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8 hours ago
Recent figures for covid-19 in Latin America
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Argentina registers 37,510 coronavirus cases and 948 deaths
Colombia surpasses 60,000 cases of coronavirus and approaches 2,000 deaths
The Colombian Ministry of Health confirmed 60,217 cases of coronaviruses in that country on Thursday, of which 22,680 have recovered and 1,950 have died.
Ecuador confirms 49,097 cases of coronavirus and 4,087 deaths
The Ecuadorian Ministry of Public Health confirmed 49,097 cases of coronavirus and 4,087 deaths on Thursday. In an infographic, they noted that 4,910 people recovered. As for the hospitalized, 545 are stable and 233 with a reserved prognosis.
So far 137,060 samples have been taken, between PCR and rapid.
On the other hand, 2,770 deaths are registered “due to probable covid-19 nationwide”.
Mexico reports 165,455 cases and 19,747 deaths from coronavirus
The country registered at least 5,662 new cases and 667 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Paraguay registers 1,330 cases of coronavirus and 13 deaths
The Paraguayan Ministry of Health confirmed 1,330 cases of coronavirus on Thursday, of which 717 have recovered and 13 have died.
Venezuela registers 3,484 cases of coronavirus and 28 deaths
Venezuela registers 3,484 cases of coronavirus of which 835 have recovered and 28 have died, according to data released this Thursday by the government of the questioned President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro.
9 hours ago
Brazil is close to 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus
By Rodrigo Pedroso
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Brazil is close to 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus after another daily spike on Thursday.
The country's Ministry of Health reported another 22,765 new cases on Thursday, bringing its total number of cases to 978,142.
The ministry also confirmed 1,238 new deaths from the virus on Thursday, bringing the country's total to 47,748 deaths.
10 hours ago
Trump acknowledges that some people can get covid-19 at his Tulsa event
By Jason Hoffman, Kate Sullivan, Kristen Holmes, and Ryan Nobles
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Days before holding a mass demonstration in Tulsa, Oklahoma, President Trump said in an interview in The Wall Street Journal that some people at this Saturday's demonstration could contract coronavirus, but added that "it is a very small percentage."
The president's words come as Oklahoma is seeing a steady increase in its average of new confirmed cases per day.
According to a CNN analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University, Oklahoma averaged about 203 new cases per day during the week ending June 17, representing approximately 110% of the previous seven-day period.
As of Thursday morning, Tulsa County currently has the majority of cases, 1,825 in total, more than any county in the state, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
New cases in Tulsa County have also been on the rise, and the county is now seeing its highest seven-day average for new cases at 73.9, according to the Tulsa Department of Health.
Trump also claimed, according to the WS Journal , that some Americans used face masks as a political statement against him and not as a preventive measure.
However, guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) makes it clear that Americans must wear a mask.
Attendees of the rally will not be required to maintain social distance or wear masks, even though top Trump administration public health officials emphasize the importance of both measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Campaign manager Brad Parscale tweeted Monday that the campaign plans to check the temperature of everyone entering the site. They will also provide hand sanitizer, and each attendee will receive a mask provided by the campaign, although they will not be required to wear it.
Campaign and local officials tell CNN that more than a million people have confirmed their attendance at the demonstration. A local official involved in the planning said they expected 100,000 people to report to Bank of Oklahoma Arena on Saturday. The place can house just under 20,000 people.
16 hours ago
Chile registers more than 225,000 infected with coronavirus and more than 3,800 deaths
By: Cristopher Ulloa
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This Thursday, the Chilean Ministry of Health reported that on the last day there were 4,475 new cases of coronavirus and 226 deaths, for a total of 225,103 infected and 3,841 deaths since the pandemic began in the southern country.
Of the new cases reported, 4,060 correspond to symptomatic cases, 383 to people who did not present symptoms and 32 to cases that had not been previously reported to the Ministry of Health.
Regarding mobility in the country, the authorities reported that in no region has a reduction of 40% been achieved, the closest being the Santiago Metropolitan Region, with 39%, which is still considered insufficient by experts. .
"We want to insist that reducing mobility is essential to prevent this disease from advancing. We continue to work on detecting people, isolating them to prevent the spread of the disease, "said the Minister of Health, Enrique Paris.
For his part, the Undersecretary of Health, Arturo Zúñiga, reported that there are currently 1,845 patients in intensive care units (ICUs), of which 399 remain in critical condition. At the country level, there are 353 mechanical fans available.
Finally, the authorities reported that in the last 24 hours, 16,997 examinations were carried out, totaling 903,166.
19 hours ago
Spain reveals plan to boost tourism
Tourists visit The Alhambra in Granada, Spain. (JORGE GUERRERO / AFP via Getty Images)
The Spanish government announced this Thursday a plan to boost its heavily affected tourism sector, worth 4,250 million euros (almost 4,800 million dollars)
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, announced "an essential plan to help tourism", calling the sector "one of our greatest strengths".
Tourism has been among the most affected by the covid-19 pandemic. It represents approximately 12% of the country's GDP and employs more than 13% of the workers in Spain, according to government statistics.
Some 1.2 million people will benefit from the plan, which is part of Spain's economic and social reconstruction scheme by covid-19 as it emerges from the crisis, according to the government press release.
20 hours ago
Covid-19 could have "catastrophic consequences" in Florida
Florida's potential to become the epicenter of the US covid-19 epidemic: "could have catastrophic consequences," said Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, director of the infectious diseases division at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Speaking this Thursday on CNN's "New Day", Marrazzo explained that the increase in new cases in Florida is worrying due to the aging population of the state and the prevalence of nursing homes, geriatric care centers and retirement communities.
"We know very well that age and coexisting conditions, such as cardiovascular diseases, like lung diseases, like diabetes, are the main predictors of hospitalization and mortality with this virus," Marrazzo told Jim Sciutto of CNN, adding that "the potential for the virus to take off there is very, very stressful and could have catastrophic consequences."
22 hours ago
Amazonian indigenous chief Paulinho Paiakan dies
By Jonny Hallam and Maija Ehlinger
A head of the KayapĂł indigenous community in Brazil has died, according to the defense group Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB).
Paulinho Paiakan, 66, died on Wednesday in Redenção, a city in the state of Pará in southern Brazil.
Several tribal elders have died of coronavirus in the state and the disease has spread among indigenous communities there, according to CNN Brazil.
Paiakan was known for his environmental activism, particularly for drawing attention to the cost of building the Belo Monte hydroelectric power station on the Xingu River in the Amazon in the 1980s.
“His legacy leaves a lot of strength in the history and lives of the peoples. Internationally recognized as a great defender of the forest and its peoples, Paiakan was a source of inspiration in the fight for all of us, "APIB said in a statement.
The indigenous peoples of Brazil are dying from covid-19 at an alarming rate. The mortality rate is double that of the rest of the population of Brazil, according to APIB, which tracks the number of cases and deaths among the country's 900,000 indigenous people.
The country has the second highest number of cases worldwide. There have been at least 955,377 cases of coronavirus in Brazil and 46,510 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.
22 hours ago
President of Argentina isolates himself as a preventive measure
By Daniel Silva
The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández (center), in an image of May 23. (Photo by ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP via Getty Images)
Argentina's President Alberto Fernández entered his official Quinta de Olivos residence in isolation on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by Casa Rosada.
The measure was implemented on the recommendation of Dr. Federico Saavedra, of the Presidential Medical Unit.
According to a statement issued by Saavedra, President Fernández will continue "carrying out his usual tasks at his residence and restricting interpersonal contact as much as possible."
23 hours ago
Kazakhstan's ex-president tests positive for coronavirus
By Nathan Hodge
Nursultan Nazarbayev, who was the first president of Kazakhstan, has voluntarily isolated himself after testing positive for coronavirus, his office said in a statement today.
"Unfortunately, Elbasy's latest test for coronavirus infection showed a positive result," the statement says, referring to Nazarbayev by his formal title, Leader of the Nation. "There is no cause for concern."
The statement adds that Nazarbayev is working remotely.
Nazarbayev has dominated politics in the Central Asian republic for three decades. The Kazakh leader resigned from the presidency in 2019, but retains the presidency of the country's Security Council and wields substantial power behind the scenes.
1 day ago
These are the 10 countries with the most victims of covid-19
By CNN Spanish
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Currently, there are more than 8.3 million cases of coronavirus in the world and nearly 450,000 deaths.
Find out which are the countries hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of deaths.
See the complete list here.
1 day ago
Peru already has more infected by covid-19 than Italy
By Jimena de la Quintana
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Peru reported 240,908 infected with coronavirus, according to figures from the Ministry of Health. With this new number, the Latin American country surpassed Italy in the number of infected, according to the Johns Hopkins University report.
However, according to the same source, while the European country registers, to date, 34,448 deaths, Peru has a total of 7,257 deaths, a figure reported by the Ministry of Health.
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1 day ago
The President of Honduras is treated for pneumonia after diagnosis of coronavirus
By Natalie GallĂłn and Stefano Pozzebon
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Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is being treated for pneumonia after having "slight leaks in his lungs."
The president is "stable, in a good mood and receiving medication," according to Francis Contreras, spokesman for the Honduran Health Regulation Agency.
President Hernández reported Wednesday that he and his wife had tested positive for covid-19.
First lady Ana GarcĂa de Hernández is stable and symptom-free, according to the foreign minister and commissioner for the pandemic, Lisandro Rosales.
Hernández is the first president in the world to announce that he has tested positive for the virus.
1 day ago
The United States reports more than 25,500 new cases of covid-19
By Joe Sutton
At least 25,583 new cases of covid-19 and 755 deaths were reported in the United States on Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The national total now stands at 2,163,290 cases, including at least 117,717 virus-related deaths, according to Johns Hopkins.
Totals include cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases.
1 day ago
Mexico approaches 20,000 coronavirus deaths
By Matt Rivers and Natalie GallĂłn
Mexico is approaching 20,000 deaths from coronavirus, according to its health ministry on Wednesday.
The ministry reported 770 new deaths from the virus, bringing the number of deaths in the country to 19,080.
Mexico also registered 4,930 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 159,793.
1 day ago
Chile exceeds 220,000 covid-19 infections
By Christopher Ulloa, Matt Rivers and Natalie GallĂłn
Chile's health ministry reported an additional 31,000 cases of covid-19 on Wednesday that had not been previously counted after the government discovered an accumulation of positive test results dating back to March.
The ministry also reported 4,757 recently confirmed cases on Wednesday, bringing the country's total to 220,628.
Authorities have tightened containment measures in the Santiago metropolitan area, the country's capital with more than 6 million residents.
Now, residents will only be able to leave their homes twice a week, unlike the five previously allowed, and only under strict conditions.
People who violate quarantine measures will face up to five years in prison for doing so.
Chile also reported an additional 232 deaths on Wednesday, bringing the country's total to 3,615.
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