The World Health Organization considered Monday that the global situation of the Corona epidemic is getting worse, warning against lifting restrictions, while the New York and Moscow authorities began easing restrictions, and Tunisia also lifted the curfew.
"Although the situation is improving in Europe, it is getting worse globally," said WHO Director-General Tidros Adhanum Gebresos during an online news conference in Geneva.
He added that more than six months after the outbreak, this is not the time for any country to reduce its efforts to combat it.
Mike Ryan, WHO's chief emergency expert, said the infection rate in Central America was still on the rise, saying this was a "very worrying time" and called for international support for the region.
In turn, the WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhof said that a "comprehensive methodology" was necessary in South America, adding, "We are not close to the end of this epidemic."
On the other hand, the European Medicines Agency said it had received a request from the American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences to approve its anti-retroviral medication as a possible remedy in Europe, where it will be tested before issuing an opinion about it within weeks.
In a study published by scientists from the Imperial College London, they said that the general isolation measures that were applied in Europe prevented the deaths of more than three million people, and injuring 12 to 15 million in 11 countries.
Lifting restrictions
Despite previous warnings, New York City began the first phase of a return to economic activity after weeks of closure, allowing businesses to resume partially in the construction, manufacturing, agriculture, fishing, wholesale and retail sectors, and opening public transportation to accommodate thousands of workers.
Also, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Michaustin said that Russians who need to work, study or care for relatives abroad will be allowed to resume international travel for the first time since late March, announcing that some restrictions will be eased.
Tass news agency said that the government will abolish the digital population passage system and the self-isolation system, noting that Moscow residents will be able to go out for walks, and restaurants and cafes in Moscow will be allowed to open their summer terraces on June 16, although the number of injuries in Russia exceeded 476 thousand.
Britain began imposing a two-week quarantine on all people arriving in the country, justifying this by preventing a new wave of the epidemic, but some commercial and economic sectors warned of its severe damage.
In India, shopping malls and temples opened after closing ten weeks, despite the record daily rise in cases, which reached 9983 today.
Arab countries
Reuters quoted informed sources as saying that Saudi Arabia is considering severely limiting the number of pilgrims this year, to allow "symbolic numbers only", with imposing restrictions that include the prohibition of older pilgrims and additional checks, while some officials are pushing to cancel the pilgrimage.
Note that last season the number of pilgrims reached 2.6 million, while the economic reform plan for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aims to increase the number of pilgrims and pilgrims, and raise revenues to 50 billion riyals (13.32 billion dollars) by 2030.
The Saudi Ministry of Health said that it recorded 34 deaths, 3 thousand and 369 cases of the virus today.
For his part, Tunisian President Qais Said ordered the lifting of the curfew imposed since last March, referring to the decision to succeed in controlling the epidemic, as shops, commercial activities, mosques, cafes and hotels were opened.
The director of the National Observatory of Emerging Diseases in Tunisia, Insaf Ben Alya, confirmed that no infections were recorded during the past five days, but she warned of the possibility of a second wave of the virus coming back next fall, calling on the Tunisians to adhere to physical distance and away from gatherings.
In Egypt, medical sources told Al-Jazeera that seven doctors had died due to Corona within the past 24 hours, while the Medical Syndicate had announced the death of two senior doctors. Note that the union has repeatedly called on the Ministry of Health to provide protective equipment for medical personnel.
In Yemen, the Houthi Minister of Health, Taha al-Mutawakkil, said that the United Nations is absent from efforts to combat Corona in Yemen, north and south, and that the statements of its officials are separate from reality and desire to obtain funds, stressing that the death rate is very low, after the UN coordinator announced In Yemen, Les Grande, the death rate in Corona is 20%.
In Jordan, King Abdullah met a number of writers and journalists, and said that "Corona has changed the world, and the concept of resetting globalization that I talked about recently means that we live in a new world, and countries must cooperate with each other."
The king pointed to Jordan's success in maintaining a low level of injuries, warning against "abandoning preventive measures", as statistics indicate that 831 injuries and nine deaths are recorded.
Algeria announced the registration of 8 deaths in Corona and 111 injuries, while Somalia monitored one death and 34 injuries, while Iraq monitored 24 deaths, and alpha and 115 cases with the virus.
Kuwait also announced the registration of 5 deaths and 662 injuries, while Qatar recorded 3 deaths, alpha and 368 cases with the virus.
Global situation
globally, the number of injuries has exceeded seven million since yesterday. In the United States alone there are about two million injuries, including 110 thousand and 514 deaths.
In Brazil, which ranks second globally, the Brazilian authorities have been publishing conflicting data several days ago, late on deaths and injuries, prompting the opposition to accuse the right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, of seeking to "hide" the data.
In new tweets on Twitter, President Bolsonaro blamed state governors and mayors for the epidemic, and explained that his government had earmarked hundreds of billions to cut unemployment and combat Corona.
Brazil has recorded 685,427 injuries so far, of whom 37,312 have died.
In Europe, where isolation measures continue to be lifted, Poland registered a sharp increase with 1,151 new infections.
Today, Pakistan has crossed the 100,000 mark, after Sunday's deaths crossed the 2,000 mark.
In Iran, the authorities have urged more spacing, fearing a new wave of infection, with 2,043 injuries and 70 new deaths.