The number of deaths related to Covid-19 recorded since the beginning of the pandemic has exceeded 40,000 in Undonesia, according to data from the American University Johns Hopkins. The archipelago state of Southeast Asia of 270 million inhabitants has officially registered almost 1.5 million infections so far, of which 1.32 million recovered. Fourth most populous country behind China, India and the United States, the Republic of Indonesia is 17th in the world for the number of deaths and 20th for cases of coronavirus infection.
Brazilian variant, Panama closes the borders.
Panama’s health authorities have temporarily suspended entry for all travelers who have passed through a South American country in the last 15 days, after testing a Panamanian citizen positive for the Brazilian variant P1 of Sars Cov-2. The newspaper La Estrella de Panama writes it today. In a statement, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) specified that the person who tested positive for this Brazilian variant is a foreign citizen residing in Panama who went to his country of origin and returned to Panamanian territory after a stay in Brazil. Following this episode, the Minsa, to safeguard the health of the population, decided to temporarily suspend, starting from March 31 and as a precautionary measure, the entry of any person – with the exception of Panamanian citizens or those residing in Panama – who resided or transited for any reason in a country in South America “. This is because, the statement concludes, “this variant is rapidly spreading throughout South America
Venezuela: opposition leader Guaidò positive at Covid-19 =
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidò revealed on Twitter that he tested positive for Covid-19. Guaidò claims to suffer from “mild” symptoms and to be in isolation. Venezuela is in the midst of a second wave of contagion, considered by the authorities to be “more virulent” than the previous one and linked to the spread in the country of the so-called “Brazilian variant” of the new coronavirus. The Caracas government has so far reported 155,000 infections and 1,555 victims but, according to the opposition, the real toll would be much heavier.
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