USA - More than 1,000 deaths, to be exact 1,150, from coronaviruses in the United States in the past 24 hours. This is what emerges from the data of Johns Hopkins University, according to which the new infections were 73,800.
BAHAMAS -The Bahamas premier, Hubert Minnis, ordered the lockdown in the country for this weekend after a new flare of coronavirus cases recorded yesterday: the Ministry of Health has announced that 42 new infections have been detected in the last 24 hours, a given that it has brought the overall budget of the cases to 316. The Cnn reports it. The country had reopened its doors on July 1st and since then this is the first time that the authorities have imposed a new lockdown. The population, the Prime Minister announced, will only be able to go out to shop and for emergencies, such as health problems. In addition, only staff deemed essential will be allowed to go to work. All commercial activities and religious services will be prohibited. A scenario, this, Minnis anticipated, which will probably be repeated also in the coming weekends. The prime minister then backed down on the ban that entered into force Wednesday on commercial flights from the United States, but imposed a 14-day quarantine and coronavirus test on all those arriving from abroad.
MEXICO - Mexico yesterday recorded 7,573 new cases of coronavirus and 737 additional deaths: the ministry of Health has announced. The new data bring the overall balance of the infections to 378,285 and that of the dead to 42,645. Cnn reports it. Despite the continued spread of the virus in the country, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador reiterated yesterday that the pandemic is "losing strength", explaining that the growth in cases is due to an increase in tests. "We have to find a balance between the health and economic situation, reopening carefully and respecting all protocols, but we cannot remain immobile - he added -. If we reopen and there is a new outbreak we will close again".
