The Covid-19 pandemic continued its sharp decline in the world this week, with infection slowing everywhere but Asia and Oceania. Here are the significant weekly changes, knowing that the number of diagnosed cases reflects only a fraction of the actual number of contaminants. Also keep in mind that comparisons between countries need to be taken with caution, as testing policies vary considerably from country to country.
Less than 1.5 million cases a day
With 1.47 million pollutants recorded every day worldwide, the figure is falling sharply for the fifth consecutive week (-12% over the previous week), according to a report closed on Thursday. Daily pollution has been reduced by more than half since its peak at the end of January (3.37 million daily cases).
Decreases in most regions
This week in Asia and Oceania alone, their situation has deteriorated, with 25% and 72% more pollution, respectively, than the previous week. The situation is clearly improving in all other regions: -45% in the Middle East, -40% in Latin America / the Caribbean, -34% in Africa, -23% in the US / Canada and -22% in Europe.
Basic accelerations
New Zealand is the country with the highest acceleration for the week, with its daily cases multiplying by seven (+ 590% compared to the previous week, 17,600 new cases per day). Followed by Hong Kong (+ 403%, 38,100), Vietnam (+ 119%, 120,600), South Korea (+ 40%, 170,300) and Thailand (+ 19%, 23,400). Conversely, Azerbaijan is the country with the largest weekly decline (-63%, 900), ahead of Armenia (-60%, 400), Georgia (-52%, 5,000), Panama (-51%, 400) and Israel. (-50%, 7,000).