Corona .. The infections exceed 1.5 million and two Americans comment on a report about the infection of dozens of Saudi princes with the virus

The Corona epidemic (Covid-19) has so far claimed about 90,000 lives, and the number of infected people has exceeded 1.5 million worldwide, including prominent leaders and politicians, while the number of people recovering from the disease has crossed the 330,000 mark.

According to the latest statistics, the virus has killed at least 88,981 people in the world since it appeared in China in December.

More than one million and 519 thousand and 260 cases have been diagnosed in 192 countries and regions, according to official figures, since the outbreak began. However, this number only reflects part of the true outcome, because a large number of countries do not carry out tests except for cases that require transportation to hospitals.

Italy in the lead
Italy, which recorded the first infection in late February last, is still the world leader in terms of the number of deaths with this virus. So far, 17,669 deaths out of 422,139 cases have been recorded, and 26,491 people have recovered from this number, according to the Italian authorities. .

The United States is ranked second in terms of the number of deaths. Johns Hopkins University announced that the number of deaths in the country due to the virus rose yesterday to 14,700 deaths, after recording about two thousand deaths in 24 hours, while the number of infections rose to more than 429 thousand, After an additional 24634 people were infected with the virus.

With this result, the United States ranked second in the world in terms of the number of corona deaths, as Spain surpassed (14,555 deaths).

France comes after Italy, the United States and Spain in terms of the number of deaths, where the death of 10 thousand and 869 people, out of 112950 injuries, and the United Kingdom with 7097 deaths out of 60,733 injuries.

The total number of casualties in mainland China (excluding Hong Kong and Macao) was 81,865 injuries (63 new cases between Wednesday and Thursday), including 3,335 deaths, while 77,279 people were cured.

Arab world
In the Arab region, the Saudi Ministry of Health announced 272 new injuries, bringing the total to 2,800, and the deaths to 41.

In the Sultanate of Oman, the Ministry of Health announced the registration of 38 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the number of cases to 457 and recovering cases to 109.

In Kuwait, the total number of infections has increased to 910, after 55 new infections were recorded.

In Qatar, 166 new infections were announced, bringing the number of HIV infections to 2,376 and recovering cases to 206.

The UAE Ministry of Health also announced the registration of 300 new injuries, exceeding the total number of 2659, while the number of people recovering reached about 240.

In Morocco, 71 new cases of Coronavirus were registered today, bringing the total number to 1346, and three deaths were recorded, bringing the total deaths to 96.

In Algeria, the Ministry of Health announced 12 deaths and 104 new injuries.

In Lebanon, the Ministry of Health said that seven new cases of coronavirus were recorded, taking the total number to 582.

The Iraqi Ministry of Health also announced the registration of 80 new HIV infections in the country, bringing the total to 1202, in addition to 69 deaths.

Corona reaches the rulers of Saudi Arabia .. two princes are suspended
Two Saudi princes interacted with a report published by the American newspaper "New York Times" about the infection of 150 Saudi princes from the ruling family with the Corona virus in the Kingdom.

"Let's assume that the news is true and that among the 3,000 injured 150 of the Saud family, the Saud family is a Saudi family like any other family and its members are sick," Prince Abdul Rahman bin Mosaed bin Abdul Aziz said in a tweet via Twitter.

Prince Fahd bin Musab bin Saud Al Saud commented on the same news, saying, "The Prince is a human being who, like others, gets sick and recovers ... This is news that means."

The same account also published a picture he said was for Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the governor of Riyadh
Commenting on it, saying, "Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz, governor of the # Riyadh region, may God protect him and nurtured him a red heart this evening at his home in Riyadh."

The New York Times report, which was reported by many Arab and international media outrages, angered Saudi singers and those close to the authority, and accused what they described as an "enemy media machine" by trying to break the trust between the Saudi citizen and his leadership.

The American newspaper "New York Times" revealed yesterday that the Corona epidemic reached the Saudi royal family and infected dozens of its members with the virus, while the United States recorded for the second day in a row about two thousand deaths.

The newspaper report indicated that 150 members of the Saudi royal family were infected with the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19), and that the Prince of Riyadh Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is one of the infected, and that he is currently in intensive care.

He also indicated that the doctors at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital where members of the ruling family were being treated were placed on alert, and they were asked to prepare to receive VIPs.

According to a letter sent by the hospital administration to doctors, the New York Times said it had seen it. About 500 hospital beds were being prepared, and staff were also asked to evacuate existing patients as soon as possible to allow treatment for members of the royal family.

The newspaper revealed that the Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz isolated himself in a palace on an island at the Red Sea near Jeddah after the outbreak of the epidemic, and that his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and some ministers also isolated themselves in a remote area near the Red Sea.

Security Council emergency session
It is expected that the Security Council will hold a closed emergency video session this evening to discuss the spread of the Corona virus and ways to combat it, and call for a global ceasefire to enable the international efforts to deal with the pandemic.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations will give a briefing on the policies of the international organization in dealing with the spread of Corona and contain its repercussions.

Diplomatic sources at the United Nations revealed differences between the major powers in the Security Council, and one of the reasons for the dispute lies in the United States insistence to include any statement or decision issued by the Council a paragraph indicating that the origin of the epidemic is Chinese, which Beijing strongly rejects.

Recommendations to prevent a second wave in China
On the other hand, experts in epidemiology confirmed Thursday that isolation in China should be gradually increased to avoid a "second wave" of new infections from the Corona virus, the day after the country lifted the isolation from Wuhan, the origin of the epidemic.

Strict measures to ensure social separation, including preventing residents from leaving the city since late January, seem to have paid off and life is gradually returning to normal in the large city in central China of 11 million people.

The authors, who are researchers at the University of Hong Kong, calculated calculations based on the number of confirmed cases in four Chinese cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Wenzhou) between mid-January and late February.

The researchers concluded that closing companies and schools and imposing strict travel restrictions allowed the rate of virus reproduction (the number of new people who caught the infection from each patient) to be reduced to less than one, allowing a gradual decline in the number of infections, according to their article published in the magazine " The Lancet "British Medical.

Half a billion people into poverty
On the other hand, the international charitable organization, Oxfam, said today, Thursday, that the effects of the spread of the Corona virus, which has killed about 90,000 people, and the chaos it caused in the world’s economies could push nearly half a billion people into poverty.

The report, published by the Nairobi-based organization, comes ahead of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank next week and highlights the impact of the crisis on the level of poverty in the world due to low household income or consumption.

The report concluded that "the economic crisis that is developing rapidly is deeper than the global financial crisis of 2008."

"Estimates show that ... global poverty may worsen for the first time since 1990," he said, adding that this could return some countries to levels of poverty they had not seen in nearly three decades.