Rome, 30 October 2020 – The assessment of the cases of coronavirus around the world has exceeded quota today 45 million, with an increase of one million infections in just two days: this is what emerges from the counts of Johns Hopkins University, according to which infections globally are 45,028,250 today compared to 44,059,551 on Tuesday. THE dead caused by the virus in the world are 1.181.075, while the people healed are 30,301,655.
Under the lens the situation in Europe, where the infections have continued to rise for days. Code a Paris in the escape from the rigid lockdown decided by Macron, a new record of infections in Germany. In UK citizens in lockdown rise to 11 million. The data on the increase in infections and deaths are frightening Belgium
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Usa, Trump: we will not close
The United States records the absolute record of infections: beyond 91 thousand more in the last 24 hours. A figure never recorded since the pandemic began. Even more than 9 million cases, with over 20 states that have registered a surge in infections. President Trump, however, flaunts confidence: “France and Germany are not doing well. We want their good but they are closing. We will not close“.
France, queues to leave Paris
A few hours from the start of the new lockdown in FranciaAt midnight today, long queues were recorded to leave Paris and cross the border into the countryside. Traffic jams have affected 700 km of roads in the Ile-de-France region since last night. Under the new restrictions, it is forbidden to leave the house except for essential work or medical reasons. President Emmanuel Macron explained that the new measures are necessary because the country risks “being overloaded by a second wave that will undoubtedly be heavier than the first”.
Daily cases in France are at April levels, and authorities reported 47,637 coronavirus infections and 250 deaths yesterday.
The majority of the French, the 70%, approve the new lockdown, according to an Odoxa-Dentsu consulting study. Over half of the French, 51%, also said they were convinced by the President’s speech on Wednesday evening, 9 points more than the announcement of the curfew two weeks ago, but 14 points less than the introduction of the first. lockdown last March.
New record in Germany
New record of Covid-19 cases recorded in 24 hours in Germany: the new infections have been 18.681, according to data released by the Robert Koch Institut, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic. The total of positives is 499,694, that of deaths 10,349, 77 more than the day before.
The map of the areas at risk
Germany declared all of Italy ‘at risk’ with the sole exception of Calabria. The Robert Koch Institut (Rki) – the German epidemiological center – has updated and extended the list of geographical areas in Europe in which the spread of the coronavirus epidemic has exceeded 50 new infections per 100 thousand inhabitants. Those who return to the Federal Republic from these areas are subject to the obligation of quarantine. As stated by Rki on its internet page, in addition to Italy, the list includes all of Austria with the exclusion of two communities, but also Croatia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Hungary, the Principality of Monaco, San Marino. It also includes certain regions of Sweden, Portugal, Denmark, Latvia and Greece. The Vatican has also entered the Robert Koch Institut’s list of risk areas. In fact, even a large part of Germany itself now falls into the category of Covid risk areas.
Great Britain: 11 million in lockdown
The restrictions imposed by the government of Boris Johnson in the territories of the United Kingdom most affected by the second wave of infections, in an attempt to avoid a national confinement bis. From today the bans provided for by level 3 alert – with the spread of the virus defined as “very high” – are in force throughout Nottinghamshire; while from Monday they will also shoot in South Yorkshire, including the Leeds metropolitan area.
Thus rises to over 11 million (out of 66 million inhabitants of the Kingdom) the total number of people destined in England alone to tackle the closure of pubs and cafes, the ban on any social contact (outdoors as at home) with non-cohabiting people, the threat of fines for any meeting of more than 6 people, even among family members and in public parks, indications against moving from municipality to municipality. A scenario that could expand further to Birmingham and the central counties of the Midlands, with the whole of Wales already subjected by the local (Labor) authorities to a real partial lockdown and Northern Ireland and Scotland to slightly less severe restrictions. While London remains at alert level 2 for now.
Switzerland, the contagion rises
Others have been registered in Switzerland 9,207 almost of coronavirus and 279 hospitalizations in the last 24 hours. The overall toll of Switzerland and neighboring Liechtenstein rose to 154,251 infections and 2,037 deaths.
Belgium: + 38% of cases, + 43% deaths
Between 20 and 26 October, Belgium recorded an average of 15,316 new cases of Covid-19, an increase of 38% compared to the previous period. 392,258 infections have been counted since the start of the outbreak. In the same period, an average of 79 people died per day (+ 43.9%), causing the number of deaths attributed to Coronavirus to rise to 11,308 since the start of the pandemic. Hospital admissions reached a daily average of 618 between 23 and 30 October, an increase of 77%. Currently 6,187 people are hospitalized for covid-19 (+ 4%), of which 1,057 in intensive care (+ 9%).
Ukraine, over 7 thousand dead
Ukraine has recorded 8,312 new infections of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, an all-time record. The previous daily record was last October 23, in which 7,517 new cases were registered. The total number of infections thus reaches 378,729 since the beginning of Covid-19. While the number of deaths amounts to 7,041, of these 173 in the last 24 hours.
Russia, over 5 thousand cases in Moscow
New record of cases of coronavirus infection also in Russia: in the last 24 hours they have been registered 18,283 new cases, compared to 17,717 yesterday. In the area of the capital Moscow alone, there were 5,268 infections. There have been 355 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic has reached 1,599,976, while the deaths are 27,656.
Argentina, over 30 thousand dead
Argentina has recorded another 345 deaths related to the pandemic in the last 24 hours, reaching 30,071. At the same time there were 13,924 positive cases, raising the toll of the infected eight-month Covid-19 emergency to 1,130,533. There are 5,037 inpatients in intensive care, with a percentage of occupancy of the beds in this sector of 64.2% across the country. Alarm in four Argentine provinces (Neuquén, Ro Negro, Tucumán and Santa Fe) that have exceeded 80% of the beds of the most serious patients.
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