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The number of coronavirus deaths worldwide has exceeded 200,000.

According to the latest coronavirus statistics in the world, the number of deaths from the disease has exceeded 200,000 and the number of infected people has approached three million.

As the coronavirus crisis continues in the world, the French Prime Minister has announced that he will present a plan to ease the quarantine to the country's parliament on Tuesday.

According to this plan, 17 priorities are considered, including the reopening of schools and some companies. Public transportation is also expected to return to normal. It is also planned to unveil a program to track coronavirus patients in the country.

The World Health Organization has also warned against "immunity passports" for recovered coronavirus patients, stating that there is currently no evidence that recovered people have antibodies and will not be infected with coronavirus a second time.

Some countries are considering giving people who have recovered from COVID-19 an "immunity passport," meaning they are immune to reinfection and can return to work.

Mexico's health ministry reported 970 new cases of the coronavirus in the country on Saturday, and confirmed 84 deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Mexico to more than 13,800, with 1,330 deaths, but the government has said the true number of cases is likely higher than the confirmed cases.

Reports indicate that the travel ban in Saudi Arabia will be eased somewhat throughout the country, but the travel ban in Mecca will remain in place for 24 hours.

Also, some economic and commercial activities, including retail stores, will reopen from the 6th to the 20th of Ramadan.

But in Australia, a coronavirus tracing app was launched on Sunday amid widespread privacy concerns. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed that installing the app would not be mandatory, likening its use to a “civic duty, like buying war bonds” during World War II.

In Britain, a spokesman for the country's prime minister announced that Boris Johnson is scheduled to return to work on Monday after recovering from the coronavirus.

The British Prime Minister spent three nights in intensive care in a hospital in April and then recovered at his official residence.

 

Source: Voice of America

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