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WHO reports largest daily increase in new cases of COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published gloomy statistics indicating that the powerful first wave of the coronavirus pandemic continues, although some experts are already warning about the second. Writes about it "Voice of America".

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On Sunday, June 21, WHO reported the largest daily increase in new cases of the disease worldwide, amounting to 183 thousand.

Brazil (about 55 thousand) became the leader in the number of new cases, followed by the USA (more than 36 thousand) and India (about 15 thousand).

In total, according to WHO, as of June 21, 8 million 708 thousand cases of COVID-19 were registered in the world. About 462 thousand patients died.

«Столь большое число новых случаев нельзя объяснить расширением тестирования», — заявил доктор Томас Инглсби – директор Центра медицинской безопасности в школе здравоохранения имени Блумберга Университета Джонса Хопкинса.

However, US President Donald Trump explains the increase in the incidence of testing.

“When you test on such a scale, then you find more people, more cases. So I told my people: please slow down the testing. And they test and test everything, ”Trump said at a campaign rally in Tulsa (Oklahoma).

The White House later said it was a joke.

However, Dr. Ashish Jah, director of the Harvard Institute for Global Health, says there is nothing funny about the COVID-19 epidemic.

“This is very frustrating for millions of Americans who fell ill but were unable to pass the tests. Unfortunately, this is not a joke, ”said Jah.

Meanwhile, some health experts are warning about the second wave of COVID-19, which other scientists disagree with.

«Когда у вас двадцать с лишним тысяч заражений в день, как можно говорить о второй волне?» – заявил Associated Press доктор Энтони Фаучи из Национальных институтов здравоохранения. — У нас все еще первая волна. Давайте сначала выберемся из первой волны, а потом уже будем говорить о второй».

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Some experts, including Caitlin Rivers from Johns Hopkins University Health Safety Center, say they don’t even want to use the phrase “second wave” because it gives people the false impression that the worst is over.

The situation with many viral diseases, including influenza, worsens in the winter, when more people stay indoors and the weather is colder. But since COVID-19 is caused by a new virus, scientists do not fully know what they are dealing with and how the change of seasons affects the incidence.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhan Ghbreyesus last week warned of an accelerating pandemic.

“We are in a new and dangerous phase,” he said, emphasizing the need to maintain quarantine measures to stop the spread of the virus, although these measures are being weakened around the world.

The number of deaths from coronavirus in Brazil on Sunday, June 21, officially exceeded 50 thousand. By the number of cases detected (more than a million), this South American country is second only to the United States, where 2,2 million confirmed cases of coronavirus are recorded.

Brazilian right-wing president Jair Bolsonaru considers COVID-19 no more dangerous than the flu and calls people worried about the disease neurotic. This position is striking to health experts who claim that the actual number of cases may be higher than the government reports.

Bolsonar also refuses to introduce quarantine measures and demands for social distance, believing that they will damage the already undermined economy.

German authorities claim that the rate of reproduction of coronavirus exceeded the level that, according to experts, is necessary for long-term containment of the virus.

On June 21, it was announced that the virus reproduction rate was 2,88. This means that for every 100 people infected with COVID-19, 288 people will be infected.

On Saturday, June 20, this figure was 1,79. According to experts, in order to consider that the epidemic was controlled, it is necessary that this indicator does not exceed 1.

Germany began to relax restrictions imposed in connection with the coronavirus, considering that the measures taken by the authorities to combat COVID-19 were successful.

German authorities explain the burst of outbreaks in places like nursing homes, hospitals and places for refugees and asylum seekers.

On Sunday, the thousands of people who flock to Stonehenge to watch the sun rise on the first day of summer had to be content with a virtual “pilgrimage” this year.

The organization English Heritage, which manages this monument, said that more than 3,6 million people watched the appearance of the first sunlight on Sunday morning.

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In Britain, there is a ban on crowds to counter the coronavirus, but a small group of druids claiming to be descendants of followers of the ancient religion gathered in a nearby field to personally see the sunrise.

Also on Sunday, Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov announced that he had discovered a coronavirus. At the moment, this is the most famous tennis player who reported on his infection.

“I want to inform my fans and friends that back in Monaco I passed the COVID-19 test, the results of which turned out to be positive,” he wrote on Instagram. “I want to make sure that everyone who has contacted me in recent days has passed the tests and taken the necessary precautions.”

The athlete said that he was at home and was recovering, and apologized for the harm he could do.

On Saturday, Dimitrov withdrew from the Adria Tour competitions, which took place in the Croatian Zadar, explaining this by poor health.

The final matches of the Zadar part of the tournament were also canceled.

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