The slowdown of the "Covid-19" epidemic in Europe yesterday prompted Britain to lift quarantine measures for arrivals from 59 countries and regions, at a time when this possibility is still very far on the American continent, where the new Corona continues to spread widely, while the Commission allowed European drug with the use of the anti-viral drug Remedisfer to treat people with the emerging "corona".
In detail, the British government said yesterday that visitors coming to Britain from 59 countries and regions will not have to undergo quarantine, as of July 10. The government added that those coming from any country, not included in this list, will have to submit to a voluntary quarantine until 14 days have passed since they left this country.
But in order to avoid any confusion, the government made it clear that these exemptions only concern arrivals to England, and a mandatory quarantine will be imposed on arrivals to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, under penalty of financial fine. The number of injuries has finally slowed in Britain, one of the countries most affected As a result of the epidemic, it recorded no less than 44 thousand deaths, which led London, yesterday, to start lifting the restrictions imposed during the isolation period, which lasted three months.
Patricia Yates, director of the UK's official tourism office in the UK, praised what she considered "a timely boost to the tourism sector, as we enter the peak season."
While the slowdown in the epidemic is confirmed in Europe, where there are fewer infections reported in all European countries, the epidemic appears more active than ever, on the other side of the Atlantic.
This comes at a time when the European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakidis, said in a statement: "Licensing for (Remisdevir) is the first drug to treat (Covid-19), an important step forward in the battle against this virus."
"We grant this license less than a month after submitting the application, which clearly shows the European Union's determination to respond quickly, as new treatments become available," she added.
On the other hand, for the first time since the outbreak of the epidemic in China in December, Latin America, yesterday, surpassed Europe in the number of infections with more than 2.7 million injured, although Europe is still the continent most affected by the epidemic, with nearly 200 thousand deaths, followed by the United States, Canada (137.421), and Latin America (121.662).
These figures only reflect part of the actual number of injuries, as many countries only conduct tests for the most serious cases, while other countries give priority to conducting tests to track contacts of the injured, and a number of poor countries have limited examination capabilities. The United States, the nation worst hit by the epidemic (128,677 deaths), reached a record high yesterday, with 5,3,069 casualties recorded in 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to more than 2.7 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. Anthony Fawcci, the chief infectious disease expert in the United States, warned that the death toll from daily Covid-19 infections could rise to 100,000, unless new measures were taken to contain the pandemic, and he recognized that the disease in the country was out of control.
In Texas, the increasing number of new casualties has forced the Republican governor, Greg Abbott, an ally of President Donald Trump, to make the masks mandatory in public.
Abbott said in a statement: "We can keep companies open and develop our economy so that Texas residents can continue to earn a living, but that requires everyone among us to play a role to protect each other, which includes covering the face in public."
The imposition of masks, mandatory, is not easy in the United States, as this has become an indication of political affiliation in this country.
Trump's staunchest supporters rarely wear gags. Others talk about their personal freedom. A guard was killed because he asked a client to cover his face before entering a store.
The United States is entering a very sensitive weekend yesterday, as Saturday marks the national day on July 4, which is traditionally marked by family gatherings, or large gatherings, to attend the fireworks. Brazil, for its part, recorded, yesterday, more than 48 thousand new infections, and 1252 additional deaths, which brings the outcome of the epidemic in the country to 61884 deaths, and nearly 1.5 million injuries.
Nevertheless, Rio de Janeiro's restaurants, cafes and bars reopened, the day before yesterday, three months after the closure, in a move experts deem premature.
And Peru, the day before yesterday, exceeded the threshold of 10,000 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health, in the week in which the country begins gradually lifting isolation measures, in some areas, including the capital, Lima.
In Cochabamba, in central Bolivia, diggers are working very quickly to expand the city's main cemetery to receive all victims of the epidemic.
"Unfortunately, the municipal cemetery has become overcrowded," said the regional health official, Yessid Mamani, adding that "many of the dead are still waiting in homes and hospitals."
- Europe remains the most affected continent, by the «epidemic», with nearly 200 thousand deaths.