The measures decided by the communities and Health to avoid the contagion of coronavirus in schools focus the concern in Spain , with the cases of Covid rising daily (more than 9,000 in the last day) Madrid, at the head in the number of infections , today carries out massive tests in Parla, one of the most affected municipalities in the region, to detect asymptomatic patients.
The data of the coronavirus in Spain
- * Source: Ministry of Health
- 91,982 in Catalonia (5,741 dead)
- 87,967 in Madrid (8,600 dead)
- 22,670 in Castilla y León (2,821 dead)
- 19,875 in Castilla-La Mancha (3,041 dead)
- 19,009 in the Basque Country (1,579 dead)
- 18,937 in Andalusia (1,476 dead)
- 16,777 in the Valencian Community (1,461 dead)
- 20,479 in Aragon (1,096 dead)
- 10,741 in Galicia (634 dead)
- 7,899 in Navarra (533 dead)
- 4,430 in La Rioja (369 dead)
- 3,789 in Extremadura (526 dead)
- 3,323 in the Canary Islands (171 dead)
- 4,178 in the Balearic Islands (231 dead)
- 2,785 in Asturias (335 dead)
- 2,930 in Cantabria (221 dead)
- 3,339 in Murcia (155 dead)
- 171 in Ceuta (4 dead)
- 188 in Melilla (2 dead)
Total figures: 429,507 cases of coronavirus diagnosed by PCR; 28,996 deaths with a positive test on August 27
09:16 Illa will report today on "important news" in relation to clinical trials of the vaccine
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will meet this morning, at 09:30, with the Coronavirus Monitoring Committee. Later, at 11:30 am, in Moncloa, the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, and the Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, will offer a joint press conference.
The Minister of Defense will present the situation related to the trackers made available to the Autonomous Communities by her department. The Minister of Health will provide important news in relation to clinical trials of the Covid vaccine.
08:45 Madrid today carries out massive tests in Parla to detect asymptomatic
The Community of Madrid will carry out massive PCR tests this Friday to detect new cases of Covid-19 among asymptomatic people in the municipality of Parla, one of the areas with the most cases of coronavirus in the region.
In this way, the autonomous government of Isabel Díaz Ayuso continues the majority screening of people between 15 and 49 years of age to detect asymptomatic infected, who represent a greater danger for the spread of the disease because they lead a normal life by not knowing that they carry the virus and they pass it on to their closest family and friends, reports Servimedia.
2.56 Panama accumulates 89,982 cases of COVID-19 and 1,948 deaths
Panama registered 900 new cases of COVID-19 and 16 deaths on Thursday, totaling 89,982 confirmed infections and 1,948 deaths from the disease accumulated in 173 days of the pandemic, health authorities said.
The report of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) of Panama indicated that there are 1,512 people hospitalized, 157 in intensive care units (ICU) and 1,355 in the ward, while 22,105 are isolated at home and 421 in hotel-hospitals.
Since the first case discovered on March 9, Panama has had 321,482 detection tests for COVID-19, 70% negative and 30% positive.
2.21 USA exceeds 180,500 deaths and 5.86 million cases of COVID-19
The United States reached the number of 5,860,397 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 180,527 deaths on Thursday, according to the independent count from Johns Hopkins University.
This balance at 20:00 local time (00:00 GMT on Friday) is 42,859 more infections than on Wednesday and 931 new deaths.
Despite the fact that New York is no longer the state with the highest number of infections, it remains the worst hit in terms of deaths in the United States with 32,926, more than in France or Spain.
1.47 Argentina adds 10,104 new cases of COVID-19 and 211 daily deaths
Argentina registered 10,104 cases of COVID-19 this Thursday, a number close to the record that occurred the previous day, while in the country there were 211 fatalities in the last 24 hours, official sources reported.
According to the evening report of the Ministry of Health, coronavirus infections in Argentina total 380,292 and deaths today exceeded 8,000, as there have already been 8,050 deaths from the disease.
To date, the total number of discharges is 274,458 people who have overcome the virus, which is 72.1% of the total who have become ill.
1.41 Colombia reaches 582,022 cases with downward infections for the fourth day in a row
Colombia reached 582,022 cases of COVID-19 by confirming 9,752 positives this Thursday, the fourth consecutive day of decline in infections as the country prepares to lift a quarantine of more than five months on September 1.
After the record of 13,056 cases on August 19, Colombia seems to be beginning to reduce daily infections and after the 10,549 positives on Monday, on Tuesday it was 10,432 and on Wednesday it reached 10,142.
1.29 Guatemala registers 23 deaths from COVID-19 and 1,138 new cases in 24 hours
Guatemala reported this Thursday the death of 23 people from COVID-19 and 1,138 new infections in 24 hours, for which the country adds a total of 2,685 deaths in total due to the disease and 71,856 positive cases.
The Guatemalan Ministry of Health detailed in its data update that the 1,138 new cases were detected after carrying out 3,793 tests in the last day.
Guatemala has carried out a total of 233,685 tests since February 13, a month before authorities confirmed the first infection on March 13 in a man from Europe.
The Central American country is one of the countries that has performed the fewest tests on the continent during the pandemic, with an average of less than 1,200 daily tests, while the average for the region exceeds 4,000 every 24 hours.
1.18 US buys 150 million rapid COVID-19 tests amid controversy
The United States Government, the country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, has bought 150 million rapid tests for COVID-19 from the pharmaceutical company Abbott, after the controversy generated this week by the change of recommendations of the authorities to take the tests.
White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany reported in a statement "the purchase and production of 150 million rapid tests to be distributed in the country."
"In March, President Donald Trump urged the development of a low-cost, reliable point-of-care test. To deliver on this promise, the Administration has partnered with Abbott Laboratories to produce the low-cost, and affordable Abbott BinaxNow tests. easy to use, "McEnany said.
The spokesperson recalled that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, in English) has authorized this type of test under the emergency route and that it expects about 50 million tests to be produced per month.
Abbott revealed yesterday that the test will sell for $ 5 and noted that it is a test the size of a credit card, which offers results in 15 minutes.
1.13 Brazil adds 984 deaths from COVID-19 and is close to 119,000 in total
Brazil registered 984 deaths associated with COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and adds a total of 118,649 deaths from the disease, while the number of infected walks towards 3.8 million, the Government reported this Thursday.
According to the latest bulletin from the Ministry of Health, 44,235 positive cases have been reported in the last day, bringing the total balance of infected to 3,761,391 in the country.
Brazil, the second most affected country by the pandemic in absolute numbers, behind the United States, continues as one of the global epicenters of the disease and one of the main foci in Latin America six months after confirming its first case.
0.00 Pogba tests positive for coronavirus and falls from the French call
French midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for coronavirus, after the last test he passed a day before, and which was confirmed on Thursday by both his club, Manchester United, and the French coach Didier Deschamps, who initially had him in your summons.
The Frenchman will miss the Nations League matches against Sweden (September 5) and Croatia (September 8) in the first two Group C matches. "Everyone at the club wishes Pogba a quick and healthy recovery. has contracted COVID-19, "United said on their social media.
Meanwhile, Deschamps regretted a last minute change in his call when he found out the positive from Pogba, in a test carried out the day before. The player will have to be isolated for 15 days and, pending his evolution, could be at the start of the Premier at Old Trafford on September 19 against Crystal Palace.
23.44 Andalusia addresses this Friday the protocol for infections in schools and the expansion of the teaching staff
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