Injuries worldwide exceed 45.54 million ... and deaths 1.1 million

Britain is preparing for a complete closure again ... and Europe tightens its measures to stop the spread of "Corona"

• Two young women on the Zell shopping street in Frankfurt, Germany, where the authorities imposed tight restrictions to curb the spread of Corona.

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• Medical specialists take care of a Corona patient at a makeshift hospital in a shopping center in Moscow.

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Britain is preparing to re-impose a quarantine until December 1, while European countries are taking strict measures to try to contain the second wave of the outbreak of the "Covid-19" epidemic.

At the same time, the United States is facing an acceleration in the spread of the new Corona virus a few days before the presidential elections, registering a world record with more than 100,000 new cases of Coronavirus, while the number of deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean exceeded 400 thousand.

A census showed that more than 45.54 million people were infected with the emerging corona virus worldwide, and the total deaths resulting from the virus reached one million and 187,944 cases.

In detail, the «Times» newspaper said that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce, during a press conference tomorrow, Monday, that the closure will be re-locked in Britain from Wednesday until the first of December.

She said non-essential stores will close but nurseries, schools and universities will remain open.

Bars and restaurants will remain closed for weeks, dealing a new blow to a sector already affected by the epidemic, as reported by the newspaper "Daily Mail", noting that the conservative prime minister pushed by his scientific advisers to move to "save Christmas" during the dear period. On the hearts of the British.

However, government sources told the newspaper and the Telegraph newspaper that no final decision has been taken yet, as Johnson first wants to hold a government meeting to secure the support of his ministers.

A government official said that the British Prime Minister was considering imposing general isolation measures again for a month after scientists said that the Corona virus is spreading faster than their worst expectations.

The epidemic is spreading in most parts of Britain, with the official death toll reaching 46,299, the highest in Europe.

The total number of confirmed cases of the emerging coronavirus in Britain rose to 992,874 cases as of yesterday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg News.

The government official said the new measures are still under discussion, and no final decision has been taken.

And if it attempts to re-impose the closure again, Britain will follow by that with France, which has declared a complete closure until the first of December.

On Friday, Belgium announced a tougher stone in the country, while Germany tightened restrictions in effect to slow the spread of the epidemic.

Britain, which imposed a complete lockdown on March 23 when the first wave of the epidemic spread, is the country most affected by the epidemic in Europe, and is currently dealing locally with the increasing number of Corona cases.

But in the latest report published on Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics, it was found that Britain alone recorded, last week, about 52 thousand new cases of "Covid-19" per day, an increase of 47% compared to the previous week.

Each British province decides its own pandemic strategy.

Wales, with a population of 3 million, was the first in Britain to reimpose isolation until November 9 at the earliest.

In mid-October, Ireland closed bars and restaurants for a month and decided to extend the school holiday.

And in the old continent, where more stringent measures have entered into force in France, including the general lockdown, the number of new infections registered increased by 41% in one week.

European countries are the third most affected regions, after Latin America and the Caribbean.

The number of deaths due to "Covid-19" on Friday in the Latin America and the Caribbean region reached 400 thousand and 524, according to a census conducted by Agence France-Presse according to official figures.

Brazil topped the list of countries most affected, with a total of 159,477 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

Following in the footsteps of Ireland and Wales, a complete lockdown was re-imposed in France, where the number of deaths exceeded 36,000 since the beginning of the epidemic, for the second time.

It is decided that nurseries, schools and institutes will remain open with enhanced health measures that would allow many parents to continue their work, but "non-essential" businesses will be closed.

Belgium, which is witnessing the most intense spread of the virus among European countries, decided a more stringent closure, referring to "last chance measures" to try to limit the spread of the epidemic.

For at least a month and a half, measures include closing "nonessential" stores and imposing remote work when possible for companies, while cafes, restaurants, cultural institutions and clubs have already closed their doors.

Prime Minister Alexandre de Croe announced that home invitations will be limited to one person, and it is possible to roam in the open air in groups of four people, provided that the rules of social distancing are respected.

Without going through the imposition of closure, other European countries are shutting themselves down in succession to face a second deadly wave, such as Spain, where five regions closed their borders on Friday, including the Madrid region.

Hundreds of people considered these measures to be too stringent.

Spanish media reported that several cities witnessed clashes between the authorities and protesters against the recent controls imposed to combat the Corona virus.

In Germany, movement will slow down in November, with bars, restaurants, cultural and entertainment facilities closed from tomorrow, Monday to December, and tourists will be banned from staying in hotels.

The German Robert Koch Institute for Disease Control recorded the highest number of new infections with the new Corona virus in the country during the past 24 hours, since the start of the pandemic.

The institute announced in its report yesterday that the number of new daily infections in Germany has reached 19,59.

The total number of new infections with the Coronavirus since the start of the pandemic in Germany until yesterday morning reached 518,753 cases, and deaths due to infection with the virus rose to 10 thousand and 452 cases.

In Athens, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the imposition of a partial quarantine, starting from Tuesday, to address the second wave of the "Covid-19" epidemic, including a night curfew and the closure of bars and restaurants in Athens and other cities.

In Canada, the authorities announced on Friday the extension of the closure of their borders to foreigners whose presence is not considered necessary until November, as well as exemptions from mandatory quarantine.

Italy, the first country in Europe affected by the epidemic in February, which has so far claimed more than 38,000 lives, on Friday, recorded a record number of new daily infections with more than 31,000.

In America, a toll compiled by Reuters reported that the United States recorded, on Friday, the highest increase ever in confirmed cases of Coronavirus within 24 hours, as it detected more than 100,000 new infections, surpassing the previous day's record of 91,000.

The new cases reached 100,233, a world record for a pandemic.

The record rise in the number of cases came just four days before the US presidential elections scheduled for next Tuesday.

Globally, a Reuters census showed that more than 45.54 million people were infected with the emerging corona virus worldwide, while the total deaths resulting from the virus reached 1 million and 187,944 cases.

HIV infections have been recorded in more than 210 countries and regions since the first cases were discovered in China in December 2019.

Iran imposes restrictions in 25 provincial centers to contain Corona

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced the imposition of restrictions in 25 Iranian provincial centers for a period of 10 days to combat the outbreak of the Corona pandemic.

This came during President Rouhani attending the meeting of the National Committee to Combat Corona, yesterday morning, according to what was reported by the Iranian News Agency.

"We agreed to impose restrictions in 25 governorate centers, starting on Wednesday, the fourth of November, for a period of ten days, until the thirteenth of the same month," Rouhani said.

Yesterday, the Ministry of Health and Treatment in Iran announced the death of 386 other people during the past 24 hours, with the Coronavirus, bringing the number of people who died from the virus to 34,864 people.

The spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Sima Sadat Lari, said that during the past 24 hours, 7820 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus to 612,772 cases.

China records 33 new cases of "Corona"

Yesterday, the National Health Commission of China said that the mainland recorded 33 new cases of Coronavirus on October 30, up from 25 the previous day ... and 27 of the new cases were infections coming from abroad.

The commission said in a statement that it had recorded six local cases.

It stated that it had recorded 38 new symptoms free of symptoms, down from 53 the previous day.

The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland rose to 85,973, while the number of deaths remained unchanged at 4,634.

48,268 new cases of "Corona" in India within 24 hours

The total number of confirmed cases of the new Coronavirus in India exceeded 8.1 million, yesterday, after more than 48,000 cases were recorded during the past 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Indian Ministry of Health.

It is noteworthy that India ranks second among the countries in the world in terms of the largest number of HIV infections, after the United States, and daily infection cases have been declining since mid-September, after reaching their highest daily rate of 97,500.

Yesterday, the Indian Ministry of Health announced that 48,268 cases had been recorded since Friday, bringing the total across India to 8 million and 137 thousand and 119 cases.

There were 551 new deaths related to the virus during the past twenty-four hours, bringing the total deaths due to Corona in India to 121,641, and ranking third in the world after America and Brazil.

Experts believe that India has passed the peak of Coronavirus infections, and that it is on its way to control the epidemic by February 2021.

Violent demonstrations in Spain protest against anti-Corona measures.

18,140 cases of "Corona" and 334 deaths in one day in Russia

Russia announced yesterday that 18,140 new cases of Corona virus were recorded during the past 24 hours, and 334 deaths, which represents a decrease in the number of new infections and deaths compared to Friday's rates.

The Russian Operations Center for combating the virus confirmed that with this new number of infections and deaths, the total number of cases becomes one million 618 thousand and 116 cases, and the deaths are 27,990 deaths.

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