THE India recorded for the first time more than 4,000 deaths due to coronavirus within 24 hours, the government announced today.
The 4,197 new deaths increase the total death toll in India to 238,270 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. In one day, 401,078 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the country, which increased the total number to almost 21.9 million cases.
More than 2,000 dead in Brazil
In Brazil Another 2,165 deaths due to Covid-19 were recorded in the previous 24 hours, while 78,886 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed, according to the data announced yesterday, Friday, by the Ministry of Health.
The Latin American state of 212 million people records the second heaviest pandemic of the new coronavirus on the planet in absolute magnitude officially, with 419,114 deaths out of a total of almost 15.1 million infections.
In April, Brazil recorded a record number of deaths on a monthly basis (82,266), for the second consecutive month. The incidence and death curve has been declining since its peak in late March and appears to be stabilizing, but at an extremely high level.
A health ministry official said yesterday that the country is expected to sign a new deal with US pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc next week for an additional 100 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine, doubling the shipment of the vaccine to Latin America. this year.
Outdoor events are opening in Mexico due to the drop in cases
The inhabitants of his city Mexico will be able to attend outdoor concerts and sporting events, with limited capacity, starting next week after a steady drop in the number of Covid-19 cases, the mayor of the Mexican capital, Claudia Seinbaum, announced yesterday.
The new measures, which will take effect on May 10, will include expanding access to cinemas, banks and conferences in hotels.
The easing of restrictions follows a steady decline in recent months in the number of new coronavirus infections in the city and surrounding metropolitan areas, home to an estimated 22 million people.
Occupancy rates in the capital’s hospitals with Covid-19 patients have dropped to their lowest level since the pandemic began, officials said.
This will allow outdoor sports events with a capacity of 25% from May 12, while concerts and other entertainment venues, including some indoor events will start on May 17 with a capacity of 30%. Alcohol consumption will be prohibited at outdoor sporting events.
Asked if the opening could lead to an increase in the number of cases in the city, Seinbaum said various factors could prevent this from happening, such as increased vaccination rates, citizen discipline, warmer weather and a large number of people have become ill with Covid-19, which may help build herd immunity.
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