The restrictions imposed to combat "Corona" double
The world adheres to mandatory tests and tracing people with "Covid-19" to avoid a second wave
Brazilians wear masks while walking south of São Paulo. EPA
In the face of fear of a second wave of the emerging corona virus, the restrictions imposed to combat the "Covid-19" epidemic, yesterday, worldwide, are multiplied.
In Britain, adults and pupils must now wear the muzzle while moving inside secondary schools, in areas where the virus is widely spread, but the muzzle will not be mandatory inside the classroom, where the risks are considered less.
In neighboring France, which is also facing an increase in the number of injuries, it was decided, as well, to strengthen health measures in Marseille, the second largest city in the country.
The wearing of the muzzle will be mandatory, starting from yesterday, in all parts of Marseille, and the closure of bars and restaurants at 11 pm in the province of Bouch-de-Rhone, whose capital is Marseille.
And in Spain, the government has called in about 2,000 troops to strengthen patient tracking, in order to make up for the lack of human resources in the worst-affected regions.
The head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, said: "We cannot allow the epidemic to control our lives again," stressing "breaking the second curve" of infection.
In the cruise sector, the "Costa Cruise" group, a subsidiary of the American "Carnevale" group, will conduct "Covid-19" tests for all passengers on board its ships before boarding, when it gradually resumes its activities from Italian ports on the 6th of next September.
On the other side of the world, the school year began in South Korea yesterday, and schools in Seoul and its region began distance education.
And in Burma, yesterday, the authorities extended the closure in Rakhine State, which now includes a million people, in order to limit the spread of the Corona virus.
Namibia announced the reopening of the country to foreign visitors, starting next week, while the tourism sector is one of its main sources of income. But tourists will have to submit negative coronavirus test results, dating back less than 72 hours.
In Brazil, the eldest son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, was confirmed to be infected with the "Covid-19" epidemic.
Flavio Bolsonaro wrote on Twitter: “I treat myself at home with (hydroxychloroquine),” a drug that his father constantly promotes, and which, according to several scientific studies, has not been proven effective.
The Covid-19 epidemic continues to progress slowly, but the latest weekly data issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) show a slowdown in most regions, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean. The global death toll from the epidemic, according to Agence France-Presse statistics, based on official sources, has reached more than 814,000 since the end of December.
And the United States is the country most affected with 178,347 deaths, including 1132, yesterday, followed by Brazil, 116,580 deaths, including 1271, in the same period, compared to France, which recorded 16 deaths.
And all over the world, social discontent is increasing, especially in Brazil. Ingrid dos Santos, a nurse at a field hospital in Rio de Janeiro, established to treat people with "Covid-19", has not received her salary since May, which may have been "swallowed" by corruption, the other disease rampant in Brazil after Corona. "Where has the money gone?" Said this mother of two children to Agence France-Presse. nobody knows. All we know is that in the end, the front-line people will be forgotten. ”
The virus continues to ravage economies, especially the aviation and tourism sectors, which will take several years to recover.
Montenegro also suffers, whose economy depends heavily on tourism, especially the port of Kotor, which is usually crowded, during the summer season, with hordes of tourists and cruise ships.
The eldest son of the Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, has been confirmed to have Corona.
All over the world, social discontentment is increasing, especially in Brazil.