89,426 Deaths, 1,529,968 Corona Virus Infections,
Mostly in Italy, Spain, US, France, UK, and Iran
April 9, 2020
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A temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients, in Madrid, Spain,
April 6, 2020
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74,697 Deaths, 1,346,566 Corona Virus Infections,
Mostly in Italy, Spain, US, France, UK, and Iran
April 6, 2020
World:
1,346,566 cases 74,697
deaths.
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Italy 132,547
cases16,523
deaths.
Spain
136,675 cases
13,341
deaths.
USA
367,004 cases
10,871
deaths.
France 98,010
cases 8,911
deaths.
UK
51,608 cases
5,373 deaths.
Iran
60,500 cases
3,739 deaths.
China
81,740 cases
3,331 deaths.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
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Globally, as of 2:00am CEST, 7 Apr 2020, there
have been 1,214,973 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 67,841
deaths, reported to WHO.
Countries, territories or areas with reported confirmed
cases of COVID-19, 30 March 2020
Total Cases: 1,214,973
Total Deaths: 67,841
Confirmed Cases
Europe: 655,339
Americas: 352,600Confirmed
Cases
Western Pacific:
112,578Confirmed Cases
Eastern Mediterranean:
77,359Confirmed Cases
South-East Asia: 9,132Confirmed
Cases
Africa: 6,986
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Total confirmed infections and total
deaths in selected countries as of April 6, 2020:
Ordered by highest deaths:
Italy 128,948
confirmed infections, 15,889
deaths.
Spain 130,759
confirmed infections, 12,418
deaths.
USA 307,318
confirmed infections, 8,358
deaths.
France 69,605
confirmed infections, 8,064
deaths.
UK 47,810 confirmed infections,
4,934
deaths.
Iran
60,500 confirmed infections, 3739
deaths.
China: 83,005
confirmed infections, 3340
deaths.
https://who.sprinklr.com/
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WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the
media briefing on COVID-19 - 6 April 2020
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening.
The COVID-19
pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on families, communities and
nations the world over.
But it’s also giving rise to incredible
acts of generosity, solidarity and cooperation.
We have said
consistently that we’re all in this together, and we can only succeed
together. We need an all-of-society approach, with everyone playing
their part.
That includes people in the entertainment industry.
Today I’m delighted to be joined by one of the biggest names in
entertainment in the world - Lady Gaga, and by my friend Hugh Evans, the
founder and CEO of Global Citizen.
WHO has been working with
Global Citizen for several weeks on the “Together at Home” concert
series, with artists like Chris Martin and John Legend giving free
online performances.
Now we’re working with Lady Gaga and Global
Citizen to take this concept and make it even bigger, through the “One
World: Together at Home” virtual global special on Saturday, the 18th of
April.
It’s now my great pleasure to invite Lady Gaga and Hugh
Evans to say more about this very special event.
Once again, I’d
like to thank Lady Gaga and Hugh Evans for their partnership and
leadership. We had a call last week, and I was so amazed by the energy
and passion of Lady Gaga, and her incredible commitment to humanity.
That’s when I said I think what she has planned can happen to bring the
world together, to raise awareness and mobilize resources to fight the
pandemic. I thank her for incredible passion and leadership, and my
friend Hugh Evans for joining the dots, and for his leadership.
We all look forward to joining you for the “One World: Together at Home”
concert on the 18th of April.
As the pandemic continues, we
recognize that individuals and governments want to do everything they
can to protect themselves and others – and so do we.
We
understand that some countries have recommended or are considering the
use of both medical and non-medical masks in the general population to
prevent the spread of COVID-19.
First and foremost, medical masks
must be prioritized for health workers on the front lines of the
response.
We know medical masks can help to protect health
workers, but they’re in short supply globally.
We are concerned
that the mass use of medical masks by the general population could
exacerbate the shortage of these specialized masks for the people who
need them most.
In some places, these shortages are putting
health workers in real danger.
In health care facilities, WHO
continues to recommend the use of medical masks, respirators and other
personal protective equipment for health workers.
In the
community, we recommend the use of medical masks by people who are sick
and those who are caring for a sick person at home.
WHO has been
evaluating the use of medical and non-medical masks for COVID-19 more
widely.
Today, WHO is issuing guidance and criteria to support
countries in making that decision.
For example, countries could
consider using masks in communities where other measures such as
cleaning hands and physical distancing are harder to achieve because of
lack of water or cramped living conditions.
If masks are worn,
they must be used safely and properly. WHO has guidance on how to put
on, take off and dispose of masks.
What is clear is that there is
limited research in this area.
We encourage countries that are
considering the use of masks for the general population to study their
effectiveness so we can all learn.
Most importantly, masks should
only ever be used as part of a comprehensive package of interventions.
There is no black or white answer, and no silver bullet. Masks
alone cannot stop the pandemic. Countries must continue to find, test,
isolate and treat every case and trace every contact.
Mask or no
mask, there are proven things all of us can do to protect ourselves and
others – keep your distance, clean your hands, cough or sneeze into your
elbow, and avoid touching your face.
Less than 100 days since WHO
was notified about the new coronavirus, research has accelerated at
incredible speed.
The viral genome was mapped in early January
and shared globally, which enabled tests to be developed and vaccine
research to start.
More than 70 countries have joined WHO's
Solidarity Trial to accelerate the search for an effective treatment.
And about 20 institutions and companies are racing to develop a vaccine.
WHO is committed to ensuring that as medicines and vaccines are
developed, they are shared equitably with all countries and people.
I want to thank the Medicines Patent Pool and UNITAID for the
initiative they announced last Friday to include medicines and
diagnostics for COVID-19 in their licensing pool.
I also want to
thank the President of Costa Rica, President Carlos Alvarado, and the
Health Minister, Daniel Salas, for their proposal to create a pool of
rights to tests, medicines and vaccines, with free access or licensing
on reasonable and affordable terms for all countries. Muchas gracias, Mr
President.
I support this proposal, and we are working with Costa
Rica to finalize the details.
Poorer countries and fragile
economies stand to face the biggest shock from this pandemic, and
leaving anyone unprotected will only prolong the health crisis and harm
economies more.
I call on all countries, companies and
research institutions to support open data, open science and open
collaboration so that all people can enjoy the benefits of science and
research.
Finally, we are nearing the end of the Ebola outbreak
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If there are no more cases, the
government of DRC could declare the outbreak over as early as this
Sunday.
We’re not there yet, and we remain on full response mode.
We’re continuing to investigate alerts and to test samples.
This
would not have been possible without the incredible health workers who
have put themselves at risk for more than 18 months to stop this
outbreak.
Just as health workers are putting themselves in
danger to save lives from COVID-19, health workers in DRC faced the
double threat of fighting a deadly virus in one of the world’s most
dangerous and unstable regions – exposing themselves to Ebola and
bullets.
Tomorrow is WHO’s birthday – a day we celebrate each
year as World Health Day.
This year, we’re paying tribute to the
incredible contribution of all health workers, especially nurses and
midwives.
Nurses and midwives are the backbone of every health
system. They’re there from the first moments of life to the last.
Tomorrow we are publishing our first report on the state of the
world’s nursing, which highlights gaps and makes recommendations for all
countries.
One of the lessons I hope the world learns from
COVID-19 is that we must invest in health workers – not only to protect
lives, but also to protect livelihoods.
Thank you.
https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---6-april-2020
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