The corona numbers continue to rise rapidly in some parts of the world.
In Australia, however, the situation appears to be improving significantly.
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The
second wave * of
the
coronavirus pandemic * is
causing numbers to rise in many parts of the world.
China
reports the highest
Corona *
numbers
in more than two months.
In
Australia
, the
lockdown
in the state of
Victoria was
lifted after several months.
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Update from October 28, 3:44 p.m.:
Record number of
new infections
: More than half a million people worldwide contracted the
corona
virus
within one day
.
As a count by the AFP news agency shows, authorities around the world reported a total of 516,898 new cases on Wednesday.
The number of
deaths
was 7,723.
The many cases can only partly be explained by the fact that there are more
tests
than during the first
wave
.
European countries are
particularly affected by the
rapid increase
.
The increase there is 44 percent compared to the previous week.
The number of new
corona cases
there was on average over 220,000 per day.
While there were an average of 4,000
deaths
a day
in April
,
Europe
will soon
hit
the 2,000-a-day threshold.
Corona worldwide: record value in the USA
Munich - The
second wave of
the
coronavirus pandemic
is currently rolling across
Europe
and ensures
high
numbers of
infections
and correspondingly drastic measures by governments.
But the numbers are not only high in Europe.
China
recently reported the highest numbers in two months, while the
USA
recorded a record number of
new infections
last weekend
.
In
Australia,
on the other hand, the situation appears to be stabilizing.
A month-long
lockdown was
ended there.
Corona worldwide: China reports the highest numbers for more than two months
In
China
, according to official information, the authorities reported
42 new corona cases
in one day, the
highest number in more than two months
.
About half of the cases go to an outbreak in a factory in the city of
Kashgar
back in
northwest China
.
Within just four days,
4.7 million residents were
tested
for a possible
corona infection *
.
The health department of the region
Xinjiang
reported on Wednesday that if
183 people
the pathogen had been detected, of which at
161
people
with no symptoms
such as cough or fever.
Only
22
showed signs of
Covid 19 disease
.
Most of the flights to
Kashgar
have been canceled since the weekend.
Eyewitnesses also reported
roadside checks
on the way into the city.
The state health authorities in
Beijing
sent a working group to
Kashgar
.
With
strict measures
such as mass tests, strict quarantine, precise tracking of contact persons and entry restrictions, China has the
coronavirus *
largely brought under control.
Corona in Australia: months of lockdown in Victoria lifted
The state of
Victoria
in southeast
Australia
has
lifted
its
corona lockdown
after several months
.
Shops, bars, cafes and restaurants have been allowed to reopen since Wednesday.
The strict requirements have been in place since the
beginning of August
.
Citizens are now allowed to
leave
their
homes
again without any major restrictions
.
For the approximately 4.9 million inhabitants of the capital
Melbourne
, this initially only applies to a limited extent.
They are only allowed to move within a radius of
25 kilometers
from their home.
This restriction will not be lifted until November 8th.
Before it was only five kilometers.
The
output restrictions
for residents
of Melbourne
were among the
most
enduring world's longest
.
They were introduced at the beginning of July and lasted
112 days
.
The central government in
Canberra
had sharply
criticized
the extremely strict rules, such as the nocturnal ban
.
At the end of last week, hundreds of people were
protesting the restrictions
in
Melbourne
.
There were also clashes with the police.
We're so proud of our city 🙌👏👌 #Melbourne pic.twitter.com/Cu7XzHmQSN
- City of Melbourne (@cityofmelbourne) October 27, 2020
The
lifting of
the
restrictions
was celebrated in some bars on Wednesday.
The seconds were counted down to midnight, like on New Year's Eve.
A maximum of 20 customers
were allowed to sit in the shops and were greeted by confetti.
Since the pandemic began,
a total of just over
27,500 corona cases have been
registered
in
Australia
.
The number is significantly lower than in most industrialized countries.
On Wednesday,
only
two new infections were
reported
in
Victoria
, and only
one
in
New South Wales
, the most populous state
.
Corona worldwide: USA with a record number of new infections last Friday
The country with the
most
confirmed
corona cases
worldwide is the
USA
.
According to data from
Johns Hopkins University
, around
8.78 million
infections with the
coronavirus *
have been recorded in the United States.
reported.
Last Friday,
a new
record
was set with
83,757 new infections
within one day
.
President
Donald Trump
, who was infected himself, continues to downplay the threat posed by the pandemic.
In his eyes, the number of
tests *
responsible for the high number of new infections.
Corona in Brazil: Two Covid deaths in hospital fire in Rio de Janeiro
In
Brazil
,
more than
5.4 million people have been
infected with the virus
since the outbreak of the
coronavirus pandemic
.
A big
fire
broke out
in a
hospital
in the north of the Brazilian metropolis of
Rio de Janeiro
on Tuesday
.
Around 200 patients were brought from the clinic to safety and transferred to other hospitals, reported the news portal
G1
.
Two women
who
were
sick
with
Covid-19
died
during the evacuation
.
(ph) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network
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