The pandemic has killed at least 760 739 deaths in the world since the end of December. More than 21 million cases have been officially recorded
New balance sheets, new measures and developments: a focus on the latest developments of the pandemic Covid-19 in the world. Overview with The Express.
Quarantine in the Uk
London required since this Saturday, a quarantine of fourteen days for travellers returning from France, where the epidemic is progressing. The decision also applies to travellers coming from the netherlands, Monaco and Malta. Paris has threatened London with a “measure of reciprocity”.
Port of the mask extended to Paris
The mask, which is already mandatory in some streets of Paris, is now in entire neighborhoods of the French capital, of which a large part of the centre, the latin quarter and the Champs-Elysées. The prefect has also banned gatherings of more than 10 people if the gestures barriers are not guaranteed.
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Paris has been placed on the list of departments in which the movement of the virus is active. According to the prefecture, approximately 260 people are tested positive every day, and the rate of positivity of the tests was established at 4.14%, compared with 2.4% in the national average.
More than 760 000 deaths
The pandemic has killed at least 760 739 deaths in the world since the end of December, according to a report drawn up by the AFP on Saturday, at 11 o’clock. More than 21 million cases have been officially accounted for, including at least $ 12.9 million have been cured.
The United States, the country with the most mournful (168 446 deaths). Then come Brazil (106 523 the dead), Mexico (55 908), India (49 036) and the United Kingdom (41 358).
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But in the proportion of the population, excluding micro-States, it is in Belgium that the mortality is the highest (856 deaths per million inhabitants), followed by Peru (784), Spain (612), the United Kingdom (609), Italy (583), and Sweden (573).
Mask in the transport Danish
The masks will be mandatory in the public transport in Denmark on the 22nd of August, announced by the government, while the country is experiencing a recovery in light of the epidemic.
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Until now, the mask-wearing was recommended in the transport at peak hours, but mandatory in six municipalities, including the country’s second city, Aarhus, where the virus circulation is more important.
Seoul hardens its restrictions
South Korea hardens the measures of social distancing, and imposes again that the sporting events are played behind closed doors in Seoul, facing the fear of a resurgence of the epidemic in the capital and its surroundings.
The majority of new infections come from this geographical area, which is home to half of the population of this country of 51 million people, which arouses the fear of an outbreak of contamination to the for an extended weekend of three days that begins this Saturday.
State of emergency extended in Ecuador
The Equator, which is close to 100 000 cases of contamination Covid-19, extends until the 13th of September the state of emergency, in force since march. This measure makes it possible to maintain a curfew, and the mobilization of the armed forces and the prohibition of gatherings.
The country is one of the most affected by the epidemic in Latin America, with over 6000 deaths to a population of 17.5 million people.
Algeria reopens its beaches
Algeria reopens gradually its mosques, and places of relaxation such as coffee shops, restaurants, parks and beaches.
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The security services are responsible for ensuring the respect of wearing a mask, which is mandatory in public since may 24, and instructions of distancing between the bathers.
