The corona pandemic started in China - in the province of Wubei - in the city of Wuhan. According to the Chinese authorities, the number of corona infections is falling. China is now setting an example.
- The corona virus * spreads worldwide. It probably originated in China.
- A report by the US intelligence service has raised serious allegations against the Chinese government.
- Our guide through reporting: Latest case numbers, symptoms and possible protective measures *.
Corona in China: Wuhan Opens - Overcome the Worst of the Virus Crisis?
Update from April 7, 8.26 a.m .: The Chinese metropolis Wuhan was considered the epicenter in the Corona crisis. The city was completely sealed off from the outside world in the fight against the corona virus on January 23. Now - after two and a half months - the strict exit restrictions for eleven million residents have been lifted.
Air traffic is expected to resume on Wednesday. Cars can leave the city again and people can travel by train - provided they are healthy and have recently had no contact with infected people. The opening of the city is an important signal for China to have overcome the worst.
Corona in China: No new dead for the first time
For the first time since the outbreak of the corona pandemic, China has reported no new casualties. According to official information, there have been few new infections every day for weeks and only a few new deaths in the People's Republic. On Tuesday, the Beijing Health Commission statistics did not list a new death at all for the first time since January.
32 "imported" infections were found in people entering China.
However, the actual figures are likely to be significantly higher since the type of survey has been changed again and again and many cases do not appear in the official statistics.
In total, according to official data, 3,331 people in China have died as a result of the lung disease Covid-19 so far, 81740 have been shown to be infected.
Corona crisis: “Can't close for a year” - Iran loosens restrictions
Update of April 6, 4:35 p.m .: After the announced slight relaxation of the measures in Iran severely affected by the coronavirus *, the government defends the decision. On Sunday, President Hassen Ruhani decided to ease the strict corona measures. A government spokesman now explained the reasons.
Corona pandemic: Iranian government says easing of regulations
"There is no short-term perspective for an end to the corona crisis *, since it could take another year (...) We cannot shut down all authorities, banks and businesses for a year," said government spokesman Ali Rabiei the situation on Monday. A number of trades and over five million employees are economically affected by the current crisis.
First, the easing should take place in the provinces and then in the capital Tehran . Head of state Ruhani also spoke of "white zones", ie cities in which there are few or no corona infections. Schools could gradually be opened there. Experts now accuse Ruhani of jeopardizing the health of the population for economic reasons. "Of course we continue to adhere strictly to the health protocols and want to proceed step by step," said Ruhani on Monday.
In the provinces, work in areas with low risk is to be resumed from April 11 under particularly strict hygienic conditions, and a week later in the capital, Tehran. Ruhani did not say which industries are involved. The currently applicable bans on sports facilities, festival halls, hairdressers, beauty salons and sacred religious sites remained. Until further notice, Friday prayers would not be held in the Islamic country.
According to the Iranian Ministry of Health, 3700 people have been killed and more than 60,000 infected. At the same time, the crisis has paralyzed 70 percent of the Iranian economy.
Corona pandemic: More than 70,000 corona deaths worldwide
Update of April 6, 1:52 pm : According to US experts, more than 70,000 people worldwide have already died from an infection with the novel corona virus . The number of confirmed infections with Sars-CoV-2 rose to around 1.3 million worldwide by Monday morning (local time), according to data from Johns Hopkins University:
- According to this, around 16,000 Corona people died in Italy
- in Spain more than 13,000
- nearly 10,000 in the United States
- in France more than 8000.
Corona in China: Chinese storm parks on weekends
Update from April 6, 11:01 a.m .: Protective equipment is in demand worldwide. Everywhere there is a lack of masks, gloves or protective clothing. China has sold nearly four billion masks and medical equipment totaling more than 1.3 billion euros overseas since Sunday in early March, AFP reports. The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has already brought four million protective masks from China to Europe.
Chinese flocked to popular tourist attractions over the weekend, as CNN reports. Accordingly, people flock outdoors and into the parks. The painting was so large that the authorities had to close a park in Anhui Province for visitors because the crowds were too big in the morning.
#Huangshan Mountain, a 5-A tourist attraction in East # China's Anhui Province, closed to tourists on Sunday morning due to an overflow of tourists after it exempted its 190 yuan ($ 26.7) entrance fee to residents of the province to promote tourism amid # COVID19. pic.twitter.com/DAffe2zhI1
- Global Times (@globaltimesnews) April 5, 2020Corona in South Korea: Number of new infections is falling
Update from April 6, 10:41 am : There is positive news from South Korea: The number of new coronavirus infections recorded daily has dropped to below 50 for the first time.
On Sunday, 47 people had tested positive for Sars-CoV-2, the health authorities said on Monday. Thanks to its rigid test program, South Korea has become a model for containing the virus, among other things.
However, authorities are concerned about a new wave of infections. Spring-like weather lures people out. Social issues should be avoided further.
Corona pandemic: the most important information
Update of April 5, 7:24 pm : Libya's former Prime Minister Mahmud Djibril has died from the effects of an illness with Covid-19 , according to media reports. He died on Sunday at the age of 67 after a coronavirus infection in Cairo, the Arab newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat reported , citing Djibril's advisors. Some media reported Djibril's age at 68. His alliance of parties, the Alliance of National Forces (NFA), confirmed the death of Djibril.
Update from April 5, 4:52 pm: A person was killed in a fire at a construction site for a corona clinic near Moscow. A spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Civil Protection told AFP on Sunday that the fire was believed to have broken out in a tent to house construction workers. A total of three tents were hit by the fire. The spokesman gave no further information on the fatality.
The construction site for the Corona Hospital, which will house 500 patients, is located between the villages of Babenki and Golochwastowo near Moscow .
By Sunday, Russia reported almost 5,400 cases of infection with the novel corona virus, 45 people died, according to official information. However, international experts assume that the number of unreported cases is very high.
April 5, 4:30 pm update: According to US experts, more than 65,000 people worldwide have already died as a result of the lung disease caused by the novel coronavirus. That is around 5000 more than the day before. The number of confirmed infections with Sars-CoV-2 rose to more than 1.2 million by Sunday noon, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Of these, more than 252,000 people have now recovered.
In Germany , at least 91,384 infections with the new corona virus had been registered by Sunday morning (previous day at 10:30 a.m .: 85,559 infections). This is the result of an evaluation by the German Press Agency, which takes into account the latest figures from the federal states. At least 1318 people infected with Sars-CoV-2 have reportedly died nationwide so far (previous day at 10:30 a.m .: 1154). According to estimates by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), 28 700 people have recovered in Germany.
Corona: Police officer shoots mask refuser - 16 people died of wrong remedy
Coronavirus - Peru
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Update 5:55 pm: The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte ordered the police and the military on Wednesday to shoot at every rioter. Now, after three days, the first reported death from Duterte's radical order has occurred. Due to a missing face mask, a fight between a man and the officers at a corona checkpoint resulted in a fatal shot.
The police report said the man reacted aggressively when he was advised of his missing face mask . The 63-year-old then attacked the staff with a scythe. A police officer first tried to calm the man down and eventually killed him.
In the Philippines, there is a curfew on the main island of Luzon, which only permits access to the supermarket and work. So far, 3100 cases of corona infection * have been detected, 144 people are said to have died from the consequences of the infection.
"Without these restrictions, this will never end," said Duterte in the television speech on Friday. "So if you don't want to follow, I'll finish you up to protect the lives of the innocent who don't want to die." Amnesty International criticized the Philippine autocrat Duterte, who is using the pandemic, "to further suppress criticism and dissent . "
Corona: Poachers use standstill in Nepal - Ragner kill one of the poachers
Update 13:57: Corona standstill endangers animals in the wild: In Nepal , poachers have used the standstill in the country since the start restrictions at the end of March. They killed three crocodiles of an endangered species and an elephant, as a spokesman for the Nepal National Park and Wildlife Protection Agency said on Saturday (April 4th, 2020). In a collision between the rangers and poachers, one of the poachers was killed and one of the rangers was seriously injured.
The elephant was electrocuted in Bardiya National Park in the west of the country. The crocodiles were killed near the Chitwan National Park. The National Park Authority has now increased its security guards. They have already expected poachers to become more active due to the initial restrictions. According to official information, there are only a few confirmed Covid 19 cases in the Himalayan state, but hardly any tests are carried out. The medical staff also continue to work without protective clothing . Because of current exit restrictions, people are only allowed four hours out of the house to do important errands or if there is an emergency.
Corona: 16 people died of wrong remedy - evacuation ends in 28 deaths
Update of April 4, 2020, 10:58 a.m .: At least 28 ship passengers were washed up during a corona evacuation campaign on a ferry in the South Pacific . The reason for this was high waves and strong winds caused by the tropical cyclone "Harold", according to the German press agency . The ferry captain, who ignored weather service warnings to refrain from unnecessary travel, did not even notice that the passengers had disembarked until they landed at the destination.
The Solomon Islands , where the disaster occurred, are currently not only struggling with “Harold”. So far, the island nation is one of the few countries in the world where no corona infection has been reported. However, civil protection in the Solomon Islands is currently preparing for the consequences of the corona pandemic. To make matters worse, health care there is very limited.
Corona: 16 people in Peru died of wrong remedy
Update of April 4, 2020, 9:31 am: Because they believed the propaganda about an alleged corona cure, at least 16 people died in a remote area of Peru . You have consumed a drink adulterated with alcohol that is said to help fight Covid-19 infection. This was reported by the official news agency Andina and referred to the local health authorities.
The victims of propaganda suffered from symptoms of poisoning after ingesting the drink. The alcoholic beverages have now been confiscated by the police. These were sold in an "establishment of dubious reputation", as the message says. So far, almost 1,600 have been infected with the corona virus in Peru, and 61 people have died.
Corona: infected people in Ecuador should be technically monitored
However, according to the government, almost half of those infected with corona in neighboring Ecuador do not comply with the prescribed quarantine. Head of state Lenín Moreno therefore announced that he would like to technically monitor those affected in the future. There are currently more than 3300 infected and 145 deaths in Ecuador.
Corona: Situation in South Korea stabilizes - country is seen as a role model in the fight against Corona
Update 4:40 p.m .: Recently the number of new infections in South Korea decreased , on Thursday only 86 people infected with the coronavirus were registered. South Korea is seen as a role model for other countries in the fight against the spread of the virus. Despite the decline in new infections, the number of cases recorded rose to just over 10,000, so far 174 Covid-19 patients have died. Based on the population of 51.4 million, both values are comparatively low.
At times, South Korea was the hardest hit by the outbreak of the novel virus, but the peak of infection was at the end of February when more than 900 new infections were registered daily. In March the daily number dropped significantly. According to the South Korean authorities, the number of new cases has stabilized at around 100 per day.
Due to a mass outbreak among followers of a Christian sect, the southeastern city of Daegu is particularly in focus. So far, more than half of all infections have been reported here.
Coronavirus: Heiko Maas criticizes disinformation "also from the Russian sphere"
Update 3:33 p.m .: Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas believes that fake news campaigns against the EU related to the corona virus are also coming from Russia . The EU must deal with deliberate and organized disinformation - "also from the Russian sphere" - said the SPD politician on Friday after a video switch with his EU colleagues. "We have agreed that we want to fight the controlled distribution of fake news much more aggressively."
China and Russia in particular are accused of spreading disinformation in the corona crisis. The EU Commission had recently complained that Kremlin-related media would spread the narrative of an unsolidarian EU and fail to deal with the pandemic.
Update of April 3, 2020, 11:02 a.m .: "Shoot them dead" - in German: "Shoot them dead" - the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called for a speech on Wednesday evening to the security forces of his country. The background to this shocking statement: Duterte is instructing his forces to shoot rioters during the curfew imposed by the Corona crisis . "My orders to the police and military are: If there is trouble or fighting and your life is in danger, shoot them," he said in his speech. He further threatened: "Instead of causing trouble, I'll send you to the grave."
Currently, about half of the 110 million Philippines are curfewed . Among them are many people who live in great poverty and who have now lost their jobs due to the strict restrictions. Shortly before Duterte's speech, about two dozen people were arrested in a poor neighborhood in the Philippine capital of Manila after protests against the government. They had accused the government of not providing food aid to the poor.
Coronavirus: Amnesty International sharply criticizes Duterte's threats - police chief appeases
Human rights organizations such as Amnesty International sharply criticized Duterte's statements . They also urged the government to provide urgently needed relief supplies instead of threatening violence. "Fatal, uncontrolled violence should never be given in response to an emergency like the coronavirus pandemic," said Amnesty International.
The day after Dutertes speech, the Philippine police chief Archie Gamboa appeased . The officials would not shoot troublemakers. The president only exaggerated to make it clear that the law had to be observed in these times of crisis. According to official figures, 2,311 cases of infection and 96 deaths have been reported in the Philippines. However, the authorities have only just started to test extensively on Covid-19. An increase in the infection rate is therefore expected.
First report from April 3, 2020:
Beijing / Washington - While the US government has its hands full * and the United States is suffering heavily from the corona pandemic, the country is apparently researching the origin of the disease in the Far East. A U.S. intelligence report has surfaced. It raises doubts about the number of cases and deaths reported by the Chinese government .
China has hidden the extent of the coronavirus outbreak , the New York news portal Bloomberg summarizes the report. Three officials, whose names should not be mentioned, released the actually secret information , it is said.
Coronavirus: China Intentionally Reporting Incorrectly? Serious allegation by the US intelligence service
The Chinese government's reports are deliberately incomplete, they accuse the Middle Kingdom. Two of the US officials even speak of falsified numbers .
The White House has already received the documents, it is said. But that directly contradicts US President Donald Trump . The reports from China appeared to him to be beautiful anyway , but he had not received a report from his secret service, the former businessman * says.
US Vice President scolds China: "We could have been better off"
"The truth is that China could have been better off if China had been more communicative," complains Vice President Mike Pence on CNN. "It is now obvious that China was dealing with it long before the rest of the world knew it , maybe even a month earlier, knew the outbreak was actually in China . "
"The Chinese Communist Party Will Continue Lying": Senator's Violent Accusation
Republican Senator Ben Sasse is made even clearer when asked about the report. "The claim that there are more corona deaths in the USA than in China is wrong, " he says, "without commenting on secret information, one thing is painfully obvious: the Chinese Communist Party has lied , lies and continues to be told about it Corona virus lie to protect the regime. "
While Donald Trump promises that the US-China trade pact will not suffer and Beijing will spend $ 250 billion on American products, the serious allegations do not go unmentioned, of course.
Coronavirus: US doubts figures from China - press chief counters allegation
Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Chinese state newspaper The Global Times , said the conclusions that the US intelligence agency was simply trying to divert attention from the skyrocketing death toll in the United States . It was impossible to falsify data about an incident that attracted so much attention. The government immediately restricted the death toll in Hubei province by bringing doctors and medical supplies to the region.
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