other hand, said that the question of opening borders with European countries was “not on the agenda” at the moment.
The coronavirus has made 289 additional deaths in France in the last 24 hours, bringing the total toll to 24,376 deaths since March 1, announced Thursday the Director General of Health, Professor Jérôme Salomon. Resuscitation services again show a negative balance of minus 188 patients compared to the previous day, bringing their total to 4,019, he said. A peak had been reached on April 9 with nearly 7,200 patients.
AMERICA
The United States has recorded in the last 24 hours 2,053 additional deaths related to the new coronavirus, according to the count Thursday at 8:30 pm local (02:30 am Belgian time) of the Johns Hopkins University, which refers. After a brief dip on Sunday and Monday, this marks a third consecutive day with more than 2,000 deaths and brings the American death toll to 62,906 deaths in total since the start of the pandemic, according to figures continuously updated by the university.
ASIA
JAPAN
The Japanese Prime Minister announced Friday that the government will prepare for a one-month extension of the state of emergency declared against the coronavirus pandemic, which is scheduled to end on May 6. “After having read the report made by our group of experts, I asked Minister (Yasutoshi) Nishimura (in charge of pandemic management, editor’s note) to consider the extension over a period of one month. the state of emergency as a basis for reflecting on the possibilities envisaged to meet the needs of the regions “, said Mr. Abe.
Government appointed expert group reviews situation in different parts of the country and “We will listen to their opinion and hope to make a decision on May 4”.
IRAN
Iran announced Friday that it has officially counted 63 new deaths from Covid-19 disease in the past 24 hours, also reporting a decline in infections while calling on people to remain vigilant. The latest recorded deaths bring the total death toll to 6,091 dead in Iran, the country most affected by the pandemic in the Near and Middle East.
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