WHO said- Vaccine is not expected to be made before 2021, Brazilian President positive for third time; 1.52 crore cases in the world so far

Posted on 23rd Jul 2020 by rohit kumar

So far 1 crore 52 lakh 35 thousand 208 infected coronaviruses have been found in the world. Of these, 91 lakh 99 thousand 632 have been cured, while 6 lakh 23 thousand 576 have died. These figures are according to www.worldometers.info/coronavirus.

 

The WHO said on Wednesday that there is no hope of a vaccine before 2021. Even if researchers get success in making the vaccine, then it cannot be expected before the early days of next year. WHO executive director Mike Ryan said that while there may be a slight delay in the vaccine formation, there should be no reduction in safety standards.

 

On the other hand, the third report of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has also received positive. However, his condition is still better. The President's Ministry of Communications reported that he was tested on July 21. Earlier in the test held on 14 July, he also got positive. Bolsonaro announced mild symptoms of corona on July 7.

 

Updates

 

There were 915 deaths in 24 hours in Mexico. The total figure has been increased to 40,400. According to the Ministry of Health, 6859 new patients have also been found in one day. Mexico is fourth in terms of deaths after the US, Brazil, and Britain.

Thailand has announced to extend the lockdown until 31 August. This is the fourth time the lockdown has been extended in the country. Earlier on June 29, the government deferred a plan to lift the restrictions.

Impact on education of 2 crore children

 

UNICEF said on Wednesday that according to a report, the epidemic would affect the early education of about 20 million children in many countries of South Asia, including India. Parents are also preventing children from going to school at this time. In poor countries, it has also become difficult for children and their families to live.

 

Over 7.50 lakh cases in Africa

 

According to WHO, infection cases in Africa have increased to 7 lakh 51 thousand 151. The epidemic came late here compared to other great countries. The transmission rate here is also lower than elsewhere. It has the highest number of 3.81 lakh cases in South Africa. Most countries on the continent have banned public ceremonies and international travel. Corona cases are higher here in Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt.

 

Philippines: 21 thousand prisoners released

 

The Philippines has released more than 21,000 prisoners from the country's jails because of the threat of infection. Government Secretary Eduardo Eno gave this information on Wednesday. He said that between 17 March and 13 July, these prisoners were released from 470 jails of the country. Due to the excessive number of prisoners in the jails of the Philippines, there was a risk of spreading the infection.

 

Bolivia: 400 corpses recovered from streets and houses

 

In Bolivia, police have recovered 400 corpses from the streets and houses in five days. According to National Police Director Eval Roses, 85% (about 340) of these are suspected to have died from the infection. The rest was due to illness and other reasons. There were 191 bodies from the Cochabamba area, 14 from La Paz and 68 from Santa Cruz. In both these areas, cases of infection have increased rapidly since last week. All the dead are being identified.

 

Trump said- willing to work with China to make the vaccine

 

US President Donald Trump has said that my government is ready to work with any country, including China, to bring the corona vaccine first. Trump said this on Tuesday when asked about a partnership with China to make the vaccine. He said that we are doing good work to prepare the vaccine. It is expected to come much earlier than expected. It will be immediately delivered to the people as the US military will help distribute it.

 

Zimbabwe: Curfew imposed across the country

 

Zimbabwean President Emerson Mnangagwa announced curfew across the country on Tuesday. This new rule will come into effect from Wednesday. The security forces will patrol from 6 am to 6 pm and prevent people from getting out of the house. However, people will be able to leave their homes for essential work like getting ration and treatment. People will not be able to travel between two cities. There will be a ban on the gathering of 50 people in one place.

 

Spain: will fund developing countries

 

Spain will fund 1.7 billion euros (about 1461 thousand crores) to developing countries to deal with Corona. Spain's Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez announced this on Tuesday. He said that Spain hopes that this will save people's lives and improve the public health system. In Spain, 28 thousand 414 people have died of infection so far.

 

America: Two Chinese people accused of hacking

 

The United States has registered a case against two Chinese hackers for hacking computers of companies making the Corona vaccine in the US. The Law Department here gave its information on Tuesday. According to the department, both the Chinese were also trying to hack the computers of companies producing the Corona vaccine in different parts of the world.

 

China: 14 new cases reported

On Tuesday, 14 new cases were reported in China's Xinjiang state. A day before this, 11 positive cases were found here. According to the Health Commission here, 9 people are from remote areas of Jinjiang in new cases. At the same time, there are five imported cases. Testing has been speeded up after getting infected here last month.

 

Pakistan: Plasma black marketing

In Pakistan, the plasma of patients who have been cured for the treatment of infected people is getting black marketed. According to local media, the government is collecting plasma for the needy patients. However, one has to wait for it. In such a situation, people are buying it illegally. So far, more than 2 lakh 60 thousand cases have been reported in the country and 5 thousand 500 deaths have occurred.

 

Nepal: Lockdown ended

 

The Nepal government ended the lockdown restrictions from Wednesday. The lockdown was announced here on 24 March. Nepal government spokesman Yubraj Khatiwada said, "We don't need to be in lockdown any more. This has created fear among people, so we have decided to end it. However, given the risk of infection, social distancing will continue to be followed, masked, and used by the sanitizer. "

 

Qatar: International flights to begin

 

Qatar will relieve restrictions related to traveling abroad from next month. The people here were allowed to go to another country from August 1 and return from there. At the same time, those who are still trapped in other countries will also be able to return to Qatar. The government has said that upon returning from low-risk countries, it will be necessary for people to get their tests done and stay in the Quarantine for 7 days. If 48 hours before the journey, a recognized testing center has told someone to be infection-free, then they will also be given an exemption for not testing.