The number of coronavirus infections reported worldwide has exceeded 7 million (7,006,436), according to data from the American university Johns Hopkins. The total number of victims is 402,699. The country with the highest absolute pandemic numbers remains the United States with almost 2 million (1,940,468) cases and 110,503 deaths, followed by Brazil (691,758 infections and 36,455 deaths) and the United Kingdom (287,621 and 40,625). ).
LATIN AMERICA - Coronavirus pandemic infections have increased markedly in Latin America, increasing by 82,526 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,320,823 cases. The number of deaths also increased, to 65,585 (+1,488), with the warning that Chile has added 653 deaths to date considered to be "associable with Covid-19" as of today (2,190). This is what emerges from an ANSA statistics based on data from 34 Latin American countries and territories. Among the controversies over the suspension by the Ministry of Health of the official communication of the total cases since the start of the pandemic, Brazil leads the unofficial ranking of both the infected, which are 691,758 (+18,912), and the dead, at 36,455 (+ 525). It should be noted that these figures, provided by the Brazilian authorities in the last two days, are lower than the previous ones.
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand has lifted, as of today, all the restrictive measures that were still in place to counter the spread of coronavirus and actually declares victory over covid-19 after the last positive patient was considered cured. However, the external borders are still closed. Premier Jacinda Ardern confessed to having danced with joy in her living room when she had confirmation of the fundamental passage. Ardern therefore remarked that social distancing and the ban on gathering in New Zealand are no longer necessary. "We believe we have eliminated the transmission of the virus to New Zealand for now," he said during the television announcement. With a population of 5 million people, New Zelandsa recorded 1,154 covid-19 cases and 22 deaths in total. No new infection has emerged in the past 17 days and, to date, a single active case for more than a week.