A record number of contagions in
Russia has changed the standings of the countries worst hit by
COVID-19 around the world.
Italy Drops to Fifth.
Italy has dropped from fourth to fifth place, behind Russia,
the United Kingdom, Spain and the United States, according to
the calculations of Worldometer.com, a website providing
real-time statistics about the pandemic.
Specifically, Russia moved up the table, with 11,656
contagions taking its total up to 221,344, compared to the
219,814 registered in Italy up to Monday (up 744 with respect to
Sunday).
USA Top.
Top of the standings remains the United States with over 1.37
million contagions, including 4,092 in just 24 hours.
Spain is in second place with 268,143 and a daily increase of
3,480.
The United Kingdom is third with 223,060 contagions,
including 3,877 registered on Monday.
Russia Looks to Post-Emergency Phase.
Despite the record number of contagions, Moscow is already
thinking about how to organize the post-emergency phase.
President Vladimir Putin said the anti-coronavirus measures
in Russia "have saved thousands of lives" in an address to the
nation in which he illustrated the steps the government intends
to take to reach 'phase two'.
Step by Step.
He reiterated the concept that it will be the job of the
"governors of the regions" to frame the opening and closing of
activities to gradually get the economy going again.
The abolition of the restrictive measures "cannot be instant,
it must be performed with care, step by step", he said.
Putin, furthermore, announced that by the middle of the month
Russia will be able to do 300,000 COVID-19 tests a day, almost
double the current number of 170,000.
Deaths in USA Close to 80,000.
As for deaths, the USA has registered 776 more coronavirus
fatalities in 24 hours, the lowest rise since March. The total
number of deaths in the country is now close to 80,000.
In the United Kingdom, the rise in the number of deaths
dropped to 210, compared to 246 on Sunday, taking the total up
to today to 32,065.
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