Coronavirus Death Toll hits 1,783,597

The whole world has been facing the unprecedented coronavirus health crisis almost a year now. Over 81,746,833 coronavirus cases have been reported and over  1,783,597  people have died of Covid-19 worldwide.

Discover the toll in countries and the evolution around the world as of Tuesday December 29, 2020. Very wealthy Britons are trying to be vaccinated in priority. Japan is facing a third wave. British tourists placed in quarantine in a Swiss ski resort escaped overnight. Poland enters partial lockdown this December 28, 2020. Spain will record people refusing to get vaccinated. 30,000 lives could be saved in Italy thanks to vaccine. Russia is the 3rd country with the highest coronavirus death toll.

While India is still in the middle of the first wave, Europe has already started the second wave of infections, as the United-States, Japan and South Korea are faced with the third wave! The search for a potential vaccine is escalating and some countries, such as the United Kingdom and Russia, have already started vaccinating the general public.

Europe plans to start the vaccination campaign from December 27, 2020. Sweden recommends for the first time wearing a facemask in public transit. A second vaccine has been approved in the USA. Italy is back into lockdown from December 21, 2020 to January 6, 2021 for the Holidays.

Source: Agencies