The increasing number of infections in Ukraine is also of concern to the WHO. The number of Covid-19 cases in 11 European and former USSR countries, including Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, has begun to rise again after quarantine measures were lifted, the World Health Organization said. The organization noted a worrying trend in 11 countries: Armenia, Sweden, Moldova, North Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and Kosovo. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, said the number of new cases has increased in 30 countries over the past two weeks. “In 11 of these countries, the increase in the number of infections has led to a significant resurgence [of the pandemic]. If nothing is done, Europe’s health systems will once again be overwhelmed,” he said.
The European Medicines Agency has added Gilead’s Remdesivir to the list of recommended medicines for the treatment of coronaviruses. This means that doctors in the European Union will be able to prescribe the drug after receiving approval from the European Commission. This is expected to happen within a week. Remdesivir is used to treat covid-19 in several countries. At the end of April, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the United States confirmed the drug’s effectiveness. They found that patients who received the experimental drug recovered almost one and a half times faster. In the UK, the drug was recommended on May 26.
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Britons will soon be able to travel abroad without having to spend two weeks in isolation on their return. The government has promised to finalize the agreements by the end of the summer. We are talking about “corridors for travelers”. Anyone traveling between two countries that have signed an agreement on such a corridor will avoid quarantine altogether. Countries that can sign agreements with the UK include France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Belgium, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Turkey, Finland and possibly Australia. Sweden and Portugal are not yet on the list because the COVID-19 infection rate in these countries is increasing. For those arriving in the UK from other countries, the self-isolation rule remains in place.
Over the past three weeks, more than 100,000 people in England have been ordered to isolate themselves after coming into contact with people infected with the coronavirus. This is part of a program to control the spread of the infection. This program has been in place since the end of May. During this time, it has received data from over 20 thousand individuals who have tested positive for coronavirus. 25% of those infected refused to provide information about the people they had been in contact with. The remainder provided contact information for nearly 130,000 of their contacts. It was possible to contact almost 114,000 people. They were instructed to isolate themselves at home.
British pubs, cafes and restaurants will be able to apply for permission to open summer terraces through an accelerated process. Pubs and restaurants will reopen on the 4th of July and the government wants to help them adapt more quickly to the new reality. If Parliament approves these measures, applications to open new terraces will be reviewed for five days instead of the usual 28 days – and automatically approved after ten days. This measure is part of the government’s plan to prepare for the reopening of cafes, pubs and other establishments that have been severely affected by the coronavirus. They have been closed since the quarantine began on March 23.
In Paris, one of the city’s main attractions, the Eiffel Tower, reopened. It had been closed to visitors for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, those who want to see Paris from a bird’s-eye view will have to prepare for some serious physical exertion. The tower’s elevators are closed until July 1, so the only way up is by stairs. To reach the top, you have to climb 1665 steps, but for now you can only go up to the second level (674 steps), everything above is closed. The Eiffel Tower’s website states that it takes 30-45 minutes to climb the tower, but this depends on the physical fitness of the visitor. Families with young children or people in fragile health are advised to temporarily refrain from visiting the attraction.
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the United States is significantly higher than official figures, according to an analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Based on antibody testing data, experts believe that the official number of cases can be multiplied by 10. This means that for every known case of the disease in the United States, experts estimate that there are nine unknown cases. According to Johns Hopkins University, there are 2.4 million registered cases of coronavirus in the United States, and 122.4 thousand people have died.
Staff at the BBC’s Persian service found that the actual number of coronavirus deaths in Iran may be underestimated. Their investigation was based on a comparison of official mortality statistics during the pandemic with similar periods in previous years. After analyzing the data, the journalists discovered that there were 6.4 thousand more deaths during the pandemic period than usual, while the country’s official statistics reported a figure of 1.4 thousand deaths.
Brothels in Austria will be allowed to reopen on July 1. According to the Austrian Press Agency, the Ministry of Health and representatives of the country’s sex workers are developing hygiene rules that will be mandatory when visiting brothels. According to Eva van Raden, director of the Charity Center for Sex Workers’ Aid, the pandemic has left many sex workers without any means to survive. According to her, there have been increasing calls to ban prostitution in the country. Raden says that would be wrong because it would drive prostitution underground and criminalize it. In addition to Austria, the Netherlands will allow brothels to operate from July 1. They opened in Greece last week. Visiting rules there include mandatory masks, a time limit of 15 minutes per visitor, and contactless payment. Visitors must also provide contact information.
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