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HEALTH-VIRUS-WORLD FACTS
Coronavirus: latest global developments
PARIS, July 5, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Here are the latest developments in
the coronavirus crisis:
– More than 530,000 dead –
The pandemic has killed at least 530,865 people worldwide since it
surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 1100
GMT on Sunday based on official sources.
More than 11 million people have been infected in 196 countries and
territories.
The United States is the hardest-hit country with 129,676 deaths. It
is followed by Brazil with 64,265, Britain with 44,198, Italy with
34,854 and Mexico with 30,336 fatalities.
– Iran toll record –
Iranian health authorities announce 163 new deaths, the country’s
highest official one-day toll since the outbreak began in the country
in February.
– Morocco surge –
Morocco reports 698 additional infections, its highest one-day
increase, with numerous cases discovered in a fish canning factory in
the southern port city of Safi, which is quarantined overnight and its
some 300,000 inhabitants are placed under total lockdown.
– Sharp rise in India –
India adds a record number of cases in a day, closing in on Russia
as the world’s third-most infected nation.
The health ministry reports just under 25,000 cases and 613 deaths
in 24 hours — the biggest daily spike since the first case was
detected in the country late January.
– Madagascar locks down again –
Madagascar places its capital Antananarivo under a fresh lockdown
following a new surge in infections. No traffic will be allowed in or
out of the region starting Monday until July 20 and a strict curfew
will be imposed on street movement by people.
– Revellers without restraint –
Britain’s police, following the first day when England’s pubs
reopened their doors and pulled the first pints after a three-month
hiatus, conclude drunk people cannot socially distance.
“What was crystal clear is that drunk people can’t/won’t socially
distance,” says the head of Britain’s police federation John Apter,
speaking on London radio.
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