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Ending March
722,058 COVID-19 cases have been reported, including 33,579 deaths.
Deaths have been reported in Italy (10,781), Spain (7,340), China (3,311), Iran (2,640), France (2,606), United States (2,509), United Kingdom (1,228), Netherlands (771), Germany (455), Belgium (431), Switzerland (257), South Korea (158), Brazil (136), Turkey (131), Portugal (119), Indonesia (114), Sweden (110), Austria (86) , Denmark (72), Philippines (71), Canada (61), Ecuador (58), Japan (54). -
New coronavirus outbreak
The group of cases was initially reported on December 31, 2019, when it was reported to the WHO China Office. Chinese authorities found a new type of coronavirus, which was isolated on January 7, 2020. -
Sprout origination
There is fairly conclusive evidence that the outbreak originated from exhibits at a fish and seafood market in the city of Wuhan. This market was closed on January 1, 2020 -
Genetic sequence
On January 12, China reported the genetic sequence of the new coronavirus, which will be of great importance for other countries to develop specific diagnostic kits. -
First infections in europe
The first infected were identified in Italy. In a single week the authorities went from detecting 20 cases to counting the first 20 deaths. -
Coronavirus in Latin America
According to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, the man was preliminarily diagnosed with covid-19 on Tuesday, after being admitted to the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo for presenting symptoms associated with the disease. -
Toronto and the mining
A great mining show that brought together more than 25,000 people from more than 130 countries.
The WHO raised the risk level of global expansion from high to very high, with 86,992 confirmed cases and 2,979 deaths. A fatality rate of 3.42% and 64 countries affected. -
Situation in april
Globally, according to the latest official balance offered by the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies, to date at least 2,245,872 cases and 152,707 deaths have been reported. The countries outside of Europe that have registered the most cases are the United States (720,630), China (84,237), Iran (82,211) and Brazil (38,654). -
Peak of infections in Mexico
The highest peak of coronavirus infections is still present, since on Wednesday 27 the highest number of confirmed cases in the last 24 hours was registered in Mexican territory with 3,463 infections. -
Increase in cases in Brazil
The Brazilian Ministry of Health reported 30,476 new cases of covid-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,344,143.
The ministry also reported 552 new deaths from the virus, and the total number rises to 57,622. -
United States as the most affected country
The United States is the country with the highest number of infections, registering 3.3 million.
The spread of the virus in the US caused beauty salons, bars, movie theaters and restaurants to be closed again throughout California. They also closed churches, gyms and shopping malls in California's 30 hardest-hit counties, including Los Angeles. -
United States leads in coronavirus infections
In total, 22,679,466 people have contracted the virus, which already leaves 793,710 fatalities, some 6,000 more than the previous day. In addition, more than 14.54 million people have managed to overcome the disease, with Brazil as the country with the most recovered patients (2.84 million), followed by India, which has exceeded 2.1 million.
The three countries most affected to date are: the United States, Brazil and India -
The world surpasses the million mark of deaths from coronavirus
More than a million people around the world have lost their lives to COVID-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The world recorded half a million deaths more than 24 weeks later, on June 28. It took just over 13 weeks to double the figure.
The Johns Hopkins University tally shows that the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico account for more than 50% of total deaths globally. -
Coronavirus nowadays
The International Friendship Bridge, which connects Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, with Foz de Iguazú, Brazil, reopened this Thursday at 5 a.m. local time. According to a statement from the Paraguayan government, the authorities of both countries initially decided to allow the passage of vehicles and not pedestrians, for a trial period of 15 days.