The number of coronavirus infections fell by 20% last week.
Morbidity and mortality from COVID- 19 The world continues to decline. This is true for all regions except Africa and America, where the number of coronavirus infections has increased, according to Interfax.
Yes, the weekly epidemiological bulletin of the World Health Organization states that from 18 to 24 April at COVID-19 in the world decreased by 21% and mortality – by 20%. At the same time, in Africa the incidence increased by 32%, and in America – by 9%.
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The biggest drop in the number of cases infection occurs in the Eastern Mediterranean (30%) and in the western Pacific (28%). A total of 4.5 million coronavirus infections were reported worldwide in one week.
The number of coronavirus deaths decreased in all regions except Southeast Asia and Africa, where mortality increased by 41% and 110%, respectively. . The largest death rates were in the Eastern Mediterranean (34%) and the western Pacific (33%). About 15,000 COVID-19 deaths were reported in a week. Earlier, US President Joe Biden said that the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine were key factors in the fact that overall inflation and the downturn in the international economy reached their highest level in 40 years. years . Biden blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin directly and called him a “big cause of inflation.”
