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Coronavirus in the world: one and a half million infections in three days. Japan requires an additional test for all foreigners even if they have a negative swab

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In three days, from 9.30 on Friday morning to the same time today, the Covid-19 pandemic caused 1,413,995 infections and 24,246 deaths according to data from the authoritative database of Johns Hopkins University. According to the WHO surveys relating to the 24 hours elapsed between 2.30 pm on Saturday and the same time on Sunday (Italian time), 513,717 positives and 9,984 deaths were recorded in the world. 43% of new infections occurred in Europe (206,504) followed by North and South America (202,660) and Southeast Asia (51,988). Since the onset of the disease, the disease has caused 123,160,171 infections worldwide, of which at least 2,715,080 have proved fatal. In Italy, 20,159 new cases and 300 deaths were recorded yesterday. At the level of individual countries, the United States remains by far the most affected nation with 542,356 victims out of over 29 million and 818 thousand confirmed infections even if by now the adoption of severe containment measures combined with the massive vaccination campaign seem to have drawn out emergency the country.

Japan, additional test for all tourists

The Japanese government is studying the request for an additional examination for all travelers arriving in the country, to ascertain the contagion from any new variants of the coronavirus. Japan’s health minister Norihisa Tamura said, adding that the authorities are also considering the support of private security companies to monitor effective compliance with the rules for people subjected to self-isolation. Under the current system, all persons arriving from 24 designated at-risk nations, where variants have been found, including Italy, must undergo a further specific examination 3 days after arrival, even if they are negative on the first buffer. The announcement comes in conjunction with the end of the state of emergency, which took place yesterday, in Tokyo and in the three adjacent prefectures, Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama. However, the authorities have maintained the request to bars and restaurants to bring the evening closure earlier, and companies will have to incentivize the work of employees from home.

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Great Britain, record of vaccines

The UK has filed a record day with 874,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine administered. The data for Saturday 20 March constitute a first: in practice, a dose was injected every 27 seconds. Already on Friday 19 March the vaccination campaign had reached very high levels, with 711,156 inoculated doses. In the country, more than half of the adult population has received at least one dose. The effects of this effort can be seen when analyzing the data relating to deaths: today 33 deaths were recorded in total, a week ago there were 52. In 7 days, however, the new positives increased: today 5,312 infections were recorded compared to to 4,618 on Sunday 14 March.

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by our correspondent Antonello Guerrera


Australia, green light for local AstraZeneca production

The drug regulator in Australia has given the green light for local production of the AstraZeneca vaccine, with the first doses expected in the coming days, while the second phase of the immunization program begins. The approval of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), announced yesterday, will allow the Commonwealth Serum Laboratory (CSL) to produce the Australia vaccine in its two Melbourne laboratories.

Germany, 7,709 new cases in 24 hours

There are 7,709 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Germany in the last 24 hours. This was announced by the Rki, the Robert Koch Institute, the government agency in charge of monitoring the progress of the pandemic in the country. The total number of people infected by Covid-19 in Germany is thus updated to 2,667,225. Fifty people died of complications on the last day, for a total of 74,714 victims.

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Usa, deaths and infections in decline: but the battle is not over

Yesterday, according to the NYT database, at least 444 new deaths from coronavirus and 34,217 further infections from Covid occurred in the United States. In the past week, there have been an average of 54,404 cases per day, a decrease of 7% from the average two weeks earlier. These are dramatic data but they confirm the sharp decline in the disease in the face of the continuation of the mass vaccination campaign. Unfortunately, however, in absolute terms the US continues to be the nation most affected by the pandemic and is approaching to exceed the 30 million mark of Covid-19 infections. In fact, since the onset of the disease, the new coronavirus has caused a total of 29,936,381 infections 19 and 544,556 deaths in the States, according to an independent count by NBC News. President Joe Biden has predicted that in total more than 600,000 people in the country will die from the virus despite the intensification of the vaccination campaign. For its part, the Institute for Health Metrics and Assessments (IHME) of the University of Washington, whose models for predicting the evolution of the pandemic are often set by the White House, estimates that by 1 June the US will mourn 575,000 victims.

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