Towards a new wave of local reconfigurations? This Sunday, several countries deplore an outbreak of cases of coronavirus contamination on their soil. An increase not necessarily worrying in some of these states, which have simply massified their strategy of virological tests, when others are really struggling to contain the epidemic. Le Parisien takes stock of these areas where the attention has crystallized more than elsewhere in recent days.
Spain is reconfiguring locally in the face of rising cases
Due to an increase in coronavirus contamination, the 70,000 inhabitants of a coastal region in north-west Spain are once again subject to containment measures as of this Sunday.
From midnight, the inhabitants of the 14 localities of the county of A Mariña, in Galicia, will not be able to leave the zone, meet more than 10 people, and the capacity of reception of the closed places will be lowered . "Currently, we have 106 positive cases, which represents an increase of 21 cases since yesterday," said regional health manager Jesus Vazquez.
It is the second geographic area to reverse, two weeks after the lifting of the severe containment. On Saturday, an area around the town of Lerida, in Catalonia (northeast), was reconfigured, with its 200,000 inhabitants. Authorities are closely monitoring 50 outbreaks of contamination that have sprung up across the country.
Serbia in state of emergency
Serbia declared a state of emergency in its capital Belgrade on Friday after the largest increase in new cases of coronavirus since April. After having mastered the first wave of the epidemic in early May, this Balkan country has seen a resurgence in the number of cases, officially going from around 50 daily infections a month ago, to over 350 today.
In Belgrade, three hospitals have just been transformed again into “Covid-19 hospitals”. "The beds fill up at an express speed as soon as they are made available to patients with Covid-19," said a Serbian doctor. On Thursday evening, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced new measures for the capital where the situation was described as "worrying" by the staff responsible for managing the health crisis. Cafes, restaurants and clubs closed Friday for 14 days. In response and after analyzing the epidemiological data, Greece announced on Sunday that it would close its borders to all nationals of Serbia until July 15.
Case outbreak in Mexico
Mexico became the 5th most bereaved country in the world on Saturday, with 30,366 deaths, ahead of France, according to official figures. In Mexico City, the reopening of shopping centers, scheduled for Monday, has been postponed until Wednesday. The country also lists 252,165 confirmed cases of contamination with the coronavirus, or 6,914 people more than Friday, a record since the outbreak of the epidemic in this country.
Florida under the radars of the American authorities
On Saturday, the United States recorded more than 43,000 new infections in 24 hours on Saturday. The country thus had 43,742 additional cases at the end of the day, bringing the cumulative total to 2,836,764 patients since the start of the pandemic. The country also has 129,657 deaths.
Florida announced a new Covid-19 case record at 11,458 in the past 24 hours. Given the scale of the health crisis, the mayor of the county of Miami-Wade, the most populous in the country with nearly 2.7 million inhabitants, on Friday decreed a curfew from 22 hours.
A record of cases in India
India recorded a record case this Sunday, with the Ministry of Health reporting just under 25,000 new cases and 613 deaths from coronavirus in 24 hours, the largest daily increase since the start of the pandemic in the country. country, end of January.
This record of cases comes at a time when the capital begins to treat patients in a spiritual center converted into a gigantic isolation center and a hospital with 10,000 beds. The country is on the verge of overtaking Russia, which confirmed on Saturday nearly 674,000 cases of Covid-19.
Coronavirus Gains Ground in Iran
New record of deaths linked to Covid-19 disease. In Iran, the authorities evoke a total toll of 11,571 dead, in this country hardest hit in the Near and Middle East. These announcements come as Iran has been facing an increase in new confirmed cases and deaths for several weeks. According to official figures, the disease seems to be regaining ground since the beginning of May. "Over the past 24 hours, 2,560 people have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 240,438," said the spokeswoman for the Department of Health.
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The authorities have repeatedly warned against what they consider to be a carelessness of the population with regard to compliance with health procedures and the precautions to be taken to prevent the spread of the virus. To fight against the spread of the epidemic, the Iranian authorities never imposed containment of the population but decreed a series of restrictions (prohibition of the gatherings, in particular religious, limitation of the economic activity and displacements among others) .
In Morocco, epidemiological foci are emerging
New record of contaminations in the country while the city of Safi, which hosts an epidemiological focus in a factory, has been placed in quarantine. Morocco announced this Sunday 698 new cases of contamination with Covid-19, its highest daily balance since the beginning of March.
These new cases bring the total assessment to 14,132 officially listed, since the announcement of the first case in Morocco in early March, including 234 deaths and 9,410 recoveries. The kingdom accelerated its deconfinement on June 25, but the state of health emergency was extended until July 10. Half a dozen cities remain subject to restrictions due to the appearance of epidemiological outbreaks "in the workplace", in particular in strawberry farms in the west of the country.
More than 10,000 cases in one day in South Africa
South Africa meanwhile recorded a record daily number of 10,853 new cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 187,977 since March, according to official figures. The coronavirus killed 3,026 people in this country, the most developed on the African continent, with an increase of 74 compared to the previous day. Health authorities expect a peak in contamination following the gradual loosening of the strict containment put in place on March 27.