India topped the world's countries that recorded cases and deaths from the Corona virus, today, Sunday, at a time when some countries tightened closure measures to contain the spread of the virus, but France and Italy witnessed demonstrations refusing to expand the use of health certificates and compulsory vaccination against Corona.

Today, Sunday, the Indian Ministry of Health announced the registration of 39,070 new cases of coronavirus, along with 491 deaths from the virus during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases of the virus to 31,934,455 cases, while the total number of deaths is 427,862 condition.

In Australia, the states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, the most populous state of Australia, recorded today, Sunday, 282 new local infections with the Corona virus, with the authorities fighting to stop the spread of the Delta strain.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said: "I urge everyone to abide by the health rules and advice and not to leave the house unless absolutely necessary."

With the outbreak of the highly contagious Delta strain on Australia's east coast, the three states implemented a general isolation proposed by the federal government last week so that at least 70 percent of the population could be vaccinated.

In South Korea, the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that 1,729 new cases of Corona virus were recorded during the past 24 hours.

This brings the total number of injuries in the country to 210,956, and the country recorded 5 new deaths, bringing the total to 2,121.

In Indonesia, President Joko Widodo announced, yesterday, Saturday, that infections with the Corona virus began to see a jump outside the densely populated islands, and that there was a need to impose restrictions on movement on several islands to stop the spread of the disease.

"There is a need to limit the movement of people for at least two weeks," he added, adding that cases were increasing rapidly in provinces such as West Sumatra and East Nusa Tenggara, without specifying where and when such restrictions would be imposed.


Europe

In Germany, data from the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases showed today, Sunday, that the number of confirmed infections with the Corona virus in Germany rose to 3,790,766, after 3,127 new infections were recorded.

The data indicated that the number of deaths rose to 91,782, after 4 deaths were recorded.

In France, protesters marched in several cities across the country yesterday - the fourth weekend in a row - denouncing what they see as repressive rules that oblige them to obtain vaccinations against the Corona virus against their will and to produce a health certificate stating that in order to carry out daily activities.

The demonstrators marched in the streets of Paris, Nice, Montpellier and other cities, holding banners that read "No to dictatorship" and chanting "Macron, we don't want your health certificate."

The demonstrations unite a disparate group of protesters against President Emmanuel Macron's legislation aimed at helping contain a fourth wave of "Covid-19" infections in France and support the country's economic recovery.

Among the protesters are left and rightists, elements of the anti-government "yellow vest" movement that shook Macron's leadership between 2018 and 2019, and citizens who refuse to receive the vaccine or consider the health certificate a form of discrimination.

Other European countries have implemented the idea of ​​a health certificate, which states that a person has obtained a vaccination or a recent examination that proves negative infection with the virus, but the French certificate and orders to compel health workers to obtain the vaccine are the most comprehensive.

As of Monday, residents will have to present a health certificate so that they can enter restaurants, obtain non-emergency treatment in hospitals, or travel on intercity trains, and such a certificate was already required to enter swimming pools, museums and nightclubs.

In Italy, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday, Saturday, 22 new deaths related to the Corona virus, compared to 24 the previous day, while the total of new infections rose to 6,902 from 6,599.

Italy has previously recorded 128,209 deaths from the virus since the outbreak of the epidemic in the country in February last year, which is the second highest death toll in Europe after Britain and the eighth in the world, and Italy has recorded 4.39 million cases so far.

Despite this, thousands demonstrated in the center of the capital, Rome, and the cities of Milan and Naples, against the health certificate and for “freedom”, and about 100 people gathered in Naples for the same purpose, chanting “Hands off the children” and “Shame, shame.”

As of Friday, the controversial "Green Corridor" health permit officially entered into force, and the new permit imposes restrictions on unvaccinated people, as the health certificate has become mandatory to enter cinemas, museums, restaurants, and to exercise in non-open spaces.


 Latin America

In Mexico, the Mexican Ministry of Health announced the registration of 20,018 new confirmed cases of “Covid-19” and 515 deaths, bringing the total injuries to two million and 964 thousand and 244, and deaths 244 thousand and 248.

The government says the real number of cases is likely to be much higher than reported, and separate data published in recent days indicates that the actual number of deaths is at least 60% more than the confirmed figure.

And in Brazil, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday that 43,033 new infections with the Corona virus and 990 deaths due to “Covid-19” were recorded during the past 24 hours.

According to the ministry's data, the total number of HIV infections in Brazil has reached 20,151,779 since the outbreak of the pandemic, while the official number of deaths has risen to 562,752.

Brazil is currently ranked third in the number of Corona virus infections in the world after the United States and India, and it ranks second in the world after the United States in the number of deaths.