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A new symbolic barrier has been crossed in the United States, where the coronavirus epidemic is still not under control. More than 130,000 people have now perished from the Covid-19 across the Atlantic. The situation also remains worrying in Brazil, where President Jair Bolsonaro, who was showing symptoms, underwent a test. If, in France, the situation remains under control, worldwide, concern remains, especially as scientists have alerted to the possible transmission of the coronavirus in the air.
The main information to remember
- The United States has crossed the threshold of 130,000 dead
- In Brazil, second most affected country, President Jair Boslonaro underwent a test
- Scientists alerted to possible transmission of the virus in the air
- In France, 29,920 people have now succumbed to the disease
Over 130,000 dead in the United States
The United States has surpassed the 130,000 dead mark of the new coronavirus and recorded again Monday a worrying daily report of new infections, with nearly 55,000 additional cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, which refers. A total of 2.93 million cases of Covid-19 have been recorded since the start of the pandemic in the United States. With 357 additional deaths in 24 hours, the United States deplores a total of 130,248 deaths from the Covid-19.
The number of contaminations has also seen a flare-up in India, which announced Monday that it has identified a total of nearly 700,000 cases of Covid-19, making it the third most affected nation behind the United States and Brazil. The human toll is however much lower, with 19,693 deaths. The spread of the virus is particularly virulent in the major cities of Bombay, Delhi and Chennai.
Brazilian President Jair Boslonaro underwent a test
The pandemic also remains virulent in Latin America in general, and in Brazil in particular. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on CNN Brazil on Monday that he had some symptoms of the new coronavirus and that he had undergone a test, the results of which will be known on Tuesday. According to the television channel, the president, who is very skeptical about the Covid-19 pandemic, told one of his journalists that he had certain symptoms of the coronavirus, including 38 ° fever, and that a chest x-ray had been done at the Armed Forces Hospital. According to local press, the 65-year-old president canceled the activities planned for the week.
In addition, the Bolivian Minister of Health Eidy Roca was hospitalized for "complications due to Covid-19".
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Concern over transmission of the virus to the air
More than 230 international scientists alerted Monday on "the aerial transmission of Covid-19", the suspension of viral particles in the air, and not only by the projection of droplets (by coughing, sneezing and speech) on the faces of others or on surfaces. They therefore recommended vigorous ventilation of indoor public spaces.
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The epidemic under control in France, concern in Europe
France has registered 27 new deaths linked to Covid-19 since Friday in hospitals, bringing to 29,920 the total number of deaths since the start of the epidemic, announced Monday the Directorate General of Health (DGS). The balance sheet in the Ehpad (currently arrested at 10,497 deaths, for 19,423 hospital deaths) will be updated on Tuesday. At the same time, the number of patients with Covid-19 in intensive care continues to decrease with 548 patients concerned, 25 fewer than on Friday. A total of 7,850 people are hospitalized for this infection (98 new admissions, including 10 serious cases, but a balance of -140 in three days).
On the other hand, the circulation of the virus in Guyana always remains "worrying", underlines the ministry. The three hospitals in this region of Overseas announced Sunday to have launched their "white plan" to deal with the acceleration of the epidemic, while the government announced the arrival of a "director of crisis". Guyana counted 4,913 confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, including 129 hospitalized patients, 23 in intensive care, and 16 deaths.
Elsewhere in Europe, a continent where the evolution of the pandemic seems under control, is still worried about a resurgence of cases, leading to the implementation of new local restrictions. On Monday, Kosovo decided to reintroduce a curfew in the capital Pristina and three other cities.
In Spain, health authorities say they are "very concerned" about the resumption of the epidemic in a region of 200,000 inhabitants in Catalonia (northeast), subject to isolation measures on Saturday, like another coastal region in Galicia.
Some outbreaks of contamination in Spain "reach levels far beyond what is desirable," said chief epidemiologist at the Ministry of Health, Fernando Simon.