Brazil coronavirus cases surpass 6 million....22 Nov 2020 22:31
Brazil surpassed 6 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday, the country’s health ministry said, becoming the third country in the world to pass that milestone after the United States and India.
Brazil recorded 38,397 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours and 552 deaths from Covid-19, the health ministry said on Friday. The official death toll has risen to 168,613, according to ministry data.
Iran will impose tougher restrictions nationwide from Saturday as the Middle East country hardest hit by the coronavirus battles a third wave of infections. The toughest measures, under which non-essential businesses and services are to close, will be imposed in the capital Tehran and about 160 other high risk “red” cities and towns, state media said.
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc is hoping to rapidly roll out its experimental Covid-19 vaccine around Latin America soon after it gets emergency authorisation in the US, a senior executive said, which could be as early as next month.
France has recorded a further 1,138 deaths over the past 24 hours from the virus, taking the total to 48,265. France has also reported 22,882 cases in the past 24 hours, compared with 21,150 on Thursday.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that growing antimicrobial resistance is as dangerous as the coronavirus pandemic — and threatens to reverse a century of medical progress. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called the issue “one of the greatest health threats of our time”.
Brazil is expected to pass 6 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Friday, as the world’s third-worst coronavirus outbreak begins to surge again amid fears that a second wave is underway.
Portugal’s parliament approved a 15-day extension of a state of emergency from next week to allow continuation of coronavirus measures as the government considers fresh steps.
Canada is seeing a big rise in Covid-19 cases that could overwhelm the hospital system, an emotional prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said, imploring Canadians to stay home as much as possible.
Turkey’s daily death toll from the coronavirus hit a record high of 141 on Friday, according to data from the health ministry, as the country braced for nationwide measures amid a surge in cases.
Italy recorded 699 more coronavirus fatalities on Friday, up from 653 on Thursday, and more than 37,000 new infections. The daily tally of new cases increased by more than 1,000 to 37,242.
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