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Country, |
Total |
New |
Total |
|
World |
27,480,810 |
+197,689 |
896,559 |
|
6,485,575 |
+25,325 |
193,534 |
|
|
4,277,584 |
+75,022 |
72,816 |
|
|
4,147,794 |
+10,188 |
127,001 |
|
|
1,030,690 |
+5,185 |
17,871 |
|
|
691,575 |
+1,598 |
29,976 |
|
|
671,848 |
+5,327 |
21,615 |
|
|
639,362 |
+845 |
15,004 |
|
|
634,023 |
+4,614 |
67,558 |
|
|
525,549 |
+2,440 |
29,516 |
|
|
488,007 |
+9,215 |
10,129 |
|
|
424,274 |
+1,764 |
11,652 |
|
|
388,810 |
+2,152 |
22,410 |
|
|
350,100 |
+2,948 |
41,554 |
|
|
328,980 |
+4,203 |
30,726 |
|
|
327,359 |
+2,202 |
4,516 |
|
|
321,456 |
+768 |
4,107 |
|
|
298,903 |
+394 |
6,345 |
|
|
281,509 |
+1,703 |
6,730 |
|
|
278,784 |
+1,108 |
35,553 |
|
|
264,684 |
+4,314 |
7,589 |
|
|
253,625 |
+1,901 |
9,405 |
|
|
238,727 |
+1,383 |
3,890 |
|
|
196,989 |
+2,880 |
8,130 |
|
|
138,068 |
+2,174 |
2,877 |
|
|
133,975 |
+3,331 |
1,026 |
|
|
132,142 |
+247 |
9,146 |
|
|
120,769 |
+528 |
7,008 |
|
|
120,348 |
+253 |
205 |
|
|
110,092 |
+308 |
10,576 |
|
|
106,361 |
+60 |
1,588 |
|
|
100,041 |
+178 |
5,541 |
|
|
Dominican |
99,898 |
+565 |
1,864 |
|
97,578 |
+535 |
2,099 |
|
|
95,897 |
+883 |
3,926 |
|
|
90,387 |
+805 |
546 |
|
|
88,367 |
+542 |
9,907 |
|
|
87,328 |
+256 |
734 |
|
|
85,558 |
+573 |
5,837 |
|
|
85,134 |
+12 |
4,634 |
|
|
77,828 |
+145 |
2,862 |
|
|
75,584 |
+797 |
6,243 |
|
|
74,454 |
+470 |
390 |
|
|
73,780 |
+1,386 |
1,394 |
|
|
73,031 |
+172 |
716 |
|
|
71,856 |
+437 |
1,363 |
|
|
71,126 |
+302 |
2,124 |
|
|
64,764 |
+412 |
2,007 |
|
|
60,507 |
+249 |
1,843 |
|
|
59,648 |
+976 |
933 |
|
|
57,044 |
+22 |
27 |
|
|
56,076 |
+661 |
200 |
|
|
55,160 |
+155 |
1,061 |
|
|
54,350 |
+1,061 |
436 |
|
|
48,780 |
+833 |
510 |
|
|
47,236 |
+979 |
300 |
|
|
46,653 |
+289 |
1,562 |
|
|
44,869 |
+92 |
283 |
|
|
44,845 |
+62 |
900 |
|
|
44,458 |
+55 |
1,060 |
|
|
43,893 |
+306 |
352 |
|
|
40,055 |
+258 |
1,074 |
|
|
37,418 |
+89 |
551 |
|
|
35,205 |
+102 |
599 |
|
|
31,941 |
+36 |
725 |
|
|
29,774 |
+102 |
1,777 |
|
|
29,561 |
+290 |
746 |
|
|
28,716 |
+560 |
437 |
|
|
26,779 |
+652 |
184 |
|
|
26,413 |
+105 |
764 |
|
|
26,322 |
+43 |
762 |
|
|
23,353 |
+867 |
449 |
|
|
21,296 |
+119 |
336 |
|
|
20,826 |
+400 |
200 |
|
|
18,834 |
+1,085 |
296 |
|
|
18,701 |
+113 |
119 |
|
|
18,113 |
+230 |
628 |
|
|
17,146 |
+57 |
677 |
|
|
15,352 |
+33 |
202 |
|
|
15,127 |
+37 |
623 |
|
|
14,014 |
+27 |
291 |
|
|
13,437 |
+30 |
833 |
|
|
12,836 |
+60 |
295 |
|
|
12,081 |
+117 |
201 |
|
|
11,663 |
+139 |
289 |
|
|
11,521 |
+133 |
264 |
|
|
10,406 |
+151 |
319 |
|
|
10,233 |
+23 |
260 |
|
|
9,459 |
+62 |
128 |
|
|
9,355 |
+33 |
62 |
|
|
8,963 |
+576 |
625 |
|
|
8,824 |
+32 |
70 |
|
|
8,810 |
+125 |
91 |
|
|
8,667 |
+83 |
29 |
|
|
8,327 |
+36 |
336 |
|
|
7,298 |
+461 |
210 |
|
|
6,960 |
+10 |
124 |
|
|
5,659 |
+106 |
109 |
|
|
5,621 |
+7 |
176 |
|
|
5,124 |
+83 |
94 |
|
|
4,891 |
+263 |
102 |
|
|
4,890 |
+11 |
98 |
|
|
4,884 |
+31 |
94 |
|
|
4,636 |
+22 |
37 |
|
|
4,409 |
+35 |
19 |
|
|
4,360 |
+14 |
91 |
|
|
4,352 |
+43 |
102 |
|
|
3,776 |
+109 |
44 |
|
|
3,445 |
+1 |
58 |
|
|
3,190 |
+25 |
135 |
|
|
2,482 |
+33 |
15 |
|
|
1,776 |
+4 |
24 |
|
|
1,510 |
+1 |
22 |
Retrieved from: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
From CNN's Esha Mitra in New Delhi
About 15,500 passengers traveled on the Delhi metro in India on Monday, the first day that subway trains came back into service after a five-month closure due to the pandemic.
That's a little over one-hundredth of the 1.5 million people who traveled on these trains daily prior to lockdown measures, according to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
Trains had reduced operating times -- running for four hours in the morning and four hours in the evening -- and reducing the carrying capacity to just 20% compared to usual.
The metro resumed services of one of its busiest lines on Monday and its nine other routes will resume operations in a graded manner by September 12. DMRC has also advised passengers to avoid non-essential travel to avoid over crowding.
All public transport, including suburban trains, was suspended when India announced a nationwide lockdown on March 24, amid a growing coronavirus epidemic.
Rising cases: The trains resumed operations as infections surged to a fresh daily high of 90,802 new cases Monday that saw India surpass Brazil as the country with the second-highest number of total cases, after the United States.
On Tuesday, India recorded 75,809 new coronavirus cases and 1,133 deaths, according to the Indian Ministry of Health.
That brings the nationwide total to 4,280,422 cases, including 72,775 deaths, the ministry said.
From CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen
Another federal official is making it clear that despite US President Donald Trump's predictions, there's hardly any chance a vaccine will be available to Americans by Election Day.
"I don't know any scientist involved in this effort who thinks we will be getting shots into arms any time before Election Day," said the official, who is familiar with Operation Warp Speed, the federal government's effort to develop coronavirus vaccines.
Trump, however, has projected optimism for a quicker timeline.
"(It's) going to be done in a very short period of time -- could even have it during the month of October," the President said at a press briefing Monday. "We'll have the vaccine soon, maybe before a special date. You know what date I'm talking about."
On August 6, Trump said he was "optimistic" a vaccine would be ready by around November 3.
"I believe we'll have the vaccine before the end of the year, certainly, but around that date, yes. I think so," Trump said.
And at a rally last week, he said, "It will be delivered before the end of the year, in my opinion, before the end of the year, but it really might even be delivered before the end of October."
The federal official is not the first to cast skepticism on Trump's forecast.
It's "extremely unlikely, but not impossible" that a Covid-19 vaccine could be authorized for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration before the end of October, Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser to Operation Warp Speed, told NPR last week.
Dr. Larry Corey, who's leading a group set up by the National Institutes of Health to work on coronavirus vaccines, also said he doesn't think there will be a vaccine available by Election Day.
"I would agree with Dr. Slaoui. The chances are very low, very remote," said Corey, who leads the COVID-19 Prevention Network.
Retrieved from: https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-09-08-20-intl/index.html
Helen Pidd and Steven Morris Tue 8 Sep 2020 09.02 BST
A woman in Caerphilly shops while wearing a face mask. Restrictions on entering and leaving the area will come into force from 6pm on Tuesday. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
Everyone in the UK must take on the “big burden” of preventing a second wave of coronavirus , a government minister has said, as Caerphilly in south Wales prepared to be placed under local lockdown and stricter measures were extended in Scotland.
Robert Jenrick, the housing and communities secretary, echoed claims by the deputy medical officer, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, who warned the UK will face “a bumpy ride over the next few months” if people don’t take the virus seriously.
“There’s a big burden on all of us now to follow the guidance as closely as we can, otherwise we do face greater restrictions later this year,” Jenrick told Sky News on Tuesday. “No one wants to see a return to full, national restrictions of the kind we had earlier this year,” he added.
There were a further 2,948 lab-confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK as of 9am on Monday, following the 2,988 reported on Sunday, which was the largest daily figure since May.
“People have relaxed too much,” Van-Tam said on Monday. “Now is the time for us to re-engage and realise that this is a continuing threat to us.”
He added: “These latest figures really show us that much as people might like to say ‘oh well it’s gone away’ – this hasn’t gone away. And if we’re not careful, if we don’t take this incredibly seriously from this point in we’re going to have a bumpy ride over the next few months.”
As the UK continued attempts to quell regional outbreaks, people were told they cannot enter or leave Caerphilly without a reasonable excuse when new restrictions are imposed at 6pm on Tuesday.
The lockdown there is expected to last until at least October, the Welsh health minister, Vaughan Gething, has said.
Gething said community transmission of Covid-19 was taking place and unless people respected the restrictions, it was likely to “get out of control” and have “national consequences”.
Speaking on BBC Radio Wales, Gething said: “Social distancing has broken down.” He said the problem had been caused by a combination of people returning from Europe and getting together in houses.
He defended the decision not to close pubs, arguing that “significant transmission” was not taking place in such settings but this would continue to be reviewed.
There is no suggestion that road blocks will be set up to stop people from travelling in and out of Caerphilly county borough.
Meetings with other people indoors will be banned and everyone over 11 will have to wear masks in shops, the first time the measure has been made mandatory in Wales.
The South Wales borough has seen 133 new Covid-19 cases over the past seven days, equivalent to a rate of 55.4 cases per 100,000 population, giving it one of the highest rates in the UK.
Schools, bars and restaurants are not being closed under the restrictions. Care visits will be able to go ahead.
The restrictions, which first came into place from midnight on Monday, were introduced after figures showed 86 new positive coronavirus cases in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.
The Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said the move followed a “continued increase in new Covid-19 cases”.
She tweeted: “I understand this will not be welcome news for people living in these areas but it is necessary to help us limit the spread of Covid. Acting now gives us the time and the space to protect people and get more control over the virus.”
Kim Willsher
A leading epidemiologist in France has warned that if the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise at the current rate, the country could face a “critical situation” in several regions in December, writes Kim Willsher, the Guardian’s Paris correspondent.
He said the authorities should act now to reinforce distancing and protection measures to avoid more stringent regulations later.
Prof Antoine Fontanet told LCI:
Today, we have a rise in the number of new cases a week of 30% and a 15% increase in the number of hospital admissions a week. If this rhythm continues, we will reach a critical situation in several regions of France in December.
It is better to act now, the earlier we act the less strict the measures will be and the fewer will be … if we wait 15 days it will be harder and longer.
The warning came as France recorded a further 7,071 new cases on Sunday evening, following an increase of around 8,500 on Saturday and almost 9,000 new cases on Friday. The percentage of positive tests has risen from 4.3% to 4.9% in a week and from 3.9% at the end of August.
France has 18 mainland departments deemed “red” where the virus is actively circulating. However, the health minister, Olivier Véran, is consulting the country’s coronavirus scientific committee with a view to easing the 14-day isolation period prescribed for the sick and “contact cases” who are thought to have been contaminated.
Here are the key developments from the last few hours:
· Global deaths passed 890,000. The global coronavirus death toll has passed another sombre milestone, exceeding 890,000, with 890,260 confirmed by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. The true death toll is likely to be higher, due to differing testing rates and definitions, time lags and suspected underreporting in some countries.
· 60,000 in UK may have ‘long Covid’ for more than three months – study. Up to 60,000 people in the UK may have been suffering from “long Covid” for more than three months, unable to get the care they need to recover from prolonged and debilitating symptoms.
· Japan’s economy shrank slightly more than initially thought in the April-June quarter, official data released Tuesday showed, deepening a contraction that was already the worst in the nation’s modern history. The world’s third-largest economy shrank 7.9% in the second quarter of this year from the previous quarter, more than the initial 7.8% in the preliminary data, the Cabinet Office said.
· Spain passes 500,000 coronavirus cases in western European first. Spain has become the first western European country to record more than half a million Covid-19 cases, logging a total of 525,549 infections.
· World No 1 Ash Barty to skip French Open title defence due to Covid concerns. Ashleigh Barty will not defend her French Open title this year after the world No 1 opted to miss the tournament in Paris due to concerns over coronavirus and a lack of training time spent with her coach.
· France could face “critical situation” in winter if cases keep rising. A leading epidemiologist in France has warned that if the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise at the current rate, the country could face a “critical situation” in several regions in December.
· Rise in UK cases because people have “relaxed too much” says senior health official. England’s deputy chief medical officer, Jonathan Van-Tam, said the rise in the number of coronavirus cases was of great concern adding: “We have got to start taking this very seriously again”.
· Fatigue and headache most common Covid symptoms in children – study. Fatigue, headache and fever are the most common symptoms of coronavirus in children, with few developing a cough or losing their sense of taste or smell, researchers have found, adding to calls for age-specific symptom checklists.
· France forward Mbappé tests positive for Covid. France footballer Kylian Mbappé has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss this week’s Nations League international against Croatia, the French football federation said.
· Seven Greek islands to be added to quarantine list of England. Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Mykonos, Crete, Santorini and Zakynthos are being removed from England’s list of locations exempt from 14-day Covid quarantine, in a significant shift in the government’s travel corridor policy.
· Local lockdown to be enforced in Caerphilly, Wales after rise in covid cases. The Welsh government said coronavirus laws would be tightened across the borough to prevent a local outbreak of the virus spreading.
· Scotland could reimpose restrictions amid continuing rise in cases. The Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has warned the Scottish government could “put the brakes” on further relaxation of the lockdown, or even reimpose some restrictions later this week, after a continuing rise in Covid 19 cases.
· French ‘anti-maskers’ most likely to be educated women in 50s, says study. French people who reject mask-wearing are more likely to be older, educated women who support the gilets jaunes (yellow vests) protest movement and the controversial virus specialist Didier Raoult, and would refuse to have a coronavirus vaccination if one were available, according to a study.
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