Here we follow all developments on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 on an international scale.
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10:39 am – Covid-19. Today starts a new solidarity campaign “Give change to those who need it”
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10h21 – Portuguese speaking countries. Angola is most affected by the pandemic
Angola records 371 deaths and 16,188 cases, followed by Mozambique (142 deaths and 16,954 cases), Cape Verde (110 deaths and 11,357 cases), Equatorial Guinea (85 deaths and 5,185 cases), Guinea-Bissau (44 deaths and 2,444 cases) and São Tomé and Príncipe (17 dead and 1,009 cases).–
10h08 – Africa with 348 more deaths and 17,823 infected
Africa recorded an additional 348 deaths due to covid-19 and added another 17,823 new cases in the last 24 hours, reaching a total of 56,337 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, according to official data.
According to the African Union’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African continent now registers a total of 2,379,094 people infected since the beginning of the pandemic in the 55 member states of the African Union.
The number of recovered in the last 24 hours was 9,004, for a total of 2,013,989.
Southern Africa is the most affected region, with 967,747 cases of infection and 25,018 registered deaths. In this region, South Africa, the country hardest hit by covid-19 on the continent, accounts for a total of 860,964 confirmed infections and 23,276 cases of deaths due to the disease.
North Africa is the second most affected area by the pandemic, with 826,425 cases of infection and 21,560 fatalities.
East Africa accounts for 297,888 cases and 5,558 deaths, in West Africa the number of infections is 218,422, with 2,976 deaths, while Central Africa records 68,612 cases and 1,225 deaths, the same recorded on Saturday.
Egypt, which is the second African country with the most fatalities, after South Africa, registers 6,920 dead and 121,575 infected, followed by Morocco, which counts 6,624 fatal victims, but more than the triple of cases of HIV infection. previous country: 399,609.
Among the six most affected countries are also Tunisia, with 3,894 deaths and 111,361 infected, Algeria, with 2,596 deaths and 92,102 cases, Ethiopia, with 1,806 fatalities and 116,769 cases, and Kenya, with 1,587 deaths and 91,892 infected.
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9:47 am – Singapore approves Pfizer vaccine and should start program at the end of the year
Singapore approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine against covid-19, estimating this year to begin its vaccination program, according to an announcement by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong this Monday.
9:30 am – Several European countries prepare peak after festivities
Ireland – like Germany and Italy – is also preparing a very likely return to tighter restrictions to deal with a possible spike in infections from the new coronavirus after the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Ireland fears that the numbers will worsen after the problems that led the country to have the lowest incidence of covid-19 in the European Union were raised this month.
9h18 – The sanitary fence in Rabo de Peixe ended at midnight
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9h07 – Italy considers new restrictions for the Christmas period
The country fears a new spike in infections in January, after the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
The government eased measures enacted in November and this Sunday the streets were invaded by Italians who went out in droves for shopping, which is worrying the authorities at a time when Italy overtook the British with the worst balance in terms of the worst death record in Europe.
8:27 am – A month of “strict confinement” for the Germans
In light of the figures, the German Government and the 16 federal states agreed on Sunday to enact a “strict confinement” between next Wednesday and January 10, with which non-essential stores and schools, including leisure, culture, are also closed. and gastronomy.
Meetings will continue to be limited to five people, even at home (not counting children under 14), although conditions are slightly relaxed between December 24th and 26th to allow for family reunions (although not on New Year’s Eve and Kings) .
For the passing of the year, a “ban on gatherings” will be decreed at national level in public spaces and the sale and use of pyrotechnic products, something traditional of the time, will be prohibited.
“It is the day to do what is necessary,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, announcing the decision, and acknowledged that previous restrictions “were not enough”.
The chancellor stressed that it is a question of avoiding “overloading the health system”, reducing interpersonal contacts as much as possible.
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8h25- Germany with 16,362 new infections and 188 more deaths
Germany recorded 16,362 new covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours and 188 deaths, reported the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), a major epidemiological center.
The number of infections is significantly less than in the last three days, when new highs were reached, but higher in 4,000 people than last Monday (this comparison is relevant because fewer tests are performed on the weekend and not all cases come in for statistical purposes).
As of Friday, 29,875 new cases and 598 deaths were reported, the highest number of pandemic cases in both categories. On Saturday, there were 28,438 new cases and 496 deaths, and on Sunday, 20,200 cases and 321 deaths.
In total, Germany has 1,337,078 people infected, of which 21,975 died with or from covid-19.
In the last seven days, 146,451 cases were recorded in Germany – the most populous country in the EU, with 83.2 million inhabitants -, with the cumulative incidence in that period for the country as a whole being 176.4 cases per 100,000 population.
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7:39 am – State of play
In the United States, vaccination against Covid-19 starts this Monday. The first plane loaded with millions of doses of Pfizer drugstore landed in Memphis, Tennessee.
The vaccines, transported in cold boxes at minus 70 degrees, will now be distributed to the various states.
Outgoing President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other senior officials are due to be vaccinated this Monday.
Essential personnel and several employees from three branches of the US administration will be vaccinated in the next ten days, according to Reuters.
On Sunday, nearly three thousand people died with Covid-19 on American soil.
In Europe
In Italy, nearly 300 pavilions will be installed in squares, where vaccines will be administered.
The Italian commissioner responsible for the pandemic plan believes that all European countries will start vaccination at the same time, without further details.
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In France, a mass screening of Covid-19 starts in the north. Havre is one of the regions covered.
The strategy aims to control the epidemic. In the past 24 hours, more than 11,000 new infections have emerged. 150 hospitalized patients died of causes associated with Covid-19.The Covid-19 pandemic caused at least 1,605,583 deaths resulting from more than 71.6 million cases of infection, according to the balance sheet which is constantly being updated by the agency France Presse.
France starts a progressive deflation starting on Tuesday, with an overnight curfew.
Germany will adopt more restrictive measures to curb SARS-CoV-2 infections. From next Wednesday until January 10, all non-essential trade will have to close. Only supermarkets, pharmacies and banks remain in operation.
Schools and day centers will also be closed.
For Christmas, the Angela Merkel Government sets a maximum limit of five people and only members of the same family.
The picture in Portugal
Portugal set an unprecedented new mark in the number of deaths by Covid-19. 98 more people died. Sunday’s epidemiological bulletin reported 4044 new infections.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 5559 deaths and more than 348 thousand contagions.
The number of people hospitalized has also gone up. There are now 3157 patients, 64 more than in the previous bulletin. There are 513 people in intensive care.
The latest report by the Regional Health Administration of the North, on December 9, shows a decrease in the incidence rate of infections in several counties.António Costa guarantees that the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 will really start in the first week of January.
Six are no longer at very high risk and are now at high risk, which means relief from the restriction measures: Ponte da Barca, Mirandela, Arcos de Valdevez, Tarouca, Castelo de Paiva and Cinfães.
In the opposite direction are Régua, Mesão Frio, Lamego, Armamar and Santa Marta de Penaguião. They move to very high or extremely high risk and will have more restrictions.
A team of researchers from the Institute of Public Health at the University of Porto concluded that an unrestricted Christmas may cause an additional 1500 deaths by Covid-19.
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It also warns of the possibility of another 20,000 Portuguese people becoming infected, most without knowing it, at the risk of infecting other family members.
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