Corona today.. Autumn threatens a new wave of disease, and European calls for transparency and adherence to precautionary measures

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned of a new wave of the Corona virus during the fall, while the German chancellor called on the countries of the world to adhere to transparency regarding government measures in the face of the Corona crisis.

In turn, the European Center for Disease Control and the European Commission warned today, Thursday, of the lack of respect for measures to contain the Corona virus and the poor enforcement of them, amid an increase in infections across the continent.

In the United States, 870 thousand people applied for unemployment benefits during the past week, after they lost their jobs due to the repercussions of the spread of the Corona virus.

And the World Meter website - which specializes in monitoring coronavirus victims around the world - reported that the number of infections today has risen to more than 32 million, while the countries' measures varied between tightening and easing isolation, amid news of the continuation of work in different companies from the world on the vaccine. .

According to World Meter, 32,124,740 injured have been recorded around the world, while the United States is still at the top of the list of affected countries, with the number of injured approaching 7 million, followed by India with more than 5,600,000, then Brazil. With more than 4 million and 600 thousand injured.

The following are the most prominent developments and news of the virus outbreak across the world today, Thursday, September 24, 2020, according to Makkah Al-Mukarramah time:

22:07 - The United Kingdom recorded the highest rate of corona infections

The United Kingdom announced today, Thursday, the largest number of cases of coronavirus in one day since the start of the pandemic, which breaks the record recorded at the height of the first wave outbreak.

A statement received by Bloomberg News Agency from the Public Health Authority in England via e-mail said that 6,634 new injuries were recorded within 24 hours.

The medical director of the authority, Yvonne Doyle, said that infection rates are rising in all age groups, and we continue to see a rise in hospital admissions and critical care rates.

22:00 - Lebanon.. Corona injuries exceed 32,000

The number of coronavirus infections in Lebanon rose today, Thursday, to more than 32,000, after 1,027 new infections were recorded during the past 24 hours, while the number of deaths rose to 329.

The cabinet announced, in an emergency session held on March 15, the general mobilization to confront the spread of the Corona virus, and extended the general mobilization until the end of this year.

21:50 - Israel deprives Palestinian prisoners of health care

An international human rights organization said today, Thursday, that Israel is deliberately depriving Palestinian prisoners in its prisons of health care, and exposing them to health risks, especially during the outbreak of the Corona virus pandemic.

In its report, Impact International for Human Rights Policies stated that Palestinian prisoners live in poor conditions inside Israeli prisons, and face various forms of inhumane treatment, including torture, overcrowding, and solitary confinement.

Rasha Kaloti, researcher in health policies at Impact International, said that diseases spread widely among Palestinian prisoners as a result of medical negligence and denial of health care, noting that prisoners usually suffer from respiratory infections, diarrhea, anemia, heart disease and kidney failure.

20:18 - Britain.. government support for affected workers and companies

The British government announced today, Thursday, that it will provide more support to workers and companies affected by the economic repercussions of the Corona virus pandemic, in light of the growing criticism of the government’s handling of the pandemic.

British Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak said that the government will support "viable jobs" in small and medium-sized companies for a period of 6 months, starting next November, by paying two-thirds of the worker's wages.

20:13 - Iraq suspends flights to Iran

The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced the suspension of the airline's flights to Iran for a period of two weeks, at the request of Tehran, following the outbreak of the Corona virus.

20:10 - Trudeau warns of a new crisis in the fall

The Canadian Prime Minister warned Canadians that the country is at the crossroads of efforts to tackle the Corona pandemic, stressing that the situation in the current fall season will be worse than it was at the beginning of the pandemic.

The leader of the ruling Liberal Party in the country pointed to the high number of Corona cases in a number of provinces, and warned that the situation will be worse during the fall than it was at the beginning of the pandemic, calling on citizens to redouble efforts to confront the high number of infections and work to reduce them.

19:32 - Oman... 568 injuries and 10 deaths

Omani Minister of Health Ahmed bin Muhammad Al-Saeedi announced the registration of 568 new cases of coronavirus and 10 deaths during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections registered in the Sultanate to more than 95 thousand cases, and the total number of deaths to 885.

He said - during the 16th press conference of the Supreme Committee in charge of examining the mechanism for dealing with developments resulting from the spread of the Corona virus - that the main factor in the increase in the number of cases came due to non-compliance with precautionary measures.

19:17 - Portugal extends measures to confront Corona

The Portuguese government announced today, Thursday, the extension of the measures it has taken to curb the spread of the Corona virus, until at least mid-October, with the high number of daily infections with the virus; Which increases the concern of the authorities in the country.

The government measures include banning gatherings of more than 10 people, in addition to banning festivals and similar events until the end of the year.

18:52 - Moscow records 1,050 new cases of coronavirus

The Russian Corona Virus Crisis Center announced that the Russian capital, Moscow, recorded 1,050 new cases of coronavirus, which is the highest daily toll since June 23.

The center added that the total number of HIV infections in Moscow exceeded 280,000, of whom 241,000 recovered, while 5,115 people died.

17:22 - Merkel calls for transparency in confronting Corona

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called today, Thursday, for transparency regarding government measures in the face of the Corona crisis.

Merkel said - in a video speech during a virtual summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly - "Our political work is based on scientific research and facts that must be communicated to public opinion in a way that can be understood and absorbed, in order to confront misinformation and conspiracy theories and draw dangerous conclusions from them." .

16:57 - Iraq records 4,471 new injuries

Today, Thursday, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced the registration of 4,471 new cases of coronavirus.

The ministry stated, in a statement reported by the Iraqi News Agency, that 45 deaths were recorded, in addition to 3,773 recoveries.

16:57-America.. 870 thousand applications for unemployment benefits within a week

The US Department of Labor said today, Thursday, that about 870,000 people applied for unemployment benefits in the United States during the past week, an increase of 4,000 applications compared to the previous week.

The weekly unemployment benefit claims reached 6 million at the height of the Corona virus outbreak last March.

It is noteworthy that the unemployment rate is currently about 6.8%, compared to 5.3% in February, before the outbreak of the Corona virus.

16:55 - A protest in Athens against the unsafe return to schools

Several hundred students and teachers marched through central Athens to protest what they described as an unsafe return to school.

Although the wearing of masks is mandatory, the protesters are calling for reducing the number of students in classes to 15 students instead of about 25, in addition to increasing the number of cleaners to carry out frequent disinfection operations.

Greece has recently witnessed a significant increase in the number of coronavirus infections, and the Ministry of Health said, yesterday, Wednesday, that it had recorded 358 confirmed new infections and 5 deaths; virus in the last 24 hours.

16:50 - Madrid strengthens the use of the army and police to combat Corona

The Madrid regional government is set to request "urgently" to send additional soldiers, police and doctors to the Spanish capital; Due to the sharp increase in new infections with the Corona virus.

The army will be used for logistical purposes. Additional police forces are needed to enforce the restrictions; As for doctors, they are required to provide medical care, according to a video clip broadcast by the local government on Wednesday.

Spain is the most affected by the epidemic among Western European countries, with nearly 700,000 infections and more than 31,000 virus-related deaths, and a third of the new cases are currently registered in Madrid.

16:39 - Europe.. medical warnings against ignoring Corona containment measures

The European Center for Disease Control and the European Commission warned today, Thursday, of the lack of respect for and poor enforcement of coronavirus containment measures amid a surge in infections across the continent.

The director of the European Center for Disease Control, Andrea Ammon, said that studies show that young people felt immune to infection; But of all the severe cases reported to the European Center for Disease Control over the past 4 weeks, 44% of the infections were between the ages of 15 and 49.

16:31 - Israel... a general closure after the high infection rates

Israel tightened measures to combat the COVID-19 epidemic Thursday, as the first week of a complete lockdown in the country approached, which has so far failed to reduce the world's highest per capita transmission rate of the virus.

The new measures include closing most workplaces and markets, and further restrictions on prayer and gatherings.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, late on Thursday, at the start of a government meeting to approve the new measures, "We have heard in the last two days from experts that if we do not take immediate, harsh steps, we will reach the bottom of the abyss."

16:27 - Iran expects a third wave of coronavirus

The Iranian Ministry of Health announced today, Thursday, that the total number of Corona infections in the country has risen to more than 436,000, after 3,521 new cases were recorded.

Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, stated that the total deaths from infection with the Corona virus in the country rose to 25,000, after 175 new deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours.

The Ministry of Health said that a "third wave" of the virus in Iran is just a matter of time, which according to health experts could be worse than the previous two waves.

16:21- Italy... strict measures to confront Corona

The wearing of a mask has become compulsory in certain regions of Italy, as local authorities try to cope with the rise in coronavirus infections.

The authorities decided to impose strict measures that will last until October 4, including in some areas the closure of schools.

The ministry added in a statement that the warnings include the Czech capital, Prague, and regions in France, including Paris and the French Riviera, while a warning imposed for a long time on travel to Sweden has been lifted.

The warnings also included travel to Andorra, Argentina, Costa Rica, Israel and the Maldives, but the travel warning for Portugal was reduced to only Lisbon and the northern region.

12:56 - The European Union calls on its members to tighten measures

The European Union called Thursday on member states to tighten restrictions "immediately" in the face of new hotspots of the "Covid-19" epidemic, to address a second wave of the outbreak of the new Corona virus.

The European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, said during a press conference, "All member states must take immediate action with the emergence of the first indications of new foci," adding, "This may be our last chance to avoid a repeat of the situation that we witnessed last spring."

12:24- The highest daily increase in Corona injuries in Indonesia

Data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health showed today, Thursday, that the country recorded 4,634 new cases of coronavirus, the highest daily increase, bringing the total number of infections to 262,022 cases.

This is the second day in a row that Indonesia recorded a daily record increase in the number of infections. The data showed that 128 new deaths were recorded, bringing the total number of deaths from the virus to 10,105.

12:13 - Russia records 6,595 new cases of coronavirus and 149 deaths

Today, Russia announced the registration of 6,595 new cases of coronavirus during the past 24 hours, which is the largest number of infections recorded since July 12.

The authorities also announced 149 deaths from the disease, which raises the official death toll to 19,948.

12:00 - Oman Aviation Authority: International flights will resume as of October 1

The Omani Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement, today, Thursday, that the Sultanate will resume regular international flights, starting from the first of October, according to strict procedures; To protect the country and flight crews from the emerging corona virus.

Official media reported that domestic flights between the capital, Muscat, and the city of Salalah will also resume, starting from the same date.

11:34 - Isolation imposed on 2,500 students in the most important hotel institute in Lausanne

Isolation was imposed on about 2,500 students at the Lausanne Hotel School in Switzerland, after new outbreaks of the Corona virus appeared in this prestigious institute, as a result of organizing special celebrations, according to what the authorities announced on Wednesday.

The Lausanne Hotel School, which was founded in 1893, is considered the best hotel institute in the world, and students from nearly 100 nationalities pursue their studies there.

The authorities of the Canton of Vaud, in which Lausanne is located, stated that "important hotspots of infection appeared at more than one teaching level, which made it more difficult to adopt a specific closure" than the 2,500 student isolation procedure, and this figure constitutes about three-quarters of the total number of students.

11:19 British Health Minister: Less than 10,000 people are infected with the Corona virus every day

British Health Minister Matt Hancock said today, Thursday, that the government estimates the number of daily infections with the Corona virus at less than 10,000, indicating that it is much lower than the estimates of infections at the height of the epidemic.

On Wednesday, Britain announced 6,178 new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.

10:43 - New restrictions to combat the epidemic are causing controversy in France

The French government announced, on Wednesday, strict new restrictions to combat the Covid-19 epidemic, which aroused astonishment and anger in Marseille, with the spread of the virus also expanding in Guadeloupe, in the French Antilles.

French Health Minister Olivier Veran announced, on Wednesday, very strict measures in these two regions, which have become part of the "maximum alert zone".

This designation leads to a complete closure of bars and restaurants from Saturday. As for “other institutions that receive citizens,” they will also be closed, except for those that adopt a “strict health system,” such as theaters, museums, and cinemas.

10:28 - The Ministry of Health in Gaza: We have lost half of our ability to conduct coronavirus tests.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced, on Thursday, that its central laboratory has lost half of its capacity to conduct coronavirus tests.

The ministry indicated that the laboratory had reached a dangerous stage of shortage of laboratory materials, as it had lost about 50% of its ability to conduct tests.

She explained that the low capacity of the laboratory to conduct tests would affect the efforts of examination, investigation, follow-up of contacts, and the conduct of random smears, as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the virus.

09:37 - The Metropolitan Opera in New York cancels all of its programs for the 2020-2021 season.

The Metropolitan Opera in New York announced, on Wednesday, the cancellation of all of its program for the 2020-2021 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic, after it had postponed its launch at the end of December, a decision that has significant financial implications.

The home considered, after consulting with the health authorities, that it would not be safe to resume its activity as long as the vaccine against the emerging corona virus was not given to the population on a large scale.

The house said in a statement issued on Wednesday that the authorities expected it to take "at least between 5 and 6 months" after the vaccine becomes available to everyone.

08:55 China eases entry requirements for foreigners

China has eased entry requirements for foreigners with certain residencies, in an additional step towards the return of residents stranded outside the country due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

At the end of March, China closed its borders to foreigners for fear of recording new infections and the transmission of infection from people coming from abroad, at a time when it was controlling the spread of the epidemic in general.

With some exceptions, foreigners who normally reside in China then found themselves outside the country with no possibility of returning to the country.

In August, nationals of 36 European countries with valid residency permits were allowed to return. They will first have to obtain a new entry visa, which is granted free of charge.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that foreigners who hold residency "related to a valid professional activity can enter China without requesting new entry visas", but a 14-day quarantine in a hotel is still required for all arrivals on Chinese soil.

07:35 - Johnson & Johnson tests

The American company “Johnson & Johnson” announced that it had entered the third phase of its tests for a vaccine for the Corona virus, thus joining other companies that entered this stage.

In contrast to some other vaccines that are currently being tested, the "Johnson & Johnson" vaccine requires only one dose, not two doses, and does not need to be stored in very cold weather.

The American company's announcement comes a day after Corona deaths across the United States reached the 200,000 mark.

06:59 - Israel tightens general isolation measures

The YNet news website said that the Israeli cabinet decided today, Thursday, to tighten the general isolation measures, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed concern that the increase in infection is pushing the country to the "edge of the abyss."

Israel re-imposed general isolation measures, for the second time during the pandemic, on September 18, as the number of cases over the past week reached about 7,000 per day.

06:40 – More than two thousand injuries in Germany, the Robert Koch Institute in Germany documents that the number of cases in the country has reached 278 thousand, after 2,143 new cases were recorded, and the number of deaths rose to 9,428, after 19 people died.

05:30 - Thousands of injuries in MexicoUpdated data from the Mexican Ministry of Health stated that the number of confirmed cases reached more than 710 thousand, in addition to about 75 thousand deaths, after the authorities recorded 4,786 new injuries and 601 deaths on Wednesday.

03:55 - A slight increase in ChinaThe authorities announced that mainland China had recorded only seven new cases, down from 10 cases recorded the previous day, and confirmed that all new cases were from abroad.

02:10- Helping airlines White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said that the Donald Trump administration will consider taking executive action to help airlines affected by the Corona epidemic.

"We'd very much like to help the airlines," Kudlow told reporters at the White House.

01:55- The quest to find a vaccine US President Donald Trump said that he may or may not agree to stricter criteria that the Food and Drug Administration may issue to obtain permission to produce the vaccine, as the administration prepares to direct instructions that enhance transparency, amid fears among experts that Trump interferes in the administration's decisions.

01:50 - Improvement in AustraliaThe state of Victoria, a hot spot for the Corona virus in Australia, announced two deaths and 12 new cases, compared to five deaths and 15 injuries the previous day.

01:45- An increase in EgyptThe Egyptian Ministry of Health announced the registration of 121 new injuries and 16 deaths, compared to 113 injuries and 19 deaths the previous day.

And she added that the total number that was recorded until the end of Wednesday exceeds 102,000 injuries and 5,822 deaths.

01:30 - Fears in CanadaCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the second wave of the Corona virus has already begun in four large provinces, adding, "Autumn could be much worse than spring."

00:15- Tens of thousands in BrazilBrazil announced that on Wednesday it recorded 869 new deaths and more than 33 thousand new injuries, bringing the total to close to 139 thousand deaths and more than 4 million and 600 thousand injuries.

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