Globally, deaths due to the virus exceed a million

10.2 million Corona cases in Latin America ... and restrictions in Europe

Passers-by in the streets of Warsaw with masks after the Polish government tightened restrictions in combating Corona.

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The number of "Covid-19" infections in Latin America and the Caribbean exceeded 10 million yesterday, and as Brazil approaches the threshold of 150 thousand deaths, and Europe, which is facing a new rise in the number of infections, prepares to impose new restrictions, the total number of HIV cases in various parts of the world has increased. To 36 million 883 thousand and 768 cases.

In detail, the Latin America and the Caribbean region, which is the most affected in terms of deaths and the number of new infections with the new Corona virus, recorded 10 million and 1833 infected people, of whom 366,637 died, and eight million and 537 thousand and 563 recovered, according to a toll prepared by «France Press» based on official figures.

It is expected that the deaths in Brazil will exceed 150 thousand, after about eight months of recording the first injuries, while the number of daily deaths continues to slowly decline.

The daily rate of new infections decreased within a week as well in Brazil, from 40,000 in early September to 27,477.

This large country, with a population of 212 million, records the largest number of deaths from the epidemic in the world after the United States, with the number of deaths in Brazil 149,639 out of 5055,888 injuries.

Meanwhile, the situation continues to deteriorate in Europe, which records more than 6.2 million cases of "Covid-19" and nearly 240 thousand deaths.

In Germany, where nearly 4,000 new infections are recorded every day, an unprecedented number since April, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that if the number of new infections does not stabilize during the next 10 days, the country will be subject to new restrictions.

In neighboring Poland, which is also witnessing a rise in the number of daily injuries, wearing a muzzle in public places has become mandatory starting yesterday, in all parts of the country.

"The second wave has arrived and we have to confront it firmly," Prime Minister Matyusz Murawiecki declared, explaining that the entire country, with its population of 38 million, is now classified as a "yellow zone." The situation is getting more and more dangerous in France, which recorded 20,339 new injuries within 24 hours, which is a number. A new record, according to official figures released on Friday evening.

The government's Scientific Council has not ruled out imposing local closures in some regions.

As a result, four major cities in eastern and northern France, Lyon, Grenoble, Saint-Etienne and yesterday night, were placed under a state of high alert, which means the imposition of new restrictions similar to those previously imposed in Paris and A-Marseille.

For its part, the Spanish government declared a state of health emergency in the Madrid region, in order to contain the increase in the number of injuries (more than 10,000 injuries per day on average in recent days), re-imposing a partial closure in the capital that the judiciary had canceled the previous day.

It is not possible for the residents of Madrid and its environs to leave the city except for reasons related to meeting basic needs since the 2nd of October.

The rate of daily infections with the new Corona virus in Austria reached a record level, with 1235 cases.

The data issued by the Austrian Ministry of Health indicated that the capital Vienna continued to lead to the regions with the highest number of daily injuries, as 511 new cases were recorded during the past 24 hours.

Yesterday, Italian media reported that the government is studying a new round of measures to combat the Corona virus to control the epidemic, but without returning to complete closure.

Reports added that elements of the new plan include a ban on gatherings in front of bars and restaurants.

The total number of confirmed cases of the new Corona virus in Spain reached 861 thousand and 112 cases yesterday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg News Agency.

The number of injuries is increasing rapidly in the Czech Republic, where about 8,618 new cases were recorded.

The total number of Coronavirus cases in various parts of the world rose to 36 million 883 thousand and 768 cases, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University of America and Bloomberg News.

The number of deaths due to the virus reached one million and 68 thousand and 198 cases.

The spread of the epidemic has significantly accelerated in all regions of the world during the last seven days, especially in Europe (a 28% increase in new infections, and with the exception of Asia, which recorded a 7% decrease in the number of new infections).

In Russia, the number of cases of Coronavirus increased by 12,846 cases yesterday, which is a new record daily increase since the start of the pandemic this year, bringing the total number of infections to one million and 285084.

The Corona Crisis Management Center in Russia said that the country had recorded 197 new deaths from the virus during the past 24 hours, bringing the total deaths to 22,454.

Masks are mandatory in public places in Tehran and fine for violators

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced yesterday that wearing masks has become mandatory in public places in the capital, Tehran, and that violators will face the fine, at a time when the country is fighting a third wave of infections with the Coronavirus.

Yesterday, the Ministry of Health announced that 195 deaths had been recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 28,293. Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Larry told state TV that there were 3,875 new cases.

In televised comments, Rouhani said that anyone who did not wear a mask would be fined 500,000 riyals.

He added that those infected with Coronavirus who do not isolate themselves and do not inform their friends and colleagues of their illness will be punished with a fine of two million riyals.

Tehran ■ Reuters

15 new infections with the virus in China

Yesterday, the National Health Commission in China announced the registration of 15 new cases of the emerging coronavirus on the ninth of October, down from 21 the previous day.

In a statement, the committee stated that all new cases were imported from abroad, adding that it had also detected 39 asymptomatic cases, up from 15 the day before.

China recorded 85,536 cases in total.

Beijing ■ Reuters

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