The number of people infected with the Coronavirus has increased to 2,697,990 people, of whom 189,135 have died, while the number of people who have recovered from the virus has reached 741,104 cases.
And still the United States of America leads the world with a large difference in the number of infections, as it is now close to recording about 850 thousand cases of the virus, followed by Spain, which has become the European continent in the number of infections.
In the Middle East and North Africa region, Turkey has become the leader with close to one hundred thousand injuries, while the numbers are increasing in the Gulf amid official expectations that the epidemic has entered - at the level of the region - in the peak phase that is usually followed by the stage of refraction and the decline in the frequency of its activity.
The following table provides the most recent statistics for most countries in the world and in the Middle East and North Africa region, recording new cases of coronavirus, and highlights the status of the epidemic in it as of Thursday, April 23, 2020.
Today's outcome ... injuries, situations and developments
In Britain, the National Health Authority said today, Thursday, that the number of deaths from Covid-19 in England hospitals rose by 514 to 16,786 deaths.
The WorldMeter website, which specializes in monitoring and transmitting virus data, stated that the number of deaths in the United Kingdom reached 18,100, and that the number of infected people reached 133,495 cases.
Netherlands .. Rise in infections
The health authorities in the Netherlands announced today, Thursday, the number of confirmed cases of the Corona virus 887 cases to 35,729, and recorded 123 new deaths.
The Netherlands Public Health Institute said in its daily update of numbers that the total number of deaths in the country was 4177.
Total Cases: 2,590,000+ |
Switzerland .. approaching the thirty thousand
and the Swiss Public Health Agency said on Thursday that the number of deaths due to the new Corona virus in the country rose to 1268 from 1217 yesterday.
She added that the number of confirmed infections increased to 28,496 from 28,268.
Greece .. extension of closure
Greece on Thursday extended the general isolation measures aimed at containing the outbreak of the Coruna virus for another week until May 4, saying that any easing of the measures will be gradual during May and June.
10 thousand cases of Romania
, and the government in Romania said today, Thursday, that the number of new cases of Corona virus in the country increased by 386 new cases, to reach 10,096 confirmed cases.
It added that 2,478 people had recovered so far, while 527 patients had died.
Finland .. Prime Minister working from her home
The office of Finnish Prime Minister Sana Marin said that she will work from home starting on Thursday, as a precautionary measure against exposure to the emerging coronavirus.
The decision was taken after Marin was informed that a close contact with one of her office workers last week confirmed his HIV infection on Wednesday.
1500 cases of corona in the French armies.
Figures provided by the Director General of the Health Service of the French Army revealed that there are 1500 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the ranks of the armies, including a thousand sailors on board the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The tests proved that they are carrying the virus.
Germany .. Long coexistence with the epidemic
German Chancellor Angela Merkel-Thursday said that the world will have to coexist with the Corona virus for a long time.
In a speech to the German Federal Council, she added that the world is going through an exceptional stage because of the Coruna epidemic, and that countries are facing a difficult test.
Germany recorded a relatively rapid pace of infection for the third day in a row, as data from the "Robert Koch" Institute for Infectious Diseases showed on Thursday that the number of confirmed cases of the virus in the country increased by 2352 cases, to increase the total number to 148 thousand cases, while the number of virus deaths increased 215 cases, bringing the total number to 5094 deaths.
Clashes in France over closure
, French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Thursday that stringent closings had helped spark clashes between youth and police in several poorer areas.
🌍Global confirmed cases of # COVID-19 Increased by Over 1 Million in Last Two Weeks |
"There are several reasons, but the most obvious reason is the closure," he told RMC radio, recalling the "difficulty of closing down the youth, because most of them are young."
Egypt .. Reduces curfew on Ramadan nights
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Thursday that the government will maintain the night curfew imposed to combat the outbreak of the Corona virus during the month of Ramadan, but will reduce it by one hour.
Madbouly said in a televised news conference that the ban would start at nine - instead of eight - in the evening, until six in the morning.
BEIJING
TO WASHINGTON : Stop bullying . The Chinese ambassador to London said Thursday that China has not kept silent on the outbreak of the new Corona virus, so the United States must stop bullying in a manner reminiscent of European colonial wars in the nineteenth century.
On the other hand, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on China to open its laboratories for inspection, expressing concern about the procedures for securing those laboratories.
Pompeo refused to exclude the hypothesis of the virus leakage from a laboratory in Wuhan, the original epicenter of the global epidemic, a possibility that Beijing has strongly denied.
Airlines in the Middle East do not cry
, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Thursday that the governments of the Middle East are slow to take the required action to protect their airlines from the economic crisis caused by the pandemic of the emerging Corona Virus virus.
Several countries have stepped in to help airlines suffering from a collapse in travel demand due to the global epidemic, such as the United States, Singapore and Australia, but few Middle Eastern countries have made clear what they intend to do.
IATA, which represents 290 global airlines, is holding consultations with Middle East governments, regulators and stakeholders, on how to revitalize air travel as some countries begin to ease public isolation measures slowly.
Violated the procedures of the stone .. He found himself in prison
The Palestinian Ministry of Interior said today, Thursday, that a court in the Gaza Strip sentenced six months to prison for a Palestinian who escaped from a quarantine facility for the new Corona virus in Rafah on the Egyptian border.
Amid Corona's tragedies ... governments preoccupied with piracy
"Google" warned on Wednesday that pirates, backed by unnamed countries, are taking advantage of the Corona virus crisis to target health care organizations and workers to fight the epidemic.
A security team tasked with defending against government-backed cyberattacks against Google and its users said it has identified more than 12 state-sponsored groups that use Covid-19 topics as bait for phishing and malware traps.
Tajikistan .. An invitation to break the fast in Ramadan
The President of Tajikistan, Imam Ali Rahman, invited farmers in his country that have not recorded any infections in Koruna, to break the fast in the month of Ramadan and then spend fasting at a later period, claiming to maintain their health and productivity during the outbreak of the Corona epidemic.
In a speech today, Thursday, President Ali Rahman said, "I invite all who work in the fields ... in the name of their health and their families, and to ensure the interests of their families, to take advantage of this legal license and spend fasting at a more appropriate time."
China ... additional support for the Health Organization
China announced Thursday that it will pay an additional 30 million dollars to the World Health Organization, to support it in curbing the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic, after the United States suspended its financial contribution to the organization.
The United States last week suspended paying its financial contribution to the Geneva-based World Health Organization, after accusing it of "favoring" Beijing.
4.4 million new benefits requests in America
announced in the United States about 4.4 million new applications for unemployment assistance within a week, which represents a retreat from the week before that reached 5.2 million requests for assistance.
Unemployment has exploded in the United States since March, bringing the total number of new unemployed to 26 million. These unprecedented levels came as a result of the quarantine measures adopted in the country to contain the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic.