It’s time for worries. The Covid-19 pandemic progresses in the southern United States and in Latin America and even threatens to leave for Europe, where the inhabitants are called to remain vigilant. Sign of the gravity of the situation, Donald Trump for example Canceled yesterday at the last minute his weekend departure for New Jersey, when his move had raised questions in the midst of a resurgence of the disease.
In total, the pandemic has killed at least 490,771 people worldwide, since China announced the first cases in December 2019, according to an AFP report last night. The ten million mark is expected to be crossed next week, according to the WHO. To develop tests, vaccines and treatments, WHO has estimated the funds needed to be more than $ 30 billion on the eve of a donor conference. To date, $ 3.4 billion has been pledged.
The main information to remember
> Number of record cases in the United States
> 21 new cases have been identified in China
> In France, mid-caps call on the government for help
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India exceeds 500,000 cases of coronavirus
India has surpassed 500,000 cases of coronavirus, with an established record Saturday of some 18,500 in one day. The country has a total of 15,685 deaths due to Covid-19, and according to epidemiologists the pandemic has not yet reached its peak, expected in several weeks, with probably the milestone of a million cases exceeded in July.
If India is in a phase of exit from containment, some States are thinking of reimposing it. The coronavirus circulates in a disturbing way in the very densely populated cities of the country, with the main concern the capital New Delhi, which with nearly 80,000 cases has passed Bombay as the most affected.
Mid-cap companies ask for 30 billion less production taxes from 2021
The Movement of Intermediate-Size Companies (METI) is asking for a 30 billion drop in production taxes in France from 2021, its co-president Frédéric Coirier told AFP. According to a study published this Saturday by METI, mid-size companies (ETI) should see their turnover decrease by 20% this year.
Faced with the risk of failures, METI hopes, rather than cyclical support “broken down into sectoral plans”, “a structural reform of the competitiveness ecosystem” in France, according to this document. “30 billion, it may seem a lot, very quickly, but it starts from the observation that it would allow us to return roughly to the European average”, detailed Frédéric Coirier.
The various production taxes in France (C3S, CFE, CVAE, etc.) bring in 72 billion euros a year for the State and communities, which is roughly as much as income tax.
Over 650 new cases in Germany
Germany has reported 687 new cases of coronavirus contamination in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 193,243, according to data provided on Saturday by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for diseases infectious. Six more deaths have been recorded, bringing the official death toll to 8,954 coronavirus-related deaths in the country, according to the RKI.
US records record number of new cases
The United States has recorded a record number of new cases of coronavirus contamination. The country reported 45,242 new infections, the highest number ever in twenty-four hours, according to estimates from Reuters. The total number of Americans to have tested positive for coronavirus is at least 2.48 million.
On Friday, Texas and Florida ordered bars to close their doors again, these two states being, like a dozen others in the United States, facing a sharp increase in cases of contamination by the new coronavirus raising fears that the epidemic is out of control.
21 additional cases in mainland China
Twenty-one additional cases of coronavirus contamination have been recorded in mainland China in the past twenty-four hours, Chinese health officials said.
Seventeen of these new cases have been identified in Beijing, added the National Health Commission. In total, 83,483 cases have been recorded in mainland China since the start of the pandemic, the death toll has remained unchanged since mid-May at 4,634.
IMF grants emergency aid to Burma
The International Monetary Fund has provided $ 356.5 million in emergency aid to Burma to help it overcome the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an IMF release. The Burmese economy has been hit hard by the pandemic because of the fall in exports it has caused, but also the sharp drop in tourism and the decrease in remittances from expatriate Burmese.
The money disbursed by the Monetary Fund must supplement the plan to support the economy launched by the government which must boost growth and finance the health system and the social protection system. This emergency aid must also encourage donors from the international community to mobilize, including within the framework of the moratorium on the debt of poor countries adopted by the G20 in the spring.
Microsoft to Close Nearly All of Its Stores Worldwide
Some were temporarily closed due to a pandemic, they will not reopen for lack of an economic model: Microsoft has announced that it will close almost all of its stores around the world, most of its sales being now made on the internet. Over 80 stores will be closed.
The Microsoft Experience Centers, where visitors can test the brand’s products, will remain open. Those from London, New York and Sydney will be “reimagined”. The number of employees affected by this decision was not immediately available. The computer giant estimates that its sales websites, including Xbox and Windows, are visited by more than 1.2 billion people every month in 190 markets.
Buenos Aires again in restrictive confinement on July 1
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announced a tightening of containment measures in Buenos Aires and its periphery from July 1 to 17, in the face of the increase in cases of coronavirus. “On July 1, we will ask everyone to isolate themselves at home again and not to go out except to get supplies. From July 1 to 17, this will be the case. Only essential services will continue to operate and some industries in certain areas, “said Head of State Alberto Fernandez.
The confinement imposed in the Argentine capital since March 20 had been gradually eased in recent weeks, but the number of new infections continues to increase. In total, the country of 44 million people has registered 52,444 reported cases of Covid-19 and 1,167 deaths related to the disease.
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