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April 9, 2020 The threshold of one and a half million infected people in the world has been exceeded. According to the Johns Hopkins University balance sheet, there are 1,500,830 people infected. The dead are 87,706 and the recovered are 317,855. The country with the highest number of deaths is still Italy with 17,669 victims.

USA. For the second day in a row, 2,000 deaths are close
1973 deaths in the US in the past 24 hours. A significant increase - compared to the previous day - where 1,939 were recorded. There are 14,695 deaths in total. The budget always from John Hopkins University.

Trump: "It would be nice to reopen the US for business with a big bang"
"It would be nice to reopen the US to business with a big bang", or in one fell swoop. President Donald Trump said this during the Covid-19 press conference, assuring that this nightmare "will end soon." "We are doing better" than the initial predictions of 240 thousand coronavirus deaths, he then answered those who asked him for a comment on the estimates indicated from some models, according to which the deaths from coronaviruses in the United States will be about 60 thousand. "We are doing much better than other countries," notes Deborah Birx, expert on the White House task force.

"Start by phases or zones"
To restart the US practically in lockdown for the coronavirus "we must be sure that the curve of the cases is going down" but "it will happen sooner than we think" explained Trump, pointing out that the timing will rely heavily on the opinion of the experts. As for the methods of reopening, "we can do it in stages - he observed - or by areas, we will see".

US President against WHO: Minimized threat
The World Health Organization must do better: it made a mistake on the coronavirus by initially minimizing the threat. Donald Trump thus returns to attack the WHO, to which - the United States contributes 452 million dollars against the 42 million allocated by China. And he adds: "We will initiate an investigation and make our own decisions. All countries must be treated equally." "He did not do what he should have done" the dose of secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, increases the dose, "we will re-evaluate the funds", but "this is not the time for a change" of leadership. On allegations in Beijing that she was not transparent in disseminating information about the coronavirus, Pompeo stressed: "No retaliation against China" at this stage.

Pompeo: "We are working to repatriate compatriots"
The Secretary of State finally recalled that the State Department is working on the repatriation of Americans stranded abroad for the coronavirus. "We still have several thousand" of US citizens to be repatriated, in some cases to remote areas, said Pompeo, pointing out some cases of contagion even among Americans abroad ".

EU aid to Iran? "It does not bother me"
Trump - during the Covid-19 press conference - also stressed that it does not "bother him" that medical equipment is being sent to Iran from the European Union to deal with the coronavirus emergency.

In Oregon, schools closed for the remainder of the academic year
Oregon governor Kate Brown has announced that schools will continue to be closed across the state for the remainder of the academic year. Brown said that all high school students who were "on track to graduate" before school closes will receive positive grades. "I refuse to punish students because they have been unable to attend classes for just over two months," Brown said at a press conference.

China. 63 new cases. Nobody in Hubei. Wuhan slowly returns to normal
The China's National Health Commission has confirmed that 63 new cases of coronavirus have been registered today. No new cases have been registered in Hubei. In Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic, after 76 days of lockdown, we gradually return to normal, with the necessary checks. Many have returned to work. For this reason, files have been registered at airports, railway and bus stations.

Brazil. A 4-day-old infant dies
A four-day-old baby boy, born at Covid-19, died in Natal, the capital of the state of Northern Rio Grande. The baby, born prematurely last Friday, had a respiratory crisis yesterday and died. The mother is isolated in hospital. But the story is still being examined by the health authorities, it is not clear whether the newborn was born with Covid-19 or if it was infected immediately after delivery.

Colombia. Bogota adopts separate men's and women's outings
Starting next Monday, and as part of a quarantine in Colombia that has been extended until April 27, the inhabitants of the Capirtale Bogota will have to adapt to leave the house during the week on alternate days, according to gender. The decision that follows the one adopted in recent days at national level by Panama first and Peru then, was decided by the mayor of the capital, Claudia Lopez Hernandez. According to the latest figures released by the Colombian Ministry of Health, cases of 1,780 infected, of which 50 died, are currently registered.

Oxfam. Half a billion people at risk of poverty
Half a billion people at risk of poverty from coronavirus. This was stated by Oxfam, estimating that 6-8% of the world population could slip into poverty in the absence of rapid aid. If the estimates were true, it would be a ten-year step back in the fight against poverty and a 30-year step in some areas of sub-Saharan Africa. The warning comes a few days after the start of the work of the IMF and World Bank spring meetings.

Lebanon. Hrw: "With the pandemic millions of people are at risk of starving"
Millions of people are at risk of starving in Lebanon due to the limitations adopted by the Beirut authorities to curb the spread of the coronavirus, unless the government provides urgent assistance. Human Rights Watch warned after Lebanese authorities ordered residents to stay home and all non-essential activities to close to halt the spread of Covid-19 in mid-March, which officially infected 575 people and killed 19.