More than 500,000 people were killed by Covid-19. A quarter of them are Americans

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June 29, 2020

More than 500,000 people were killed by Covid-19. A quarter of them are Americans

The latest death toll reaches more than 502,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, because cases continue to surge and epidemics emerge in countries around the world.

That United States of America has the highest number of confirmed deaths, having recorded at least 125,800 deaths – more than a quarter of the global total on Monday, according to JHU.

More than 10.1 million people have been infected by diseases worldwide. In the last few days, the Covid-19 crisis has deepened in the US, where only two states – Connecticut and Rhode Island – has recorded a decline in cases recently.

An increase in cases was reported in 36 shocking US states last week. In Florida, officials recorded 9,585 new cases on Saturday, a record one day since the start of the pandemic. On Sunday the country reported 8,530 new cases.

A few weeks after many US states began to reopen after being locked, at least a a dozen have stopped their plans to make restriction easier.

The governor of Texas, the second most populous state in the US, halted plans to reopen the region on Thursday and ordered further restrictions on businesses including bars.

State governors including Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico and North Carolina have all announced that they will not proceed to the next reopening stage.

Some governors have partially linked their state surge to broader testing – but former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden told Fox News on Sunday that an increase in cases throughout the southern US caused the country to reopen too quickly.

Other countries that have begun to emerge from lockdown also struggle when officials wrestle with local outbreaks.

In China, around 400,000 people in the Anxin region near Beijing are placed under locking after a slight increase in cases in the area.

People in the area are only allowed to send one family member out of their home every day to buy supplies, and all unregistered vehicles are prohibited from entering the province, a local government statement said.

Elsewhere, India has recorded more than 100,000 new Covid-19 infections in the past six days as cases have increased across the country. Fears mounted about the situation in Delhi where hospitals were struggling with a shortage of medical personnel and beds for patients.

The country’s health ministry said Monday that 548,318 people had been infected in total, while 16,475 people had died.

Meanwhile in Australia, authorities are trying to contain the plague in the state of Victoria. Health officials recorded 75 positive results on Sunday, the largest single increase in daily cases in the state since March 30.

Victoria health officials have conducted “flash tests” in the state and said they had carried out 53,000 tests in the area since the process began on June 25.

And in England there is a group in the city of Leicester. An MP representing the area has called for local lockdown in the city. Authorities have recorded 866 Covid-19 cases during the past two weeks in Leicester, according to the PA news agency.

Cases also continue to increase in Latin America, one of the main drivers behind the record increase in global cases over the past few weeks.

Brazil reported 30,476 new cases in 24 hours on Sunday. The country has recorded more than 1.3 million cases, but reopening continues in cities including Rio de Janeiro.

In Mexico, the president announced that the country’s capital, Mexico City, will gradually reopen on Monday, even though 4,050 new cases were reported on Sunday. Mexico has the 7th highest number of Covid-19 deaths in the world, behind Spain.

Both Colombia and Peru also report increasing cases. The Colombian case count is now at 91,995, and on Sunday officials recorded 167 new deaths, the highest daily death rate reported by the country since early June.

Christina Maxouris from CNN, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Swati Gupta, Shawn Deng and Isaac Yee contributed to this report.

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

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6 months ago

December 20, 2022

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

Method Media Bermuda will present the documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda on Thursday, December 29 at the Underwater Research Institute of Bermuda.

A spokesperson said: “Method Media is proud to bring Bermuda Fabric: Portugal History to Bermuda for its 5th and 6th showing at the Bermuda Underwater Observatory. In November and December 2019, Cloth: A Portuguese Story in Bermuda had four sold-out screenings. Now that Bermuda has reopened after the pandemic, it’s time to bring the film back for at least two screenings.

“There are tickets Ptix.bm For $ 20 – sessions at 15:30 and 18:00. Both screenings will be followed by a short Q&A session.

Director and producer Milton Raboso says, “FABRIC is a definitive account of the Portuguese community in Bermuda and its 151 years of history, but it also places Bermuda, Acors and Portugal in the world history and the events that have fueled those 151 years.

“It took more than 10 years to implement FABRIC. The film was supported by the Minister of Culture, the Government of the Azores and private donors.

“Bermuda Media Method [MMB] Created in 2011 by producer Milton Raposo. MMB has created content for a wide range of clients: Bermuda’s new hospital renovation, reinsurance, travel campaigns, international sports and more. MMB pays special attention to artistic, cultural and historical content.

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS ‘There will be room’

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December 20, 2022

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS 'There will be room'

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

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December 19, 2022

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

Maestro Filipe Cunha, Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Braga, has been invited to conduct the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, as announced today.

According to a statement sent by O MINHO, “he will be the first Portuguese conductor to conduct this orchestra in its entire history.”

In addition to this orchestra, the maestro will also work with the Lyceo Mozarteum de la Habana Symphony Orchestra.

The concerts will take place on 4 and 12 March 2023 at the National Theater of Cuba in Havana.

In the words of the maestro, quoted in the statement, “these will be very beautiful concerts with difficult but very complex pieces” and therefore he feels “very motivated”.

From the very beginning, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed by an Italian pianist (Luigi Borzillo), whom the maestro wants to bring to Portugal later this year. In the same concert, Mendelshon’s First Symphony will be performed.

Then, at the second concert, in the company of the Mexican clarinetist Angel Zedillo, he will perform the Louis Sfora Concerto No. 2. In this concert, the maestro also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

“This is an international recognition of my work. An invitation that I accept with humility and great responsibility. I was surprised to learn that I would be the first Portuguese member of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. This is a very great honor,” the maestro said in a statement.

“I take with me the name of the city of Braga and Portugal with all the responsibility that goes with it, and I hope to do a good job there, leaving a good image and putting on great concerts. These will be very special concerts because, in addition to performing pieces that I love, especially Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, I will be directing two wonderful soloists who are also my friends. It will be very beautiful,” concludes Filipe Cunha.

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