Coronavirus cases have increased tenfold in the world in just one month, to 1.05 million positives, with the United States at the forefront of contagions and Italy in death toll.
According to data provided today by the World Health Organization (WHO), the 100,000-case barrier was exceeded on 7 March, and today, just under a month later, the 1.05 million people affected by a virus already suffering from 207 countries and territories around the world are reached.
ITALY EXCEEDS 15,000 DEAD AND US CLOSES TO 300,000 CASES
Italy remains the country in the world with the most deceased by COVID-19, 15,362 since the outbreak was detected at the end of February, with an increase of 681 deaths since Friday. It says, however, it is the best since 27 March and confirms downward trend in the number of deaths.
In total, contagions since February reach 124,632 people, among deaths, current positive cases (88,274) and cured (20,996).
After Italy in death toll are Spain (11,744) and the United States (more than 7,800), although the latter country has the highest number of contagions, almost 300,000.
And, within the United States, New York is the most affected state, to the point of being the global epicenter of the pandemic today.
This Saturday the number of coVID-19s in New York stands at 113,704 (10,841 cases more than yesterday) and the number of deaths in 3,565 (an increase of 630 in twenty-four hours), most in the city itself.
But the worst still seems to be coming and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned that the peak of contagion is expected to take place in the next seven days.
Spain, with 11,744 deaths and 124,736 coronaviruses, considers the peak of the pandemic exceeded and, to follow the fight against COVID-19, will extend the confinement situation to 26 April.
The president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, indicated in a television appearance that, according to the expert data, the peak of coronavirus propagation has been “exceeded” and is “in a position to bend the curve” of the expansion of the epidemic to then begin a “transition” stage.
“I submit to these fortnight again, but I already announce that more days will come,” Sanchez said of a measure, the alarm state, which first took place in mid-March and was expanded a first time until April 11.
And with regard to the European Union (EU), Sanchez said that “Spain is not going to give up the Eurobonds”, in the face of the damage caused by the pandemic and the reluctance of some eurozone members, such as Germany, the Netherlands or Austria.
“That is solidarity, that is Europe,” he stressed, adding that “Europe cannot fail this time.”
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday proposed to set up a EUR 100 billion European fund to provide loans to the countries most affected by COVID-19, such as Spain and Italy, to help them pay for measures to avoid redundancies for the Pandemic.
In the UK, meanwhile, the numbers are rising, and so far 4,313 people have died by COVID-19, a figure that has not yet incorporated the deceased outside hospitals or those who had not had a test before they died.
In particular, in the last twenty-four hours, 708 people have died, the largest daily increase so far.
In France, the deaths in coronavirus hospitals amount to 5,532, with 2,028 deaths in nursing homes. Another 441 people died in France today from the pandemic.
At the time, in the Middle East, the Iranian authorities fear a possible worsening of the situation and continue to expand their hospital capacity for the coronavirus infected, who, as of this Saturday, has killed 3,452 people.
The scenes of pain occur throughout Latin America and, more specifically, in Ecuador, where there are already 172 deaths (27 more than yesterday), especially in the province of Guayas, and those infected take place at 3,500.
In Chile, contagions exceed 4,100, but the death toll is limited to 27.
Meanwhile, Brazil runs against time to develop and manufacture respirators with its own technology and at a value fifteen times less than that of the market.
And within the long list of cases and deceased, two people died aboard the Coral Princess, of the Princess shipping company, which had reported a dozen COVID-19 contagions and is heading to land this Saturday in the Port of Miami( Florida, USA).
The situation that coronavirus is generating is such that the Red Cross considers that it is one of the greatest challenges that this century-old institution faces in its history, given the very high number of countries hit by COVID-19.
