The pandemic of sars coronavirus has killed at least 627 307 deaths in the world since the WHO office in China has reported the appearance of the disease at the end of December, according to a report drawn up by the Agence France-Presse from official sources, Thursday, at 11 o'clock GMT. More than 15 253 270 cases of infection have been officially diagnosed in 196 countries and territories. The United States is the country most affected with 143 190 deaths, according to the counting of the Johns Hopkins university. This was followed by Brazil with 82 771 deaths, in the United Kingdom (45 501 deaths), Mexico (41 190) and Italy (35 082).
More than 3 million cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially declared in Europe, of which more than half in Russia, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy, according to a count conducted by the Agency France-Press from official sources on Thursday. Europe remains the region most affected by number of deaths : 206 714 dead.
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Belgium strengthen its measures against the epidemic
on Thursday 23 July, the european Parliament has deplored "the cuts" provided for in the agreement of long-term budget of the EU found 27 at a summit marathon, and threatened not to approve it if it was not "improved". Meps will have to decide by the end of the year on the budget 2021-2027, on which the recovery plan, designed to revive the economy in the face of the historic recession due to the coronavirus, is asset-backed.
Belgium has announced a strengthening, as early as Saturday, in response to the rising cases of coronavirus, with the compulsory wearing of masks in "any place with high attendance": markets, flea markets, shopping streets, hotels, restaurants and cafes. Finland has decided to close its borders to travel to non-critical from Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia due to an increase in cases in these countries.
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More than 15 000 deaths in Iran
the words of The american secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has accused the british press as the director-general of the WHO, of having been "bought" by China, are "false and unacceptable", said Thursday the head of the un organization, the Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The outbreak of contamination in the United States there has been a rise in the unemployment last week, for the first time since the end of march. The Congress tries to find a common ground to extend a huge help for the unemployed, which is supposed to stop in a week.
Iran has surpassed Thursday the 15 000 dead according to the ministry of Health, which calls on Iranians to avoid unnecessary travel and crowded places and not to hold funeral ceremonies or weddings. In the Face of a pandemic, the consequences are deep and lasting, the arab world must be more caring, by creating for example "the solidarity fund regional", has asked on Thursday the united nations. In South Africa, nearly 13 000 health workers have been infected in South Africa by the new coronavirus, and a hundred are dead, has announced the south african department of Health.
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