The death toll from the pandemic rose to 40.949 internationally. By ten o'clock last night in Cyprus, more than 823.720 cases had been reported in 185 countries around the world. Three quarters of the deaths are in Europe.
Italy has 12.428 deaths, Spain 8.189, mainland China 3.305, the US 4.315 and France 3.523. The United States has surpassed China in the number of deaths. A 12-year-old girl has died in Belgium from the disease Covid-19. Deaths of young children and adolescents are very rare worldwide.
It may take up to a year for a vaccine to be available to the general public to fight the new coronavirus, according to the European Medicines Agency. At the same time, nine major European hospitals have appealed for help today, as it is estimated that they will soon be short of medicines for patients affected by Covid-19.
They asked the governments to cooperate "to ensure the regular supply" of the hospitals with medical products.
Restriction measures have saved the lives of at least 59.000 people in 11 European countries, according to a study by researchers at Imperial College London.
In China, the decision to quarantine the city of Wuhan for two months, from where the epidemic began, probably prevented another 700.000 cases, according to another study by American, Chinese and British experts, published in the scientific journal Science.
Around the world, more than 3,6 billion people are being asked to limit their travel and stay at home, according to a count of the French Agency.
Analytically the situation internationally
The number of confirmed new cases of infection in Germany increased by 5.453 to 67.366, while the growing number of pandemic victims rose by 149 to 732, according to data from the Robert Koch-Institut posted on a special website he has created ( https://bit.ly/3aKER5W).
Most cases (16.497) are in the state of Bavaria, according to the Robert Koch Institute, which specializes in research into infectious diseases.
The Dutch government announced last night that it would extend the closure of schools, restaurants and bars, at least until April 28, as part of measures to tackle the pandemic.
In the Netherlands, 1.039 people have died so far and just under 13.000 cases of the disease have been reported. More than 4.700 people are being treated.
"It will not surprise you that we have decided to extend (the measures) until April 28," said Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Two weeks ago, the government closed all public spaces, including coffee shops where cannabis can be bought. Yesterday, however, he ruled that the sale of cannabis should be allowed again, so that smuggling does not flourish.
Among other things, all gatherings have been banned and the matches of the Dutch football championship have been postponed until June 1. In the Netherlands, however, no general traffic ban has been imposed, as in Italy, Spain, France or Belgium.
Rutte reiterated his call on residents to stay indoors and not to gather too much, but did not impose an explicit ban. In the big cities, public transport still operates today.
The first death of a person who had contracted the new coronavirus was recorded yesterday by Slovakia, according to the national health information center. By midnight Monday, 363 cases of the virus had been confirmed in the country.
The Central European country has banned international flights, closed schools and most shops to curb the spread of the virus, and forced citizens to wear masks when away from home.
The Cuban government announced on Tuesday that it was suspending the arrivals of international flights and would urge all foreign-flagged ships to withdraw from the Caribbean island's territorial waters as part of measures taken to prevent the further spread of the pandemic.
Until yesterday, 186 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection and six deaths due to the disease were recorded by the health authorities in Cuba. COVID-19, caused by the virus.
Cuba partially closed its borders last week, as it suspended the arrival of foreign tourists and banned the country's citizens from leaving the country, with few exceptions.
Some Cubans and foreigners continued to return, thanks to the remaining - rapidly declining - commercial flights, but were asked to remain in solitary confinement for two weeks. The new measures announced yesterday seem to close this door as well. ”
The first cases of the new coronavirus infection were detected three weeks ago - among members of a group of tourists from Italy. Nearly 3.000 suspected cases remain under surveillance at government centers. Authorities have conducted 2.322 tests.
Among the measures announced yesterday was the cancellation of the May Day rally in Havana, which draws more than 1 million people each year. The decision was "taken by the Politburo" of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, which is "chaired by General Raul Castro, as the first secretary of the Central Committee", clarified President Miguel Dias-Canel.
Mexico's health ministry announces Tuesday that another man has contracted the disease COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus, with the total report of the epidemic now amounting to at least 29 victims.
The health ministry said another 121 people had been confirmed to be infected with SARS-CoV-2, bringing the total to 1.215, up from 1.094 a day earlier.
The Omani Ministry of Health has recorded the first death due to the disease COVID-19 of a 72-year-old sultanate citizen, state television announced via Twitter.
As of yesterday, Tuesday 31 March in Oman, health authorities had registered a total of 192 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection.