In what comes the latest developments in the spread of the new Corona virus in the world, in light of the latest numbers, new measures and notable events:
The new Corona virus has killed at least 766,228 people in the world since it appeared in China at the end of December, according to a census conducted by Agence France-Presse based on official sources at 11:00 GMT on Sunday. At least 21,500,350 people in 196 countries and territories have been officially recorded infected with the virus since the outbreak began, of which at least 13,205,100 have recovered to date.
The countries that recorded the largest number of deaths in the last 24 hours are the United States (1105), India (944), Brazil (709), Mexico (635) and Colombia (318). The countries that recorded the most new infections are India (63,490), followed by the United States (51,562), Brazil (41,576), Colombia (11,578), and Peru (9,507).
The regions of La Rioja (north) and Murcia (southeast) are the first Spanish regions to implement the new measures decided upon at the national level on Sunday.
The measures provide for the closure of nightclubs, bars and dance halls, restaurants and bars will not be able to receive customers after 1 o´clock in the morning, and visits to homes for the elderly will be limited, and smoking is prohibited in public places when a two-meter spacing cannot be respected.
The ship "MSC Grandiosa" will leave the port of Genoa, Italy, on Sunday evening, to be the first large cruise ship to tour the Mediterranean, after a long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Competitor Costa Group preferred to wait until September.
"MSC Grandiosa" has high hopes after the Norwegian company "Hurtigruten" was forced earlier this month to suspend all of its tourist trips after monitoring a focus of Covid-19 infections on board one of its ships.
And health authorities in the world criticized the slow response of cruise companies to the spread of the virus before the ships completely stopped in March.
After announcing the normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel last Thursday, the Emirati company "Apex" for investment and the Israeli "Terra" Group signed a contract to develop research and studies on the emerging corona virus.
The Emirates News Agency said that the agreement seeks "to develop research and studies on the emerging corona virus" in addition to "developing a corona examination device to contribute to speeding up the examination process, facilitating it and providing it with high accuracy."
A 43-year-old man stabbed a security guard who prevented him from entering a bar in Brest, France, because he did not wear a muzzle, which led to a severe injury to his eye.
After being denied entry, the customer returned half an hour later with a knife and stabbed the security guard twice, so he fell, seriously injured his eye, and underwent surgery on Saturday morning.
Brest police stated, "that the attacker, who was an alcoholic and was diagnosed with schizophrenia, was arrested and will appear before an investigative judge on Sunday to bring charges against him."
