Latin America accounts for half of new coronavirus cases, according to WHO.
On Thursday, the 18th, there were approximately 150 registrations, a record for the daily registration of new Covid-19 cases.
247 - Latin America is responsible for half of the new coronavirus cases in the world, according to the World Health Organization. On Thursday, March 18, there were approximately 150 new cases registered worldwide, a record for new daily cases of the disease.
“The virus is still spreading rapidly, it is still deadly and most people are still susceptible. We reinforce the importance of isolation measures, the use of masks and hand hygiene,” said the organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at a press conference this Friday (19).
O Brazil surpassed the mark of 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus this Friday.By 14 p.m., 1.009.699 people had contracted the disease in the country, according to a survey by the media consortium. In the last 24 hours, 26.340 new cases were registered.
The country also recorded a total of 48.427 deaths from Covid-19, with an increase of 558 new deaths since 20 pm on Thursday (18).