Tens of thousands of people in northern China are confined to their homes by the incipient outbreak of covid-19.
The new coronavirus pandemic has caused at least 4,945,746 deaths in the world since the WHO office in China reported the appearance of the disease in December 2019, according to a balance established by AFP this Monday at 10:00 GMT from official sources.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, more than 243,563,950 people have contracted the disease. The vast majority of patients recover, but a still poorly evaluated part maintains symptoms for weeks or even months.
The figures are based on the reports communicated daily by the health authorities of each country and exclude the corrections made a posteriori by the different statistical agencies that conclude that the number of deaths is much more important.
The WHO even estimates that If the direct and indirect overmortality linked to covid-19 is taken into account, the balance of the pandemic could be two to three times higher than that officially registered.
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A significant part of less severe or asymptomatic cases remains undetected despite the intensification of testing in many countries.
On Sunday, 4,901 new deaths and 316,448 infections were registered in the world. The countries that registered the most deaths according to the latest official balances are Russia with 1,069, India (443) and Romania (389).
The number of deaths in the United States amounts to 735,941 with 45,444,413 infections.
After the United States, the countries with the most fatalities are Brazil, with 605,644 deaths and 21,729,763 cases, India, with 454,712 deaths (34,189,774 cases), Mexico, with 286,346 deaths (3,783,327 cases) and Russia, with 231,669 deaths (8,279,573 cases).
Among the worst hit countries, Peru has the highest mortality rate, with 607 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Bosnia (345), North Macedonia (338), Bulgaria (331), Montenegro (329) and Hungary (316) .
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On Monday at 10:00 GMT and since the beginning of the epidemic, Latin America and the Caribbean added 1,515,097 deaths (45,736,204 infections), Europe 1,376,048 (72,640,823), Asia 863,601 (55,503,136), United States and Canada 764,688 (47,141,870), Africa 216,937 (8,469,559), Middle East 206,708 (13,829,789) and Oceania 2,667 ( 242,573).
This balance was carried out using data from national authorities collected by AFP offices and with information from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Due to corrections by the authorities or the late release of the data, the increase in the 24-hour published figures may not exactly match the previous day’s numbers.
China imposes confinement on thousands of people
Tens of thousands of people in northern China are confined to their homes as authorities try to stop an incipient outbreak of covid-19, one hundred days before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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They also restricted access to tourist spots and advised residents to limit their movements unless necessary, despite normal public transport.
China identified 39 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and more than 100 in the past week. Most of these infections were related to the movements of a group of tourists.
Despite the fact that the number of new cases is low compared to countries in the rest of the world, the Chinese government, which promotes a policy of “zero tolerance” towards the virus, reacted quickly, imposing restrictions and organizing mass detection campaigns in the affected regions.
In Beijing, where the Winter Olympics are scheduled to begin on February 4, a marathon scheduled for October 31, in which some 30,000 runners were to participate, was indefinitely postponed.
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It was postponed “to avoid the risk of epidemic transmission,” the organizers said.
Authorities ordered some 23,000 residents of a housing complex in Changping District to remain indoors after detecting nine cases in recent days.reported local Beijing News.
The photos showed officials in special hazardous substances uniforms guarding the entrances to each apartment block, while the perimeter was blocked by metal barricades.
In a press conference, the Vice Minister of Advertising, Xu Hejian, pointed out that anyone from an area where COVID-19 cases have been identified in the last two weeks must submit a negative test.
Parks, theaters, cinemas, museums and other sites that are covered at least 75% of their capacity are also restricted, in addition to mahjong rooms.
They also asked residents to avoid “unnecessary” trips out of town and large-scale gatherings.
Massive tests
The new cases of covid-19 have been detected in eleven provinces, mostly located in the north of the country.
In Ejin, a city in Inner Mongolia in the north of the country, about 35,000 people were confined as of Monday for a period of two weeks.
Health authorities warned that new outbreaks could emerge as tests intensify in the coming days to combat the outbreak, which is related to a group of domestic tourists who traveled through the country.
In some northern cities, including Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, bus and taxi services were suspended and tourist spots closed.
On Sunday, authorities had already announced the suspension of organized tourist trips to five areas where cases of covid-19 have been reported, including Beijing.
In the city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected in late 2019, the organizers of a marathon canceled the competition on Sunday in which more than 26,000 participants were expected. (I)
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