The number of people infected with the Coronavirus epidemic exceeded 34 million around the world, as more than 222,000 people became ill, and the number of deaths exceeded one million, while some countries are facing new waves, forcing some of them to tighten the ban measures.
The following are the most prominent developments and news of the spread of the virus around the world for the first Thursday of October 2020, according to the time of Makkah:
03:05 - Deaths increase in Mexico
The Mexican Ministry of Health announced that the confirmed deaths from the Corona virus have reached 77,646 cases.
02:20 - US Aid Package - US
Treasury Secretary Stephen Minuchen said in a TV interview that the Donald Trump administration will not accept the Democrats ’proposal to provide a $ 2.2 trillion aid package to counter the repercussions of the health ban, and indicated that he intends to accept a package closer to $ 1.5 trillion only.
02:15 - Increase in injuries in South Africa
The
South African
authorities recorded within 24 hours 1767 new injuries and 67 deaths, bringing the total to more than 674 thousand injured and 16 thousand and 734 deaths.
01:00 - The spread of the epidemic in Peru
, the Peruvian authorities recorded more than 3 thousand injuries within one day, and the total exceeded 811 thousand, making this country in South America ranked sixth on the list of the most affected countries in the world.
00:50 - Statistics rise in Brazil
The
Brazilian
authorities announced that the total number of injured people has reached about 4 million and 811 thousand, and the total deaths increased to about 144 thousand, after recording more than 33 thousand injured and more than a thousand deaths within one day.
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