Spain records rise in Covid-19 infections
THE coronavirus pandemic has so far infected more than 1.3 million people worldwide.
Spain: Spain has recorded a rise of daily coronavirus infections and deaths for the first time in five days, a result consistent with previous Tuesdays when a weekend backlog of tests and fatalities are reported.
With 743 new deaths in the last 24 hours, some 100 more than the fatalities seen from Sunday to Monday, Spain’s death toll neared 13,800 since the beginning of the pandemic, Health Ministry data showed.
The total of confirmed infections rose by more than 140,000, with 5,478 new cases yesterday,
1,000 more than on Monday. Both figures had been down since April 2.
Indonesia: The Indonesian government has forecast that coronavirus may infect about 95,000 people in the country by next month as the virus was spreading rapidly.
Indonesia marked the biggest daily increase in Covid-19 cases since the country announced its first two cases early last month: 247 people tested positive yesterday, bringing the country caseload to 2,738.
Indonesia’s death toll was 221 yesterday, the highest in Asia after China.
Africa: The African continent now has more than 10,000 coronavirus cases, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
Fifty-two of Africa’s 54 countries now have the virus, with island nation Sao Tome e Principe the latest to confirm cases.
Only the small kingdom of Lesotho and the island nation of Comoros have no confirmed cases.
South Africa has the most cases on the continent with more than 1,600.
Denmark: Denmark said it is planning to reopen nurseries and primary schools for pupils aged up to 11 next week in a gradual lifting of the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said her government planned to open schools for younger students first because the requirement to care for them represented a greater burden on society.
Reopening is planned for April 15.
She said restaurants, bars and cafes would remain closed for now, and churches, libraries, sports venues and shopping centres would remain closed until at least May 10.
Russia: Russian authorities registered more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours for the first time since the beginning of the outbreak.
The government coronavirus task force reported 1,154 new cases yesterday, bringing the country’s total caseload to 7,497, with 58 deaths and 494 recoveries.
The epidemic in Russia picked up speed in March, with the number of cases growing exponentially and doubling every few days.
In order to curb the outbreak, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered everyone to stay off work this month, with only essential businesses, such as grocery stores and pharmacies, operating.
The vast majority of Russian regions are currently on lockdown, ordering residents to selfisolate at home and not go out, unless it is to buy groceries, medication, walk their dogs or take out rubbish.