A prominent American expert warned of the seriousness of the situation in the United States with the rapid outbreak of the Corona virus, and while the epidemic continued to spread quickly or returned to outbreaks in countries such as Australia, Iran recorded a record death toll, while Beijing did not record new infections for the first time in days.
Anthony Fawcci, director of the US National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Allergies, said Monday evening that what the United States is witnessing is the continuation of the first wave of the virus, and it has not yet reached the expected rate of infection.
Fauchi - who is a member of the Committee on the Scientific Committee set up by the White House to manage the crisis - in an online dialogue with the director of health institutes Francis Collins, warned of the seriousness of the current situation, calling for it to be addressed immediately.
He explained that the average age of new people infected with the Coronavirus was about 15 years lower than it was months ago, explaining that young people should not feel safe from the consequences.
And the warning of the prominent American expert comes while the death toll from the Corona virus in the United States exceeded 3 million, while the deaths increased to about 133 thousand deaths, amid expectations of recording much greater numbers of infections and deaths.
It also comes in light of the widespread spread of the epidemic in several US states, especially in the south and west since late last month, and the country recorded last Saturday a record daily number of injuries exceeding 57 thousand injuries, while hospitals in some states are approaching their maximum capacity.
In the face of increasing casualties, several US states were forced to re-impose some restrictions, while New York City began the third phase of ending the closure that affected the service and commercial sectors more than 3 months ago due to the outbreak of the Corona epidemic.
New York State Governor Andrew Como has announced that no decision has yet been made to reopen state schools in the fall, despite confirming that HIV infections continue to decline.
Como responded to President Donald Trump's claim that 99% of Corona cases are harmless, saying that the president tells the American people that there is no problem and therefore encourages them not to take precautions.
Meanwhile, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that she was infected with Corona virus, and said that she did not have any symptoms, but that the results of her examination to detect the infection were positive.
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Iran has today counted 200 deaths, in the largest daily toll since the outbreak of the epidemic in the country last February, bringing the total to nearly 12 thousand deaths.
In India - which is witnessing a rapid spread of the epidemic - today the number of deaths exceeded 30 thousand deaths after recording 467 new deaths, while injuries exceeded 719 thousand after recording more than 22 thousand new infections.
The Associated Press said that officials in India fear that the number of deaths will rise in the coming weeks, especially as the epidemic is moving to areas where it was not spread.
In Brazil - one of the Latin American countries where the epidemic is widespread - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has announced that he has undergone an examination for the detection of the Corona virus, with results to appear this evening.
Bolsonaro revealed in a television statement that he had developed symptoms of the virus, including a high temperature.
Brazil has calculated 620 new deaths from the virus, bringing the number of deaths to more than 65 thousand, and more than 20 thousand infections, bringing the total to one million and 623 thousand cases.
Mexico also recorded more than 4,900 injuries and 480 new deaths.
In Europe, despite the sharp decline in deaths and injuries in countries such as Italy, France and Spain, it still records relatively high numbers of injuries in countries such as Germany, which today counted 390 new cases, bringing the total to about 197,000 cases.
On the other hand, while countries in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia and the Philippines are witnessing high levels of infection, China announced on Tuesday not to record new infections for the first time since the emergence of a new focus last month in the capital Beijing, which raised fears of a second wave of the epidemic.
Worldwide, the death toll rose to 11 million and 764 thousand injuries, and deaths to 541 thousand, while the number of people recovered reached 6 million and 758 thousand.
In Australia, more than 5 million people received orders to keep their homes in Melbourne - the second city in the country - under a closure that starts this evening and lasts 6 weeks, after the high number of infections with the Corona virus.
Canadian Mayor of Montreal, Valerie Plant, has announced that masks will be imposed in all closed public places in the city - the epicenter of the spread of the Corona virus in the country - as of July 27.
The Arab world As for the Arab world, the Egyptian Medical Syndicate announced today that the corona virus victims from its members have risen to 100.
The announcement of the new outcome comes as the Egyptian authorities have arrested 10 doctors and 6 journalists since the outbreak of the virus last February, for criticizing the government's policy in the face of the epidemic.
As of yesterday evening, Egypt recorded a total of 76,222 cases of corona, including 3,422 thousand deaths, 21,238 cases of recovery.
Today, new deaths were announced in Sudan and Libya, while the highest death rates were recorded for a while in Iraq and Saudi Arabia. As of yesterday evening, Saudi Arabia recorded the highest death toll from HIV infections among the six Gulf countries, where cases exceeded 213 thousand, in addition to the death of 1968 people.
In the UAE, the authorities intend to examine 2 million people, who make up 20% of the population, over the next two months, with the rate of infection with the Corona virus rising again after the easing of general isolation measures.
In the Palestinian Territories, 306 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded during the past 24 hours, most of which were in Hebron Governorate, which raises the total to more than 4,400 infections, while the number of deaths rose to 22 deaths.
President Mahmoud Abbas has extended the state of health for the fifth time since the outbreak of the virus.
In Algeria, 15 out of 48 states suspended marriage contracts to prevent an outbreak of the Coronavirus, and as of Monday evening, Algeria had recorded a total of 16,000 cases of corona, including 959 deaths.