The total number of deaths globally exceeds 3 million and 535 thousand cases

Russia records the highest cases of "Corona" in two months, and India records the lowest increase in 46 days يوما

People queuing to receive a coronavirus vaccine in China.

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Yesterday, Russia announced the highest daily death toll from the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19) since last March 19, and India recorded the lowest daily increase in new infections with the virus in 46 days, while the total deaths from the virus globally exceeded three million and 535 thousand cases.

The Russian Operations Center for Combating the Virus said that 9,694 new infections were recorded within 24 hours, bringing the total number of virus infections recorded in Russia to five million and 63 thousand and 442 infections, while the death toll from the virus reached 355 new deaths, bringing the total to 121,162 deaths. .

Yesterday, India recorded the lowest daily increase in new infections with the Corona virus in 46 days, after 165,553 infections were recorded within 24 hours, with 3,460 new deaths recorded.

Data from the Indian Ministry of Health showed that the total number of injuries in India reached 27.9 million, while the total number of deaths reached 325,972.

The Corona virus has killed 3,535,376 million people in the world since the outbreak of the epidemic in December 2019 until yesterday, according to a census conducted by Agence France-Presse, based on official sources on Sunday, and more than 169,857.380 million people have been confirmed infected with the virus since its appearance.

The United States is the most affected country in terms of deaths, with 594,306 deaths and 33,251.982 million cases, and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that the United States is on track to reach the goal of vaccinating 70% of adults with at least one dose of the vaccine. COVID-19 by July 4th.

The new data indicates that more than half of adults in the United States have been fully vaccinated against the Corona virus, which represents another focal point in the country’s recovery from the pandemic, and according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in total, about 167.2 million people aged 18 years and over at least one dose of the vaccine.

The vaccination rate remains different across the country, with regions on the Northeast Coast and West Coast having the highest rates of vaccination, while the process moves slowly in the South, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that when talking about the total U.S. population of about 330 million, about 40% have already been fully vaccinated. It is noteworthy that three vaccines are being used in the United States, the two vaccines manufactured by “Moderna” and “Pfizer / Biontech”, which are being provided in two doses, in addition to the “Johnson & Johnson” vaccine that is being presented. Through a single dose, the US authorities this month expanded the authorization for the use of the “Pfizer/Biontech” vaccine to include children as young as 12 years old.

In Germany, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz announced his rejection of requests from economic circles aimed at an early cancellation of the obligation to work from home after the continued decline in the number of “Corona” infections, and said Schulz, who also serves as German Vice Chancellor Angela Merkel, a candidate for the Social Democratic Party to take over. The Chancellery, told the weekly newspaper Bild am Sonntag in its edition yesterday: “The virus has not been defeated yet, so I think it is absolutely correct to maintain the obligation to work from home as agreed.” It is noteworthy that the regulation of this obligation is already ending according to the plan. Present on June 30th.

For his part, the head of the government of the German state of Bavaria, Markus Söder, called for a quick decision to be taken regarding the authorization of the use of the Russian vaccine, “Sputnik V” against the emerging corona virus, within the European Union, and Söder told “Bild am Sonntag”: “The vaccination engine must not exposed to any disturbance.

It is necessary to expedite action regarding the (Sputnik V) vaccine in particular.”

In addition, the World Health Organization announced that the outbreak of the new Corona virus is an additional reason to quit smoking, coinciding with the World No Tobacco Day, corresponding to May 31 each year, and the Director of the Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, “The risk of infection with difficult pathologies of the virus (Covid) -19) and death increases for smokers by up to 50% compared to others, so quitting smoking is the best thing that smokers can do in order to reduce the risk of developing dangerous paths to the virus (Covid-19), as well as the risk of cancer, heart disease and systemic diseases Respiratory.”

According to WHO estimates, there are 1.3 billion smokers worldwide, and more than eight million people die each year due to tobacco smoking, including about 1.2 million people who do not smoke themselves, but are exposed to the effects of smoking from others in their surroundings.

According to data from the World Health Organization, most tobacco smokers are in China, with approximately 306 million people.

• «World Health»: the risk of death due to «Corona» increases by 50% for smokers.

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