Access to vaccines must be ensured for “the whole world”, according to Coreper. At the same time, coronavirus problems continue around the world.
Attempts to commit suicide by teenagers, especially girls, have increased in the United States during the new coronavirus pandemic, while in the midst of a third wave, Afghans prefer to ignore the new coronavirus.
In addition, nearly 1,300 cases of the new coronavirus were reported in Cuba and another 8 deaths due to COVID-19 in 24 hours, in Germany 129 deaths and more than 1,900 cases, in India, the number of cases reached 29.4 million In Argentina, the death toll rose to 84,000, in Mexico, another 243 deaths and nearly 3,300 cases were reported, and the country's Ministry of Health estimates that a quarter of the population has been infected with the new coronavirus.
In China, authorities recorded 35 new cases on June 11 compared to 22 a day earlier, in Chile almost 8,000 cases and another 133 deaths, in Tunisia more than 2,100 cases of the new coronavirus and 60 deaths, in Brazil 2,216 deaths and more than 85,000 cases, in Ecuador almost 1,100 cases and 46 deaths were recorded.
The director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) yesterday called on the world to have access to vaccines against Covid, at a time when the major powers of the Group of Seven (G7) richest countries in the world are expected to provide one billion doses of vaccines. in the poorest countries.
“This does not fall within the competence of Coreper. “I can only speak but express my personal opinion and I really think we need to guarantee availability and access (to vaccines) for the whole world and not just for the countries that have the means to pay for them,” he told AFP. Emer Cook, Executive Director of Coreper.
Visits to hospital emergency departments following suicide attempts by teenagers, mostly girls, increased during the new coronavirus pandemic in the US, according to data released yesterday Friday by the country's health authorities, bringing to light again the psychological impact of health crisis in this age group.
“Since the beginning of May 2020, the number of emergency room visits 'for injuries' suspected of being due to suicide attempts among 12- to 17-year-olds, especially girls, has started to rise,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. and Disease Prevention (CDC), the main US federal public health agency.
During the summer of 2020, from the end of July to the end of August, the number of adolescent visits to the emergency departments increased by 22% compared to the corresponding period of 2019.
During the winter (from the end of February 2020 to the end of March 2021), the increase was even more spectacular, reaching 39% compared to 2019.
More specifically, in the winter season the increase reached 50.6% among girls and 3.7% among boys.
The Cuban Ministry of Health announced on Friday that another 8 patients with COVID-19 had died in the past 24 hours, while 1,288 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed.
The death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic has so far reached 1,065 dead out of a total of 154,866 infections on the Caribbean island.
The capital Havana recorded 460 infections. The incidence rate has dropped to 314.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. But it remains the highest in the country.
In the midst of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Afghanistan and despite calls from the authorities to be persuaded, Afghans experiencing hardship after 40 years of conflict continue to ignore the virus. Because of shame, because of embarrassment. To the gates of hospitals.
The situation is still serious: “In one week, we have seen an increase in cases of almost 200%,” said Health Minister Wahid Majrouch.
His main concern is the lack of oxygen in a health system “on the brink”, already weakened by war and insecurity.
“The next four weeks will be difficult, we have to prepare for the worst,” he said, urging Afghans to make sense.
“Many continue to ignore the danger: you see masked people outside hospitals accompanying their own people in critical condition.”
At the Afghan-Japan Infectious Diseases Center, a key referral hospital for patients with the new coronavirus in the country, Dr. Tarek Akbari makes the same finding: “People prefer to stay home and seek treatment alone without being examined. ”.
According to the ministry, less than one million first doses of vaccine have been given, and another 700,000 are expected by the end of the week, at the behest of China.
The UN also announced on Thursday the delivery of 10 oxygen production units that will be installed in the country.
Confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany rose by 1,911 in the past 24 hours to 3,713,480, according to data released Saturday by the Robert Koch Institute, the country's epidemiological watchdog.
At the same time, another 129 patients with COVID-19 succumbed, increasing the death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic to 89,816 at this stage, according to the same source.
The number of COVID-19 cases in India has risen to 29,359,155, with 84,332 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, the federal health ministry said.
As of yesterday morning, 4,002 patients have lost their lives, bringing the death toll to 367,081.
This is the fifth consecutive day with less than 100,000 new cases reported across the country, while for several days in April-May, when the second wave of the pandemic peaked in the country, the number of daily infections exceeded 400,000.
The Argentine Ministry of Health announced yesterday Friday that another 689 patients with COVID-19 died in the past 24 hours, with the death toll from the new coronavirus exceeding 84,000, reaching 84,628 deaths so far.
During the same period, almost 27,000 – exactly 26,934 – SARS-CoV-2 cases were confirmed, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus since March 2020 to 4,093,090.
Until yesterday, the Latin American country had received 15.73 million doses of vaccine against COVID-19 since December 29, when the national immunization campaign began. It has taken at least one dose in 25% of the population of 45 million. The government is stepping up its efforts “to vaccinate, vaccinate and vaccinate,” Health Minister Carla Vitsotti said yesterday.
The Mexican Ministry of Health announced yesterday Friday that in the previous 24 hours another 243 patients with COVID-19 died, while 3,282 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed, with the report of the victims of the pandemic of the new coronavirus in the country of 126 million. residents to reach up to 229,823 deaths out of a total of 2,448,820 infections.
The Mexican government acknowledges that the official record, the fourth heaviest in the world, is undervalued. Data on surplus mortality released by the Ministry of Health recently showed that deaths due to COVID-19 are at least 60% more than confirmed.
Meanwhile, nearly a quarter of Mexico's population (126 million) is estimated to have been infected with the new coronavirus, the health ministry said Friday, more than a dozen laboratory-confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2. .
The National Institutes of Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT) found that approximately 31.1 million people in Mexico have been infected with the virus, the ministry said, citing Tonati Barrientos Gutierrez, a National Institutes of Public Health official.
The estimate was released on the day 3,282 cases and another 243 deaths of COVID-19 patients were reported, with the official death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in the country of 126 million reaching 229,823 deaths so far. 2,448,820 infections.
China recorded 35 new cases of coronavirus in the mainland on June 11, compared with 22 a day earlier, the country's health authority announced today.
Of the new incidents, eight were local, according to the National Health Committee. All local transmission infections are found in the southern province of Guangdong.
As of yesterday, China had a total of 91,394 confirmed cases, with the death toll remaining at 4,636.
The Chilean Ministry of Health announced yesterday Friday that another 7,972 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in the previous 24 hours and another 133 patients with COVID-19 died.
The pandemic count of the new coronavirus in the Latin American country has so far reached 30,472 deaths out of a total of 1,461,419 infections.
Experts point out that there is an increase in infections among people under the age of 50, especially among people who have not yet been vaccinated, which has led to a large increase in hospital admissions. The bed occupancy rate in the intensive care unit (ICU) reached 96% on Thursday.
The Tunisian Ministry of Health announced yesterday Friday that 2,161 cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 364,819.
The deaths of another 60 COVID-19 patients have raised the death toll from a new coronavirus pandemic in the North African country to 13,365 so far, according to official figures.
Since the start of a mass immunization campaign in Tunisia on March 13, 1.27 million people have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 352,873 have received both, according to ministry figures.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced yesterday Friday that another 2,216 patients with COVID-19 died in the past 24 hours and 85,149 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed.
The official pandemic of the new coronavirus in the largest country in Latin America has so far reached 484,235 deaths out of a total of 17,296,118 infections. Brazil is estimated to have more than half a million dead by the month, as many experts sound the alarm for a third, even more deadly, pandemic.
The Ministry of Health of Ecuador announced yesterday Friday that in the previous 24 hours 1,098 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed, while another 46 patients with COVID-19 died.
Officially, the death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in the Andean country has reached 15,436 deaths out of a total of 437,121 infections so far.
However, another 5,561 deaths are thought to have been due to COVID-19 without this being confirmed by forensics, which means the death toll is closer to 21,000.
