The epidemic of the new Corona virus (Covid-19) has claimed the lives of about 35 thousand people since its appearance last December and until yesterday, according to a toll prepared by Agence France-Presse, according to official sources, while the infections reached more than 727 thousand cases, in 183 countries and regions, The United States topped the list of the countries with the most confirmed infections.
Spain surpassed China yesterday, the number of confirmed injuries, as the total deaths increased to 7,340 cases, and the number of injuries jumped to 85 thousand and 195, compared to 81 thousand and 470 injuries in China, which showed the disease late last year.
The health emergency official in Spain, Fernando Simon, has contracted the virus, which has previously been providing a daily statement on the epidemic, and the government has given companies an additional 24 hours to reduce their operations, with the complete cessation of unnecessary activity starting today.
In Italy, which witnessed the first death from the virus on its soil at the end of February, and the country most affected by the number of deaths, 10 thousand and 779 out of 97 thousand and 689 cases, it was announced that 13 thousand and 30 patients had recovered.
The United States is the country worst affected by the number of injuries, with 143,55 casualties recorded, including 2514 deaths and 465 cases of recovery.
US President Donald Trump extended, yesterday evening, the emergency restrictions imposed to curb the Corona outbreak.
Trump warned that the crisis in the United States, which has seen the number of infections double in just two days, may deteriorate for some time, while the Food Rescue Organization warned that there were previously 1.2 million people in New York who needed help in obtaining food, and now the number has doubled three times.
And entered Moscow, yesterday, the first day of isolation for an unspecified period, while several Russian regions announced that they will implement similar measures after an invitation from the government in an attempt to stop the spread of the new Corona virus.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, "The situation is undoubtedly dangerous, and everyone must act in an appropriate manner," while Russia officially counted 1,836 cases, including more than 1,200 in Moscow and nine deaths.
In Moscow, the extent to which isolation measures are respected is being checked by means of an "intelligent monitoring system", through a network of face-recognition cameras, that have previously been used to verify the application of various isolation measures, imposed gradually since the beginning of this March.
Yesterday, the National Health Authority in Britain announced the death of 159 other people whose tests had been confirmed by Corona virus, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in the country to 1284.
In Iran, the Ministry of Health announced that the number of deaths caused by the new Corona virus increased to 2757 cases, after 117 new deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours, and the number of infections rose to 41 thousand and 495 cases after 3186 new cases were recorded, and the Ministry revealed that 3511 Of the injured are in critical condition, and she explained that 13,911 of the injured have already recovered.
Moscow enters isolation ... and other Russian regions begin to implement similar measures
Spain surpasses China in the number of confirmed infections and the total death toll rises to 7,340 cases.