Brazil recorded a daily record death of more than 4 thousand deaths on Tuesday, while the controversy over the British AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine and its presumed relationship to strokes returned.
A Reuters count showed that more than 132.1 million people were infected with the emerging coronavirus worldwide, while the total number of deaths resulting from the virus reached 3 million, 4 thousand and 413.
HIV infections have been recorded in more than 210 countries and regions since the first cases were discovered in China in December 2019.
The United States comes first with more than 30 million HIV infections, followed by Brazil with 13 million and 300 thousand, then India with 12 million and 268 thousand, then France with 4 million and 800 thousand infections.
As for the Arabs, Iraq recorded the most injuries with about 900 thousand injuries, followed by Jordan with 645 thousand injuries, then Morocco with 500 thousand injuries, Lebanon with 480 thousand injuries, and then the UAE with 474 thousand injuries.
Record deaths
On Tuesday, Brazil recorded the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic began in it a year ago, and more than 4 thousand deaths due to the virus, according to the Ministry of Health.
The ministry said that the largest country in Latin America had recorded 4,195 deaths in Corona during the past 24 hours.
Argentina also recorded a record of 20,870 daily cases of Coronavirus, at a time when the country is exposed to a second wave of infection.
The Mexican Ministry of Health data also showed the registration of 4,675 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 603 additional deaths, which raises the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to two million 256 thousand and 380, and the deaths to about 205 thousand.
A vaccination center against the virus at the Stade de France in Paris (Reuters)
France is suffering
France is experiencing a third wave of the epidemic, and about 30,000 people with Corona entered its hospitals yesterday evening, compared to about 25,000 a month ago.
What worries officials there is the pressure in the resuscitation departments that handle the most severe cases.
The number of injured in these departments increased within a month from 3600 to more than 5400.
After the restrictions were eased at the end of the Easter week, strict restrictions were imposed across the country, including curfews and restrictions on movement, that would last for up to 4 weeks.
Turkey and Iran
Today, Turkey recorded more than 49,000 new infections with the Coronavirus, the highest number ever since the start of the epidemic, and 211 people were announced dead from the virus.
In the face of the virus spreading at a faster rate in the past few weeks, the Turkish authorities imposed new restrictions a few days ago.
In turn, Iran today recorded more than 17 thousand new cases of Coronavirus, in an unprecedented toll, in addition to an additional 174 deaths.
The registration of this large number of HIV infections comes on the heels of the Persian New Year holiday.
The capital, Tehran, and many other Iranian cities returned to the "red" level, which is the highest in Iran's classification system regarding the epidemic risk.
AstraZeneca is back in stirring up controversy again (Reuters)
British vaccine
Meanwhile, a European expert confirmed the relationship of the AstraZeneca-Oxford anti-corona virus vaccine to the cases of blood clots that were recorded in several countries.
In an interview published Tuesday by the Italian newspaper "Il Messaggero", the head of the European Medicines Agency's vaccination strategy, Marco Cavalieri, said that there is a link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the cases of blood clots that were recorded in countries including Britain, France and Denmark, and that caused the death of people who received the vaccine.
Speaking of blood clots, Cavalieri added, "There is a link with the vaccine, but we do not yet know what causes this reaction, and it remains to be understood how this occurs."
For its part, the European Medicines Agency said - in a statement that the French Press Agency obtained a copy of - that its safety committee, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has not yet reached a conclusion in this regard, and added that the review is currently underway, indicating that it is expected to make its decision on Wednesday. Or Thursday.
So far, the European Medicines Agency says that "a causal link with the vaccine has not been proven," although the link is "possible", stressing that the benefits of vaccination against the Corona virus still outweigh its risks.
With the frequent reports of the AstraZeneca vaccine causing dangerous blood clots that caused death in many cases, European countries - including France, Germany and Italy - recently announced a temporary suspension of the use of the vaccine, but resumed vaccination with it, and it is recommended to give it to those over 60 years old.