92 countries will receive support to obtain vaccines against the virus
“World Health”: Half of the cases of “Corona” occurred in 4 countries
Doctors and nurses demonstrated in Madrid yesterday to protest against the increase in their suffering in the response to the epidemic.
Father
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced that half of the new cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19) occurred in four countries: the United States of America, India, Brazil and Russia, explaining that 70% of the infections occurred in 10 countries. While 92 countries will receive support to obtain anti-virus vaccines, through the "Kovacs Facility" for the equitable distribution of products.
Adhanom called, in a press conference in Geneva, for more focus on testing and diagnosis, because they are the main and essential tools for controlling the spread of the virus and isolating it before it expands its spread.
He added that there are more than 50 testing and diagnostic tools, including diagnoses that an individual can make for himself at home, that have been developed in several countries, and the organization is currently evaluating them, and countries can add them soon to national strategies to combat the epidemic, and Adhanom called on countries of the world to prepare and establish infrastructure. To pollinate the population.
He explained that the organization had signed a letter with the World Bank, UNICEF and regional offices, to help countries prepare for the vaccination phase.
WHO vaccination officer, Dr. Catherine O'Brien, said that 92 countries will receive support to obtain “Covid-19” vaccines through the “Kovacs Facility” for the equitable distribution of products, through development aid.
The outbreak of the Corona epidemic has caused the death of one million and 453 thousand and 74 people in the world, since the emergence of the virus until yesterday, according to a census conducted by Agence France-Presse based on official sources. More than 62 million people in the world have been infected with the virus, of whom 39 million and 582 have recovered. One thousand and 700, at least.
The United States is the most affected country, with 266,74 deaths, followed by Brazil with 172,561 deaths.
The Canadian government announced that it had banned the export of many medicines to the United States, especially those used to treat Corona, if these sales would cause a shortage in Canada.
This decision came before the implementation of amendments imposed by US President Donald Trump to allow the import of medicines from abroad with the aim of reducing prices.
In the United States of America, the municipality of San Francisco announced the imposition of a curfew and other restrictions, as of today, due to the high cases of the emerging coronavirus.
Mayor Lundon Breed said that non-essential stores will be closed and gatherings will be banned from 22:00 until 5 a.m. the next day, a measure that will remain in effect until December 21, and San Mateo County near San Francisco will also be covered by the same measures.
Post said on the social networking site "Twitter": "These are the most dangerous times we face during this pandemic. Do not travel and do not organize gatherings. We must control this matter, and we cannot let things go at this rate."
Two days ago, the health authorities in the American city of Los Angeles banned most public and private gatherings temporarily, and the new restrictions came at a time when Los Angeles is witnessing a significant increase in the number of new infections with the Corona virus.
In Spain, doctors and nurses demonstrated in the capital, Madrid, yesterday, to protest against the increase in their suffering in dealing with the "Covid-19" epidemic.
About 4,000 protesters marched in Madrid, the region worst affected by the Corona virus in Spain, singing and banging drums, demanding an increase in the number of nurses.
In South Korea, the authorities announced a ban on holding end-of-year concerts, some music lessons, and ordered the closure of some public saunas and cafes, with the Corona virus spreading at its fastest pace since the first days of the outbreak.
South Korea was one of the countries that succeeded in controlling the Corona virus in the world, but the sharp rise in the rates of the disease returned strongly, which raised fears in this country, which is the fourth largest economy in Asia.
The Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that South Korea recorded 450 cases of the Coronavirus yesterday, after more than 500 cases were recorded daily for three consecutive days.
What the authorities consider in South Korea is the third wave of the pandemic spreading at the fastest rate of infections in nearly nine months, driven by outbreak hotspots in military installations, saunas, high schools and churches.
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Se-kyun said that restrictions would be tightened on gatherings and events that are seen as potentially leading to the outbreak of the virus, especially in the capital, Seoul, and the surrounding urban areas.
"The activities and parties associated with the end of the year, which were to be held by hotels, banquet halls, guesthouses, and other accommodation facilities, will be banned," Chung said in a testimony that followed a meeting with health officials in the country.
He added that saunas, which have a high probability of spreading the virus, will be closed, along with lessons on wind instruments and singing, indicating that the rules of social distancing will also be tightened, starting tomorrow.
A night curfew in San Francisco, starting today, to control the virus outbreak.
South Korea prohibits the holding of end-of-year parties, with the increase in daily Coronavirus cases.
Follow our latest local and sports news, and the latest political and economic developments via Google news