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The cases of Covid in the world are over 184 million according to i data released by Johns Hopkins University, while confirmed deaths exceed 4 million since the start of the pandemic. And in Italy the latest toll, relating to Tuesday 6 July, of 907 new cases and 24 deaths (who the bulletin with data and bulletins showing the situation since the beginning of the pandemic: who those of 2021, who those of 2020).
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The Covid-19 situation in Italy and in the world

16.16 – Over 4 million deaths worldwide
Covid-19 has killed more than four million people worldwide according to official data. The announcement comes from the director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stressing that the real budget was certainly higher.


13.28 – Tokyo towards the extension of the state of emergency to 22/8
Japan is preparing to extend the state of emergency for Covid, already in force, in Tokyo and in three nearby prefectures, until the date of 22 August, thus also including the period of the Olympics. The state of emergency entails further limits on the number of spectators at the Olympic Games, in addition to the early closure of bars and restaurants and restrictions on the sale of alcohol.

12.51 – WHO, world cases on the rise for the second week
Cases worldwide increased for the second consecutive week, with more than 2.6 million confirmed infections, 3% more than the previous week, while the number of global deaths continues to decline, according to the World Health Organization. WHO). From June 28 to July 4, nearly 54,000 deaths from Covid were reported, 7% less than the previous week, the lowest figure since the beginning of October 2020.

12.08 – Great Britain, 90% of the population now has antibodies
90% of the population resident in the UK has Covid antibodies, despite the rebound of infections fed by the Delta variant. The estimates of theOffice for National Statistics, calculated on the basis of the latest tests. The data – positive in view of the bet on the almost total exit of restrictions scheduled by the Johnson government from July 19 and linked to the progress of the record vaccine campaign – indicates a share of 89.7% in England, over 91% in Wales and nearly 85% in Scotland and Northern Ireland (here the special on the diffusion of the Delta variant in Great Britain).

11.03 – Hope: At the end of April 30 thousand hospitalized, today 1,500
We must not forget the difficult weeks we have lived through. We had 30 thousand people in hospital until two and a half months ago and today they are 1,500, 95% less. We had 3,800 people in intensive care and today we are under 190, well over -90%. So is the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, responding to the interventions of the deputies in the parliamentary commission on fiscal federalism. We had reports of hundreds of deaths and thanks to the vaccination of the most vulnerable, the numbers are significantly lower today. But only a widespread vaccination campaign that lasts over time will allow us to consolidate these numbers.

11 am – OECD: Italy employment rate at pre-Covid levels at the end of 2022
The employment rate in Italy will return to pre-crisis levels only in the third quarter of 2022. This is estimated by the OECD, which today presented its Employment Outlook. The Italian result will be better than the OECD average, worse than the German one but in line with France. In addition to the impact on the economy, the pandemic also had a cost in terms of jobs. If – in fact – at the end of last year about 22 million jobs disappeared compared to 2019 in the member countries of the Organization and 114 million globally, in the OECD area, despite a partial recovery, there are still over 8 million unemployed compared to pre-crisis levels and over 14 million more inactive people.

10.09 – Canceled the passage of the Olympic Torch through the public streets of Tokyo
Fears related to Covid led Japanese local authorities to the decision to cancel the passage of the Olympic torch relay through the streets of Tokyo. The municipality of the metropolis that will host the Games starting from 23 July has specified that small ceremonies will be organized behind closed doors, and accessible in streaming, to compensate for this cancellation. In the coming days, new restrictions on public participation in Olympic events could be announced, the chairman of the organizing committee Seiko Hashimoto has clarified that the closed door option remains a possibility.

10.03 am – Australia, one week extended lockdown
The lockdown imposto a Sydney worse extended by another week, until July 16, as announced by Gladys Berejiklian, premier of the Australian state of New Wales, after today’s bulletin reported another 27 new infections. You can only leave the house to go to work, doctor’s visits, essential shopping, exercise and care for other people. L’Australia has recorded 30,800 infections and 910 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

9.28 am – Catalonia, stop at night clubs due to case boom
The sharp increase in infections, especially among young people under 30, has prompted the regional authorities of Catalonia to launch the first drastic measures to contain the new wave of Covid. From this weekend, discos and indoor clubs will have to close their doors again. The epidemiological situation in Catalonia is extremely complicated, said the spokeswoman for the regional government, Patricia Plaja. In events with more than 500 people it will be mandatory to present a negative result of a swab or a certificate confirming that the vaccination course has been completed. Plaja also asked to always wear a mask, indoors and outdoors (here the map of infections in the world, being updated).

8.49 am – Hope: We are at a decisive point in the second part of the management of the pandemic. Vaccination essential weapon
We are facing a decisive turning point in the second part of the management of the pandemic, characterized by the availability of vaccines. We have an extraordinary opportunity. So is the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza at the hearing of the Parliamentary Commission Implementation of fiscal federalism in the Chamber. And he added: Vaccination is the essential weapon we have and we must insist with all energy for the campaign to continue. We must not forget the difficult weeks we have lived through.

Ore 8 – THE POINT ABOUT VACCINES: 54.9 million doses administered
There are 54,927,832 anti-Covid vaccines administered in our country, 90.1 percent of the doses delivered so far, equal to 60,989,653, while it amounts to 21,593,307 (39.98 percent of the population over 12). total number of vaccinated persons who received the first and second dose of vaccine. This was reported by the bulletin prepared by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Health and the structure of the extraordinary commissioner at Covid, updated at 06:12 today. As regards the territorial division, in the lead in terms of doses administered there is Lombardy with 9,678,243 (92.1 percent of the doses received), followed by Lazio with 5,590,587 (92 percent) and Campania with 5,352,140 (90.3 percent). Here the map of vaccinated people is updated.


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