The number of daily deaths in New York state started to rise again on Tuesday, April 14, as Turkey reported for the first time more than 100 dead in twenty-four hours
Some less affected countries, such as Austria, have already launched their plan to end the crisis, but none of the most bereaved, such as Italy, Spain or the United Kingdom has yet dared to give a precise date. for the end of the most draconian restrictions.
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Nearly 800 deaths in twenty-four hours in New York
The number of daily deaths in New York State started to rise again on Tuesday with 778 new deaths in the last twenty-four hours, against 671 the day before.
A total of 23,709 people have died from the coronavirus in the country since the start of the epidemic, including 10,834 people in New York state alone. Governor Andrew Cuomo, however, assured that the slowdown in the pandemic in the region was confirmed. He stressed that hospital admissions were down again, although around 1,600 people with the virus were still hospitalized in the past twenty-four hours. “We have deviated the curve” which matched professionals’ predictions of the spread of Covid-19, Cuomo said.
The governor on Monday created a working group with his counterparts from five other states in the northeast of the United States, to develop a common plan for the gradual lifting of containment measures. The initiative appeared to irritate President Donald Trump, who assured Monday that he had sole authority to decide on the resumption of non-essential activities. On Tuesday, he accused Andrew Cuomo of having “Begged” with him to obtain his support, which Donald Trump claims to have granted him, and to now want his ” independence “.
“The president seems to want to look for a fight”, observed the governor, while warning that he was ” not interested “. “All of this is too important to enter into political games”, he continued.
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Spain’s daily death toll rises again
It is still time for confinement in Europe, where Covid-19 has killed more than 81,000 people. In Spain, second European country most affected by the pandemic, behind Italy and ahead of France, the number of daily deaths linked to the coronavirus has increased, while 567 deaths were recorded in twenty-four hours (517 the day before), bringing the toll of the epidemic at 18,056 dead, according to figures announced Tuesday by the Ministry of Health.
Despite continued containment, the government on Monday authorized workers, under strict conditions, to return to factories and construction sites, after two weeks of« hibernation » all non-essential economic activities. In an attempt to revive a fragile economy while avoiding a rebound in contagions, police officers and volunteers have distributed ten million masks in subways and stations.
Among the other most affected European countries:
- In Italy, where 566 additional deaths have been recorded, bringing the total death toll to more than 20,000, the daily death toll is increasing, but the rise in contamination is slowing. According to the latest figures from Italian civil protection on Tuesday evening, the number of new cases of contamination in the last twenty-four hours was 2,972, the smallest increase in a month.
- The UK deplored Tuesday 778 additional deaths, a stronger increase than that recorded the day before, bringing to more than 12,000 the total number of victims. The statistics announced daily by the Ministry of Health are criticized because they do not count the deaths in retirement homes, raising fears of a much higher number of victims.
In Germany, the Leopoldina Academy of Sciences, whose opinions are widely followed by the authorities, advocated a return “In stages” to normal, if the figures for new contaminations “Stabilize at a low level” and if “Hygiene measures are maintained”.
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Turkey counts more than 100 dead in twenty-four hours
The Turkey recorded for the first time more than a hundred deaths in twenty-four hours, according to figures announced Tuesday by the Minister of Health, who however said that the spread of the epidemic was slowing. The new deaths bring the number of deaths in Turkey linked to the pandemic to 1,403 out of a total of 65,111 officially recorded cases.
In Inde, containment has been extended until May 3. Severe containment has been in place since March 25 across the country, the second most populous on the planet, with 1.3 billion inhabitants. The measure was originally declared for three weeks. But due to the increase in the number of local cases of Covid-19, many states have called on the central government to extend the device. India has so far identified 10,363 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 339 deaths, according to the latest official report on Tuesday morning. These figures are probably underestimated due to the weakness of screening.
In Iran, the authorities announced on Tuesday that they had recorded less than 100 deaths caused by Covid-19, for the first time in a month in Iran, the Middle East country most affected by the pandemic.
In Russia, President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that the situation “Was not moving in the best direction”, in a country that suffers from “Shortages” protective equipment for medical personnel.
In Africa, the Covid-19 has claimed 833 victims. At Gabon, confinement has only just started in Libreville, the capital, while at Nigeria it is extended for two weeks in a tense social climate coupled with an increase in criminal acts.
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The IMF and the G7 to help the poorest countries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday announced the payment of emergency aid to twenty-five of the poorest countries to help them reduce their debt and better cope with the impact of the pandemic. This measure makes it possible to cover for six months the repayments of the debt to the IMF and“Allocate more of their scarce resources to their medical emergency and aid efforts”.
For their part, the finance ministers and central bankers of the G7 have expressed support for a temporary suspension of interest payments on the debt of poor countries. “To help these countries cope with the health and economic impacts”.
The leaders of the G7 countries (Germany, Canada, United States, France, Italy, Japan and United Kingdom) will also meet Thursday by teleconference to coordinate national responses to the pandemic, the White House announced on Tuesday. Donald Trump is chairing this group of seven countries heavily affected by the disease this year.
“By working together, the G7 is taking a comprehensive approach to tackle the crisis in multiple areas, including health, finance, humanitarian assistance, and science and technology.”, White House spokesman Judd Deere said. G7 leaders had already met by videoconference on March 16, in a previously unprecedented configuration. After that of Thursday, another session will take place during the month of May.
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