Corona ... more than 160,000 deaths, collapse in global health sector

More than 2,332,456 cases have been officially diagnosed in 193 countries and regions since the outbreak of the Corona pandemic. Of the cases of Covid-19 disease, at least 600,006 people have recovered so far.

The following are the most prominent developments of the pandemic on Sunday, April 19:

China has reported 16 new cases of the new coronavirus, including nine arrivals, the lowest number since March 13, and backing down from 17 cases the previous day.

In the past 24 hours, the total number of infections rose to 82,735, while the total death toll from the virus stood at 4,632, the Xinhua news agency quoted the National Health Commission as saying.

South Korea announced eight new cases of the Coronavirus, making it the first time in two months that Seoul has announced a unified number of cases of corona infection.

Among the new cases, five are from abroad, said the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of deaths increased to 234.

Data for the Robertkogh Institute for Infectious Diseases showed that the number of confirmed cases of the virus in Germany increased by 2,458 cases, to 139,897 cases, representing less than 3,609 cases announced on Saturday.

The data showed that the number of deaths rose 184 cases to 4,294 cases, down from 243 cases announced on Saturday, and 299 cases on Friday.

In the same context, all countries are seeking to purchase urgently needed health equipment in this exceptional period by which a person’s life may be saved.

With health-care systems facing under pressure from the virus that has killed thousands of people, experts warn that Covid-19, nicknamed "the enemy of mankind", can destroy countries that lack the proper healthcare equipment and infrastructure.

Among those devices that patients and the world badly need, the ventilators are indispensable for many situations.

While many countries try to produce ventilators at any cost, we find that a country like South Sudan has only 4 devices for a population of 12 million, i.e. one device for every 3 million people.

South Sudan also has only 24 ICU beds, according to data from the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

The NGO says that Burkina Faso has 11 machines, Sierra Leone 13 and the Central African Republic 3, while Venezuela has 84 intensive care units for a population of 32 million, while we find that 90% of hospitals have a shortage of medicines and vital supplies.

"We've already seen how the pandemic quickly crushed health systems in countries with relatively advanced health systems," said Elinor Ricks, vice-chair of the committee. ".

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