CORONAVIRUS CARD. The United States has officially become the most affected country in the world by the Covid-19 pandemic. With more than 20,000 dead, the figures take a worrying slope while in Italy or Spain, the balance slows day by day.
CORONAVIRUS CARD. The United States has officially become the most affected country in the world by the Covid-19 pandemic. With more than 20,000 dead, the figures take a worrying slope while in Italy or Spain, the balance slows day by day.
For this Easter Sunday, the figures for the coronavirus pandemic are still very high. According to the latest official AFP count, more than 75,000 people have died in Europe due to the new coronavirus. 80% of these people are in Italy, Spain, France and the United Kingdom. Europe is the most affected continent. In addition, at least 109,133 people have died worldwide from the Covid-19. In the United States, the curve is still on an upward slope even if there was a very slight "slowdown" when the last daily report was announced. In fact, the USA recorded 1920 new deaths on Saturday evening, which constitutes a slight slowdown compared to the previous day, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University. The epidemic still caused a total of 20,506 deaths, now the heaviest toll for a country in the world.
In Spain, after a decline for several days, the balance sheet has started to rise again this Sunday, April 12 with 619 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of new cases (4,100) is decreasing. 16,972 people also died in Spain. If the peak of the epidemic has been passed, according to the authorities, "we are far from victory," said Pedro Sanchez during a television address. These statements come on the eve of the resumption of work for many Spaniards.
This Sunday the figures of our transalpine neighbors confirm the slow decline of the epidemic curve. According to official authorities, Italy deplores 4,092 new cases (4,694 yesterday) and 431 additional deaths (619 yesterday) in 24 hours, bringing the total provisional assessment to 156,363 cases and 19,899 deaths.
In the UK, the good news of the day comes from the discharge from the hospital of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a week after his hospitalization and after several days in the intensive care unit. "Prime Minister is released from hospital to continue his recovery at Checkers", his residence in north-west London, Downing Street said in a statement, adding that "it will not immediately resume work, on advice "I left the hospital today after a week in which the NHS (National Health Service) saved my life, there is no doubt about it," the 55-year-old leader said in a statement. video published by its services As far as the daily report is concerned, the United Kingdom symbolically passed the 10,000 death mark on Sunday 12 April with 737 additional deaths in 24 hours, for a total of 10,612 people missing due to the coronavirus.
In China, concern about a second epidemic wave is becoming more and more pressing. With 97 new "imported cases" of Covid-19 contamination this Sunday, April 12, this is a level never reached since early March and the publication of this count for China. However, only two additional local cases have been identified by the Ministry of Health. In an article published in The Lancet, they felt that containment should not be lifted until an effective vaccine is developed and validated. "Although control policies [...] are likely to be maintained for some time, proactively striking a balance between resuming economic activities and maintaining the risk of contamination will probably be the best strategy until that effective vaccines are widely available, "said Joseph T Wu, co-director of research.
Faced with this health and economic crisis, the international community is looking for answers. According to the boss of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, the coronavirus pandemic will have "the worst economic consequences since the Great Depression" of 1929. The containment measures implemented in many countries, which affect more than half of humanity, have an inordinate economic cost, entire sectors of the economy are paralyzed, trade falls, unemployment soars. After the crisis, measures will have to be put in place, and countries are already organizing. The European Union has concluded an agreement including 500 billion euros available immediately and a stimulus fund to come.
Coronavirus in Spain
After three days of decline, the number of victims of Covid-19 has started to rise again in Spain with 619 deaths in the last 24 hours. As for the good news, the number of new cases (4,100) is decreasing. In total, Spain is the third most affected country in the world with 16,972.
The government had taken containment measures as early as March 14. Since then, the population has been confined. Spaniards can only leave their homes to buy food, for health reasons, and to get their dog out quickly. The head of government Pedro Sanchez announced the extension of the measures until April 25 inclusive at least to slow the epidemic of Covid-19. Now is not the time to let go of all efforts. If the peak of the epidemic has been passed, according to the authorities, "we are far from victory," Pedro Sanchez said once again in a television address on Sunday April 12. At the end of March, the Spanish government also decreed that all "non-essential activity" was now prohibited, only the food, health, public transport, media, banking and part of the administration sectors are allowed to open. The rest had to lay off their workers. Funeral ceremonies have also been prohibited, limiting the number of people who may be present at a funeral to three. And finally, since Sunday March 29, the country's borders are closed. It is no longer possible to return to Spanish territory, except for medical staff, journalists and trucks transporting food.
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