Two million people have now died worldwide from coronavirus, according to a sad account by Johns Hopkins University.
A prestigious U.S. university, based in Baltimore, Maryland, released figures today showing that at least 2,000,905 people have died of coronavirus and more than 93 million people worldwide are infected with Covid -19.
The milestone came just over a year after the virus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan and how governments roll out rapidly developed vaccines in outside effort to avoid the danger.
The death toll is equal to the population of Brussels, Mecca, Minsk or Vienna, and it took eight months to hit the one million mark.
Last week was the deadliest since the pandemic began, with an average of more than 13,600 deaths per day worldwide – a 20 percent increase over the previous week.
Mainland Europe has been at the center of the pandemic since October last year, accounting for about a third of global deaths.
The 52 countries and regions in the region have recorded 5,570 deaths per day – 17 percent higher than the previous week.
Two million people have now died worldwide from coronavirus, according to a sad account by Johns Hopkins University. Mainland Europe has been at the center of the pandemic since last October, accounting for about a third of global deaths
A prestigious U.S. university, based in Baltmore, Maryland, today released statistics showing 2,000,905 deaths from coronavirus. Pictured is John Hopkins’ daily death card
More than 93 million people are infected with Covid. Pictured is John Hopkins’ daily affairs card
The death toll is equal to the population of Brussels, Mecca, Minsk or Vienna, and it took eight months to hit the one million mark
The U.S. and Canada have counted a total of 407,090 and saw a 20 percent increase in deaths last week at 869 average daily deaths.
Latin America and the Caribbean have recorded and witnessed 542,410 deaths deaths rose 25 percent last week, with a daily average of 2,751 deaths.
John Hopkins University reported that the U.S. (389,581), Brazil (207,095), India (151,918), Mexico (137,916), Britain (87,295) and Italy (81,325) have suffered the highest death tolls, make up more than half of the global total.
Belgium has the highest number of deaths in terms of population with 1,751 deaths per million inhabitants followed by Slovenia (1,501) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (1,344).
Although the count is based on statistics provided by government agencies around the world, it is believed that the actual taxes are much higher, partly due to an inadequate test and the many deaths reported. erroneously for other reasons, especially early in the revolution.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said: ‘Behind this horrific number are names and faces – the smile that will now only be a reminder, the empty chair forever at the dinner table, the room that looks like the silence of a loved one. ‘
He said the ‘tax’ is exacerbated by a lack of globally coordinated effort ’, saying:‘ Science has succeeded, but intimacy has failed. ‘
3,234,946 people across the UK have now received their first dose of Covid vaccine and the number of advanced tests announced today – 55,761 – was 18 per cent lower than last Friday. Daily deaths were also down slightly last week, at 1,280
More than 23 million Americans are infected with Covid, and 380,000 have died
It comes as the World Health Organisation’s Emergency Committee today stopped advising testing on Covid-19 vaccination or immunization as a condition for international travel, citing ’emergency unknowns’ as to their effectiveness. reducing referrals and limited access.
The 19-member panel of independent experts held their sixth meeting in a year under the chairmanship of French expert Didier Houssin.
The experts issued a series of recommendations, which were accepted by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and sent to 194 member states of the DA group, a statement said.
‘At this time, do not include vaccination or immunization certification requirements for international travel as a condition of entry as there are still crucial hints about the effectiveness of vaccines in reducing transmission and limited access. of vaccines, ‘said the WHO panel.
‘Vaccination certification of international travelers should not exempt them from complying with other measures to reduce the risk of travel,’ he said.
The panel urged countries to monitor virus changes such as those announced by Britain and South Africa to assess the impact on the effectiveness of vaccines, drugs and diagnostic tests.
He called for the advancement of technology transfer to low- and middle-income countries with the potential to accelerate global production of Covid-19 vaccines.
Further research was also needed on ‘urgent notifications of the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccination on proliferation, duration of protection against severe disease and asymptomatic infection’ as well as protection after infection or vaccination, and protection after a single dose, the council said. panel.