Macron: all of France in the red zone
USA, record of deaths in 2020: 3.3 million of which 375 thousand for Covid-19
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April 01, 2021 According to the latest Johns Hopkins University tally, there are 128,822,735 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the world, 609,856 more than the previous day. 2,815,166 deaths, of which 11,769 registered in the last 24 hours.
Total cases
With 30,459,874 total cases, the
United States
is confirmed as the country that has reported the highest number of infections. Followed by
Brazil
(12,748,747),
India
(12,149,335),
France
(4,705,068),
Russia
(4,494,234),
United Kingdom
(4,359,982),
Italy
(3,584,899),
Turkey
(3,317,182) ,
Spain
(3,284,353),
Germany
(2,843,644),
Colombia
(2,406,377),
Argentina
(2,348,821),
Poland
(2,321,717) and
Mexico
(2,238,887).
Death record
in Brazil
New record of coronavirus deaths in Brazil, where health authorities recorded 3,869 deaths within 24 hours, breaking the sad record of 3,780 victims recorded the previous day.
A week ago, the country had passed the threshold of 3 thousand deaths per day due to Covid-19.
The total death toll ascertained since the start of the pandemic is now 321,515 deaths, with over 12.7 million cases of contagion.
Only the United States has a worse balance sheet.
In many areas of the country the health system is in collapse, unable to cope with the wave of infections, due to the shortage of drugs and equipment.
Australia: 1 covid case, Byron Bay Bluesfest canceled
The New South Wales government canceled the Byron Bay Bluesfest at the last minute, where a crowd of over 16,000 people was expected, due to a coronavirus case reported in the state yesterday afternoon .
State Minister Brad Hazzard, in signing the order, said he had taken "a cautious approach to keep everyone safe".
The festival, which has been held annually in the tourist town of Byron Bay (north) since 1990, has had guests such as Bob Dylan and BB King in the past.
Ahead of the mega concert, thousands of people from much of Australia had already pitched their tents.
The cancellation of the event cost the organizers 10 million Australian dollars (6.5 million euros).
This year's edition of the festival, which included a strict anti-covid security plan, aimed to revive the entertainment sector, one of the most affected by the pandemic in the country.
WHO: Europe in the grip of variants, accelerate vaccinations
Last week saw an increase in the transmission of Covid-19 in most countries of the European region, with 1.6 million new cases and almost 24 thousand deaths.
The WHO underlines this in a long note in which evidence that Europe remains the second most affected region in the world by the epidemic, with the total number of deaths rapidly approaching one million and the total number of cases that is about to exceed the 45 million.
"Just 5 weeks ago, the weekly number of new cases in Europe had dropped to less than one million, but now the situation in the region is more worrying than it has been seen in several months. There are risks associated with increased mobility. and gatherings on religious holidays. Many countries are introducing new measures that are necessary and everyone should follow them as much as possible, "said Dr. Dorit Nitzan, regional director of emergencies for the WHO Regional Office for Europe.
Across the region, 50 countries or territories have reported an unstoppable spread of variant B.1.1.7, the so-called "English strain", which has become largely predominant in Europe.
As this mutation is more transmissible and can increase the risk of hospitalization, it has a greater impact on public health and further action is needed to control it.
At the European regional level, the WHO always notes, new cases are on the rise in every age group except for people aged 80 and over.
It is only in this most vulnerable population that we have seen a steady decline in cases and a decreasing percentage of deaths from Covid since the beginning of 2021, reflecting the first signs of the impact of vaccination.
New data from Public Health England suggests that Covid vaccines have saved, at least, over 6,000 lives among people over 70 since the administration of the sera began in December 2020. Similarly, data from Israel shows that Pfizer - BioNTech vaccine is 90% effective in preventing infections, serious illness and hospitalization after the second dose.
"Vaccines are our best way out of this pandemic. Not only do they work, they are also very effective in preventing infections. However, the progress of the vaccination campaign is unacceptably slow. And as long as coverage remains low, we must apply the same health and social measures we have applied in the past, to compensate for delays in immunization programs. Let me be clear: we must speed up the process by increasing production, reducing obstacles to vaccine administration and using every single vial we have in warehouse now, "said Dr.
Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe.
To date, only 10% of the total population of the Region has received 1 dose of the vaccine and 4% have completed a full set of vaccines.
"The risk of ongoing vaccination providing a false sense of security to authorities and the public is considerable and this poses a danger," Kluge explained.
Every high-income country in the region is vaccinating against Covid-19, while only 80% of upper-middle-income countries and 60% of lower-middle-income countries are.
To date, 10 middle-income economies in the region have received doses through the Covax facility.
"Over the past few weeks, we have seen both extraordinary cross-border solidarity in the European region and the phenomenon of vaccine accumulating countries. Vaccinating healthcare workers and the elderly in every country is everyone's moral responsibility. While recognizing governments' intent to protect their populations, before vaccines are extended to other age groups, I strongly urge governments to share excess doses of WHO-approved vaccines through the Covax project or directly with countries in need, once healthcare professionals have been vaccinated and the most vulnerable people. Not doing it is counterproductive ", said the regional director.