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Tehran, 12 May_The coronavirus pandemic continues to take a toll on people around the world, while countries gradually dial down measures to contain their outbreaks, potentially risking more infections and deaths.
The latest data by Johns Hopkins University show that as of Tuesday afternoon, 4,193, 302 people are infected with the new coronavirus in the world, and the overall death toll from all countries keeping count has now reached 286,513.
Here is the latest about the pandemic from individual countries:
A note of warning from WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned there is a need for “extreme vigilance” as many world countries are introducing measures for a phased easing of their strict coronavirus lockdowns.
Mike Ryan, head of the organization’s emergencies program told an online news briefing that “extreme vigilance is required” in countries exiting the lockdowns, because there is always the risk of the virus “taking off again” if clusters are not investigated.
“It’s really important that we hold up examples of countries who are willing to open their eyes and willing to keep their eyes open,” Ryan said, warning that certain countries were “trying to drive through this blindly”.
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the same briefing that easing the restrictions was “complex and difficult” and called for a “slow and steady” lifting of lockdowns.
Germany now has 170,508 cases
Germany reported 933 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking its overall toll to 170,508, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases.
The death toll also increased by 116 to 7,533.
Fire kills coronavirus patients in Russia
At least five people infected with the new coronavirus were killed in a fire that apparently started by an overloaded ventilator in an intensive care unit in a hospital in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed the incident but did not specify the number of victims.
“Ventilators are at their limit. According to preliminary data, there was an overload and the machine ignited, which caused the fire,” the Interfax news agency quoted one source as saying.
Some 150 people were evacuated from the hospital after the fire, according to the ministry.
Another fire had erupted at a Moscow hospital treating coronavirus patients on Saturday, leaving one person dead.
Russia has so far recorded 232,243 coronavirus cases, the third-highest total worldwide.
The country’s coronavirus response center said on Tuesday that the death toll from the virus had increased by 107 to 2,116.
Russia attributes the continued daily rise in cases to widespread testing.
Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia register new cases
The number of coronavirus cases in Thailand increased to 3,017 after two new infections were reported on Tuesday.
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