Paris (AFP)
New assessments, new measures, highlights: an update on the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Over 370,000 dead -
The Covid-19 pandemic has killed at least 370,261 people worldwide since its onset in December in China, according to a report by AFP from official sources Sunday at 7:00 p.m. GMT.
More than 6,113,340 cases of infection have been diagnosed in 196 countries and territories.
The United States is the most affected country in terms of number of deaths and cases, with 104,356 deaths for 1,788,762 cases. This is followed by the United Kingdom with 38,489 deaths, Italy (33,415), Brazil (28,834) and France (28,802).
Iran, the Middle East country hardest hit by the pandemic, said the number of infections reached Sunday the threshold of 150,000 patients. The virus killed 7,797 people in the Islamic Republic.
The number of confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus exceeded Sunday the million in Latin America and the Caribbean (1,016,828 cases), of which half in Brazil, according to an assessment carried out by AFP from official data.
- Pope worried about the peoples of the Amazon -
Pope Francis expressed concern for the indigenous peoples of the Amazon "particularly vulnerable" to the pandemic, after his Sunday prayer celebrated for the first time in almost three months before the faithful gathered in Saint Peter's Square .
Latin America has become the main area of progression for the disease.
- Brazil: almost half a million cases -
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro participated in a rally with his supporters, once again defying health standards and rules of physical distancing at a time when the country is recording nearly half a million cases of the new coronavirus.
The United States has sent Brazil two million doses of hydroxychloroquine, the use of which to treat Covid-19 is controversial, the White House announced Sunday.
- Spain: extended alert status -
The head of the Spanish government indicated to hope that the deconfinement would be completed on July 1 in all the country and announced a "last extension" until June 21 of the state of alert, which allows to limit the circulation.
The Spanish are not allowed to leave their province until the deconfinement is finished.
- Economic impact -
Emirates airline Dubai, the largest in the Middle East, has announced plans to cut jobs, but did not specify the extent.
In Israel, around 65% of small start-ups say they don't have enough backs to keep their operations going for the next six months.
- Recovery plan in Thailand -
The Thai parliament has approved a nearly $ 60 billion stimulus package, the kingdom's largest injection of funds. About $ 17.3 billion will be spent on helping farmers and workers in the informal sector.
- Return to the mosques -
In Jerusalem, the esplanade of the Mosques reopened Sunday after two months of closure.
In Saudi Arabia, masked worshipers flocked to mosques, which have reopened throughout the kingdom except in the holy city of Mecca. The faithful had to comply with certain instructions, such as bringing their prayer mat and standing more than two meters from each other. They also had to perform their ablutions - a ritual of purification - at home, not in mosques.
- Abu Dhabi isolates itself -
Abu Dhabi, the most important component of the United Arab Emirates federation, has decided to isolate itself for a week to fight the pandemic.
From Tuesday, no one will be allowed in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, capital of the federation, without a special permit.
- European football -
The Spanish Championship, suspended since March, will resume on June 11 with the Seville derby, and will end on July 19.
The 2nd Division England Championship could resume on June 20 behind closed doors after three and a half months of suspension, according to the English Football League (EFL).
- Poverty -
The number of poor families could double this year in the West Bank due to the pandemic that threatens public finances and jobs in the Palestinian Territories, according to the World Bank.
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