Many European cities are witnessing a significant increase in the number of people infected with the Coronavirus within a "second wave" of the epidemic sweeping many countries of the world, while the virus continued to capture many senior officials in the US administration.

Today, Sunday, the World Health Organization announced that it had recorded a new record number of new cases of the Coronavirus emerging in the world for the third consecutive day.

According to global statistics prepared by the Health Organization, 465 thousand and 319 injuries were recorded yesterday, Saturday, compared to 449,720 injuries on Friday and 437,247 injuries on Thursday, but this number does not alone reflect an accurate idea of ​​the epidemic situation as long as it is affected by intensified examinations in some countries. .

The Director-General of the Organization - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - warned that the northern hemisphere is facing a "decisive moment" in combating the "Covid-19" pandemic, as a large number of countries are witnessing a steady increase in the number of infections, and he said, "We are at a decisive moment in the epidemic." , Especially in the northern hemisphere. "

Geneva hospitals are crying out, and


within the same wave, Geneva hospitals issued a statement today, inviting volunteers who have received medical training, and health workers who have recently retired to join their staff, with the number of people infected with the new Corona virus expected to increase in the coming days.

The University of Geneva Hospitals reported that it expects the number of Corona patients to be "much higher" than it was at the height of the first wave of the epidemic last March.

University of Geneva Hospitals said that "in the face of the rapid and continuous increase in the number of patients whose cases require transportation to hospitals due to their infection with" Covid-19 ″ ", the University of Geneva hospitals are looking for health volunteers, nurses and administrative staff to strengthen and assist their teams.

It also invited employees who have recently retired or are on unpaid leave to volunteer.

The second largest city in Switzerland includes many international bodies, including the United Nations.

Demonstrations in Italy and an extension of the emergency in France


The Italian capital, Rome, witnessed demonstrations to protest the closure measures taken by the Italian authorities to limit the spread of the Corona epidemic.

The demonstrators protested the economic consequences of the closure policy, and condemned the government's announcement of the new restrictions without prior warning.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte decided to re-impose lockdown measures after his country set new records in the number of Corona injuries.

It is reported that Spain has declared a health emergency accompanied by a curfew throughout the country.

In France, nearly 45,500 injuries were recorded within 24 hours, and MPs voted to extend the state of health emergency until February 16.

The director of Pence's office was injured


In the United States, a spokesman for the US Vice President announced Friday that Mark Short, Director of the Office of Mike Pence, had undergone a test for "Covid-19", and it was found that he had the disease.

Short is added to the list of American officials who have contracted the emerging corona virus.

Vice Presidential spokesman Devin O'Malley said in a statement that Mark Short was placed in quarantine, and that the results of the tests of the Vice President and his wife confirmed that they did not have the disease and were in good health.

At the level of election campaigns, former US President Barack Obama accused President Donald Trump of "completely failing" to manage the "Covid-19" crisis, in a speech he delivered during a rally in Miami, Florida, in support of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

For his part, Trump expected during an election rally in North Carolina that the current hype about the epidemic would end after the elections, and that no one would talk about it after the presidential elections on November 3.

Corona Arab


In Jordan, the Ministry of Health reported 39 deaths and 2,337 cases of the virus.

The Ministry of Health in Palestine recorded 5 deaths and 453 cases of corona, in addition to the recovery of 360 patients.

The Saudi Ministry of Health reported that it recorded 15 deaths and 323 cases of corona, as well as the recovery of 335 patients.

In Kuwait, the Ministry of Health announced the registration of two deaths and 708 cases of corona, in addition to the recovery of 661 patients from it.

The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported 55 deaths and 2,554 cases of the virus, in addition to 3,140 recoveries.

In Qatar, the Ministry of Health recorded one death and 205 injuries, in addition to the recovery of 231 patients.

In the Sultanate of Oman, the Ministry of Health recorded 27 deaths and 1,095 injuries, in addition to 1,329 patients recovering, during the past 48 hours.

In the UAE, the Ministry of Health reported two deaths and 1,359 cases of the virus, in addition to 2,037 recovered cases.

And the National Center for Disease Control in Libya announced 5 deaths and 1,639 cases of the virus, as well as 766 cases of recovery from it in the last 24 hours.