Coronavirus in the world: infections, updates and all the news on the situation

There are more than 28 million cases of coronavirus diagnosed in the world. The United States remains by far the country with the highest number of deaths, over 191,000, while Brazil has exceeded 192,000 victims. The dramatic ranking is followed by India (over 75,000 dead), Mexico (about 69,000) and the United Kingdom (more than 41,000). According to the UN, 15 billion dollars are needed over the next three months to accelerate the fight against the pandemic.

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The UN: “15 billion dollars are needed to fight Covid-19”

It takes a “huge leap” in funding – $ 15 billion within three months – to increase the chances of finding a cure for the new coronavirus and making the world “prosper again”, UN Secretary General Antonio said. Guterres during the first working meeting of the council responsible for piloting the international system created to accelerate access to the tools to combat Covid-19, the Act Accelerator. “Without an infusion of 15 billion dollars within three months, and starting immediately, we would miss the opportunity” to accelerate the fight against the pandemic and provide all countries with the means to fight it, warned Guterres. The roughly $ 3 billion already paid has been “essential”, he admitted, noting that “it now takes $ 35 billion to go from the” start-up “phase to a large-scale and impactful phase.” “The Act Accelerator will not be able to achieve its goals without a significant increase in funding. Guterres reiterated during the WHO’s biweekly press conference. There is still a $ 35 billion deficit,” he insisted, noting. that the money received so far has been less than 10% of the requirement.

Japan, Tokyo lowers the alert level

Tokyo lowers the coronavirus alert level by one step, in consideration of the weekly decline in the number of infections. The metropolitan government explained that it made the decision after extensive consultation with the commission of medical experts, bringing the value to 3 on a maximum scale of 4, on which it had settled in the last two months. The vice president of the capital’s medical association, Inokuchi Masataka, said the average of new cases in the past seven days dropped to 149, up from 183 the previous week. “The bearish trend, however, is still modest and residents must continue to use caution,” Masataka added. Following the meeting of the supervisory committee, the metropolitan government also decided to remove the restrictions that envisaged bringing the closure to 10pm for commercial activities in the catering sector. With the last 276 cases on Thursday, the total sum of positivity in Tokyo settled at 22,444, almost a third of the national total.

Great Britain declares Portugal and Hungary risk zones

The British government has stated that it wants to reintroduce Portugal and that it wants to add Hungary to its list of countries of return from which it is mandatory to undergo quarantine. “The data shows that we have to put Portugal, Hungary and French Polynesia on the list,” Transport Minister Grant Shapps wrote on Twitter. The new restrictions, which require self-isolation of all arrivals from countries for 14 days, will take effect on Saturday.

Israel confirms: two-week lockdown during the Jewish New Year

As expected, Israel’s coronavirus ministerial committee proposed the country’s lockdown overnight in the face of the peak of infections in recent weeks. The decision will be validated by the government on Sunday. In the initial phase, the lockdown will last two weeks and will concern the feast of Rosh ha-Shanà (the Jewish New Year) and the fasting of Kippur. If it has the desired effect, it will then be loosened very gradually. The beginning will be set by the government. According to the media, it is foreseeable that it will take place after Wednesday, that is the return of Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu from Washington, where the 15 September will be signed peace agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Once the lockdown goes into effect, Israelis will not be able to leave their homes for more than 500 meters. The education system will be closed and so will all non-essential private businesses. Prayers may only be held outdoors or in spaces deemed suitable by the health authorities. Yesterday, before the ministerial ‘Committee’ decided the lockdown, several hospitals had pointed out to the government that they had reached a level of guard in the departments for the coronavirus, especially in the areas most affected by the pandemic.

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