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Country, |
Total |
New |
Total |
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World |
38,031,951 |
+275,516 |
1,085,157 |
|
8,037,789 |
+45,791 |
220,011 |
|
|
7,173,565 |
+54,265 |
109,894 |
|
|
5,103,408 |
+8,429 |
150,709 |
|
|
1,312,310 |
+13,592 |
22,722 |
|
|
919,083 |
+7,767 |
27,985 |
|
|
918,223 |
+9,286 |
33,124 |
|
|
903,730 |
+9,524 |
24,186 |
|
|
851,171 |
+1,800 |
33,357 |
|
|
817,503 |
+3,175 |
83,781 |
|
|
743,479 |
+8,505 |
32,779 |
|
|
693,359 |
+888 |
17,863 |
|
|
617,688 |
+13,972 |
42,875 |
|
|
504,281 |
+4,206 |
28,816 |
|
|
482,888 |
+1,517 |
13,379 |
|
|
405,437 |
+3,107 |
9,912 |
|
|
379,738 |
+1,472 |
5,555 |
|
|
359,569 |
+4,619 |
36,205 |
|
|
342,816 |
+3,564 |
6,332 |
|
|
339,615 |
+348 |
5,068 |
|
|
337,147 |
+1,614 |
8,895 |
|
|
336,716 |
+3,267 |
11,935 |
|
|
331,094 |
+4,803 |
9,721 |
|
|
319,317 |
+385 |
6,580 |
|
|
294,031 |
+3,538 |
2,021 |
|
|
265,454 |
+4,420 |
5,015 |
|
|
182,839 |
+975 |
9,627 |
|
|
181,498 |
+6,845 |
6,596 |
|
|
162,258 |
+5,327 |
10,191 |
|
|
157,352 |
+2,069 |
5,467 |
|
|
153,761 |
+1,357 |
2,636 |
|
|
147,315 |
+282 |
12,218 |
|
|
138,574 |
+111 |
8,308 |
|
|
130,210 |
+4,394 |
3,039 |
|
|
128,191 |
+206 |
220 |
|
|
121,421 |
+4,311 |
1,051 |
|
|
120,802 |
+489 |
2,502 |
|
|
Dominican |
118,843 |
+366 |
2,179 |
|
111,893 |
+777 |
664 |
|
|
111,802 |
+4,047 |
645 |
|
|
108,831 |
+74 |
1,746 |
|
|
107,293 |
+1,064 |
446 |
|
|
106,575 |
+685 |
1,046 |
|
|
104,648 |
+132 |
6,062 |
|
|
97,826 |
+111 |
3,387 |
|
|
89,347 |
+435 |
1,629 |
|
|
89,223 |
+733 |
1,108 |
|
|
87,913 |
+1,249 |
2,094 |
|
|
85,578 |
+21 |
4,634 |
|
|
85,136 |
+841 |
1,301 |
|
|
84,081 |
+935 |
2,512 |
|
|
83,998 |
+464 |
901 |
|
|
83,756 |
+619 |
704 |
|
|
75,948 |
+334 |
280 |
|
|
62,618 |
+467 |
1,478 |
|
|
61,319 |
+221 |
509 |
|
|
60,430 |
+164 |
1,115 |
|
|
57,880 |
+4 |
28 |
|
|
56,821 |
+370 |
1,026 |
|
|
56,298 |
+979 |
855 |
|
|
54,624 |
+1,056 |
466 |
|
|
53,225 |
+153 |
1,809 |
|
|
50,344 |
+669 |
1,096 |
|
|
49,528 |
+298 |
1,090 |
|
|
47,030 |
+25 |
308 |
|
|
44,684 |
+385 |
387 |
|
|
43,821 |
+1,109 |
644 |
|
|
43,351 |
+823 |
1,827 |
|
|
42,104 |
+122 |
609 |
|
|
41,619 |
+73 |
777 |
|
|
38,837 |
+1,173 |
968 |
|
|
34,854 |
+67 |
765 |
|
|
32,811 |
+389 |
671 |
|
|
30,480 |
+284 |
899 |
|
|
29,314 |
+1,340 |
664 |
|
|
27,286 |
+21 |
898 |
|
|
26,073 |
+1,147 |
207 |
|
|
24,989 |
+587 |
915 |
|
|
24,703 |
+97 |
433 |
|
|
22,652 |
+294 |
456 |
|
|
21,113 |
+176 |
797 |
|
|
20,621 |
+181 |
327 |
|
|
20,355 |
+504 |
61 |
|
|
20,155 |
+1 |
120 |
|
|
16,726 |
+8 |
237 |
|
|
16,220 |
+563 |
159 |
|
|
15,639 |
+115 |
276 |
|
|
15,570 |
+171 |
424 |
|
|
15,549 |
+91 |
345 |
|
|
15,292 |
+24 |
315 |
|
|
14,050 |
+181 |
211 |
|
|
13,691 |
+6 |
836 |
|
|
12,272 |
+478 |
93 |
|
|
12,212 |
+214 |
346 |
|
|
11,989 |
+53 |
129 |
|
|
10,943 |
+49 |
35 |
|
|
10,868 |
+17 |
276 |
|
|
10,260 |
+38 |
79 |
|
|
10,180 |
+10 |
69 |
|
|
9,864 |
+63 |
94 |
|
|
9,731 |
+9 |
133 |
|
|
8,832 |
+169 |
169 |
|
|
8,021 |
+10 |
230 |
|
|
7,813 |
+95 |
146 |
|
|
6,488 |
+122 |
219 |
|
|
6,248 |
+126 |
103 |
|
|
6,000 |
+22 |
123 |
|
|
5,824 |
+3 |
180 |
|
|
5,683 |
+14 |
113 |
|
|
5,194 |
+11 |
105 |
|
|
5,066 |
+3 |
83 |
|
|
5,058 |
+7 |
107 |
|
|
4,197 |
+3 |
33 |
|
|
3,844 |
+68 |
43 |
|
|
3,641 |
+5 |
59 |
|
|
3,582 |
+56 |
10 |
|
|
2,047 |
+41 |
25 |
Retrieved from: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Analysis from CNN's Stephen Collinson
Donald Trump on Monday launched a three-week quest to save his presidency, behaving as though the pandemic that has killed 215,000 Americans was already a memory in front of a packed-in crowd -- even amid chilling new warnings about the resurgent virus.
In his first rally since his own bout with Covid-19, Trump painted a deeply dishonest picture of the nation's battle with the disease, mocked Joe Biden over social distancing and vowed victory on November 3 as he began a frantic push to Election Day, marked by multiple rallies a day that could act as superspreader events.
"I feel so powerful, I'll walk into that audience. I'll walk in there, I'll kiss everyone in that audience," Trump said in Sanford, Florida, showing his illness did not teach him to respect his own government's pandemic guidelines. "I'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women and the -- everybody. I'll just give everybody a big, fat kiss."
While some supporters at the rally wore masks behind Trump in the camera shot, many people in the big, outdoor crowd did not.
Medical experts expressed despair at Trump's decision to gather huge crowds during a worsening pandemic, ahead of a swing that Trump aides said Monday would involve multiple rallies each day in the coming weeks.
"I promise you, the virus is there, whether it is an indoor event or an outdoor event in these large gatherings," said Dr. William Schaffner, professor of health policy and preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University. "Some of those people will become sick, they will spread it to others when they get home and they will become sick. These are accelerator events that promote the distribution of the virus."
Analysis from CNN's James Griffiths
People gather after getting off the train at the Seoul railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on September 29. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
South Korea is introducing a new policy requiring the wearing of face masks at all crowded facilities, on public transport and at demonstrations, even as the number of local infections shrinks.
The East Asian nation is only the latest in the region to introduce a mask mandate, a sign of how vital face coverings have been found to be in controlling infections and preventing future outbreaks. And many in Asia watched in shock as Western governments did not encourage mask wearing and in some cases did the opposite.
Initially, the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) downplayed the value of mask wearing, in an apparent attempt to conserve supplies for medical workers. The US Surgeon General Jerome Adams even tweeted in late February -- in all caps -- "STOP BUYING MASKS!"
The CDC only issued clear guidance on the effectiveness of face coverings in July, months after the pandemic struck the US.
The initial confusion over masks in much of the West helped prevent mass adoption to the extent that even now, face coverings are still used inconsistently in many countries. The supposed "debate" over the effectiveness of masks, which did not reflect the largely settled science on the matter, also created space for conspiracies and disinformation, with covering one's face becoming an issue of freedom for some people.
In the US, the country worst hit by the pandemic, masks are especially contentious. At a large rally held by President Donald Trump in Florida Monday, few could be seen wearing masks, as is the norm at most of his events. Observers have warned that a planned tour by the US leader, who is only just recovering from his own bout of coronavirus, could well turn into a series of "super spreader" events.
From CNN's Nadine Schmidt in Berlin
A medical assistant takes a throat swab sample from a man through the window of a medical practice for a coronavirus test in Berlin, Germany, on October 12. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Germany has reported 24,584 new coronavirus cases in the past seven days -- the highest weekly count since April, according to the country's center for disease control, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
Tuesday alone saw 4,122 new infections.
To put it into perspective, Germany reported 16,283 new cases the previous week.
This past week, the country's infection rate reached 29.5 cases per 100,000 residents. There are currently 35 regions in Germany that exceed the threshold of 50 new infections per 100,000 residents within seven days.
The country's total now stands at 329,453 cases and 9,634 related deaths. More than 279,000 people have recovered, and 40,495 patients remain active cases, the RKI said.
Government response: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet with the country's 16 state premiers on Wednesday to discuss and unveil new coronavirus measures.
Germany's armed forces also said in a tweet on Monday that 1,400 soldiers per day have now been deployed to support municipalities and districts in coronavirus contract tracing.
Retrieved from: https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-10-13-20-intl/index.html
São Paulo is the worst-hit city in Brazil
The number of people to have died from Covid-19 in Brazil has passed 150,000, the country's health ministry says.
Brazil has the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world, after the US, and the third-highest number of cases after the US and India.
The country also passed five million total infections earlier this week.
President Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of downplaying the risks of the virus throughout the pandemic, ignoring expert advice on restrictive measures.
Brazil has by far the highest number of deaths in South America, and the state of São Paulo has been the worst hit.
According to figures from the health ministry, 150,198 people in Brazil have died of Covid since the first fatality was recorded in March, and 5,082,637 people have tested positive for the virus.
In Colombia, the next worst-hit country in the region, 27,495 people have died and there have been 894,300 confirmed cases.
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However the daily number of new cases in Brazil has been slowly falling since it plateaued in the summer, when there were about 1,000 new deaths per day for two months.
Mr Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic - his decision to oppose lockdown measures and prioritise the economy - has been extremely divisive.
He has also been criticised for minimising the threat of Covid-19, including by calling it a "little flu".
However, the president has repeatedly rejected this criticism, even when he himself became ill with the virus in July.
In August, Brazil's Vice-President Hamilton Mourão also defended the government's approach, and instead blamed a lack of discipline among Brazilians for the failure to limit the spread of the virus through social distancing measures.
Retrieved from: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-54496354
Written by Amitabh Sinha , Edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: October 12, 2020 3:36:42 pm
India coronavirus cases numbers explained: There has been a growing worry that the falling numbers might lead people to believe that the epidemic was nearing its end
India coronavirus cases numbers explained: While the number of active cases of novel coronavirus continues to fall every day, the biggest concern in the government right now is that gains made over the last one month might be squandered if people get relaxed and do not take adequate precautions during the upcoming festival season.
Less than 67,000 new cases were discovered across the country on Sunday, the lowest non-Monday count since August 23, while more than 71,000 people were declared to have recovered from the disease. It was the ninth consecutive day when recoveries have exceeded the new detection of cases. This has now happened on 19 out of the last 24 days, bringing a welcome reduction in the number of active cases from 10.17 lakh to about 8.62 lakh.
But there has been a growing worry that the falling numbers might lead people to believe that the epidemic was nearing its end.
“People are seeing the numbers go down. What many don’t realise is that it can start to go up any time, any day. The epidemic has not ended. In fact, the chances of the numbers going up again are very high. It is not a time, therefore, to lower our guards, or be casual or relaxed about it,” Science and Technology secretary Ashutosh Sharma told The Indian Express.
“The festival season is particularly critical. Numbers are reducing, and people might be tempted to celebrate the festivals as they have done every year. But crowding is the most serious source of infection. It is important to learn from previous instances. Look at what is happening in Kerala, for example. The origins of the surge that we see today can probably be traced to Onam… On the other hand, if we are able to tide over the next two months without any big surge, then there is hope,” Sharma said.
A similar appeal was made on Sunday by Health Minister Harsh Vardhan as well. Asking people to continue to practice physical distancing norms and celebrate the festivals in a simple manner, the minister said, “there is no need to congregate in large numbers to prove your faith or your religion. If we do this, we may be heading for a big trouble”.
For this same reason, the government last week launched a ‘Jan Andolan’ (public campaign) to nudge the people towards strict implementation of physical distancing norms, especially during the festival season. In Maharashtra, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray asked people to wear their masks properly, covering their nose and mouth, and not as a fashion accessory dangling in their necks. He said the choice for the people was between wearing masks and practicing social distancing, or go back to living under lockdown restrictions even during festivals.
Ashutosh Sharma, the Science and Technology secretary, said because of the slowdown in the epidemic effected by the initial lockdown, India now had adequate capacities to deal with the number of people getting infected. “But even that may be put under stress if the numbers rise all of a sudden.
In the ten states with the maximum caseloads, only four now have growth rates of more than one per cent a day – Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal and Odisha.
Retrieved from: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/october-12-india-coronavirus-numbers-explained-festival-season-6721698/
Here are the key developments from the last few hours:
· Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it has temporarily paused its Covid-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a study. The participant’s illness is being reviewed and evaluated by an independent data and safety monitoring board as well as the company’s clinical and safety physicians, it said in a statement.
· US President Donald Trump has tested negative for Covid-19 and he is not infectious to others, the White House physician said on Monday. In a memo released by the White House, Dr Sean Conley said Trump had tested negative on consecutive days using an Abbott Laboratories BinaxNOW antigen card. He said the negative tests and other clinical and laboratory data “indicate a lack of detectable viral replication”.
· As Donald Trump declared himself “immune” at his Florida rally, a new case study published in The Lancet revealed a 25-year-old man in Nevada was infected with coronavirus twice this year. This is the first confirmed case of reinfection in the US. The two infections in this one patient occurred six weeks apart. Reinfections are rare – there are only five such cases documented worldwide. But much is still unknown about how or why this happens.
· Top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said the president Donald Trump’s campaign team should take down an advertisement that draws on a public statement Fauci made that he says is being used out of context. Fauci also said ahead of the Trump rally in Florida on Monday night, that holding large rallies is “asking for trouble”.
· Joe Biden told a drive-in rally in Ohio that Donald Trump ‘turned his back on you’ during the pandemic and its economic fallout. Biden questioned why Republicans had time for supreme court hearings but no time to come to an agreement with House Democrats on another economic relief package to help individuals, businesses and city and state governments.
· New Zealand has recorded its 18th consecutive day of no new cases of Covid-19 spread in the community, health officials said on Tuesday. All 39 active cases of the virus in New Zealand were diagnosed in travelers returning to the country, who remain in quarantine facilities run by the government. One imported case was reported on Tuesday, in a traveler who had entered New Zealand from the United States on 8 October.
· South Korea reported 102 new coronavirus cases as of Monday midnight, marking a triple-digit increase in six days, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Tuesday. Daily infections had fallen largely into the double-digit range in the past two weeks, which led the government to relax some rules on social distancing this week.
· The Czech government will order bars, restaurants and clubs to close from Wednesday until 3 November and shift most schools to distance learning as it puts new measures in place to curb the fast spread of Covid-19 cases in the country. Public gatherings will also be limited to six people, alcohol consumption in public spaces will be banned, and masks will be required at public transport stops.
· France reported a three-month high in ICU patients. Health authorities said the number of people treated in intensive care units for Covid-19 surpassed the 1,500 threshold on Monday, for the first time since 27 May, raising fears of local lockdowns in the country.
· In France, prime minister Jean Castex has urged people to limit gatherings in their homes but said he “cannot regulate” them. He added that the battle against the virus will last “several months more, I think”.
· In Spain, the government agreed protocols to establish travel corridors between European states and the Canary and Balearic Islands, both of which rely heavily on tourism and have been hit hard by the Covid crisis. Unemployment in the Balearics has risen by 90% since last year as a result of coronavirus.
· For the second day in a row, Iran has announced the highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus, with 272 new victims, as well as its single-day highest count of new cases, with 4,206.
· Malaysia announced that it will impose some restrictions on movement in its capital city and in the neighbouring state of Selangor from Wednesday, as the country grapples with a fresh surge of cases.
· In China, the city of Qingdao in eastern Shandong province announced plans to test each of its 9 million residents, after six new cases emerged linked to a hospital treating infections in returning international travellers.
· The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, set out a new, three-tiered system for Covid restrictions to “simplify and standardise” rules in England. The city region of Liverpool was immediately put into the “very high” category, with pubs and bars closed and almost all household mixing banned.
Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/oct/13/coronavirus-live-news-trump-tests-negative-for-covid-who-reports-record-new-global-cases
Medicine
