In addition, in Portugal, lightened restrictions from Monday for travelers in the European Union, and China, 3.5 million people are confined.
Le Monde with AFP
The Pandemic of Covid-19 officially has made more than 5.7 million deaths in the world since the end of December 2019, according to a balance sheet established by the France-Press agency (AFP) Sunday, February 6 at noon.
In absolute value The United States is the country that recorded the most death (more than 902,000), before Brazil (632,000), India (501,000) and Russia (335,000). The World Health Organization (WHO) considers, taking into account the overmortality directly and indirectly related to CIVID-19, that the pandemic assessment could be two to three times higher than that which is officially established.
Australia will reopen its borders to tourists on February 21
Australia will reopen its borders to tourists fully vaccinated on February 21, Monday announced Prime Minister Scott Morrison, after imposing entry restrictions on the most stringent territory. “It’s been almost two years since we decided to close the borders of Australia,” he explained at the end of a cabinet meeting on national security, stating that the country “will reopen its borders to All visa holders on February 21 “. “If you are doubly vaccinated, we look forward to welcoming you back to Australia,” added the leader of government.
The immense continent island closed its borders in March 2020, trying to take part of its insularity to protect themselves from the pandemic. During the last two years, Australians have, most of the time, not allowed to get out of their country and only a few visitors got a derogation to enter the territory. These restrictions separated from families, undermine the tourism sector and sparked debates on the status of Australia as an open, modern and outward-looking country.
Little by little, the restrictions have been relaxed for Australians, long-term residents and students. This new opening is part of the abandonment of the Draconian policy called “zero Covid” long in force before being exceeded by the wave of the Omicron variant of SARS-COV-2.
In Portugal, lightened restrictions for EU travelers
Portugal will lighten on Monday the restrictions for travelers holding a European health certificate, including requiring them to provide a negative test at CVIV-19 before their entry into the territory, according to a decree Posted Sunday. Travelers in “possession of an EU digital COVID certificate” or any other “recognized vaccination proof” will be exempted to present a negative test on their arrival in the national territory, according to this decision of the Government.
Like other European countries, Portugal has been demanding since early December that passengers over 12 years old, even vaccinated against CVIV-19, have negative tests to enter the country.
in China, 3.5 million people confined
The city of fuck, which has 3.5 million inhabitants in southern China, was quarantined after the occurrence of Covid-19 cases, when the country organizes the Olympic Games ‘winter. Since Sunday night, people can no longer leave the locality and those who reside in so-called risk areas (where cases have been discovered) have prohibited from leaving their homes.
The new Honduras president positive tested
The new president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro (left), who took office on January 27, announced Sunday that she had reached Cvid-19. “The result of yesterday’s PCR test [Saturday] was negative, that of today [Sunday] is positive,” said 62-year-old leaders on Twitter.