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World |
40,264,222 |
+324,930 |
1,118,167 |
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8,387,799 |
+44,941 |
224,730 |
|
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7,548,238 |
+55,511 |
114,642 |
|
|
5,235,344 |
+10,982 |
153,905 |
|
|
1,399,334 |
+15,099 |
24,187 |
|
|
989,680 |
+10,561 |
26,267 |
|
|
982,723 |
+12169 |
33,775 |
|
|
959,572 |
+7,201 |
28,970 |
|
|
897,034 |
+29,837 |
33,477 |
|
|
868,675 |
+3,126 |
33,759 |
|
|
847,108 |
+5,447 |
86,059 |
|
|
722,409 |
+16,982 |
43,646 |
|
|
703,793 |
+1,662 |
18,471 |
|
|
530,380 |
+3,890 |
30,375 |
|
|
491,760 |
+1,757 |
13,635 |
|
|
426,634 |
+3,110 |
10,254 |
|
|
414,241 |
+11,705 |
36,543 |
|
|
388,569 |
+1,274 |
5,660 |
|
|
366,981 |
+5,248 |
9,866 |
|
|
361,867 |
+4,105 |
12,511 |
|
|
356,618 |
+2,379 |
6,652 |
|
|
347,493 |
+1,815 |
9,296 |
|
|
342,202 |
+348 |
5,185 |
|
|
323,019 |
+567 |
6,654 |
|
|
303,109 |
+339 |
2,209 |
|
|
298,872 |
+5,231 |
5,607 |
|
|
228,234 |
+8,182 |
6,751 |
|
|
213,115 |
+10,964 |
10,392 |
|
|
198,148 |
+1,827 |
9,760 |
|
|
180,388 |
+3,920 |
5,872 |
|
|
175,766 |
+8,536 |
3,573 |
|
|
173,885 |
+5,058 |
1,422 |
|
|
173,632 |
+2,721 |
2,928 |
|
|
153,289 |
+867 |
12,387 |
|
|
139,710 |
+148 |
8,463 |
|
|
132,246 |
+2,942 |
739 |
|
|
129,431 |
+204 |
224 |
|
|
124,745 |
+638 |
2,564 |
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|
Domincan |
121,347 |
+422 |
2,199 |
|
116,146 |
+663 |
701 |
|
|
115,602 |
+1,215 |
463 |
|
|
109,953 |
+1,657 |
1,101 |
|
|
109,406 |
+104 |
1,768 |
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105,424 |
+127 |
6,120 |
|
|
101,360 |
+332 |
3,530 |
|
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99,911 |
+1,856 |
2,181 |
|
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92,656 |
+593 |
1,670 |
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89,137 |
+703 |
1,352 |
|
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87,698 |
+635 |
929 |
|
|
87,594 |
+903 |
2,563 |
|
|
86,636 |
+347 |
736 |
|
|
85,672 |
+13 |
4,634 |
|
|
77,902 |
+331 |
300 |
|
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67,050 |
+398 |
1,584 |
|
|
64,806 |
+1,672 |
893 |
|
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64,694 |
+1,694 |
1,081 |
|
|
63,124 |
+315 |
525 |
|
|
62,286 |
+1,002 |
520 |
|
|
61,440 |
+133 |
1,125 |
|
|
57,911 |
+7 |
28 |
|
|
54,724 |
+709 |
1,188 |
|
|
54,402 |
+199 |
1,856 |
|
|
52,044 |
+554 |
1,111 |
|
|
49,962 |
+1,283 |
1,852 |
|
|
48,790 |
+945 |
725 |
|
|
47,310 |
+111 |
310 |
|
|
47,135 |
+389 |
408 |
|
|
46,290 |
+1,474 |
1,142 |
|
|
44,964 |
+647 |
626 |
|
|
44,881 |
+685 |
832 |
|
|
37,573 |
+1,520 |
345 |
|
|
36,160 |
+214 |
776 |
|
|
36,025 |
+1,150 |
880 |
|
|
35,392 |
+451 |
680 |
|
|
31,666 |
+210 |
922 |
|
|
29,835 |
+1,567 |
88 |
|
|
29,503 |
+395 |
986 |
|
|
27,391 |
+8 |
904 |
|
|
25,580 |
+819 |
363 |
|
|
25,370 |
+438 |
509 |
|
|
25,199 |
+91 |
444 |
|
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23,628 |
+427 |
834 |
|
|
20,498 |
+871 |
187 |
|
|
20,323 |
+22 |
121 |
|
|
17,477 |
+1,192 |
136 |
|
|
17,055 |
+281 |
451 |
|
|
16,457 |
+88 |
278 |
|
|
15,853 |
+64 |
346 |
|
|
15,615 |
+86 |
236 |
|
|
15,418 |
+26 |
317 |
|
|
13,697 |
+6 |
836 |
|
|
13,424 |
+131 |
351 |
|
|
13,142 |
+726 |
188 |
|
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12,293 |
+30 |
131 |
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|
11,518 |
+40 |
70 |
|
|
11,210 |
+32 |
37 |
|
|
11,006 |
+6 |
302 |
|
|
10,888 |
+242 |
133 |
|
|
10,866 |
+159 |
75 |
|
|
10,590 |
+135 |
97 |
|
|
10,493 |
+38 |
80 |
|
|
8,274 |
+79 |
171 |
|
|
8,147 |
+37 |
231 |
|
|
7,622 |
+160 |
247 |
|
|
7,521 |
+252 |
113 |
|
|
6,220 |
+50 |
125 |
|
|
5,857 |
+5 |
181 |
|
|
5,780 |
+15 |
116 |
|
|
5,703 |
+75 |
122 |
|
|
5,538 |
+63 |
13 |
|
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5,297 |
+16 |
96 |
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|
5,242 |
+4 |
105 |
|
|
5,130 |
+7 |
109 |
|
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4,628 |
+142 |
45 |
|
|
4,322 |
+18 |
34 |
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|
3,686 |
+7 |
59 |
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2,644 |
+63 |
25 |
Retrieved from: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Italy has announced a new raft of measures to tighten restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
A mask-wearing PM Giuseppe Conte said the measures were needed "to avoid a new lockdown".
Mayors will get powers to close public areas after 21:00 and the opening times of restaurants and the size of groups allowed will tighten.
The moves came as Italy recorded its highest daily infection rate for the second day in a row.
Another 11,705 new cases were announced on Sunday, beating the previous record, which came a day earlier on Saturday, of 10,925.
Italy was the European nation hardest hit at the start of the pandemic. It has now recorded 414,000 confirmed coronavirus cases. Its 36,500 deaths place it second to only the UK in Europe.
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What did Mr Conte say?
The prime minister said in a televised address on Sunday evening: "We cannot waste time, we must put in place measures to avoid a generalised lockdown, which could severely compromise the economy.
"The government is here but everyone has to do their part."
He added: "The most effective measures remain the basic precautions: mask, distance and hand hygiene. We must pay attention to situations where we let our guard down - with relatives and friends. In these situations, the maximum precaution is required."
What are the other Italian measures?
· Changes in schooling mainly affect older pupils in high schools. Starting times will be later and more distance-learning will be encouraged
· Bars and restaurants to close at midnight, but after 18:00 only table service will be allowed. The maximum in a group will be six
· Local conferences and festivals are suspended
· Amateur contact sports must stop
· Gyms and swimming pools will have to adapt to new protocols within seven days
How is Europe coping with a surge in cases?
A number of nations have strengthened their approach to coronavirus as the so-called "second wave" of infections continues to increase.
France saw a record number of new cases on Saturday at 32,427 and there was close to another 30,000 on Sunday.
However, the rise in confirmed cases in Europe has to be set against the vastly increased testing that is now taking place compared to the first big wave back in March.
Retrieved from: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54592700
From CNN's Matias Grez
Crowds enjoy the action during the Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, on October 18. Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images
A near-capacity 46,049 crowd was present at Eden Park as New Zealand defeated Australia 27-7 in game two of rugby's Bledisloe Cup.
Covid-19 restrictions in Auckland, which re-entered lockdown in August following a small outbreak of coronavirus cases, were lifted at the start of the month to allow crowds to return to stadiums.
Eden Park was one of very few sports stadiums in the world the host a full crowd over the weekend.
From CNN's Rob Picheta
As coronavirus cases spike across the continent, European governments are facing a new obstacle in their efforts to enforce restrictions -- with several major cities and regions fighting back against instructions to lock down in recent days.
Cities in the UK, France, Spain are resisting centralized efforts to impose tighter regulations, with days of tense negotiations ongoing as infections increase.
In the northern English city of Manchester, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has become engulfed in a row with local mayor Andy Burnham over whether to move the city from the UK's second tier of restrictions to its most severe third tier.
"If an agreement cannot be reached, I will need to intervene in order to protect Manchester's hospitals and save the lives of Manchester's residents," Johnson said on Friday, urging Burnham to "reconsider his position" and "engage constructively" with the government.
But Burnham has resisted the government's efforts to increase the severity of his city's measures, urging for more financial measures to protect the region's workers placed under stricter rules.
The row escalated on Sunday as Michael Gove, a member of Johnson's Cabinet, called on Burnham "to put aside for a moment some of the political positioning that they've indulged in."
"I want them to work with us in order to ensure that we save lives and protect the NHS ... instead of press conferences and posturing what we need is action to save people's lives," Gove told Sky News, as negotiations between the two teams continued.
The tension is a far cry from the UK's first coronavirus peak, when its four nations all essentially went into lockdown in unison, and adherence from regional authorities and the public was a given.
From CNN's Eric Cheung in Hong Kong
A health worker works at a Covid-19 testing point in Puchong, Malaysia, on October 6. Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua/Sipa USA
Malaysia reported 871 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest number in a single day since the outbreak began, according to the state-run Bernama News Agency.
The country has so far recorded 20,498 Covid-19 cases and 187 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Dr. Noor Hisham, the country's director-general of health, said most cases were reported in the northeastern state of Sabah in Borneo, according to Bernama.
Last Tuesday, parts of Malaysia -- including Sabah and the capital, Kuala Lumpur -- were placed under a Conditional Movement Control Order, which prohibits activities like weddings and sporting events. Inter-district travel for non-work purposes has also been banned.
Retrieved from: https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-10-19-20-intl/index.html
By Steve Hendrix and Ruth Eglash
An Israeli protester attends a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Saturday. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM — As one of the few countries to return to a complete lockdown amid a new surge in coronavirus infections, Israel is learning that freezing a nation in place is even more difficult the second time around.
Israel's experience could hold lessons for other governments looking to stem the pandemic's stubborn grip across the world.
After a nearly two-month national quarantine last spring — in which Israel’s 9 million residents largely complied with orders to stay home — autumn’s Lockdown II has proved to be far leakier and more contentious.
A restive public, doubtful that the restrictions are necessary, desperate to make a living and outraged at reports of politicians ignoring their own rules, has been less willing to bottle itself up since the second quarantine began Sept. 25.
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Whole neighborhoods and towns have openly ignored rules against gatherings at synagogues, weddings and funerals, particularly in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox religious communities. With workplaces and schools shut, parks are filled with families and exercise groups. Social media is rife with stories of citizens of all stripes blowing through the official 1,000-meter limit on trips from home, with many couching visits to friends or family as permitted grocery runs.
One video of police dragging a celebrant from an illegal wedding was shared and viewed widely Wednesday. Police said one officer received minor injuries when members of the wedding party threw bottles.
“During the first lockdown, we saw so many people who were focused on tackling this pandemic as a united community,” said Brig. Gen. Sigal Bar-Tzvi, commander of community policing for the Israel Police. “This time around, though, people are worrying more about themselves and their own needs. There is a lot less community spirit.”
Faith in the government’s coronavirus response has collapsed, polls show.
Public health officials, many of whom opposed a blanket lockdown as overly blunt, worry that the spotty enforcement, government infighting and vacillating policy are feeding cynicism that will make it harder to fight the outbreak in the months to come.
Retrieved from: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-lockdown-coronavirus-protests/2020/10/18/9ba7d462-0d86-11eb-b404-8d1e675ec701_story.html
Police officers patrol Paris during a curfew implemented to fight the spread of the coronavirus on Oct. 17. (Abdulmonam Eassa/AFP/Getty Images)
On both sides of the Atlantic, the pandemic is surging. For the first time since late July, the United States reported more than 60,000 new daily confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday and Friday, with numbers hovering just under 60,000 on Saturday. Many of the infections are in rural areas far from the major cities that bore the initial brunt of the outbreak earlier this year.
In Europe, new restrictions and shutdowns are coming into place. Last week, the continent overtook the United States in cases per capita. Public health officials warned of an accelerating and possibly “exponential” rise in infections, with confirmed cases in the 53 European nations, as categorized by the World Health Organization, climbing from 6 million to 7 million in just ten days.
Without effective countermeasures, the WHO warned, daily coronavirus-related deaths in Europe could rise to five times their April peak. The dramatic resurgence of the virus across the continent punctured whatever illusions Europeans had that they had weathered the worst of the pandemic. Countries like Spain and Italy, which welcomed back holiday goers over the summer, are again among the front-runners in overall cases.
“Europe clamped down hard on the pandemic this spring, and the payoff was a summer that was more normal than many people had expected,” wrote my colleague Michael Birnbaum. “But by the end of August, infections were again on the rise, with more cases concentrated among younger people — who perhaps considered the virus a more remote threat. Now it is spreading to their parents and grandparents, and medical systems are beginning to feel the strain.”
Retrieved from: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/10/19/coronavirus-spike-united-states-europe-reaction/
Here are the key pandemic developments worldwide from the last few hours:
· Global coronavirus infections are nearing a staggering 40m cases, with 39.8m confirmed on the Johns Hopkins University tracker.
· China became the first major economy to recover from Covid-19 pandemic. The Chinese economy grew 4.9% between July and September, according to government data, as China becomes the first major economy to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The year-on-year expansion, while slightly lower than analyst expectations, represents a dramatic reversal from the first quarter of this year when the economy shrunk by 6.8%, China’s first contraction since 1992 when officials began keeping quarterly GDP data.
· Dr Anthony Fauci said he was “absolutely not” surprised that Donald Trump contracted coronavirus. In an interview with 60 Minutes aired on Sunday, shortly before Trump held a rally in Nevada, the top US infectious diseases expert and sidelined White House coronavirus taskforce member said: “I was worried that he was going to get sick when I saw him in a completely precarious situation of crowded, no separation between people, and almost nobody wearing a mask.”
· Europe’s death toll has passed 250,000, according to an AFP tally based on official sources.
· At his rally in Nevada, Trump claimed that the US was “rounding the turn” of the pandemic, a common claim at his appearances, despite the weekly case average rising in 48 of the country’s 50 states. On Friday there was the highest 24-hour infection total since July, with 68,000 new cases reported in one day. The US has 8.1m cases and nearly 220,000 deaths. Biden responded to Trump’s repeated claims: “As my grandfather would say, this guy’s gone around the bend if he thinks we’ve turned the corner. Turning the corner? Things are getting worse,” Biden said.
· Italy’s mayors were given new coronavirus powers amid a record case rise. Among the powers is the ability to impose 9pm curfews in their towns and cities.Italy reported a record figure of 11,705 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the health ministry has said, up from the previous peak of 10,925 posted on Saturday.
· Restrictions have eased in the Australian city of Melbourne, which has been under a strict lockdown for more than 100 days. On Monday, hairdressers, dog grooming businesses and real estate inspections reopened.
· South Africa’s health minister tested positive for coronavirus. Zweli Mkhize announced that he and his wife had tested positive and were quarantining at home. South Africa reported 1,928 new cases on Saturday, pushing the total to just over 700,000 and 18,408 deaths.
· Slovenia’s prime minister has said on Twitter that a 30-day epidemic would be declared on Monday, with stricter measures to be imposed nationally.
Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/oct/19/coronavirus-live-news-global-infections-near-40m-as-us-covid-cases-rise-in-all-but-two-states
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