The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening globally as the number of infected will reach 10 million next week and the world will exceed 50,000 deaths, warned the director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. .

The latest data indicates that the coronavirus pandemic is hitting hard in the United States, with a significant increase in cases in the south and west of the country, and continues to wreak havoc in Brazil, while in Europe there is a “significant” recovery of the cases.

The United States, the country in the world with the highest number of deaths and infections, registered in the last 24 hours more than 35,900 new cases, marking a rate of infection that has not been seen since April.

This Thursday, the state of Texas – one of the first to launch into unconfinement – announced that it is backing down and imposing a “temporary pause” after registering more than 5,000 new cases two days in a row and after the number of hospitalizations doubled in two weeks.

“If it is not contained within the next two weeks, it will be completely out of control,” said Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

In total, 2.3 million people have contracted the disease in the world’s largest economy, with nearly 122,000 deaths, according to official data.

This Thursday, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Robert Redfield, indicated that between 5 and 8% of the US population has been infected, according to projections based on serological tests.

This is equivalent to ten times the official figures and suggests that around 24 million people in the country contracted the virus.

29 states are facing a resurgence of coronavirus cases, as the country continues to fight unemployment caused by the pandemic, with about 1.48 million new layoffs, according to weekly data released by the Labor Department.

A “very significant” revival

Meanwhile, the WHO reported that Europe is registering about 20,000 new cases and 700 deaths from coronavirus daily.

“Last week Europe saw an increase in the number of weekly cases for the first time in months … In eleven countries, accelerated transmission has led to a very significant resurgence that, if left unchecked, will push the limit of new to European health systems, “said WHO Director for Europe Hans Kluge.

Europe counts 194,758 deaths and 2,593,193 infections, according to the latest count made by the AFP agency based on official figures.

On Tuesday, Germany ordered the reconfinement of an area where 600,000 people live due to the emergence of an outbreak of infections in Europe’s largest slaughterhouse.

In Spain – where the pandemic left 28,3300 dead – the health authorities indicated that they are monitoring with “concern” three new outbreaks.

Despite this warning, the Eiffel Tower reopened on Thursday after more than 100 days closed.

Concern for Latin America

Latin America and the Caribbean have already exceeded 100,000 deaths and the region, according to the WHO, has not reached the peak of the pandemic.

In Brazil, the second country hardest hit by the pandemic, contagions and deaths from coronavirus continue to rise dramatically. In the last 24 hours, 42,725 new cases were registered (the second day with more notifications) and 1,185 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.

The country, with 212 million inhabitants, accumulates 53,830 deaths and more than 1.18 million infections.

Neighboring Sao Paulo and Rio, the state of Minas Gerais does not rule out imposing confinement to contain the escalation of cases and prevent the collapse of the health system.

Far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, who has downplayed the severity of the pandemic on several occasions, wore a mask at an official event in Brasilia this week, after a federal judge on Monday ordered he had to wear it in public places.

In Peru – a country badly hit by the pandemic with about 8,586 fatal cases – a group of unions warned Thursday that there are 1,850 infected doctors and 65 doctors dead.