Tag: outbreak

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:01 UTC

  WHO official anticipates third wave of Covid-19 in Europe, early 2021; “countries failed to prepare in summer”

  

  A World Health Organization (WHO) special Covid-19 envoy predicted a third wave of the pandemic in Europe in early 2021 if governments repeat what he said was a failure to do what was needed to prevent the second wave of infections.

• Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 08:24 UTC

  Spain registers over 500,000 coronavirus infections after a second surge in cases

  

  Spain became the first country in Western Europe to register 500,000 coronavirus infections on Monday, after a second surge in cases that coincided with schools reopening.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:34 UTC

  Argentina posted record daily rise of 10,550 confirmed Covid-19 contagion cases

  

  Argentina posted a record daily rise of 10,550 confirmed Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the health ministry said, taking the total caseload to 370,188 as the country struggles to rein in the spread of infections while trying to ease open its crisis-hit economy.

• Saturday, August 15th 2020 - 09:44 UTC

  Spain closes nightclubs and bans drinking and smoking in outdoor public areas

  

  Spanish authorities ordered the closure of nightclubs, banned drinking in outdoor public areas, and smoking when keeping a safe distance from people is impossible, among other measures imposed on Friday to try to stem a coronavirus resurgence.

• Thursday, July 30th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazil coronavirus outbreak about to reach the milestone 100,000 death toll

  

  Brazil's coronavirus outbreak set daily records on Wednesday with both 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 related deaths, as the world's second-worst outbreak accelerates toward the milestone of 100,000 lives cut short.

• Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 09:46 UTC

  Schools and non essential shops in Leicester ordered closed after an outbreak of coronavirus

  

  The British government on Monday ordered schools and non-essential shops in the central English city of Leicester to close after a localized outbreak of coronavirus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said nationwide moves to ease a three-month lockdown would be reversed in Leicester, where the infection rate is three times as high as the next worst-affected city.

• Saturday, May 30th 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Brazil surpasses Spain and becomes fifth highest in number of virus fatalities

  

  Brazil on Friday reached 27,878 coronavirus deaths, official figures showed, surpassing the toll of hard-hit Spain and making it the country with the fifth-highest number of fatalities. The epicenter of the South American coronavirus outbreak, Brazil saw 1,124 deaths in 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said.

• Thursday, May 21st 2020 - 10:06 UTC

  Chile passed the 50,000 mark for coronavirus infections

  

  Chile passed the 50,000 mark for coronavirus-related cases on Wednesday, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University. The university’s running tally counted a total of 53,617 infections with 544 fatalities and 22,504 recoveries.

• Thursday, May 21st 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Brazil erratic strategy to combat Covid-19: advocates the use of chloroquine

  

  Brazil's coronavirus outbreak worsened on Wednesday and the country with a population of 210 million could soon have the second-highest number of cases in the world as the Health Ministry reported 888 new deaths and nearly 20,000 new infections in a single day.

• Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 08:26 UTC

  Britain now has second highest official COVID-19 death toll in Europe

  

  Britain now has Europe's second-highest official COVID-19 death toll with more than 26,000, according to figures published on Wednesday that raised questions about Prime Minister Boris Johnson's response to the outbreak.