The new Corona virus continues to spread in Latin America, which in turn has become a focus of the epidemic, especially in Brazil, the second country in terms of number of infections after the United States, at a time when the pace of lifting closure measures is accelerating in a number of countries in the world, especially the places of worship.
The Director of the WHO Emergency Program, Michael Ryan, declared that Latin America has become the new focus of the Coruna virus, stressing that Brazil is the most affected country today.
Ryan commented on the decision of the Brazilian Ministry of Health to use the treatment of hydroxychloroquine, stressing that the organization does not recommend the wide use of this treatment.
Brazil has exceeded the total of Russia's injuries, becoming the second country in the world in terms of the number of injuries after the United States of America.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced that it recorded more than a thousand deaths from the Corona virus during the past 24 hours, taking the total deaths to 21,48. The Ministry recorded 20,803 injuries, bringing the number of injuries to 330,890.
Mexico also recorded a record daily increase in deaths due to the Corona virus, amounting to 479 deaths, bringing the number of deaths to 6989, according to the Ministry of Health. 2960 new cases were recorded, increasing the number of injuries to 62,527 injuries.
Mexico has become one of the ten countries most affected by the Corona virus in the world. The increase comes in the first week in which the country begins to reopen its economy.
Lift the closing measures
On the contrary, many countries have moved to ease closure measures. The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that the most difficult stages in the country’s declared state of health emergency to combat the Coronavirus have passed, allowing now to advance to a new stage of easing general isolation measures, which will begin next Monday in about half of Spain’s territory.
Sanchez announced that the government decided to restore football activity from the eighth of next month, with measures that guarantee the safety of the participants in these competitions, as well as the return of the activity to theaters and museums.
He also said that there will be a summer vacation season this year, and he recommended the tourism and hotel sector to be prepared to receive local holidaymakers from the end of June, while foreign tourists will be allowed to enter from July according to conditions that guarantee the general safety of incoming tourists and citizens and the non-proliferation The virus.
Many Spanish cities today witnessed car demonstrations called by the far-right "Fox" party in protest against the government's style in managing the current health crisis and demanding its resignation.
Spain is among the most affected countries in the world by the Corona pandemic, and the authorities extended until the sixth of next month the state of emergency, which sparked sharp criticism from right-wing parties that denounced what it described as brutal isolation.
In Iceland, clubs, cafes and gyms will be allowed to reopen as of Monday.
The Cathedral of Florence in central Italy will reopen its doors to the public, and has already registered thousands of reservations.
Cyprus, whose economy is heavily dependent on tourism, will reopen its airports to civilian flights from about 20 countries as of June 9.
Places of worship
In Iran, President Hassan Rouhani announced the reopening of public spaces that had been closed to the Corona virus.
He said that the Corona pandemic committee decided to reopen religious sites and museums from the second day of Eid Al Fitr in the period after the dawn prayer and even before the Maghrib prayer.
Rouhani stressed that government employees will return to work fully from next Saturday.
France also allowed the resumption of religious ceremonies that were prevented due to the spread of the new Corona virus, while observing the rules of disease prevention such as sterilizing hands and putting protective masks.
And the Vatican said today, Saturday, that its museums will reopen their doors on June 1, after closing them within the general isolation caused by the Corona virus, which dried up the Vatican's coffers.
The visitors' temperature will be measured, they will need to wear masks and use a hand sanitizer. Museum staff will have to use masks and gloves, and there will be health workers.
The same measures will be applied to visitors to the Pope's summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome.
Italian museums began reopening their doors on May 18 as part of phasing out general isolation measures in the country where the virus has killed nearly 33,000 people.
On Saturday, the heads of Christian churches and communities in occupied Jerusalem announced the reopening of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the city, starting from Sunday.
The church leaders said - in a statement - that the reopening of the church will be conditional on the presence of a number not exceeding 50 people inside, in addition to maintaining safety measures.
On Friday, US President Donald Trump called on state governors to allow places of worship to be reopened "immediately", warning that he would overtake them if they did not comply.
British Stone
In the United Kingdom, travelers from abroad will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine. There are rare exceptions for truck drivers who always cross borders and medical workers and Irish, but not for people from France.
For its part, the French government, which condemned the decision, threatened London with taking a "similar measure".
In contrast, the head of the Frankfurt Health Department said today, Saturday, that more than 40 people were confirmed to have contracted the new Corona virus after attending a mass in a city church this month.
"Most of them were not seriously injured. As far as we know, only one person has been hospitalized," Rin Gotshalk told German news agency DPA.
numbers
In terms of numbers, more than two million new cases of coronavirus were officially counted in Europe, about two thirds of them in Russia, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and France.
Europe is the continent most affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, with two million and 1995 injuries recorded, including 173 thousand and 133 deaths. It has counted five million and 244 thousand and 616 injuries worldwide, including 339 thousand and 11 deaths.
In the United States, the number of corona virus deaths on Saturday rose to 97,696, after 1,307 cases were recorded.
The number of injuries increased to one million and 647 thousand and 212, after recording 24 thousand and 870 cases.
In Italy, the authorities announced, on Saturday, that the death of Corona virus has risen to 32,735, after recording 119 new cases, and the total number of infections reached 229,327.
On Saturday, Russia recorded 9,434 new cases of the new Corona virus in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections in the country to 335,882.
The Corona Virus Response Center in Russia reported 139 new deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 3,388.
As for Britain, it announced Saturday that the death of Corona virus has increased to 36 thousand and 675, after recording 282 cases. The country also recorded 2,959 injuries, bringing the total to 257,154.
Arabic numbers
On the Arab level, the Egyptian authorities announced the registration of 28 new deaths in Corona, the highest daily death toll from the virus since its appearance more than 3 months ago.
The Ministry of Health announced that 727 cases of the virus had been recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 16,513, of which 735 had died, and 4,628 had recovered.
In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Health said that 15 deaths, two thousand and 442 cases of coronavirus were recorded, in addition to two thousand and 233 recovery cases.
The ministry said in a statement that the number of injuries rose to seventy thousand and 161, including 379 deaths, 41 thousand and 236 recoveries.
In Kuwait, the Ministry of Health announced in a statement that it recorded 10 deaths, 900 infections with the virus, and 232 cases of recovery.
The ministry said that the number of injuries rose to 20,464, including 148 deaths, 5 thousand and 747 recoveries.
In Qatar, the Ministry of Health, in a statement, reported two deaths, one thousand and 732 cases of the virus, and 640 cases of recovery.
The ministry pointed out that the total death toll has risen to 42,213, including 21 deaths, 8 thousand and 513 recovery cases.
In Iraq, the Ministry of Health reported that it had recorded 5 deaths, 308 injuries, and 53 recovery cases.
The ministry said in a statement that the total number of injuries rose to 4, 272, including 152 deaths, and recorded two thousand and 585 cases of recovery.
In Jordan, the Ministry of Health announced, in a statement, the registration of 4 new injuries and 9 cures, without deaths.
The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced, on Saturday, the first death from the Corona virus, and the number of people infected with the virus in the Strip reached 54, of whom 16 have recovered.
No new infections in China
Despite the criticism leveled against it, China - the source of the epidemic - celebrated its victory over the virus that emerged in December in the central city of Wuhan.
On Saturday, the authorities announced that they had not recorded any disease, for the first time since the country began to publish data on the epidemic. In total, China recorded 82,971 cases of the virus, including 4,634 deaths.