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The state of alarm in Spain for the coronavirus pandemic is preparing to fulfill two months of validity, sixty days of vertigo that have meant the adoption on the march of unprecedented measures to try to save the health of citizens and also protect them from the devastating economic tsunami left by the pandemic. The evolution of infections and deaths from coronavirus continues to decline and with it the average Spain that is in Phase 1 of the de-escalation , with technicians and politicians very aware of the data in fear of a re-emergence. Meanwhile, the communities that have not yet passed have until today another opportunity to present new reports to the Ministry of Health that allow them to advance in the normalization measures.
Coronavirus data in Spain
- 64,972 in Madrid (8,720 dead)
- 55,144 in Catalonia (5,621 dead)
- 18,048 in Castilla y León (1,914 dead)
- 16,431 in Castilla-La Mancha (2,811 dead)
- 13,176 in the Basque Country (1,429 dead)
- 12,293 in Andalusia (1,326 deaths)
- 10,740 in the Valencian Community (1,336 dead)
- 9,291 in Galicia (595 dead)
- 5,359 in Aragon (828 dead)
- 5,081 in Navarra (493 dead)
- 4,008 in La Rioja (347 dead)
- 2,919 in Extremadura (487 dead)
- 2,351 in Asturias (304 dead)
- 2,268 in the Canary Islands (151 dead)
- 2,246 in Cantabria (203 dead)
- 1,953 in the Balearic Islands (210 dead)
- 1,517 in Murcia (139 dead)
- 119 in Melilla (2 dead)
- 114 in Ceuta (4 dead)
- 138,980 people have been cured
- 48,860 toilets have tested positive
* Healthcare no longer reports positives in antibody tests
Total figures: 228,030 cases of coronavirus diagnosed by PCR, 26,920 deaths
08.58. Twitter will allow permanent teleworking for some employees
Twitter has announced that it will allow some of its employees to work from home permanently, even after the containment measures to stop the coronavirus are lifted entirely. The social network is the first major technology firm to take such drastic measures related to telework. "If our employees have a role and a situation that allows them to work from home and want to do it indefinitely, we will allow it to be possible," a Twitter spokesperson told the Afp agency.
08.38 UK GDP falls 2% on coronavirus
The UK has recorded a 2% drop in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2020 due to the economic impact of the new coronavirus pandemic . This is the biggest fall since the fourth quarter of 2018, indicated the ONS, which specified that only in March, the fall in GDP was 5.8%. The United Kingdom is preparing to suffer a historical recession as the impact of the pandemic will be much worse in the second quarter, according to analysts
08.00. University of Washington model estimates 147,000 US coronavirus deaths by August
An estimate from the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Assessment (IHME) has raised its projection of deaths in the United States from the coronavirus to 147,000 by August 4. The figure for the model in question represents an increase of almost 10,000 deaths compared to another IHME estimate released this weekend. Specifically, the model now projects an additional 2,450 deaths in New York, 2,000 in Massachusetts and 1,700 in Pennsylvania. In addition, the new figures predict 3,200 more deaths in North Carolina or 1,200 more in Maryland.
07.53. Bolivia announces the use of an antiparasitic to treat Covid-19
The Bolivian Ministry of Health has announced the authorization of the use of ivermectin, an antiparasitic, to treat patients affected by Covid-19 , despite not having scientific validation for it, but it can only be used in case of prior consent of the sick. "This drug has not yet been scientifically validated," explained Health Minister Marcelo Navajas, who has asked doctors to let patients know they are exposed to "a product that is being tested for the coronavirus ."
07.45. Madrid delivers technical reports today to request again phase 1 of de-escalation
The Community of Madrid will deliver this Wednesday the technical reports that support the new request to enter phase 1 of the de-escalation from May 18 , which will affect the reinforcement of personnel (especially in Primary Care) and the strategy of monitoring and control of possible cases of coronavirus .
Among the data to be provided is the increase in the capacity to carry out diagnostic PCR tests, which rise from 11,000 to 15,000 daily , with the aim of being able to diagnose all suspected cases of Covid and its environment. In its first attempt, Madrid presented all the data on the decrease in hospital incidence of the pandemic and the healthcare capacity of its health network, with a decrease of 83 percent in hospital beds and 64 percent in the ICU.
07.16. Northeast China once again leads a slight rebound in coronavirus infections
Northeast China has once again led a slight upturn in new coronavirus positives , with 6 cases diagnosed, in addition to a case from abroad in the eastern city of Shanghai , reports the National Health Commission. The aforementioned 6 infections occurred locally and were discovered in the northeast Chinese province of Jilin, on the border with Russia and North Korea, where in the last week there have been around thirty cases. On the eve, the health authorities had indicated that a single contagion had been registered in the Asian country, while the figure was 17 the previous day.
06.39. Trump Epidemiologist Warns of Misconduct
The chief medical adviser to the Donald Trump government has warned against early deconfusion, as several countries, including Russia and India, joined the first steps to return to normal after the new coronavirus pandemic .
Anthony Fauci , a reputed epidemiologist who advises the White House, warned in a Senate hearing of the "serious consequences" of a too hasty revival of the economy in some parts of the country. "This paradoxically, would make us go back, adding more suffering and deaths that are avoidable," said the doctor at a time when his country records the highest number of deaths from the virus with more than 82,246 fatal cases of the more than 290,000 deaths in the world.
06.37. Japan approves rapid antigen test to diagnose coronavirus
The Japanese government has given the green light to a rapid antigen test to diagnose the coronavirus that offers results with much less time than the most widely used tests. The test kit, which takes a nasopharyngeal sample, does not need a laboratory to obtain the diagnosis, unlike the most widely used method, PCR (polymerase chain reaction), and the result can be available in less than half an hour . The manufacturer of the kit, the firm Fujirebio, has promised to supply some 200,000 units per week, although it can expand production if necessary.
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