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Coronavirus worldwide Saturday December 21, 2024: new cases and deaths in 24 hours

Since late 2019, the whole world has been facing an unprecedented health crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the start of the epidemic, there have been more than 775,592,504 cases of coronavirus worldwide and 7,053,920 deaths. Find out more about the coronavirus epidemic by country and worldwide at Saturday December 21, 2024.

"Deltacron": first case spotted in the UK, what we know about this hybrid Covid variant

As many countries are lifting their health restrictions, a first case of the hybird "Deltacron" variant has been reported in the United Kingdom. What do we know about this fusion between the Delta and Omicron variants? Should we be worried? Here is more on the matter.

Covid: WHO thinks it is “premature” to declare victory over coronavirus

This Tuesday February 1, 2022, the World Health Organization warned against the too-hasty lifting of restrictions. According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, it is too early to declare victory.

Covid: WHO calls on countries to lift travel ban and vaccine pass for travels

Faced with Omicron, several countries have closed their borders, while others are requiring a vaccine pass to enter their territory. As for the WHO, they explain these restrictions fail to “to limit international spread of Omicron” and recommends the lifting of travel bans, and proof of vaccination to enter these countries.

BA.2: What do we know about Omicron stealth sub-lineage variant already spreading in France?

A new Omicron sub-lineage variant, called BA.2, has broken out in the world over the past few days. About twenty cases have been reported in France already.

Covid: Morocco extends the closing of their borders but allows a few special flights

Because of the emergence of the Omicron variant and faced with the 5th wave hitting Europe, Morocco has decided to extend the closure of their borders until January 31, 2022 at the earliest. Main airlines RAM (Royal Air Maroc) and Air Arabia yet announced on Twitter they are to complete a few special flights.

Covid: Omicron variant spreads at “extraordinary pace”, WHO warns

According to the WHO, no Covid variant has ever spread as fast as Omicron. The organization considers all countries are now hit by the variant.

Coronavirus: plasma transfusions not effective against the disease, WHO says

Is plasma transfusion an effective solution against Covid? The WHO eventually addressed this matter and advises against this past December 6 after assessing data available. These data seem to show these tranfusions are useless and do not prevent severe illness and death.

Coronavirus: the world totals 5 million deaths as of November 1, 2021

Covid has killed 5 million people, two years after it first broke out in China. According to the WHO, it could be two to three times higher than officially reported.

Covid: the pandemic is "far from finished", the WHO's Emergency Committee claims

As the Covid-19 pandemic is slowing down in many countries thanks to vaccination, this Tuesday October 26, the WHO's Emergency Committee claims the pandemic is "far from finished".

Covid: variant Delta reported in 85 countries across the world, WHO found

While lockdown is still being lifted in France and the Covid-19 epidemic is passing through the summer season, a new variant delta – found in April in India – is now found in 85 countries in the world, the World Health Organization found. The main danger being its super-quick contagiousness.

Covid: Indian variant detected in at least 53 territories, according to WHO

This May 26, 2021, the World Health Organization reveals the B.1.617 variant – more commonly known as Indian variant – has been reported in at least 53 territories across the world, mainly in India, but as well as in the United Kingdom. Yet, the World Health Organization states they have noticed the Covid-19 epidemic was declining in Europe as well as in South-Eastern Asia.

Covid: WHO reports a new record for worldwide infections, January peak surpassed

Just over a year after it first appeared, the coronavirus and its new strains are continuing their mad dash around the world. According to data from the UN health agency and the World Health Organization, 5.2 million new cases have been recorded worldwide over the last 7 days. The previous peak observed at the beginning of January has been exceeded.

Covid: over 3 million new cases in a week in the world, WHO says

Based on data collected over the week, the World Health Organization warns about the increase in Covid-19 positive cases on the global scale. All in all, over 3 million new cases have been reported over the past seven days, namely a 10% increase.

Covid: Coronavirus unlikely to be over by the end of the year, WHO warns

As many French people are hoping to get rid of the Covid-19 epidemic as soon as possible and get back to normal life, WHO considers “unrealistic” to “think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year”.

Covid: Interferon Alpha-2b, a promising therapy soon to be used in France?

Is interferon alpha-2b effective to fight against Covid? This is what a study found as it focused on the antiviral and has been released this May 15, 2020 in Frontiers in Immunology. A therapy first used against Hepatitis C, dengue, and even some cancers, specifically in South America, and enabling to dramatically improve coronavirus patient’s states of health.

Coronavirus: the situation in the world as of Tuesday March 2, the hardest-hit countries

Currently spreading over the world, coronavirus has infected over 115 million people. Covid-19 has killed at least 2.5 million people as well. What are the most-infected countries? What country does report the highest infection toll? What country is doing better? What country does vaccinate the most? Here is the overall situation as of Tuesday March 2, 2021.

Covid: Emmanuel Macron calls for global action to fight against variants

War against Covid wants to appear global… This Saturday February 13, in an interview with JDD, Emmanuel Macron called for the launch of global vaccination coordination to better fight against the spread of the virus and variants.

Covid: which countries handled the health crisis best? France at the bottom

As the world keeps on facing the Covid-19 pandemic, an Australian institute addressed the managing of the crisis. So, which countries did handle the coronavirus epidemic best? Which countries failed, and where does France rank? Keep reading to find out more.

New Covid variant found in Japan: the country to isolate the new strain and analyze it

As people grow hopeful thanks to vaccines, a new coronavirus variant has been found in the world. This new strain of the virus has been found in Japan in several people coming from Brazil. The country is working on isolating the new strain of the virus to analyze it. Here is more on the matter.