As Italy and Spain, the two hardest-hit European nations, express hope that the coronavirus crisis was peaking in their countries, the US warns of many more deaths in the days ahead
Marcos Hernandez stands on Vermont Avenue selling homemade face masks during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Los Angeles, California, US, April 4, 2020.
More than 1.2 million people have now fallen ill and close to 65,000 people have died since the virus emerged in China late last year, according to an AFP tally. But Spain, which is under a near-total lockdown, saw a second successive daily fall in coronavirus-related deaths with 809 fatalities.The number of new Spanish cases also slowed.
Italy reported its first drop in the number of coronavirus patients in intensive care treatment since the start of a crisis there.The daily rise in new infections across Italy has also slowed. The country reported 681 new deaths on Saturday, down from a peak of almost 1,000 just over a week ago.Several Western countries including Germany and France have in recent days encouraged the use of masks in public despite earlier saying that carers needed to cover their faces.
The World Health Organization is reviewing its guidance but has said it worries that masks could give "a false sense of security" that could lead people to be more casual about hand washing and social distancing.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Mexican health ministry registers 1,688 coronavirus cases, 60 deathsMexico's health ministry said on Friday that the number of people who have died of coronavirus in the country has risen to 60, up from 50 a day earlier. It registered a total of 1,688 coronavirus cases, up from 1,510.
Lire la suite »
Coronavirus Predicted to Cause Biggest Beauty Decline in 60 YearsKline predicts the beauty market will decline 2.5 percent in 2020, more than after the Great Recession.
Lire la suite »
The hilltop fortress town that cut itself off from the world -- and coronavirusThis hilltop town in Spain has cut itself off from the outside world to fight coronavirus -- and there has not been a single recorded case of Covid-19 among its 1,400 inhabitants.
Lire la suite »
Coronavirus could trigger biggest fall in carbon emissions since World War TwoCarbon dioxide emissions could fall by the largest amount since World War Two this year as the coronavirus outbreak brings economies to a virtual standstill, according to the chair of a network of scientists providing benchmark emissions data.
Lire la suite »