Concern over new coronavirus outbreak in Brazil, Malaysia and Mexico

The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced yesterday Wednesday that 1,424 patients with COVID-19 – the same number as the previous one – died in the previous 24 hours and 54,517 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed.

The death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in Latin America, the largest country to date, stands at 545,604 deaths out of a total of 19,473,954 infections.

Brazil, with a population of 212 million, officially has the second highest death toll in the world, behind the United States alone (609,231 deaths) and the third highest number of infections in the world, behind the United States and India.

As of yesterday, more than 124 million people had received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, of which 34.3 million had received the second.

Meanwhile YouTube has announced that it has removed videos uploaded to the channel of Brazilian President Zaich Bolsonaro because they misinformed about the pandemic.

In a press release, the website’s management stressed that it made this decision “after careful consideration” of the content of the videos and without being influenced by the position or political ideology of the head of the Brazilian state.

The far-right former paratrooper captain has been criticized for putting up fierce resistance to lockdowns and so-called social distance, questioning the value of using a mask, raising doubts about vaccines, and advertising drugs that proved to have no CO value. .

“Our Terms of Use do not allow content claiming that hydroxychloroquine and / or ivermectin are effective in treating or preventing COVID-19, which claims that there is a cure for the disease or that the mask does not prevent the spread” of SARS- CoV-2, explained YouTube.

The office of the Brazilian president did not respond immediately when asked by Reuters to comment on the development.

In 2020, two other social networking sites regularly used by the Brazilian president, Twitter and Facebook, downloaded videos uploaded to Zaih Bolsonaro’s accounts for violating their terms of spreading misinformation about the pandemic.

Malaysia: Tragic record of 199 deaths and almost 12,000 cases in 24 hours

The Malaysian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 199 patients with COVID-19 had died in the past 24 hours, an unprecedented number since the outbreak of the new coronavirus pandemic in Asia, with the death toll reaching 7,440 dead so far. , while another 11,985 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed during the same period, bringing the total number of people infected to 951,884.

As of yesterday, some 4.8 million people had received both doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, while a total of about 15 million doses have been given in the Asian country of almost 33 million people.

Mexico: Over 15,000 cases and nearly 400 deaths in 24 hours

The Mexican Ministry of Health announced Wednesday that 397 patients with COVID-19 have died in the past 24 hours and 15,198 cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been confirmed, in other words the highest number of infections since the beginning of 2021.

The death toll from Mexico’s new coronavirus pandemic of 126 million has risen to 237,207, with a total of 2,693,495 infections.

The Mexican government acknowledges that the official record, the 4th heaviest in the world, is undervalued. Data on over-mortality recently released by the Ministry of Health showed that deaths due to COVID-19 are probably 60% more than confirmed.

Bangladesh: Over 7,600 cases and 173 deaths in 24 hours

Bangladeshi health authorities announced on Wednesday that 7,614 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed in the past 24 hours out of a total of 24,979 tests, while another 173 patients with COVID-19 had died.

The death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in the Asian country has reached this stage at 18,498 deaths out of a total of 1,136,503 infections, according to the General Directorate of Health Services (GDY). The mortality rate is at 1.63%.

Since June, the country of about 170 million people has been facing a frightening outbreak of infections, attributed by experts mainly to the Delta variant. The government deployed police and army on the streets to enforce restrictive measures.

Israel: Nearly 1,400 cases and two deaths in 24 hours

The Israeli Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that 1,389 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been diagnosed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of people infected with the new coronavirus to 855,552.

At the same time, two other COVID-19 patients died, bringing the death toll from the pandemic to 6,454.

The number of active cases increased to 9,134, the highest level since March 28, mainly attributed to the Delta variant.

The number of Israelis vaccinated against COVID-19 has exceeded 5.75 million, or 61.6% of the population.

Iran: More than 3.6 million cases, deaths approaching 88,000

Iran’s health ministry said on Wednesday that 27,379 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the Islamic Republic to 3,603,527.

The deaths of another 213 patients with COVID-19 have raised the death toll from the pandemic to 87,837 at this stage since its outbreak in Iran in February 2020, according to official figures.

More than 3.1 million people have recovered from the disease, but 4,518 patients are being treated in Iran’s intensive care units (ICUs), according to the Ministry of Health.

Germany: Nearly 1,900 cases and 42 deaths in 24 hours

Confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany have risen by 1,890 in the past 24 hours to 3,750,503, according to data released Thursday by the Robert Koch Institute, the country’s epidemiological watchdog.

At the same time, the deaths of 42 patients with COVID-19 have increased the death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic to 91,458 deaths so far, according to the same source.