In the middle of the tourist season, coronavirus infections are growing exponentially in Spain . The measures of social distancing are reinforced and the autonomous communities are preparing to massify the tests, seeking to stop the outbreaks in the face of returning to school in September.
The data of the coronavirus in Spain
- * Source: Ministry of Health
- 89,909 in Catalonia (5,709 dead)
- 83,606 in Madrid (8,481 dead)
- 22,169 in Castilla y León (2,804 dead)
- 19,582 in Castilla-La Mancha (3,037 dead)
- 19,009 in the Basque Country (1,566 dead)
- 18,059 in Andalusia (1,445 dead)
- 15,934 in the Valencian Community (1,442 dead)
- 19,418 in Aragon (992 dead)
- 10,480 in Galicia (623 dead)
- 7,713 in Navarra (532 dead)
- 4,333 in La Rioja (366 dead)
- 3,664 in Extremadura (522 dead)
- 3,107 in the Canary Islands (164 dead)
- 3,780 in the Balearic Islands (225 dead)
- 2,733 in Asturias (334 dead)
- 2,824 in Cantabria (220 dead)
- 3,116 in Murcia (149 dead)
- 168 in Ceuta (4 dead)
- 180 in Melilla (2 dead)
Total figures: 342,813 cases of coronavirus diagnosed by PCR; 28,617 deaths with a positive test as of August 13
8.43 India Announces Testing Three Possible Coronavirus Vaccines
The Prime Minister of India , Narendra Modi , announced on Saturday that three possible vaccines against the coronavirus are being developed in the country, which are still in different testing periods and that the Asian nation has the capacity to mass-manufacture the one that is successful.
"Today in India, not one, not two, but three vaccines are in different phases of the testing period. As soon as scientists give the go-ahead, the country is ready to produce (the vaccine) in large numbers," announced the first Minister during his speech on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the country's Independence Day , held this Saturday in New Delhi .
Although Modi did not reveal which laboratories or companies are developing these projects, he did state that the State "has prepared the infrastructure to vaccinate every person in the country." "We have a roadmap ready for that," he insisted. Efe reports.
8.39 Alibaba will test all its products and employees for coronavirus after at least three positives
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen in Guangzhou province has launched a massive PCR test campaign after at least three employees of a supermarket chain tested positive for coronavirus , local press reported today.
According to the Global Times newspaper , one of the employees of the Fresh Hema chain , belonging to the Alibaba Group , tested positive for coronavirus , and by tracing his close contacts they found that two co-workers and three asymptomatic relatives had also contracted it.
Consequently, the chain has closed its 21 stores in the city, and will test all its products and employees, while the local authorities will test all those who have bought in the establishment since July 24. Efe reports.
8.10 Ecuador extends the state of exception for another 30 days due to the coronavirus pandemic
President of Ecuador , Lenin Moreno , extended this Friday 30 days the state of emergency prevailing in his country since March 14, before the expansion of the pandemic of the coronavirus , which has already infected almost 100,000 people and caused death to more than 6,000.
The president reported on his official Twitter account that he has renewed the exceptional measure in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus . "I have arranged through Executive Decree the renewal for 30 more days of the State of Exception throughout the national territory to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, " he indicated through the social network. Efe reports.
8.06 China detects 22 new cases of coronavirus, eight less than the previous day
The National Health Commission of China reported today 22 new cases of coronavirus detected on Friday, 14 of them from abroad and eight locally, which is eight positives less than the previous day.
Seven of the eight local cases were recorded in the northwestern province of Xinjiang , where a flare-up was detected almost a month ago, and the remainder in the southern province of Guangzhou .
In contrast, imported positives were diagnosed in travelers from abroad in the city of Shanghai (east, 4) and in the provinces of Sichuan (center, 4), Jiangsu (east, 2), Shaanxi (center, 2), Inner Mongolia (north, 1) and Canton (south, 1). Efe reports.
8.00 Berlin brothels reopen under a ban on having sex due to the coronavirus
After five months of forced closure by the coronavirus, Berlin brothels, in an alarming financial situation, reopen their doors. However, sexual intercourse remains prohibited until September.
Jana, a sex worker for 20 years, offers massages, the only benefit authorized at the moment after the reopening of the brothels on 8 August. "I prefer sexual services, my clients also. There is already a great demand" for September, she explains.
The reopening of the brothels is a balloon of oxygen for these establishments, in serious financial difficulties after months of closure, as well as for the nearly 40,000 registered sex workers in Germany. Reports Afp.
7.58 Peruvian football returns this Tuesday despite the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic
The Peruvian government announced on Friday that the national soccer tournament will resume this Tuesday, despite an outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic , after a failed return a week ago after five months of standstill.
"The Peruvian Sports Institute approves the proposal presented by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) for the restart of the League 1 championship on Tuesday, August 18," said the institution, which has the rank of ministry, in a statement.
First division football will start, again without an audience, with the games that were yet to be played on date 7, canceled a week ago after the first match was played at the National Stadium in Lima , in whose surroundings fans gathered, which motivated the new suspension. Reports Afp.
7.56 Mexico records 55,908 deaths from coronavirus and 511,369 infections
The health authorities of Mexico recorded 55,908 deaths from coronavirus and 511,369 cases of contagion this Friday , adding the 615 deaths and 5,618 new infections reported in the last 24 hours.
The infections and deaths contained in the daily technical report on the coronavirus of the Ministry of Health yielded growth of 1.11% in both statistics, compared to the figures of the previous day.
The director of Epidemiology of that ministerial portfolio, José Luis Alomía , said that 1,156,852 coronavirus detection tests have been carried out since the epidemic was declared in Mexico at the end of February. Efe reports.
According to the criteria of The Trust Project
Know more- Coronavirus
- Covid 19
- Sprouts
- Spain
- Science and Health
PandemicOnly 10% of the population infected by Covid-19 could generate antibodies
Coronavirus Four out of ten outbreaks of Covid-19 occur in the family
Regrowths make the use of masks mandatory in 12 autonomous communities
See links of interest
- News
- Translator
- Programming
- Calendar
- Horoscope
- Classification
- Films
- Cut notes
- Topics
- Barcelona - Bayern Munich, live