Yesterday, the Spanish judiciary suspended the imposition of home quarantine in Catalonia, one of the most prominent epidemics in Spain, and South Africa reimposed curfews nationwide due to the high number of new Coronavirus cases (Covid-19), while Latin America has again become the most affected area In the world, the epidemic "Covid-19", in terms of the number of deaths, with more than 144 thousand deaths officially recorded, according to an AFP count.
And Spain, the day before yesterday, imposed a house stone on the residents of the city of Lleida in the region of Catalonia (Northeast), which was subject to isolation a week ago, with the aim of stopping the high rise in the number of injuries, but the Catalan High Court of Justice announced, yesterday, that the city court decided Failure to ratify these measures, taken by the government because it opposes the law. The authorities can appeal the decision to suspend the imposition of the quarantine.
In addition, the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramafuza, decided to re-impose a curfew, from nine in the evening until four in the morning, and prohibit family visits. It also decided to suspend the sale and distribution of alcohol with immediate effect, in the face of an increase in the incidence of new infection with Corona virus in the country.
In a televised speech, the President said: "As we head towards the peak of Corona-related infections, it is imperative that we do not make our clinics and hospitals crowded with people suffering from alcohol-related injuries."
And South Africa began, last May, to gradually ease quarantine measures in the country that is considered the most affected on the continent, where the number of confirmed cases of the virus 264 thousand and 184 cases, including 3,971 deaths.
According to a new census of France Press, Latin America has again become the most affected region in the world with the epidemic of "Covid-19", where it recorded 144 thousand and 758 deaths officially, to exceed that region the United States and Canada, which recorded 144 thousand and 23 deaths, and left behind Europe That recorded 202,505 deaths.
Brazil is the second country most affected by the virus in the world, with 72100 deaths recorded, while Mexico is the fourth in the world, with 35006 deaths, and Peru, which has 11,870 deaths, and Chile, which has 6979 deaths, are facing a widespread outbreak of the epidemic on their lands. Some experts point out that the actual death toll in Latin America is higher than that officially recorded.
In Australia, great concern prevails, as the authorities asked Sydney residents to reduce ceremonial gatherings, after a new epicenter of new infections appeared in one of the city's pubs, while isolation was imposed on the Melbourne population of five million, again Thursday for six weeks, Following a new epidemic.
In the United States, the country most affected, the number of casualties rose rapidly, especially in the major states of the south of the country, and a US Health Department official considered that he did not rule out re-imposing a stone in the most affected areas.
Assistant Minister of Health Brett Gerwer told ABC that all possibilities should be put on the table.
The United States recorded 59,747 new infections within 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University daily report. Total deaths amounted to 135,000 from more than 3.2 million confirmed cases.
Four months before the US presidential election, the debate has raged over the reopening of schools, a move defended by President Donald Trump, while opponents of the Democratic Party see him as a threat.
"I urge all schools to resume their activities and offer lessons to their students full-time," US Education Secretary Betsy Davos told CNN, reiterating Trump's call.
For her part, the Democratic Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, commented on these calls, saying: "They are playing with the health of our children. We all want our children to return to school, but they must return safely."
In India, the health authorities announced a new record in the number of daily infections with the emerging coronavirus, by infecting 28,701 new people, within 24 hours.
Authorities in several Indian cities have begun strict closings. The new cases increased the total number of cases in the country to 878 thousand and 254 cases. The Indian Ministry of Health also announced 500 more deaths, within 24 hours, bringing the total to 23,174 deaths.
The United States records 59,747 new infections with the Corona virus within 24 hours.
India sets a new record in the number of daily infections with the Coruna virus.