Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 8.99 million, death toll at 468,080

London, June 22

More than 8.99 million individuals have been reported to be contaminated by the novel coronavirus globally and 468,080 have died, based on a Reuters tally.

Infections have been reported in additional than 210 international locations and territories because the first circumstances have been recognized in China in December 2019.

Russia experiences 7,600 new infections

Moscow: Russia on Monday reported 7,600 new circumstances of the coronavirus, pushing its nationwide case whole to 592,280, the world’s third largest tally.

The coronavirus taskforce response mentioned 95 individuals had died previously 24 hours, bringing the official loss of life toll to eight,206.

South Korea says it’s battling ‘second wave’ 

Seoul: Health authorities in South Korea mentioned for the primary time on Monday it’s within the midst of a “second wave” of novel coronavirus infections targeted round its densely populated capital, stemming from a vacation in May.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) had beforehand mentioned South Korea’s first wave had by no means actually ended.

But on Monday, KCDC director Jeong Eun-kyeong mentioned it had develop into clear {that a} vacation weekend in early May marked the start of a brand new wave of infections targeted within the higher Seoul space, which had beforehand seen few circumstances.

“In the metropolitan area, we believe that the first wave was from March to April as well as February to March,” Jeong said at a regular briefing. “Then we see that the second wave which was triggered by the May holiday has been going on.”

At the tip of February, South Korea reported a peak of greater than 900 circumstances in a day, within the first massive outbreak of the coronavirus outdoors of China.

An intensive monitoring and testing marketing campaign diminished the numbers to single digits by late April.

But simply because the nation introduced it will be easing social distancing tips in early May, new circumstances spiked, pushed partially by infections amongst younger individuals who visited nightclubs and bars in Seoul over the vacation weekend.

“We originally predicted that the second wave would emerge in fall or winter,” Jeong mentioned. “Our forecast turned out to be wrong. As long as people have close contact with others, we believe that infections will continue.”

As of midnight Sunday, South Korea reported 17 new coronavirus circumstances, the primary time in practically a month that every day new circumstances had dropped beneath 20. It was a drop from the 48 and 67 circumstances reported within the earlier two days.

South Korea has reported a complete of 12,438 circumstances, with 280 deaths.

While Jeong known as for vigilance, she additionally mentioned that so long as individuals keep two-metre spacing, they might take off masks in sure circumstances in sizzling climate. — Reuters