Brazil is increasingly becoming a global corona virus hotspot. The development in Africa, however, amazes. All news in the ticker.
- The corona virus * causes huge problems worldwide, presents health systems and the economy with major challenges.
- Brazil was particularly hard hit. The number of Covid 19 deaths in Brazil rose to over 20,000. (Update from May 22nd)
- Meanwhile, international experts are more and more amazed by the developments in Africa (update from May 23)
- Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus and the corona news from Germany. You can also find current case numbers in Germany as a map. The following recommendations for corona protective measures * are currently available.
Update from May 23, 9.45 p.m .: In China , the coronavirus * first appeared in the population in an epidemic manner. No new infection with the virus is said to have been registered for the first time since January . The news was announced on the second day of the Chinese People's Congress. Prime Minister Li Keqiang had previously explained the "key strategic achievements in our response to Covid-19 ", but the country will face "enormous challenges" in the future.
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- Kronen Zeitung (@krone_at) May 23, 2020The authoritarian state gives the number of deaths as a result of the coronavirus infection at 4636. The figure is well below the death toll of many countries with a fraction of the population of China. Around 1.4 billion people live in the People's Republic, which is why the skepticism towards the information provided by the Chinese authorities is increasing. That is why the USA, in particular, formulated allegations towards Beijing that the extent of the pandemic was initially covered up and distorted. So the spread of the disease should have been possible. The virus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Corona virus worldwide: Russia and Brazil, each with well over 300,000 infections
Update of May 23, 6:10 p.m .: Behind the United States, which has been severely affected by the corona crisis, two large countries are experiencing a parallel increase in new infections with the virus. In Russia , the number of cases rose by more than 9,400 after fewer than 9,000 had been measured in the days before. Evidence shows that more than 335,882 people in Russia have contracted the virus . However, the death toll is low - 3,388 patients died with the virus.
Corona virus worldwide: Brazil has a four-digit daily death rate
The number of corona infections is similarly high in Brazil . So far, 330,890 people have been infected, but the number of deaths is significantly higher than in Russia. 21,048 people died as a result of the infection. From Friday to Saturday, more than a thousand patients died within 24 hours . 20,803 new infections were also registered. Brazil briefly ranked second in absolute infections for the first time behind the United States, which reported 1.6 million corona infections.
In Brazil, unlike in many European countries, it is not only older people who die after an infection. For lack of money, many young people in Brazil are forced to work despite the risk of infection , and many are infected. The population of Brazil is on average quite young, which is why the death toll is below 60 . That was the opinion of Mauro Sanchez , epidemiologist at the University of Brasilia. In his view, "the pervert" is "that many people are exposed to the virus because they have no other choice."
In addition to the terrible scale of the corona pandemic , Brazil also has to deal with corruption at the highest political level. A video reveals incredible things about head of state Jair Bolsonaro.
Corona virus worldwide: pandemic in Africa is "different" according to WHO
Update of May 23, 8:36 am: In Africa, for which a dramatic Covid 19 situation was forecast at the beginning of the pandemic, the number of reported infections exceeded 100,000 for the first time. According to WHO informationWith 20,000 registered infections, most cases are reported in South Africa .
WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, said in a statement on Friday that "the continental corona pandemic is taking a different course than anywhere else in the world." While Europe had already reported 4,500 deaths at a level of 100,000 infections, 3900 people have died in Africa so far.
WHO experts attribute the positive reports partly to early restrictions on output and partly to the younger age structure of the population. Nevertheless, the health systems are not well equipped for a possible stronger increase.
Corona virus worldwide: Innovative tests and treatments from Africa are internationally overlooked
The British Guardian had already criticized the fact that it is overlooked internationally that innovative solutions for the corona pandemic have been found on the continent , which could also lead the way for other countries. In Senegal, for example, an inexpensive rapid test is being developed and infected members from larger households are consistently isolated in hospitals . In Ghana, the death rate could also be kept comparatively low, among other things because tests are carried out in larger pools and individual people are only retested if the larger pool is positive. In addition, many countries rely on a herbal tea developed in Madagascar , the active ingredients of which were also examined by a German professor and classified as "very interesting".
Coronavirus - Rwanda: Robots are used in the treatment in the capital Kigali
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In Rwanda's capital Kigali, meanwhile, tests are being carried out to find out how robots can be used to treat people with severe Covid-19 diseases .
Coronavirus worldwide: According to the WHO, South America has become the "epicenter of the disease"
Update of May 22, 10:25 p.m .: The World Health Organization is concerned about the rapidly increasing number of coronavirus * infections worldwide. However, South America "has become the new epicenter of the disease," said WHO expert Michael Ryan in Geneva on Friday. According to Ryan, "there is great concern about these countries, but Brazil is clearly currently the most affected".
An international study is now providing new insights for worldwide drug research: For the first time, complex relationships between difficult Covid-19 developments could be deciphered.
Corona virus worldwide: number of Covid-19 deaths exceeds sad threshold in Brazil
While neighboring countries like Colombia are carrying out a strict lockdown, Brazil has become one of the central hot spots of the pandemic *. The largest and most populous country on the continent has recorded 310,000 corona infections so far, making it the third highest in a global comparison. To date, 20,000 Covid-19 patients * have died from coronavirus infections. However, experts assume that the number of unreported cases is higher because the test capacities are inadequate.
Across the continent, over 617,000 infections with the novel virus have been identified and more than 34,000 people have died. After Brazil, Peru is the second worst affected with 108,000 infections and around 3100 deaths.
Corona virus worldwide: President Jair Bolsonaro and his avoidable mega-crisis
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Brasilia - What Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro played down again and again as "little flu" is now increasingly becoming a disaster there. The current figures from Johns Hopkins University * speak volumes: Brazil is constantly developing towards the corona hotspot.
Corona virus worldwide: number of Covid-19 deaths exceeds sad threshold in Brazil
With 310,087 people infected with the corona virus, Brazil is only behind the United States (1,577,758 infected) and Russia (326,448 infected) worldwide. Johns Hopkins University informs about this.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health also announced that the number of Covid 19 deaths rose again rapidly and exceeded the sad threshold of 20,000 deaths. A total of 1188 deaths were reported within 24 hours, a new record in that period.
Dozens of mass graves are used as a burial site in Brazil.
Brazil has more than 20,000 Covid-19 dead.
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Coronavirus: Brazil recommends controversial malaria drug
Meanwhile, the Brazilian Ministry of Health has recommended the controversial malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of corona infected people. An updated guide for doctors published on Thursday said that the drug could also be administered to people with only mild corona symptoms *.
Most recently, Secretary of Health Nelson Teich asked for his release after complaining to right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro over the use of the controversial drug.
Coronavirus: Dramatic side effects of the drug
Hydroxychloroquine was originally used to treat malaria and certain autoimmune diseases. To what extent and whether the drug * is even suitable for the treatment of coronavirus patients has not yet been finally clarified. However, taking the medication can lead to side effects such as an increased risk of irregular heartbeat.
Still, some people are expecting a lot from the drug to curb the coronavirus. Among them is, for example, US President Donald Trump, who praised hydroxychloroquine as a "gift from God" and, according to his own statements, is even said to take it as protection against infection with the coronavirus *.
Meanwhile, research is underway all over the world for a vaccine * against the coronavirus - and also for medication, now there seem to be clearer trends.
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