Wimbledon tournament canceled in Britain due to coronavirus

The famous Wimbledon tournament, which takes place every summer in London, has been canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, said the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. This is the first such case since the end of World War II.

The competition of the strongest tennis players in the world, which is part of a series of Grand Slam tournaments, was supposed to begin on June 29.

The entire tennis season on grass courts in Britainincluding tournaments in Eastbourne, Nottingham and Birmingham. All professional matches are canceled at least until July 13th.

In total, 2,352 people have died from the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country. Over the past day, 563 people died. According to the Ministry of Health, almost 153 thousand people were tested for coronavirus in the country. In 29474 of them, the test gave a positive result.

Earlier on Wednesday, Spain set another record for the number of deaths from Covid-19 in one day – 864 people died in the country, the Ministry of Health said.

In total, from the beginning of the pandemic, 9053 coronaviruses died there, more than 102 thousand confirmed cases were registered. By the number of infected Spain is second only to the United States and Italy. However, according to recent data, the number of new infections per day continues to decline.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the pandemic was the biggest test for peace after World War II. His words were voiced against the background of pessimistic forecasts about the future of the global economy due to the fight against coronavirus. The UN suggests that as a result of the crisis, up to 25 million people will lose their jobs.

In total, according to Johns Hopkins University, the number of infected people exceeded 885 thousand people, more than 44 thousand people died.

Italy remains in first place in the number of deaths (12,428 dead). The authorities hope the country has peaked, but there are concerns that the poorer south of the country is still at serious risk. Roberto Gualtieri, the Minister of Economics, said in an interview with the newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano that he considers a 6% drop in GDP this year realistic.

In France authorities decided to transport critically ill patients from Paris to less affected regions of the country. Spain is considering a similar measure.

IN Iran the number of deaths exceeded 3 thousand after 138 people who had become infected with the coronavirus died there in a day. Since the start of the epidemic, 47,593 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the country. Experts believe that the real numbers are much higher.

In Guayaquil – a major city in Ecuadore – The general outrage is growing due to the videos appearing on social networks on which the bodies of the dead are exposed on the street. Forensic experts do not have time to pick up those who have died in the past few days, and not only from coronavirus infection. According to relatives, they have to wait up to four days, and some simply leave the dead at their homes. According to the newspaper El Universo, it is necessary to transport approximately 400-450 bodies. The mayor of the city of Cynthia Viteri the day before reported that the first refrigerated containers for storing bodies arrived there.

IN Brazil the first case of infection among Aboriginal people was recorded. Covid-19 got a 19-year-old girl from the Kokama tribe, the country’s health minister said. There are fears that a pandemic could seriously hit Aborigines, who often live in remote areas and do not have access to medical care.

IN Salvador recorded first death from coronavirus. A 60-year-old woman shortly before that returned to the country from the United States, said President Naiyb Bukele. Bukele, among the first leaders of Latin American countries, introduced strict quarantine in the country and closed its borders.

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