The figure is staggering. Since its appearance in China, the coronavirus has infected more than 18 million people, and the pandemic continues to progress. The United States and Latin America are among the regions most affected by the virus.
According to a count made by AFP, at least 18,011,763 cases of Covid-19 contamination have been officially recorded across the world. These cases include 687,941 deaths. The most numerous contaminations are found in the United States (4,665,002, including 47,508 in the last 24 hours), in Brazil (2,733,677) and in India (1,750,723).
Abrupt end of the school year in Bolivia
In terms of deaths, the United States is by far the most heavily affected country, with 154,834 dead, including 515 in the past 24 hours. Next come Brazil (94,104 dead), Mexico (47,746), the United Kingdom (46,193) and India (37,364). The United States has entered a "new phase" of the epidemic, said Deborah Birx, specialist advisor to the White House, on Sunday. The virus “has spread tremendously. It is present in both rural and urban areas, ”she warned on CNN. She warned "anyone who lives in rural areas (that) you are not immune or protected from this virus", thus mentioning the heart of President Trump's electorate.
Latin America and the Caribbean, with more than 201,000 dead, is now the second worst affected region after Europe, with more than 210,000 dead. In Argentina, the Ministry of Health announced in the evening that the 200,000 cases of contamination had been exceeded and that social gatherings would be banned throughout the country from Monday. Bolivia ruled on Sunday that the school year, which was due to end in December, was to end immediately due to the pandemic. This country of 11 million inhabitants has more than 78,700 contaminations and more than 3,000 deaths.
A million cases in four days
In Africa, the continent's most affected country, South Africa, surpassed 500,000 cases on Saturday, but the death rate is low. In The Gambia, four days after the vice-president, three members of the government tested positive for the coronavirus. In Kosovo, it was Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti who announced on Sunday that he was positive and was going into quarantine.
The pace of the pandemic continues to accelerate globally, with one million more cases detected worldwide in less than four days. The pandemic, which is plunging the world economy into an unprecedented recession, is weighing heavily on tourism, whose losses are already estimated at $ 320 billion for the first part of the year, according to the World Tourism Organization.
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