The timeline
There are more than 313 thousand new cases for a total of 38.34 million. The death toll is 1,090,000 (data from Johns Hopkins University, updated as of October 14)
Case record in Germany
There are more than 5 thousand new infections from Covid in the last 24 hours: it is the first time since April. This was reported by the Robert Koch Institut. There are 620 intensive care patients in the country, he reports image. In 7 days in Germany, more than 26 thousand new cases have been ascertained, with an incidence of 31.5 per 100 thousand inhabitants, but the incidence is over 60 in Berlin.
The data is up sharply compared to previous days. The president of Bavaria foresees a new national lockdown if there are no “unified, mandatory and understandable” measures. For the first time in 10 years the population is falling and according to experts the main cause is to be found in a reduction in immigration due to the pandemic. Positive the head of the German ‘internal’ secret service, Thomas Haldenwang.
Belgium, numbers on the rise. Intensive care in difficulty
New case boom in Belgium. According to the latest data released by the Institute of Public Health, between 4 and 10 October there were on average 5 thousand infections a day. This is a 93% increase over the previous week. Last Friday the peak of 7,030 new infections was recorded and today more than 7,300. At this rate, Brussels fears that it will arrive in mid-November with low ICU bed capacity. Every day 150 patients are hospitalized in urgency. After the Czech Republic, Belgium is the second most affected country by the pandemic in Europe.
Iran faces the third wave
The country broke two grim records this week, reporting the highest number of deaths in a single day, since the outbreak began in March, and the highest number of new infections. State TV yesterday announced that the dead have exceeded 29 thousand and the infections exceed 508 thousand.
High numbers in India but the curve goes down
There are more than 63 thousand new cases of Covid, an increase of over 8 thousand compared to the previous day but still much less than a month ago, when the virus was at its peak in the country. The Ministry of Health reported that India’s total has reached over 7.2 million, second in the world behind the United States. Last month, the country recorded more than a thousand deaths a day. According to the Ministry of Health, the average number of daily cases in India dropped to 72,000 last week from 92,000 during the week of September 9-15, when the virus peaked.
Argentina, thousands in the streets against the restrictions
Thousands of people took to the streets yesterday in Buenos Aires and various other Argentine cities to denounce the “failure” of the government response to the coronavirus pandemic. Called through social networks with the hashtag # 12O (October 12, all on the street), the protest was reported today by the media as the most important against the president’s government Alberto Fernandez.
ROSARY – MONUMENT#12OBanderazoPorLaRepublica # 12OctubreAlaStreet
LONG LIVE THE COUNTRY ???????? pic.twitter.com/nTUo5nySxc— Ashley (@by__ashley) October 12, 2020
By car or on foot, protesters gathered with flags and signs in the center of the Argentine capital, shouting slogans against the government and restrictions imposed on the pandemic. Many of them did not have masks. According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health, more than 903 thousand have been infected since March. The center-right opposition unofficially joined the protest, praised by the former president Mauricio Macri and former interior minister, Patricia Bullrich.
Europe closes
I Netherlands, so far less stringent than their European neighbors, they will be subject to “partial containment” from Wednesday, including the closure of bars and restaurants in an effort to curb the outbreak of the pandemic, he announced. Prime Minister Tuesday Mark Rutte. After months of refusing to wear a mask, she decided to make it mandatory in confined spaces for those over 13. The sale of alcohol will be prohibited from 8pm.
Coronavirus, cases are growing in Europe: from the Netherlands to Northern Ireland to the Czech Republic, here are the closures and restrictions
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Northern Ireland: pubs, restaurants and schools closed
One of the UK’s toughest lockdowns begins today: 4 weeks for pubs and restaurants, two weeks for schools. A radical move decided by Prime Minister Arlene Foster. The Minister of Health on Friday raised the alarm: the situation is worsening day by day and forcing severe measures. Take away and food delivery services will remain open. Citizens were urged to avoid unnecessary travel and to work from home. Universities will need to operate remotely as much as possible
Macron’s new announcement tonight
The French president Emmanuel Macron Wednesday he will speak on television and could announce possible new restrictions in big cities. Despite the reduction in the number of new cases, the situation remains serious. 25,000 people have applied to test the new vaccines, ten days after the appeal of the French health authorities. Almost 13,000 new cases and more than 100 deaths were recorded yesterday.
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