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World |
17,177,560 |
+290,459 |
669,572 |
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1 |
4,568,037 |
+66,921 |
153,840 |
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|
2 |
2,555,518 |
+70,869 |
90,188 |
|
|
3 |
1,584,384 |
+52,249 |
35,003 |
|
|
4 |
828,990 |
+5,475 |
13,673 |
|
|
5 |
471,123 |
+11,362 |
7,497 |
|
|
6 |
402,697 |
+7,208 |
44,876 |
|
|
7 |
400,683 |
+5,678 |
18,816 |
|
|
8 |
351,575 |
+1,775 |
9,278 |
|
|
9 |
329,721 |
+2,031 |
28,441 |
|
|
10 |
301,455 |
+763 |
45,961 |
|
|
11 |
298,909 |
+2,636 |
16,343 |
|
|
12 |
276,288 |
+1,063 |
5,892 |
|
|
13 |
276,055 |
+8,670 |
9,454 |
|
|
14 |
272,590 |
+1,759 |
2,816 |
|
|
15 |
246,776 |
+289 |
35,129 |
|
|
16 |
232,194 |
+3,009 |
3,035 |
|
|
17 |
228,924 |
+942 |
5,659 |
|
|
18 |
208,811 |
+860 |
9,212 |
|
|
19 |
185,196 |
+1,392 |
30,238 |
|
|
20 |
178,996 |
+5,641 |
3,288 |
|
|
21 |
118,300 |
+2,968 |
4,603 |
|
|
22 |
115,470 |
+476 |
8,917 |
|
|
23 |
110,153 |
+273 |
169 |
|
|
24 |
104,432 |
+2,381 |
4,975 |
|
|
25 |
93,356 |
+409 |
4,728 |
|
|
26 |
86,192 |
+1,544 |
793 |
|
|
27 |
85,486 |
+1,874 |
1,962 |
|
|
28 |
84,060 |
+101 |
4,634 |
|
|
29 |
83,193 |
+914 |
5,623 |
|
|
30 |
79,782 |
+27 |
5,730 |
|
|
31 |
78,569 |
+665 |
412 |
|
|
32 |
72,327 |
+1,146 |
2,720 |
|
|
33 |
68,299 |
+2,006 |
491 |
|
|
34 |
67,597 |
+1,022 |
1,650 |
|
|
35 |
67,518 |
+152 |
548 |
|
|
36 |
66,662 |
+234 |
9,833 |
|
|
37 |
66,182 |
+1,492 |
1,123 |
|
|
38 |
65,903 |
+754 |
444 |
|
|
39 |
63,269 |
+1,046 |
1,374 |
|
|
40 |
59,921 |
+375 |
347 |
|
|
41 |
53,621 |
+247 |
6,147 |
|
|
42 |
51,531 |
+334 |
27 |
|
|
43 |
50,613 |
+203 |
1,725 |
|
|
44 |
48,235 |
+1,182 |
2,269 |
|
|
45 |
47,605 |
+1,154 |
1,835 |
|
|
46 |
44,416 |
+512 |
1,694 |
|
|
47 |
42,208 |
+404 |
873 |
|
|
48 |
40,460 |
+719 |
1,214 |
|
|
49 |
40,311 |
+390 |
144 |
|
|
50 |
37,937 |
+308 |
723 |
|
|
51 |
36,471 |
+103 |
1,271 |
|
|
52 |
35,142 |
+736 |
175 |
|
|
53 |
34,802 |
+193 |
1,979 |
|
|
54 |
34,592 |
+748 |
1,347 |
|
|
55 |
31,901 |
+940 |
1,001 |
|
|
56 |
31,221 |
+363 |
438 |
|
|
57 |
29,229 |
+614 |
1,186 |
|
|
58 |
25,942 |
+13 |
1,764 |
|
|
59 |
24,892 |
+372 |
558 |
|
|
60 |
23,947 |
+426 |
759 |
Source：https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
From CNN's Yoonjung Seo in Seoul and Joshua Berlinger
People stand at Taedongmun gate in Pyongyang to watch a firework display on July 27 to mark the 67th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice agreement. Kim Won Jin/AFP/Getty Images
North Korea has tested 1,211 people for coronavirus as of July 16, with all results returned negative, the World Health Organization’s representative to North Korea Dr. Edwin Salvador told CNN.
All educational institutions in the country -- including pre-schools -- are now on extended summer break for the next two months, Salvador said.
Currently, 696 North Koreans are under quarantine. They are all laborers and loaders working at the Nampo port on the country's western coast and the Sinuiju-Dandong border between North Korea and China, Salvador said.
“The increase in the number of people quarantined is due to the increased volume of goods coming into the country through Nampo and Sinuiju-Dangdong routes. Medicines and medical products such as vaccines and Covid-19 related items are given high priority to be transported across the border,” Salvador said.
According to WHO, 15 laboratories are designated for coronavirus testing in North Korea, including provincial laboratories. The Central Hygiene Anti-Epidemic Institute remains the reference laboratory.
Primers and probes for PCR machines to facilitate 1,000 tests, sent from WHO's Southeast Asia regional office, have arrived in North Korea, Salvador said, adding that WHO had earlier provided 900 pieces of personal protective equipment along with laboratory reagents.
North Korea is also checking people's temperature using infrared thermometers, providing hand-washing facilities and sanitizer in all public places including shopping malls, restaurants, and hotels. Public announcements on Covid-19 information are made over TV, radio, print media as well as loudspeakers, Salvador said.
Suspected case: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened an emergency meeting Saturday after it was reported that a defector who fled the country three years ago had returned to the North Korean city of Kaesong, while possibly infected with coronavirus, according to state-run newswire KCNA.
Few experts believe that North Korea, a country of nearly 25 million people which shares a border with China, could have escaped the effects of a pandemic that has infected more than 16 million people worldwide and killed nearly 650,000.
From CNN's Angus Watson in Sydney
Medical transport workers prepare to enter the Epping Aged Care Home on July 29 in Melbourne. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images
The Australian state of Victoria recorded 723 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, setting a new daily high for the state and the whole country, according to numbers delivered by Premier Daniel Andrews on Thursday.
Victoria, Australia’s second most populous state, has so far diagnosed 9,998 cases, accounting for more than 60% of the country's total number of infections.
The state now has 5,385 active cases, with more than 80% of them in metropolitan Melbourne and neighboring Mitchell Shire -- both subject to a stay-at-home order.
Andrews announced 13 further fatalities recorded Wednesday, another single-day high for the country, bringing the state’s death toll to 105 and Australia’s to 189.
Wednesday's new cases were found through 19,921 tests conducted across the state.
Stricter measures: On Thursday, Andrews announced that from midnight Sunday, a mandate to wear masks or face coverings in public will extend from metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire to the rest of the state.
A ban on home gatherings has been extended to six further areas of Victoria, Andrews said, noting that household to household transmission was a factor in the rising numbers.
“Today is not a good day, Andrews wrote in a statement. “This is one of the biggest challenges our state has faced. And yet, really, we’re all being asked to make the smallest of sacrifices. By not seeing your mate, you might be saving their life. By not hugging your mum, you might be keeping her alive.”
From CNN's Isaac Yee in Hong Kong
China recorded more than 100 new coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, according to the country's National Health Commission.
Among the 105 new cases -- the highest number the country has seen since it brought the virus largely under control in March -- 102 were locally transmitted.
Some 96 local infections were found in the far western region of Xinjiang, one in Beijing, with the remaining cases confirmed in Liaoning.
The NHC also recorded a further 21 asymptomatic infections, which are not included in the total tally of confirmed cases.
Tuesday marked the first time China had recorded over 100 new cases since early April.
From CNN's Manu Raju
The House Sergeant at Arms and Attending Physician have issued rules, “upon the direction of the Speaker of the House,” requiring face coverings in all House office buildings effective at 8 a.m. ET Thursday.
There are some exceptions, such as when a person is eating or drinking, or when a person is giving a speech or interview provided no one is within six feet.
“Any person not wearing a face cover will be asked to put on a face cover or leave the building,” the memo announcing the policy says.
The rules come just a few hours after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that face coverings would be required on the House floor.
From CNN's Evan Perez
Attorney General William Barr removes his mask after a break in a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on July 28 in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Attorney General William Barr tested negative for Covid-19 today, according to a Justice Department official.
Barr, who is routinely tested, attended a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday in which Rep. Louie Gohmert was present.
Gohmert has tested positive for Covid-19. The congressman was seen maskless outside the room near Barr briefly at one point.
From CNN's Jill Martin
The United States Golf Association has announced that the 120th US Open Championship, which is scheduled September 17-20 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, will take place without spectators.
“Following months of consultation and scenario planning with local and state health officials, we have jointly decided that hosting the US Open without spectators will provide the best opportunity to conduct the championship safely for all involved,” said Mike Davis, CEO of the USGA, in the press release. “We will miss the excitement of the fans and what their presence brings to the championship. We look forward to welcoming them again to future US Opens.”
Some context: The USGA announced on April 6 that the US Open, which was scheduled to be held June 18-21 on Winged Foot’s West Course, had been postponed to September.
The organization also said in June that the championship would be conducted without traditional qualifying.
From CNN's Lauren Mascarenhas
The US Food and Drug Administration could issue emergency use authorization (EUA) of a coronavirus vaccine in a matter of weeks, once a vaccine meets efficacy requirements, Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, which approves vaccines, said Wednesday.
“We stand ready for using emergency use authorization in an appropriate setting,” Marks said during an online event called the Disease Control and Prevention Summit.
An EUA would green light a coronavirus vaccine for use on an expedited basis.
Marks said the increased attention the agency is giving to coronavirus vaccine trials should speed up the process of granting emergency use authorization to a vaccine that crosses an efficacy boundary in a clinical trial.
“We'd like to hope that when that happens, it will be a matter of weeks before we could actually potentially have something like an emergency use authorization,” said Marks, who added that he hopes the EUA will apply to a relatively broad population. “Emergency use authorization will be for the population for which we have appropriate data."
Marks emphasized that safety will not be sacrificed in the race for a vaccine.
“The first vaccines that come along may be slightly disadvantaged compared to ones that come along later,” said Marks, who suspects the “trailblazer” vaccines will reveal information that can speed up the process for subsequent vaccine candidates.
Some context: Two potential vaccines started advanced trials this week in the US.
“There are aspirational timelines, and I think that's actually wonderful here, that people have aspirations for moving forward as quickly as possible, but we all know that real life generally does not go as well as our aspirations,” Marks said.
From CNN's Haley Brink
A nurse conducts a coronavirus test at a newly opened mega drive-thru site at El Paso Community College Valle Verde campus on July 21 in El Paso. Cengiz Yar/Getty Images
Texas has now surpassed New York in total coronavirus cases, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Johns Hopkins now reports a total of 417,098 total cases across Texas since the start of the pandemic.
New York state has 413,593 total cases across as of Wednesday.
Florida, Texas, and New York are behind California, which currently leads the country with 475,806 total cases, according to Johns Hopkins University.
From CNN's Shelby Lin Erdman
Dr. Ashish Jha, the director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, during a CNN interview earlier in July. Source: CNN
Dr. Ashish Jha, the director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, said "it's time for a paradigm shift" when it comes to Covid-19 testing in the US.
He said the federal government needs to step in and distribute faster antigen tests to power through the backlog of testing and get ahead of outbreaks, according to an opinion piece he penned for Time magazine.
With current Covid-19 testing results delayed by days, and in many cases more than a week, due to a critical shortage in testing supplies, Jha said testing is practically useless in identifying who has the virus.
If health officials can’t quickly determine who has the virus and where it is, they can’t prevent the spread, Jha wrote in the op-ed.
“It’s time to radically rethink our approach to testing,” Jha said.
The country needs to switch to faster antigen tests that can quickly return test results, even though the results are not as accurate as the slower polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, he said.
PCR tests require amplification of the virus, a time-consuming process, while antigen tests look for proteins made by the virus.
“By putting a premium on the accuracy of tests, we fail to test a majority of people with Covid-19 and these built in delays actually undermine our ability to timely identify cases which is the key purpose for widespread testing,” Jha wrote in the commentary.
From CNN's Josiah Ryan
NBA commissioner Adam Silver today said the leagues' fight to operate in a bubble amid a worsening pandemic in Florida is going well, but warned he is willing to end the season if he believes the virus poses a significant health risk to players or personnel.
"No question," replied Silver, when asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer if he'd end the season if it was "the right thing to do."
"We have a panel of expert immunologists, infectious disease experts, public health experts and really they would make the decision frankly," he said. "It would not be a business decision."
Silver also outlined the extensive measures the league has put in place inside its so-called bubble in Orlando, Florida, saying there are nightly tests and players are expected to wear masks at all times except when they are on the court playing basketball. He also warned, however, the plan is not bulletproof.
"We're protected in essence from the high case rate around us but it's not a hermetically sealed bubble of any kind ... [But] so far we've been in there for roughy three weeks and we've had zero cases," he said.
From CNN's Manu Raju
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi attends a news conference about the Child Care Is Essential Act and the Child Care For Economic Recovery Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 29 in Washington. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has announced a new mandatory mask policy requiring all members and staff to wear face covering in the House.
"Members and staff will be required to wear masks in the halls of the House," she said during remarks on the House floor.
Lawmakers can take off their masks temporarily when they are speaking, Pelosi added.
Members and staff will not be allowed in the House if they don't wear masks. The speaker said she has the authority to direct the House sergeant-at-arms to tell members to leave if they aren't wearing a face covering.
From Eva Tapiero and Lauren Kent
Healthcare workers prepare to administer coronavirus tests to people in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France, on Monday, July 27. Bob Edme/AP
France reported 1,392 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, representing the highest daily increase in cases in more than a month, according to the latest data from the French National Health Agency.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in France now stands at 185,196, according to the National Health Agency. There was also 15 more deaths related to Covid-19, bringing the death toll to 30,238.
The health agency data also said the number of coronavirus patients in the hospital is steadily decreasing.
Some context: The National Health Agency said Wednesday that the circulation of the virus is still increasing, and the coronavirus reproduction rate (R rate) in France is now above 1.3.
“Aside from the slowly declining intensive care unit occupancy rate, indicators for the Covid-19 pandemic show an increase in the virus circulation,” the National Health Agency said in a statement.
"The health crisis is not over," French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal said during a Wednesday news conference. “We have seen our neighbors toughening their measures. We will continue to adapt the rules in the days and weeks to come depending on the evolution of the epidemic."
Wearing face masks in indoor public spaces has been mandatory in France since July 20.
From CNN's Laura Pérez Maestro
A healthcare worker collects a swab sample at a coronavirus testing center in Getaria, Spain, on July 15. Ander Gillenea/AFP/Getty Images
Spain recorded 1,153 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number since May 6, the Spanish health ministry’s data showed on Wednesday.
The total number of Covid-19 cases in Spain has now reached 282,641.
The government started recording the number of cases in the country in 24-hour periods on May 6 instead of day by day. Wednesday’s spike is the highest since the new counting method was put in place.
Spain's Covid-19 death toll rose by five in the last 24 hours and nine in the last seven days. A total of 28,441 people have died from coronavirus in the country to date.
The director of the Center for Health Emergencies, Fernando Simón, recently explained that the new cases were increasingly linked to younger people — which could account for lower death and hospitalization rates in the country.
Source：https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-29-20-intl/index.html
Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.
My name is Helen Sullivan and I’ll be bringing you the latest from around the world for the next few hours.
As always, it would be great to hear from you on Twitter @helenrsullivan or via email: helen.sullivan@theguardian.com.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has warned the city is on the brink of a large-scale outbreak of the coronavirus and urged people to stay indoors as much as possible as strict new measures take effect.
Brazil, the second-worst-affected country in terms of number of cases and deaths, confirmed nearly 70,000 coronavirus cases, in new national daily record (the global record for the highest number of cases reported by a single country belongs to the US, with more than 77,000 reported on 16 July.
Brazil recorded 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 related deaths, as the country accelerates toward the milestone of 100,000 lives lost.
· The coronavirus death toll in the US has passed 150,000, higher than any other country and nearly a quarter of the world’s total. Of the 20 countries with the biggest outbreaks, the United States ranks sixth in deaths per capita, at 4.5 fatalities per 10,000 people, according to a Reuters tally.
· Brazil confirmed nearly 70,000 coronavirus cases in new daily record. The country recorded 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 related deaths, as the world’s second-worst outbreak accelerates toward the milestone of 100,000 lives cut short.
· Guatemala is burying dozens of unidentified Covid-19 dead. Hospitals say they have had to bury dozens of Covid-19 victims who have never been identified, with one hospital creating archives in hopes that once the pandemic passes relatives will come looking for them.
· Macron’s popularity shot up after an EU recovery deal. In an opinion poll half of respondents said they were confident in the president’s policies for France, only the second time since April 2018 he has reached the 50% mark.
· France saw its highest daily increase in cases in more than a month. The number of new coronavirus infections in France rose by 1,392 on Wednesday, a figure likely to fuel fears of a second wave despite officials downplaying such a scenario.
· The Catalan government eased lockdown in city of Lleida. 160,000 people had been ordered to stay home following a spike in infections.
· Lebanon reported its highest single-day infection tally. The country reporter 182 new coronavirus cases, ahead of fresh lockdown measures that go into effect at midnight.
· Australia has reported a record rise in coronavirus infections and deaths, with the state of Victoria announcing more than 700 new cases and 13 deaths, as the state continues to battle significant outbreaks in the aged care sector and among healthcare workers. It comes as global cases passed 17m, after five of the last seven days saw one-day jumps of more than 250,000 new infections.
· The United States meanwhile, which continues to have by far the highest number of cases and deaths, passed 150,000 fatalities late on Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University figures.
· Brazil’s outbreak set a national daily record on Wednesday with 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 related deaths.
· Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has warned the city is on the brink of a large-scale outbreak and urged people to stay indoors as much as possible as strict new measures take effect.
· In New Zealand, a 32-year-old man has been arrested after attempting to escape a managed quarantine facility.
· In Saudi Arabia, a scaled-down hajj has begun. This year, for the first time in modern history, Saudi officials have drastically restricted the number of pilgrims allowed to participate and enforced strict new health measures. Just 10,000 Muslims, all already inside the kingdom, are being allowed to perform the hajj – 0.4% of last year’s 2.5 million attendees from across the globe.
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