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June 28, 2020 Coronavirus infections are almost 10 million worldwide, with deaths approaching 500,000. According to data reported by Johns Hopkins University, 9,985,425 cases have been ascertained so far and 498,895 deaths, of which 125,539.

The  United States hold the world first, exceeding 2.5 million infected and over 128 thousand dead. In second place is Brazil  over 1,300,000 cases and around 57,000 deaths. The  Russia is in third place ranking unhappy with 627,000 cases and about 9,000 deaths. Follow India with 529 thousand infected, United Kingdom with 300 thousand cases and Spain with 295 thousand infections.

Latin America, cases and deaths in strong growth: 63 thousand new infections in 24 hours
While Europe divides which countries to allow the possibility of movement within its borders, discouraging news continues to arrive from Latin America. In the last 24 hours the cases have grown to 2,421,046 (+63,092) with 110,457 (+2,506) deaths. If it is true that the pandemic has exploded in Brazil, it is equally true that the trend of the spread of the virus also grows in the countries neighboring: Peru records 275,989 cases and 9 thousand deaths, Chile 267,766 infected with 5,347 deaths and Mexico 212,802 infected and 26,381 deaths, Ecuador 54,574 infected and 4,424 deaths, Argentina 57,744 infected and 1,207 deaths, the Dominican Republic 30,619 infected and 718 dead, Panama 29,905 infected and 575 dead and Bolivia 29,423 infected and 934 deaths. Colombia, 2,939 deaths, with its 88,591 cases exceeds China: it reported a record 4,149 new cases of coronavirus in one day, the third daily record of infections in a week.

China: 17 cases in 24 hours
China has registered another 17 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, including three 'imported' and 14 of internal origin in Beijing: the National Health Commission (NHC) has announced. In the Asian country to date - according to NHC data reported by the CNN - the infections have risen to 85 thousand and the deaths to 4,634.

Israel. Netanyahu convenes urgent meeting. Over 800 infections in the last two days
Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu today called an urgent consultation with some ministers to deal with the growing spread of coronavirus infections. Among the measures that will be discussed, the newspaper Israel Ha-Yom anticipates, the limitation of gatherings of people to a maximum of 50, which in turn could also be reduced to 10 people if the situation did not improve. Furthermore, the closure of the reception rooms (which had recently been reopened) could be ordered. Summer school recreation camps as well as access to public beaches are also in danger. According to data released today by the Ministry of Health, positive cases rose to 23,462, more than 800 more than on Friday. Healings amount to 17 thousand, while the sick are now 6,127, 41 of whom in resuscitation - deaths have risen to 317.

Australia. Melbourne
outbreak , Governor does not rule out lockdown The Governor of the Australian state of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, does not rule out a new lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 after the outbreak of several outbreaks in Melbourne, where 49 cases of infection were recorded yesterday . "Nobody wants it unless it's absolutely necessary," assured Andrews. In the other states of the country the situation is much more contained: in Western Australia there was only one case; three in New South Wales (all from overseas) and none in Queensland and South Australia. The authorities are conducting a maximum test campaign: 40,000 were carried out on Friday alone. "Containment of the pandemic is something we can do. Testing and traceability of infection is the most effective thing to do," explained the governor.

Iran. Masks mandatory and possible new lockdodwn
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has announced that masks will be mandatory in certain areas of the country starting from the next seventh and has given the provinces most affected by the new wave of Covid-19 the green light to reintroduce measures restrictive. Wearing the mask will be "mandatory in closed spaces where there are gatherings," said Rohani during a televised conference of the country's anti-virus task force. The measure will take effect from next week, and will run until July 22 and can be extended if
necessary, he added.

The head of state also said that the Ministry of Health has drawn up "a clear list" of spaces and gatherings considered to be high risk. Iran reported its first Covid-19 cases on February 19 and has since struggled to contain the epidemic with the death toll exceeding 10,000 and the number of infected more than 220,000. have shown an increasing trajectory in new cases confirmed since the beginning of May, when Iran had touched a minimum of almost two months in the recorded daily infections. "Any county that is classified at the red level, its provincial committee (virus) can propose to reset the restrictions for a week, "which could be extended if necessary, Rohani announced.