Day: September 22, 2020

by Hector Pascua with reports from News Agencies and orf.atIn the USA, the number of coronavirus deaths has exceeded the symbolic threshold of 200,000. According to the Johns Hopkins University, the mark was exceeded today. This means that the USA is responsible for around one in five deaths worldwide. Since the beginning of the pandemic, around 6.86 million cases of infection have been confirmed in the country – this is also an international record. Highest absolute death tollThe number of victims in the USA, a country with 330 million inhabitants,…

by Hector Pascua, Source: WHO, Ministry of Health and oe24.at The coronavirus is currently spreading faster and faster worldwide, with Europe being particularly affected by this development. Last week, almost two million new infections were registered worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced in Geneva during the night of Tuesday. In Europe in particular, both infection and death figures are increasing. According to WHO statistics, 1,998,897 new corona cases were registered worldwide last week. This is an increase of six percent compared to the previous week and “the highest number…

by Hector Pascua with reports from News Agencies “The Covid 19 pandemic has shown in the most dramatic way how interconnected and interdependent we are.” This message was conveyed by Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) yesterday by video at a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the UN at the General Assembly in New York. No country can fight the pandemic or solve other global challenges alone. International cooperation with the United Nations at its center is of crucial importance, Kurz emphasized in the text of his…

by Hector Pascua with reports from orf.atAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), 64 high-income countries have committed themselves to financially support the equitable distribution of a coronavirus vaccine worldwide. Among them are Germany, Great Britain, France and many other European countries, but not the USA. The signature of 38 other governments is expected in the next few days, the WHO reported yesterday in Geneva. China is also not yet participating in the WHO’s “Covax Initiative”. However, there are permanent talks with all governments of the world, said the head…

by Hector PascuaIn the USA, 37,417 new infections were registered within 24 hours. A total of 6.786 million people have been proven to be infected with the coronavirus, according to the CDC. The number of deaths has increased by 270 to 199,024. The figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) do not necessarily reflect the data reported by the individual states. Picture: stockilyapp.com