New Delhi (NVI): More than 74.9 million people around the world have been confirmed to have the coronavirus, while the death toll has crossed 16,61,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. Over 42.3 million patients have recovered from the deadly disease globally.
The number of coronavirus infections in the US have crossed 17 million and currently stand at 17,198,633, while the number of fatalities caused due to the deadly contagion have exceeded 3,10,000 in the country.
Brazil’s coronavirus cases have crossed the 71 lakh-mark and stands at 7,110,434 while the number of deaths have surged past 1,84,000 in the country.
Meanwhile, China plans to start opening its vaccination programme to members of the public in southwestern Sichuan province early next year, health officials said, despite the inoculations not yet receiving official approval.
After being relatively spared by coronavirus, Africa is bracing for the pandemic’s second wave, noting how the microbe has once more cut a swathe through rich countries in Europe and North Africa.
New cases are emerging in East Africa, in northern and southern Africa, but the trend in West Africa is a decline, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), an arm of the African Union.
Furthermore, Northern Ireland is preparing for a sweeping lockdown and the deployment of paramedics from the Republic of Ireland in an effort to control Covid-19. Health officials on Thursday proposed a six-week lockdown and approved a plan to reinforce the ambulance service with units from across the border.
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