Corona: A thousand deaths a day in Italy and warnings of a "dramatic development" in Africa

Italy on Friday announced nearly a thousand deaths in 24 hours, a record count in the country and the world, and as the World Health Organization warned of a dramatic development of the spread of the virus in Africa, the International Monetary Fund said the epidemic had entered the world economy in a recession.

With these new deaths in Italy, the total number of deaths increased to 9134, an increase of 969 cases since Thursday, but the frequency of infection continues to decline, with the percentage of new cases registered growing 7.4%, the lowest since the beginning of the epidemic in the country more than Month.

The medical authorities in Spain recorded 769 new deaths from the virus during the last 24 hours, the highest increase in cases recorded in one day, bringing the deaths to 4858 deaths due to the epidemic.

Scenarios and warnings
In Italy, too, experts of the National Institute of Health expected that the spread of the virus would reach its peak in the next few days, but considered that the measures to stop the spread of the epidemic that killed 8,100 people and infected about 80 thousand others may produce results soon.

"I want to be clear, we have not yet reached the peak of the epidemic and have not crossed it. We have indicators of a slowdown (for the number of cases) that leads us to believe that we are close to that, and we can reach the peak stage in the coming days," said Silvio Prosaviro, head of the institute.

In turn, a British study published today, Friday, expected that Europe would record tens of thousands of deaths related to the Corona virus this year, according to the best scenario.

Researchers at the Imperial College in London estimated that 279,000 people will die in the Europe and Central Asia region, which includes Russia, in the next 250 days, if all countries take the strict measures already applied in most European countries.

The researchers added that around the world, there are 1.9 million people who might die this year if all countries use social divergence measures.

The researchers estimate that if governments do not take any action at all, the death toll may reach 40 million, and the death toll to seven billion people.

"Our estimates indicate that the world will face an acute and unprecedented general health emergency in the weeks and months to come," said Patrick Walker, one of the report's authors.

"Our results indicate that all countries face a choice between intensive and costly measures to counter virus transmission or risk health systems that rapidly exceed their absorptive capacity," he added.

Dramatic development
Also in the context of the warnings, the WHO Regional Director for Africa said on Friday that the continent is facing a "dramatic development" of the Coruna epidemic.

Machdiseo Rebecca Moiti said in televised comments today, Friday, that among the 47 African countries, 39 countries are currently affected, compared to one country only one month ago. He added that there are about 300 cases of HIV infection daily, calling on African countries to intensify the precautionary measures.

Although 42 countries in Africa are now able to diagnose the disease, Mwete stressed that the continent is not well equipped to deal with a major health crisis.

Beyond the health effects of the epidemic, International Monetary Fund Director Kristalina Georgieva said Friday that the Coruna epidemic that pushed the world economy into recession would require massive funding to help developing countries.

"It is clear that we have entered into a recession," it will be worse than it was in 2009 after the global financial crisis, she told an online news conference.

She added that with the "sudden pause" of the global economy, the fund estimates "for the total financial needs of emerging markets, $ 2.5 trillion", but she warned that this is the minimum, as more than 80 countries have already requested emergency assistance from the International Monetary Fund.

The most prominent developments
And in the most prominent developments today, Friday, the number of HIV infections in the United States increased to 86,12, and deaths increased to 1,313 deaths.

President Donald Trump called on Ford and General Motors to immediately start manufacturing respirators, waving the application of the Defense Production Act.

In Russia, the Kremlin confirmed the discovery of a case of the Coronavirus today in the administration of President Vladimir Putin.

The number of confirmed cases jumped to a record daily level for the third consecutive day to 1036 cases, and four people died of the disease.

Putin announced that next week will be a holiday and Moscow, the worst hit area by the virus, will close all cafes, restaurants and shops except for food and medicine until April 5.

In Britain, the number of deaths rose to 759, while the number of injured rose to 14579, an increase of 31%. The number is the seventh highest in the world after Italy, Spain, China, Iran, France and the United States, according to a Reuters count.

In France, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced the extension of the public quarantine imposed in the country for an additional two weeks, and he warned of the "very high wave" of the epidemic that was sweeping France.

This comes as patient evacuations continue in trains or air in an effort to relieve pressure on hospitals in the north of the country, the main focus of the disease. The Paris area is also close to exhausting hospital capacity, with 1,300 patients in intensive care departments.

The spread of the epidemic in France worsened with the record 365 deaths in hospitals within 24 hours, including the death of a 16-year-old girl, in the first case of its kind. The Ministry of Health announced the increase in the number of deaths to 1995 and injuries to 32,964.

In Turkey, a local official said that a town and four villages in the Turkish Black Sea region of Risa were isolated due to the outbreak of the Coruna virus, in the first closure of its kind in the country since the outbreak began two weeks ago.

The number of deaths in Turkey jumped from 16 to 75 yesterday, while the number of confirmed injuries has risen to 3,629 since the first case was reported on March 11.

In China, the authorities intend to temporarily close their borders to most foreigners and reduce the number of their international flights significantly from midnight Saturday (Friday 16:00 GMT), after 55 new cases of Corona virus are recorded within 24 hours, including 54 cases coming from abroad.

Arably, the UAE Ministry of Health announced today, Friday, the registration of 72 new cases of infection, bringing the number of injuries to 405, and Qatar announced the registration of 13 new cases.

In Jordan, the Minister of Health announced 23 new injuries, bringing the number of injuries to 235. In Morocco, the Ministry of Health announced the registration of 58 new injuries, bringing the total number to 333.