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    Over 925 thousand deaths worldwide

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18 September 2020In the world, 30 million infections from Covid-19 have been exceeded.

This is what we read on the updated Johns Hopkins University website, which speaks of 30,071,368 total cases.

In the United States, the largest number of infections, 6,674,458, are followed by India and Brazil.

944,887 people have lost their lives from complications related to the infection, 197,633 in the United States.



Lockdown in Israel from today


"Important" and "necessary" is the second lockdown which today, and for at least three weeks, comes into force in Israel in conjunction with the Jewish New Year holidays and after the increase in infections from Covid-19. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking from his residence in Jerusalem, where he is in quarantine with his family after returning from Washington.



In China 32 new infections imported, a record since August 10


China records 32 new cases of contagion from Covid-19 , all "imported": it is the highest number since 10 August, up sharply from the nine cases, again from abroad, recorded yesterday, according to the Chinese National Health Commission in the latest bulletin. Thirteen of the new cases were found in the inner province of Shaanxi and another twelve in Shanghai, while another three cases were recorded in the northeastern city of Tianjin, as many in the southeastern province of Guangdong, and one

in another southeastern province, Fujian.

Twenty cases of asymptomatic infection are added to the total, up from the 14 reported yesterday, and counted separately by the Chinese health authorities.

Overall, 85,255 cases of contagion have been registered in the country since the beginning of the epidemic, while the number of deaths remains at 4,634.



New records in India: 96,424 cases, over 5 million total


New record of coronavirus infections in India, where 96,424 cases and 1,174 victims have been recorded in the last 24 hours.

This was reported by the Ministry of Health of New Delhi, updating the total number of infected people with 5,214,677 and that of people who died from complications related to the infection to 84,372.



Argentina, 12 thousand new infected by the coronavirus and 350 deaths in 24 hours


According to the Ministry of Health of Argentina, on Thursday the record of 350 deaths from COVID-19 and 12 thousand new exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the South American country was reached. 24 hours.