LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and warned that the country is facing a “hectic” winter to come.
Britain has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, with more than 42,000, and Johnson’s conservative government faces complaints from everywhere. Opponents argue that more difficult social restrictions are needed to eliminate a momentary wave of pandemics, but many members of the Johnson center The right-wing party argues that restrictions will have to be eased to save the economy.
Johnson told the BBC that the government needed to strike a complicated balance and that it could simply “take a path that could reveal us to tens of thousands more deaths in a very short period of time. “
Johnson expressed hope that progress in vaccines and testing will “change the clinical equation” in the coming months, allowing it to return to normal.
But he said, “He’s going to keep bumping until Christmas, there may even be potholes beyond that.
Britain on Saturday reported a record 12872 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily overall since the outbreak began, the figure includes a buildup of un reported cases in the past.
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NEW DELHI – India says it plans to vaccinate at least 250 million of its 1. 4 billion people by July 2021 after receiving between 400 and 500 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said Sunday that the government will have “fair access” to the vaccine and is in the process of identifying high-risk equipment that will be the first to connect, adding fitness workers.
India has 3 prospective vaccines lately, one of which is being developed jointly through Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.
It will be mass-produced through the Indian Serum Institute, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer. The Serum Institute said it will produce two hundred million doses of coronavirus vaccines for upcoming countries, adding India.
India reported 6. 5 million and more than 100,000 pandemic deaths.
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MOSCOW – Coronavirus infections in Russia reached a new record on Sunday, with the report of more than 10,000 new cases first shown since mid-May.
The 10,499 new cases reported on Sunday bring the country’s total to more than 1. 2 million. Russia has recently had the fourth number of cases in the world and has so far reported more than 21,000 deaths.
The Russian government insists that there are no plans to impose a momentary blockade on the country that removed the maximum of restrictions on the virus imposed in the spring. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that some other blockade is not being discussed lately within the government. .
Meanwhile, in Moscow, which reported more than 3,000 new cases on Sunday in the largest building in months, the government asked other seniors to isolate the the number of other people in their homes and extend the next school vacation for a week.
On Thursday, the mayor of Moscow also ordered employers to employ at least 30% of their employees at home.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday went through a “very troubling” era and faces two days of “criticism” in his fight opposing COVID-19 at an army hospital, his leader said Saturday, contrary to a more optimistic assessment moments earlier. through Trump’s doctors, who were careful not to reveal that the president had received additional oxygen at the White House prior to his admission to the hospital.
Trump stayed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday and presented his own assessment of his prestige Saturday night in a video of his hospital suite, saying he was beginning to feel better and hoping to “come back soon. “
Hours earlier, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters, “We’re not yet on the road to a full recovery. “In an update Saturday night, Trump’s leading medical officer expressed cautious optimism, but added that the president “is not out of danger yet. “
Changing and contradictory accounts created a crisis of credibility for the White House at a very important time: while Trump is expected to remain hospitalized for several more days and the presidential election is approaching, his condition is being watched anxiously by Americans.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – The record outbreak of new coronavirus cases in Slovakia has not slowed despite serious restrictive measures, surpassing 800 new cases for the first time.
The Ministry of Health said the building had reached a new record of 818 on Saturday and the government responded to the recent increase by pointing to a state of emergency with strict restrictions.
Prime Minister Igor Matovic on Sunday asked his Slovak compatriots to attend public meetings and not to hold any circles of family celebrations.
“We’re heading to very complicated days,” Matovic said on Facebook.
Slovakia reported 13,139 viral infections and 55 deaths, still low for other European countries.
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JERUSALEM – A member of the Israeli cupboard tested positive for coronavirus while the country remains blocked while fighting a wave of infection.
Gila Gamliel, Israel’s environment minister and Likud member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced on Twitter on Sunday that she had tested positive and that she is the fourth Israeli government minister to test positive.
The Israeli government imposed a national blockade on 18 September before the Jewish holidays in an effort to curb an uncontrollable coronavirus epidemic. According to Ministry of Health figures, Israel has recorded more than 264,000 cases and nearly 1,700 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation, which spans Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, reported 17 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths on Saturday.
The total number of virus-related deaths in the mass reserve remains 558, and the total number of cases is now 10421.
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NEW DELHI – India recorded 75829 coronavirus samples in more than 24 hours, a day after crossing 100,000 deaths.
The Ministry of Health raised India’s overall average to more than 6. 5 million on Sunday and said at least 101,782 more people had died as a result of COVID-19.
India still has the highest number of cases in the world, however, with a cure rate of more than 83%, the number of other treated people exceeded 5. 5 million, the Ministry of Health said, accrediting accumulation in testing.
India is preparing to reopen cinemas and entertainment parks with limited capacity as of October 15, with the aim of reviving the economy, and health experts warn that this resolution could spread the virus in the upcoming festival and winter season.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A very small number of people dressed in the symbolic white sponge garment of Muslim pilgrimage surrounded Islam’s holiest place in Mecca after Saudi Arabia lifted restrictions on the coronaviruses that had been in place for months.
The kingdom had taken the rare step of postponing the small pilgrimage of the “umra” that attracts millions of others throughout the year in circular form from around the world in early March when the coronavirus became a global pandemic.
But as nations begin to ease these restrictions, the Saudi government began Sunday to allow up to 6,000 pilgrims a day to enter the expanding Grand Mosque in Mecca. Only Saudi citizens and citizens will be able to enter the mosque in this first phase of reopening, and each user has up to 3 hours to complete the pilgrimage.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – The Prime Minister of the Australian state of Victoria has called on citizens to “stay on course” after giant teams flooded beaches and parks over the weekend defying strict blocking regulations.
Victoria, who emerged from a peak in the winter primaries in coronavirus cases, calmed down by blocking regulations last weekend, but has still allowed only five other people from up to two families to gather outside.
Many ignored regulations on Saturday and crowded parks and beaches, prompting Prime Minister Daniel Andrews to remind Victorians not to be self-centered and not to distance the socially. Victoria reported only 12 new cases of coronavirus and one death on Sunday, well below the winter peaks.
Andrews said in Victoria it is “delicately balanced” as the state moves towards further easing of blocking rules.
“People love to go to the beach in fine weather, but there’s a global pandemic,” he said. “There is a greater preference to see this, to defeat it and to have a widespread summer and to have a widespread COVID. “for Christmas and 2021. “
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SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea has reported 64 new cases of coronavirus on the fourth day in a row, its accumulation has fallen below 100, perhaps reflecting the decrease in the number of tests performed on one of the most important vacations of the year.
Figures published through Korea’s Agency for Disease Control on Sunday raised the number of domestic cases to 24,091,421 deaths.
Thirty-eight of the new cases were reported in seoul’s densely populated metropolitan domain. Health has had trouble tracking transmissions from churches, hospitals, schools, and offices. Seventeen of the new cases were similar to foreign arrivals.
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SANTA FE, N. M. – New Mexico officials reported 298 known cases of COVID-19 and 3 deaths, bringing the total to 30296 cases with 890 deaths.
Additional cases reported Saturday included Bernalillo County, 67 in Dona Ana County, 32 in Chaves County, 22 in Lea County and 20 in Curry County.
All 3 deaths occurred in Bernalillo, Curry and Dona Ana counties and concerned others over 70 to 80 with underlying diseases.
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PHOENIX – Many inmates say Arizona’s criminal formula did not provide mandatory evidence, materials, or reed the coronavirus pandemic.
The Arizona Republic reports that dozens of letters from inmates in recent months have indicated that the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation was not protecting staff and inmates from the outbreak.
The Republic reports letters from detainees describing fears and frustrations, while others provided graphic main points in non-public accounts about the survival of the virus.
A spokesman for the ministry denied the allegations through the detainees, adding that poorly held prisoners had not been assessed. Department spokeswoman Judy Keane also cited the protection and fitness protocols announced during the pandemic.
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NEW YORK – The number of new coronavirus cases in New York State continues to increase.
The state reported Saturday that more than 1,700 new instances had been filed on Friday, compared to the previous day with a total of instances not noticed since May. Some of the state’s hot spots included New York’s Brooklyn district, where more than 350 other people tested positive, and the Rockland County suburb, which recorded at least 120 new cases.