Corona World Update May 23: 5 Countries with the Highest Cases | The First Case of Indian Variant in Zimbabwe
Sunday, May 23,2021
Launching worldometers.info , Thursday (20/5/2021) at 06.00 WIB, the virus that causes Covid-19 has infected 165,519,677 people. Of these, 144,554,990 cases have been declared cured, and 3,430,614 people worldwide have died from COVID-19.
Zimbabwe reports first case of India's Covid-19 variant.
Zimbabwe detected the first case of a new coronavirus variant that emerged in India on Wednesday, 19 May 2021. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said the case was detected among a group of people in downtown Kwekwe, after a student returned from India on April 29, 2021. Chiwena, who also serves as Zimbabwe's Minister of Health, said all travelers from Asian countries will be asked to undergo mandatory quarantine. "People traveling from or transiting from India will be subject to mandatory quarantine at designated quarantine centers at their own expense," he said as quoted by CNA, Thursday (20/5/2021). Tourists from India will undergo a Covid-19 test upon arrival in Zimbabwe, even if it has been tested in their home country.
Tourists from India will undergo a Covid-19 test upon arrival in Zimbabwe, even if it has been tested in their home country. So far, there have been 38,595 Covid-19 cases in Zimbabwe and 1,583 deaths since the pandemic began. 600,579 people have received vaccines from China and India.
Here are 5 countries with the highest Covid-19 cases in the world:
1. United States
The United States is still the country with the highest Covid-19 cases in the world.
- Total: 33,798,746 cases
- Cured: 27,297,918 people
- Died: 601,922 people
2. India
Hundreds of thousands of new daily cases continue to be reported in India. The following is a breakdown of cases in India, which is the second country with the most cases:
- Total: 25,771,405 cases
- Cured: 22,348,683 people
- Died: 287,156 people
3. Brazil
Brazil is in the third position of the country with the most cases of Covid-19 infection in the world.
- Total: 15,812,055 cases
- Cured: 14,330,118 people
- Died: 441,691 people
4. France
France is the fourth country with the most Covid-19 cases in the world. Following are the details of the Covid-19 cases in France:
- Total: 5,917,397 cases
- Died: 108,181 people
5. Turkey
Turkey is in the fifth position in the country with the most cases of infection.
- Total: 5,151,038 cases
- Cured: 4,980,516 people
- Died: 45,419 people
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