On Black Monday in the United States, the number of coronavirus deaths exceeds 3,000, with the last 500 victims in just 24 hours. The cases ascertained, as emerges from the data processed by John Hopkins University, are over 161,000. "America - said Donald Trump after virologist Anthony Fauci has proposed the possibility of a return of the virus in the autumn - is ready to face a possible new wave of Covid-19 cases after the summer". It could really happen, but it would be a whole other thing "thanks to the greater ability to take tests and the possibility of getting a vaccine," explained the super expert of the White House task force.
Meanwhile, according to the World Bank, "the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a halt in the Chinese economy, putting more than 11 million people in East Asia at risk of poverty. Even in the best of scenarios, China's expansion would slow down to 2, 3% from 6.1% in 2019. The country recorded only 48 new cases of coronavirus infection yesterday, all imported. The National Health Commission (NHC), updating the number of return infections to 771, mentioned a further death in Hubei, the epicenter province of the pandemic. Serious cases continue to thin, having fallen by 105 to 528. The total certain infections are now 81,518: 2,161 are patients under treatment, 3,305 deaths and 76,052 hospitalized, equal to a cure rate of 93.2%.
South Korea yesterday reported a rise in new cases from Covid-19 to 125 , from 78 on Sunday, due to problems in keeping internal outbreaks and imported infections under control. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 9,786 total infections and 162 (+4) deaths. There are 15 cases imported, 518 in total. South Korea has launched a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arrivals, including for the 530 South Koreans expected from Italy. 5,408 are now healed, while 4,275 patients are under treatment.
The Japanese government explores the possibility of decreeing a state of emergency in the face of the expansion of coronavirus cases in the Land of the Rising Sun, while continuing to worry about the impact of the pandemic on the world's third largest economy. The public channel NHK reveals that the majority of the members of the expert commission set up by the executive are in favor of such a solution, many of whom are concerned about the implications that the delay could have on the progress of infections, particularly in Tokyo. According to the chief of staff, Yoshihide Suga, Japan has so far managed to keep the expansion of the disease under control, and the government will continue to work with the municipalities to identify the main outbreaks, currently excluding a lockdown of the main metropolitan centers. To date, the number of coronavirus infections in Japan settles at 1,953 with 56 deaths.
Italy joins 52 other countries in support of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' request for a global ceasefire in light of the coronavirus emergency . The declaration was issued by 53 member countries of the United Nations, on a national basis and as members of the Group of Friends on Children and Armed Conflicts, the Group of Friends on Women, Peace and Security and the Group of Friends on the Protection of Civilians , of which Italy is an active member. "We fully support the Secretary General's request - the 53 countries wrote in a statement - and we echo his words when he says that 'it's time to stop conflicts and focus together on the real battle of our lives'". So, in the text they say that as the virus spreads, "we are concerned about the condition of women, children and all civilians in situations of war and other humanitarian crises, including internally displaced persons, the elderly, the disabled, injured, sick and detained ".
In India, a week after the start of the lockdown, there was the greatest increase in coronavirus cases in one day, 227 , recorded yesterday, bringing the total number to 1,251, with 32 deaths. The Ministry of Health has announced it, according to international media reports. Meanwhile, in New Delhi, the authorities have decided to convert a 60,000-seat stadium into a quarantine facility to treat Covid-19 patients. Previously other sports facilities had been transformed to cope with the increase in cases. The BBC notes the Indian health system may not have the necessary resources to manage the crisis: the country has eight doctors out of 10,000 people compared to 41 in Italy and 71 in South Korea. And there is also a shortage of beds in isolation, nursing staff and trained doctors, ventilators and intensive care beds.
Tunisia records another 50 new coronavirus infections that bring the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 367. The Ministry of Health of Tunis announced in a statement specifying that the official deaths are now 10. Meanwhile, on the ninth day of general quarantine, moments of tension occurred in the popular suburbs of the capital of Mnhila and Cité Ettadhamen with the people took to the streets to ask for help and greater authorizations to travel, necessary to be able to carry out work activities in a country characterized by a strong underground economy.
In Indonesia, the government has decided to ban all foreigners from entering and passing through to contain the coronavirus epidemic. This was announced by Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, adding that there will be exceptions for those with residence permits and for some diplomatic missions. The authorities will also strengthen controls on Indonesian citizens returning to the country.
