The Covid-19 pandemic “is far from over”, warned Tuesday, January 18, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), warning against the idea that the Omicron variant is benign. Brazil, already one of the most bereaved countries in the world, recorded its highest rate of contamination in twenty-four hours.
The Covid-19 has killed at least 5,543,600 people worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by Agence France-Presse (AFP) from official sources, Tuesday at midday. In absolute terms, the countries that have recorded the most deaths are the United States (more than 853,000 people), Brazil (more than 621,000), and India (more than 486,000).
The WHO estimates, taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, that the toll of the pandemic could be two to three times higher than that officially recorded.
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In Brazil, the number of contaminations at the highest
Brazil has recorded more than 137,100 positive cases of Covid-19, according to the latest report provided Tuesday by the Ministry of Health. The number of contaminations exploded in January, due to the end of year celebrations and the arrival of the Omicron variant. This country always suffers the waves that sweep Europe or North America several weeks late.
The previous highest level in this huge country dated from June 23, when more than 115,200 new contaminations had been recorded in twenty-four hours. The average over the last seven days was Tuesday evening at more than 83,200 contaminations.
For comparison, the rolling average of daily cases was just 8,000 at the end of last year. “The peak should be reached in February and the situation should stabilize again”, explains to AFP epidemiologist Ethel Maciel, of the Federal University of Espirito Santo (UFES). “But we don’t yet know what the impact of the Carnival will be” at the end of February, she warns. The street carnival has been canceled in most Brazilian metropolises, but uncertainty still hangs over whether or not the samba school parades will take place in Rio de Janeiro’s emblematic sambodromo, an arena with limited places like a stadium of soccer.
In Germany, more than 100,000 new cases in twenty-four hours
This is also the highest rate of contamination since the start of the pandemic. Germany has recorded more than 112,300 new positive Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, according to data released early Wednesday by health authorities. The one-week incidence rate has also reached nearly 585 infections per 100,000 people, according to the Robert-Koch health watch institute.
This comes as the Omicron variant has become the majority in Germany, where it is responsible for more than 70% of new infections.
Faced with the rise in contamination, the country has restricted access to bars and restaurants to people who have received a third dose of vaccine or who present a negative test in addition to a certificate of vaccination or recovery.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to introduce compulsory vaccination against Covid-19 in Germany, where 60 million out of 83 million inhabitants are fully vaccinated, but the adoption of the measure has been delayed, in a climate tense by existing restrictions.
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Over 1,300 trucks blocked in South America by Covid-19 tests
More than 1,300 heavy goods vehicles from Argentina were on hold on Tuesday at the main border crossing with Chile, in the Andes, due to systematic Covid-19 screening tests carried out on truckers, transporters announced. .
The blockage at the Paso Cristo Redentor post, at an altitude of more than 3,100 m, began two days ago, when the Chilean authorities reinforced their health control, with antigenic tests becoming systematic, explained the Argentine Federation of Freight. road.
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