The number of deaths due to the Covid-19 has doubled since the 26 of may and 100 000 additional deaths were detected for a little less than three weeks.
The threat of a resumption uncontrolled epidemic weighs heavily on many countries, particularly in Europe. In total, 700 489 deaths on 18 547 833 reported cases have been identified in the world since the discovery of the pandemic in China in December. Europe remains the region most affected, with 211 365 dead. The number of deaths due to the Covid-19 has doubled since the 26 of may and 100 000 additional deaths were detected for a little less than three weeks.
The mandatory wearing of the mask is required in Europe
The mandatory use of the mask is rapidly gaining ground in the cities of Europe in the face of the coronavirus, including France and the netherlands. From this Wednesday, the mask is mandatory, even outside in the busiest areas of Toulouse, in the south-west of France. It will be very shortly in Paris and other cities, authorities said. A similar measure comes into force this Wednesday in the famous Red light District of Amsterdam and in the districts of Rotterdam.
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The nervousness seems to win, the French government so that the instance of scientist who the guide deems “highly likely that a second epidemic wave is observed in the fall or winter”. “The virus circulates more actively, with a loss accentuated measures of distance and measures barriers : the balance is fragile and we can switch at any time in a scenario less controlled as in Spain, for example,” warned the scientific Council Tuesday.
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The irish government, for its part, decided to postpone the last phase of his déconfinement, which includes the reopening of all the pubs as well as bars and hotels. Ireland has also decided to make mandatory the wearing of masks in the stores and shopping centers from the 10th of August.
Donald Trump is optimistic despite new deaths
in The United States, the president, Donald Trump has once again wanted to be resolutely optimistic, saying that “some indicators show that our strenuous efforts to contain the virus are working very well in fact.” The country has however recorded 1302 new deaths Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the last count of the Johns Hopkins university. The total now stands at over 156, 000 deaths.
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The billionaire republican continues to justify the increase in the number of cases of infections recorded by the number of screening tests performed. “The United States test alone for more people in a week that, quite often, a lot of great country together”, he advanced.
South America more than ever in danger
Brazil, the second country most affected in the world, now has nearly 96 000 deaths. Argentina, for its part, announced record figures of 168 deaths and 6792 infections in the past 24 hours, according to the ministry of Health.
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Peru has passed Tuesday, the bar 20 000 deaths due to the coronavirus while the epidemic is experiencing a resurgence a month after the beginning of a déconfinement progressive in the country. The number of deaths amounted to 20 007, an increase of 196 over the previous day, whereas the number of infections reached 439.890, is 6790 new cases in a day, according to the ministry of Health.
job cuts galore
The virus also continues to upset the global economy and cause chaos in the balance sheet and the projects of the companies. The airline Virgin Australia, a victim like many others of the collapse of the travel industry, announced Wednesday that it was closing one of its subsidiaries, and delete 3000 posts.
The platform of accommodation booking online Booking.com announced on Tuesday that it would reduce up to a quarter of its global workforce, which currently amount to 17 500 people. The groups british Pizza Express and French Accor also announced 1,000 or more jobs each to survive the pandemic.
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As for the american giant Disney, whose activities in the amusement parks, cruises, events have plunged 85% in the second quarter, it has decided to focus on the direct streaming of content to consumers. This will especially be the case of his trdegree expected blockbuster Mulan.
