Filenews 14 October 2020
At 38,361,289 cases of coronavirus internationally according to the latest count of Worldometer. There were 13,161 new cases and 564 new deaths.
People who died as a result of the disease amount to 1,090,811 while 28,846,861 have been cured.
Of the incidents considered active, i.e. 8,423,617 , 8,353,640 (99%) hospitalized in a mild state and 69,977 (1%) presents serious or critical symptoms.
As far as countries are concerned, the US still records the most incidents, 8,090,253 and 220,873 deaths. In India the incidents are 7,237,082 and 110,617 people died.
Brazil records 5,114,823 cases and 151,063 deaths, Russia 1,326,178 and 22,966 deaths.
In Spain the number of cases amounts to 925,341 with 33,204 deaths.
Over 5,000 new cases of coronavirus in Germany
The number of confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Germany increased by 5,132 in the previous 24 hours to 334,585, according to data collected by the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases.
At the same time, the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached 9,677 dead by this stage, as another 40 patients succumbed to COVID-19, according to the same source.
Over 300 new deaths in Brazil
In Brazil, 10,220 new confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection and 309 deaths due to COVID-19 were recorded in the previous 24 hours, according to data released yesterday Tuesday by the country's health ministry.
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America's largest country stands at 150,998 dead by this stage, while the number of people affected has reached 5,113,628, according to official data.
Brazil records the second heaviest death toll of pandemic victims on the planet, behind the US (over 215,000 dead) and the third highest number of infections, behind the US (7.8 million cases) and India (7.1 million cases).
Mexico government plans to vaccinate 90% of population by 2021
Mexico's Health Ministry announced yesterday Tuesday that another 4,295 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been confirmed in the previous 24 hours, while a further 475 patients have succumbed due to COVID-19.
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in that state of 127 million has now reached 84,420 dead, while the number of people confirmed to have been infected is 825,340, according to the same source.
The Mexican Government considers, however, that the actual number of people infected is probably much higher than that of cases confirmed by laboratory tests, since the number of tests carried out is comparatively low in the country
Earlier yesterday, government officials presented during the regular press conference of the country's president Andrés Manuel Lopes Obrador the plan drawn up to vaccinate almost the entire population of the country against corovirus by the end of 2021, following the conclusion of agreements with pharmaceutical companies and the COVAX programme, supported by the World Health Organisation.
In a presentation most of which was made by Foreign Minister Marcelo E bernard, the Mexican government explained that the aim is to start distributed two of the four different types of vaccines that have been developing since December. The aim, E bernard stressed, is to vaccinate over 116 million people, or 90% of the population.
Under the closed agreements, Pfizer (USA) will provide Mexico with 34.4 million doses of vaccine, AstraZeneca (Uk) 77.4 million doses of vaccine. doses and CanSino (China) 35 million doses. The COVAX programme, which includes 18 candidate vaccines, will allocate EUR 51.57 million to the programme. Doses. CanSino and Pfizer vaccines may be available as of December.
In addition, Mexican authorities expect to begin phase seven clinical trials soon, including those of CanSino and Russia's Sputnik V.
Finance Minister Arturo Herrera clarified that the government plans to spend 1.6 billion euros on the project. dollars for the purchase of vaccines, which will be offered free of charge to citizens.
President Lopes Obrador has stressed that vaccines and medicines against coronavirus will be given free of charge to citizens.
In 13,305 cases of coronavirus infection in Argentina
A further 13,305 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were confirmed in the previous 24 hours in Argentina, with the total number of cases in the Latin American country reaching 917,035, the Health Ministry announced yesterday Tuesday.
At the same time, another 386 deaths of patients due to COVID-19 were recorded, with the death toll of the coronavirus pandemic reaching 24,572 dead by this stage.
The number of patients hospitalized in intensive care units (ICU) is 4,294.
Of the new cases, 4,666 were detected in Buenos Aires province, which with a total of 475,319 infections remains the one most affected, with local authorities however talking about a "significant" reduction in infections and a "promising" trend.
COVID-19 deaths exceeded 2,050 in Israel
Israel's Health Ministry announced yesterday Tuesday that 2,621 new confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been recorded in the previous 24 hours, with the total number now 296,652.
At the same time, the death toll of the coronavirus pandemic reached 2,055 dead, with another 34 patients succumbing to COVID-19.
The number of patients hospitalized in serious condition fell to 807 from 822 out of a total of 1,462 people in hospitals. So-called active cases fell to 48,784, the lowest level since September 18, when lockdown was re-imposed.
A further 7,130 patients were reported to have recovered, with the total number of people treated reaching 245,811, according to israeli health ministry data.
Earlier yesterday, the interministerial council handling the pandemic decided the restriction to be extended until midnight on Sunday, according to press releases from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office and the health ministry. It was also agreed that the country's government would consider within the week the next reopening of nurseries and small businesses, as well as the resumption of international passenger flights.
Twenty new cases in China, most imported
The Chinese Ministry of Health announced today that by midnight yesterday Tuesday it was informed of the detection of 20 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in mainland China, six cases of local transmission and 14 "imported", according to Beijing terminology when referring to travellers from abroad found to have been infected after entering Chinese territory.
All six cases of transmission in the community were detected in Shandong province, where the city of Chingdhao is administered.
A massive test campaign is underway in Chingdhao after cases were detected at a thoracic reference hospital for patients with the coronavirus.
No deaths were reported due to COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours, according to the health ministry.
Seven patients were deemed to have been treated and discharged from hospitals. 241 people are still hospitalized, four of them in serious condition, according to the same source.
Officially, the account of the coronavirus pandemic in China stands at 4,634 deaths due to COVID-19 out of a total of 85,611 people infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Eli Lilly's drug for coronavirus discontinued for safety reasons
Us pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly & Co announced tonight that the clinical trial of antibody therapy for Covid-19, which was funded by the US government, was discontinued due to a patient safety concern.
"Due to over-attention," the independent data security monitoring committee (DSMB) of Activ-3, the clinical structural third phase of monoclonal antibody therapy "recommended that it be discontinued," spokeswoman Molly McCalli said.
The pharmaceutical industry "supports the independent DSMB's decision" on patient safety involved in the study, he added. Phase Activ-3 tested the safety and efficacy of the drug developed by Eli Lilly in combination with remdesivir, an emergency-approved anti-vir drug for use in patients with Covid-19.
Eli Lilly's drug is similar to that of Regeneron given to US President Donald Trump after he was infected with the new coronavirus.
The company's stock fell 3% to $150 after the announcement.
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