On April 6, the number of COVID-19 deaths globally reached 70,172. Meanwhile, there are a total of 1,282,041 cases and 269,451 recovery cases.

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* Newsletter updated at 9:30 p.m. on April 6

The number of global deaths exceeds 70,000

According to the update of Wordometers at 16:50 on April 6, the number of COVID-19 deaths globally has reached 70,172. Meanwhile, there are a total of 1,282,041 cases and 269,451 recovery cases.

Italy is the country with the highest number of deaths in the world, with 15,887 cases. Next is Spain with 13,055 deaths, while third is the US with 9,620 deaths due to COVID-19.

Indonesia: Number of infections increases most in a day

On April 6, Indonesia recorded an additional 218 cases of COVID-19 and this is the largest number of infections in a day to date. The country currently records a total of 2,491 cases.

Meanwhile, an additional 11 deaths were reported, for a total of 209 deaths from COVID-19. There are 192 people recovered in this country.

In the Philippines, the country's Ministry of Health said that it has just recorded 11 more deaths and 414 new infections. The total number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in the Philippines is currently 163, while the number of infections is 3,660. 73 patients have recovered.

The number of deaths in Italy and New York City increased sharply

The Reuters news agency on the evening of April 6, citing Italian officials, said that the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in the country increased by 636 people. Thus, 16,523 Italians died from the corona virus epidemic.

Meanwhile, the Governor of New York (USA) said the entire state recorded the number of deaths was 4,758 cases, up from 4,159 cases a day earlier.

In total, more than 10,000 people died from COVID-19 across the United States, making it the third highest number of pandemic deaths in the world.

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Cambodia had no new infections for 3 days

Cambodia's Ministry of Health said today that the country has not recorded any new cases of COVID-19 for three consecutive days from April 4 to April 6, according to the Phnom Penh Post.

Meanwhile, there are 3 more patients recovering and being discharged from the hospital, bringing the total number of recoverers in the land of Chua Thap to 53. All 3 latest recoverers are Malaysian, not local people. They went to Cambodia for a religious event.

The total number of reported infections in Cambodia so far is 114. Health Ministry spokesman Or Vandine said that although there are no new infections, people in the country still need to remain alert to the epidemic.

Singapore announced a third support package

On April 6, Singapore announced a stimulus package worth S $ 5.1 billion ($ 3.6 billion) to assist businesses and households to reduce economic losses caused by epidemics. . Each Singaporean adult will receive S $ 600 ($ 417.7).

"This is an unprecedented budget for special times" - Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat told the Singapore parliament.

This is the third stimulus package that Singapore announced since the beginning of the season. Along with the previous two packages, the Southeast Asian country spent a total of S $ 59.9 billion ($ 41.7 billion), or about 12 percent of the country's GDP, to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, according to CNBC channel.

Spain: The number of new deaths is less

According to the Spanish Ministry of Health on April 6, the country has just recorded 637 more deaths from COVID-19, lower than the 674 number of the previous day and this is a slow increase in a few consecutive days. by. The total number of deaths in this country is currently 13,055, while the total number of infections is 135,032 (the number the day before was 130,759 cases).

* Swiss COVID-19 deaths increased from 559 to 584 on April 6. The Swiss Public Health Agency on April 6 also said that the total number of infections here is now 21,652, up from 21,100 previous cases.

* A spokesman for Iran's Health Ministry on April 6 said the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in the country reached 3,739, while the total number of infections was 60,500.

A soldier carries relief food for low-income people amid a curfew in Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala April 5 - Photo: REUTERS

China worries about blocking epidemic "imported"

China will continue to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through "reverse import" cases from the border, the government issued a statement on April 6 after a meeting led by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang. maintenance.

China says the risk of the virus coming back here across the land border is increasing. The number of infections in this case also recently exceeded the number of "imported" cases by air.

Of the 38 cases with symptoms of "reverse import" to mainland China on April 5, 20 cases came from Heilongjiang province after crossing the border with Russia in Vladivostok. These men flew to Vladivostok from Moscow.

Russia: Increased nearly 1,000 cases in 24 hours

Reuters news agency on April 6, citing information from Russia's Crisis Response Center, said that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country increased by 954 cases in the past 24 hours, to a total of 6,343 cases.

There are 47 people who have died from COVID-19 in this country to date.

In a related development, according to the Guardian newspaper, the Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized that it would continue the plan to hold the 9-5 Victory Day parade with about 15,000 soldiers participating, despite the COVID-19 epidemic.

Poland: The translation peaks in May and June

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said today that Poland is still in the early stages of fighting the COVID-19 epidemic and that the country is expected to hit the epidemic peak around May and June.

Poland has a shortage of medical equipment, he said. This European country plans to increase the number of tests per day from 6,000-7,000 to 8,000-9,000.

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UN Secretary-General calls for protection of women amid epidemic COVID-19

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres has called on governments around the world to see the protection of women as part of their action plan to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic.

In a statement on April 5, Mr. Guterres stressed that violence not only exists in war zones, but even "against many women and girls, the greatest threat is right where they deserve it. will probably be safest: in their own house ".

"Over the past weeks as economic, social pressures and fears have risen, we have seen a tremendous increase in domestic violence globally. So I call on the government," he said. All countries to prevent violence against women, see this as an important part of the national response plan against the epidemic COVID-19 ".

Daily newspaper: Japan will declare a state of emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to declare a state of emergency as early as April 7 to increase measures to deal with COVID-19 outbreaks, Reuters news agency quoted a Japanese newspaper Yomiuri. Meanwhile, Japan's Kyodo news agency said the new measures would take effect from April 8.

To date, more than 3,500 people are positive for the new strain of corona virus and 85 have died from COVID-19 in Japan. Although there were no major outbreaks compared to some other hotspots, local authorities are increasingly alarming the continued increase in cases, especially in Tokyo, where there are more than 1,000 cases.