More than 4 million people have died from the new coronavirus worldwide.
Many people have died, especially in India and Indonesia, and the WHO = World Health Organization has appealed for fair distribution of vaccines.
According to a summary by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the death toll from the new coronavirus was 4 million 929 people worldwide as of 3:00 pm on the 8th of Japan time, exceeding 4 million people.
The death toll is highest in the
United States with 606,218,
followed by
Brazil with 528,540,
India with 404,211 and
Mexico with 233,958.
The death toll worldwide was 250 days before exceeding 1 million, 108 days until exceeding 2 million, 93 days until exceeding 3 million, and until exceeding 4 million. The interval is shortened to 82 days.
In particular, many people have died in India and Indonesia, and according to the statistics released by WHO, the death toll in "Southeast Asia" including both countries was 237,832 in mid-April, which is the total number of deaths in the world. It increased from about 8% to 495,939 earlier this month, up to 12%.
Tedros said at a press conference on the 7th, "The number of infected people and hospitalized people is increasing rapidly in many countries due to the disparity in mutant viruses and vaccines. In Africa, Asia and Central and South America, oxygen supply and treatment cannot keep up, and many He called for the fair distribution of vaccines, and warned that countries where vaccines are becoming more widespread should be cautious about mitigating infection control.