Hundreds of new coronavirus infections as well as those hospitalized in Intensive Care Units at a time when deaths with the ultimate cause of the disease are being recorded at a steady rate, mainly in poor countries of the world. Countries with strong economies donate vaccines to poorer ones.
Load with doses of CoronaVac vaccine for COVID-19, donated by China, arrived in Ecuador, where it was welcomed by Health Minister Jimena Garzon and Chinese Ambassador to Quito Chen Guoyu.
The ambassador assured that Beijing will continue to donate vaccines in order to achieve the goal of having vaccinated 85% of the population by the end of the year, so that the Andean economy can recover.
In the country of 17,7 million inhabitants as of Saturday, the authorities had recorded 23.361 deaths due to COVID-19 out of a total of 517.202 cases of SARS-CoV-2, according to official data, but which experts consider very underestimated.
Spain pledged to donate an additional 20 million doses of vaccine on Sunday COVID-19 in poor countries, increasing to 50 million the total number of installments it has promised to distribute.
"The best we can do is guarantee universal and equitable access to vaccines. COVID-19", Summed up the Spanish Prime Minister, the socialist Pedro Sanchez, during a press conference he gave in Rome after the G20 summit.
"We are committed to significantly increasing both the supply and access to and delivery of vaccines in developing countries," he continued.
With 88,5% of its population now fully vaccinated, Spain boasts one of the best vaccination coverage in Europe.
The country of Iberia with about 45 million citizens counts just over 87.000 deaths due to COVID-19 from the outbreak of the new coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest data from the Spanish Ministry of Health.
The Mexican Ministry of Health announced yesterday Sunday that the previous 24
89 patients with COVID-19 and 1.446 cases were confirmed
of SARS-CoV-2.
With 288.365 deaths since it hit the country, the country of 126 million has the fourth-worst death toll from a new coronavirus pandemic in the world.
The recorded cases have reached 3.807.211, according to the numbers of the ministry, but its executives have pointed out that they are very underestimated in relation to reality.
Iran's Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 24 patients had died in the past 177 hours with COVID-19 and 8.427 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed.
The pandemic of the new coronavirus in the Islamic Republic has reached 2020 dead from its outbreak in Iran in February 126.303, out of a total of 5.924.638 infections.
As of yesterday, about 83 million people in the country had received the first dose of the vaccine COVID-19 52,61 million people and second over 34,48 million, always according to official data.
The Myanmar Ministry of Health announced yesterday Sunday that 24 cases of SARS-CoV-752 have been confirmed in the past 2 hours and 33 patients with COVID-19.
The death toll from the outbreak of the new coronavirus in the Asian country of about 55 million people on March 23, 2020 has reached 18.697 deaths out of a total of 500.073 infections, according to the military regime.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced yesterday Sunday that in the previous 24 hours 130 patients succumbed to COVID-19 and 6.761 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed.
Epidemiological data for weekends generally tend to be declining.
With 607.824 deaths since the outbreak of the new coronavirus in its territory, Latin America, the largest country in the world with 212 million inhabitants, records the second heaviest death toll in the world in absolute terms, after the United States.
Laboratory-confirmed cases have now reached 21.810.855; Brazil ranks third in the world in terms of the number of reported viral infections, after the United States and India.
The Malaysian Ministry of Health announced today that in the 24 hours until midnight yesterday Sunday, 36 patients succumbed to COVID-19 and 4.979 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed.
The death toll from the pandemic of the new coronavirus in the Asian country of 33 million inhabitants has so far reached 28.912 deaths out of a total of 2.471.642 infections, according to official data.
The so-called active cases increased to 69.969. Intensive care units (ICUs) of Malaysian hospitals treat 562 patients with COVID-19, 326 intubated.
Until yesterday he had been fully vaccinated against her COVID-19 74,9% of the citizens, while 78,1% have received at least the first installment, always according to the Ministry of Health.
In Italy, the Ministry of Health announced yesterday Sunday that in the previous 24 hours 26 patients succumbed to COVID-19, compared to 37 the previous day, while the number of confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 decreased to 4.526, compared to 4.878 a day earlier, for a total of 350.170 tests.
With 132.100 deaths due to the new coronavirus pandemic since it broke out in its territory in February 2020 until yesterday, Italy, with a population of 60 million, is currently the second heaviest official death toll in Europe, after Britain, and the ninth highest in the world. . 4,77 million infections have been diagnosed.
The number of patients admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 - excluding those admitted to intensive care units (ICU) - increased to 2.752 yesterday, compared to 2.707 the day before Saturday.
The Philippine Ministry of Health announced Sunday that 24 cases of SARS-CoV-3.410 have been confirmed in the past 2 hours and 128 patients have died with COVID-19.
The death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in the Asian archipelago of about 110 million people since January 2020, when it broke out in its territory, reached 43.172 dead out of a total of 2.787.276 infections, according to official data.
The Turkish Ministry of Health announced yesterday Sunday that 24 cases of SARS-CoV-23.948 have been confirmed in the past 2 hours after 347.362 tests, with the number of infections reaching 8.032.988.
The deaths of 201 patients with COVID-19 increased the death toll to 70.611 dead until yesterday, March 11, 2020, when the new coronavirus pandemic broke out in Turkish territory.
Since the launch of the population immunization campaign in Turkey on January 14th, 55,39 million people - out of a total population of 84 million - have received the first dose of vaccine, a second over 48,65 million, and a total of 116,28 million doses have been administered. , including third parties, aids, according to the latest data from the Turkish Ministry of Health.