- Contagios.The map of the outbreaks of coronavirus in Spain
The future vaccine remains the hope to end the coronavirus pandemic . If Modern Wednesday assured that its vaccine had given a robust immune response in primates, in Spain , the CSIC assures that its coronavirus vaccine is obtaining "promising results". "We have carried out tests on mice, it is immunogenic, and the results are very promising," said Juan García Arriaza, scientist at the CSIC's Superior Council. Good news in a week in which cases have skyrocketed in Spain and where sprouts are not truce.
Coronavirus data in Spain
- * Source: Ministry of Health
- 75,110 in Madrid (8,452 dead)
- 77,142 in Catalonia (5,685 dead)
- 20,142 in Castilla y León (2,798 dead)
- 18,651 in Castilla-La Mancha (3,032 dead)
- 15,754 in the Basque Country (1,566 dead)
- 14,804 in Andalusia (1,435 dead)
- 12,999 in the Valencian Community (1,434 dead)
- 9,661 in Galicia (619 dead)
- 11,810 Aragon (915 dead)
- 6,569 in Navarra (529 dead)
- 4,191 in La Rioja (366 dead)
- 3,345 in Extremadura (519 dead)
- 2,480 in Asturias (334 dead)
- 2,617 in the Canary Islands (162 dead)
- 2,448 in Cantabria (217 dead)
- 2,425 in the Balearic Islands (224 dead)
- 2,199 in Murcia (148 dead)
- 165 in Ceuta (4 dead)
- 129 in Melilla (2 dead)
Total figures: 282,641 cases of coronavirus diagnosed by PCR; 28,441 dead with positive test as of July 29
09.02. Volkswagen scores a loss of 1,019 million in a first half marked by the coronavirus
The Volkswagen group recorded net losses of 1,019 million euros at the end of the semester, compared to the 'black numbers' of 7,168 million euros recorded in the first six months of 2019, according to the consortium published. The multinational company chaired by Herbert Diess attributes the net losses to the negative effect that the coronavirus crisis has had on the business of the group as a whole and on each of its brands. However, the company explained that it has taken "countermeasures" to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, mainly aimed at reducing costs and protecting the company's liquidity position. Thus, the corporation has a net liquidity of its Automotive division of up to 18,700 million euros.
08.29. Italy formalizes the extension of the state of emergency until October 15
The Italian Government has formalized the extension of the state of emergency until October 15 to manage the coronavirus pandemic , after obtaining the support of Parliament, although with opposition from the right. The Council of Ministers approved last night the extension of the state of alarm, decreed on January 31 at the beginning of the crisis and which was to expire tomorrow, Friday.
08.22. The coronavirus weighs down the results of Seat that loses 271 million euros
The Spanish automobile brand Seat closed the first half of the year with operating losses of 271 million euros, compared to profits of 216 million euros recorded in those months of last year, as reported by its parent, the Volkswagen group. The evolution of the Martorell-based firm was affected during the first half of the year by the impact of the closure of the dealerships in most of the European markets due to the coronavirus and also by the temporary cessation of production.
Between January and June of this year, the company posted revenues of 3,749 million euros, which translates into a decrease of 40.2% compared to the 6,266 million euros it billed in the same period of 2019.
07.36. BBVA loses 1,157 million due to sanitation in the US and provisions for the coronavirus
BBVA registered losses amounting to 1,157 million euros during the first half of the year after embedding an impact of 2,084 million due to the adjustment in the United States' goodwill and the provisions made in view of potential deterioration due to the coronavirus crisis . Without accounting for the valuation adjustment in the US subsidiary, a profit of 928 million would be recorded, although it falls 62% in the year-on-year comparison due to the extraordinary provisions made by the pandemic, as detailed by the bank on Thursday.
07.28. Airbus records a net loss of 1.9 billion euros in the first half due to the coronavirus crisis
Airbus has announced that it recorded a net loss of € 1.9 billion ($ 2.2 billion) in the first half, reflecting the halving of its aircraft deliveries during the period marked by the coronavirus crisis . The European aircraft manufacturer, which consumed 12.4 billion euros of cash in the first six months of the year, has "the ambition not to burn more" reserves in the second half, thanks to the adaptation measures put in place to deal with the crisis, said in a statement.
06.58. Nancy Pelosi decrees the mandatory use of masks in the US Lower House after registering a positive
The Speaker of the US Lower House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, has decreed the mandatory use of face masks in the Chamber after a skeptical Republican with this protection measure has tested positive for coronavirus . Pelosi explained that the congressmen will only be able to remove the mask when they use the floor. The Democratic leader said that masks will be distributed to those who do not wear them and recalled that she can order the expulsion of the chamber of those who do not comply with its provision, considering it "a serious violation of decorum."
06.34. The mandatory use of the mask and the limitations of meetings come into force in Madrid
The new order of the Ministry of Health of preventive measures against the coronavirus has already entered into force with the extension of the mandatory use of the mask , the limitation of the meetings on terraces to groups of a maximum of ten people and the restrictions of hours to nightlife, according to the Official Bulletin of the Community of Madrid.
However, the use of a mask will not be required when doing sports; during the consumption of drinks and food; in nature or outdoors spaces outside population centers; in swimming pools during bathing and while staying in a certain space without moving, and in workplaces, only when workers remain seated at their workplace. However, the mask will be compulsory in the previous exceptions when the established minimum safety distance of 1.5 meters cannot be maintained.
Among the new measures, highlights the limit of groups with a maximum of ten people, outdoors, such as parks, common areas, gardens and terraces. In the case of private homes or plots, the regional government also recommends that there be no private meetings with more than ten members.
06.32. A CSIC scientist advances that his coronavirus vaccine is obtaining "promising results"
Juan García Arriaza, a scientist at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), has indicated that the vaccine he is developing with his team against coronavirus is obtaining "promising results." In January, we began the design for a vaccine against coronavirus . We have conducted tests on mice, it is immunogenic, and the results are very promising, "he explained in an interview at Cope. The next step is to test its efficacy. In addition, they are in the process of producing the vaccine with a company and the design of the clinical trial will take place "throughout this year".
As for the vaccine that he and his team are developing, he explained that "it is a similar approach to the one that the Oxford researchers have used to generate their vaccine. They use a common cold virus and we use a virus that belongs to smallpox. We have a lot of experience "because they have generated" vaccines against the AIDS virus and against other emerging vaccines such as Ebola ", so they are applying this knowledge against the new coronavirus.
06.30. Scientists Discover that Cold Antibodies Can Protect Against Coronavirus
A study published in the prestigious journal Nature, carried out by scientists from the University of Medicine - Charité in Berlin, has found lymphocytes capable of fighting the coronavirus in 35% of healthy patients who have not had the disease, but who do. have done for the common cold. According to a study, more than a third of uninfected people would have T lymphocytes, the cells capable of activating the immune response against SARS-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19. "We detected CD4 + T lymphocytes against Sars-Cov-2 in 83% of patients with Covid-19, but also in 35% of healthy donors. If the results of this study were confirmed, it would mean that people who have undergone a The common cold could have similar immunity to patients who have been through Covid-19.
The study concludes that CD4 + T lymphocytes, which recognized SARS-CoV-2, cannot kill the pathogen or infected cells, but are key to activating the response of other immune cells, while generating the call " immunological memory "against similar virus infections. It is "acquired immunity". Ultimately, the study supposes the finding that the response of the lymphocytes analyzed to SARS-Cov-2 is similar to that of the coronavirus of the common cold 229E and OC43.
06.18. China returns to April figures: second day with more than 100 coronavirus infections
China has again registered more than 100 new coronavirus positives for the second consecutive day, with a total of 105, figures not seen in the Asian country since last April, the National Health Commission has reported. The northwestern region of Xinjiang, where a flare-up was detected two weeks ago, contributed the bulk of the statistic, with 96 infections, while the flare-up in the northeast province of Liaoning added another 5. All of these cases, as well as another in Beijing (the third consecutive day that the capital diagnosed a new case), were caused by local contagion.
06.17. Brazil opens its borders to foreigners arriving by plane despite the coronavirus
Brazil has reopened its borders to foreign visitors arriving by plane, hoping to revive its devastated tourism industry, despite the spread of the coronavirus in the country, according to a decree published in the official gazette. The decree extends for another 30 days. the prohibitions for the entry of foreigners by land or sea, but affirms that the border restriction "will no longer prohibit the arrival of foreigners by air."
06.07. The outbreak of coronavirus in Australia registers 13 deaths and 744 new cases
Australian authorities have reported the deaths of 13 people and 744 new cases of coronavirus , representing the highest number of deaths and daily increase in infections in the country. In the state of Victoria, the second most populous in the country and which has imposed a second confinement in the city of Melbourne until August 19, 723 new coronavirus infections and 13 deaths were registered. Likewise, the states of New South Wales and Queensland today confirmed 18 and 3 cases of Covid-19 respectively .
06.06. Health alert in Japan ruled out despite record levels of coronavirus
The Japanese government has ruled out the possibility of re-declaring a state of sanitary emergency despite a record daily number of coronavirus cases being reached , which is spreading dangerously throughout the country. According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Health, in the last 24 hours 1,264 new infections with SARS-CoV-2 were registered , for the first time in over a thousand cases since the new coronavirus arrived in Japan, last 16 from January. Of these new cases, 250 were registered in Tokyo, below the daily record of 366 infected people registered on July 23, but in Osaka, the second city in the country, there were 221 infected, for the first time above the 200 infected.
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