Corona: The severely affected countries of the world (16)
Corona: The severely affected countries of the world
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Author:
Dr. Md. Jafar Ullah
Professor
Department of Agronomy
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email: jafarullahsau@gmail.com
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How corona spread over the world
Corona initiated its massacre in China on Dec 31 and moved to Thailand on January 13. On January 21, corona infection was first observed in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The first man in the US was traced to be infected in Washington on January 20. It then recorded the first death in the Philippines outside of China on February 02. On January 31, the corona infested in the UK and France. It then attacked Australia on January 25. In India, corona infected on January 30 enumerating the number of countries to be 18 outside China by this date.
According to the information given by Wickyand.com, the corona first set its step in China on December 01 and then in twenty days it spread to three other countries of Asia; Thailand, Japan and South Korea. On the 20th of January, it had its jumping launch in the most powerful North American country, USA. Within four days afterward, it had expanded territories in some more countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Vietnam and Singapore.
On January 24, it reached Europe through France and in the same day it had its entrance in Nepal. In the next day it entered in a new continent Australia along with extending its hands in one more North American country Canada and also an Asian country Malaysia.
After that it attacked another European country Germany and two more Asian countries Cambodia and Sri Lanka on 27th January. In a two days time, it infested Finland and then entered in to a new area of the Middle East through UAE. On 30th it attacked India, Italy and Philippines. On the next day it had its expansion in four more countries Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
In the first two weeks of the next month (February), it gradually hit some of the European, Middle East and Asian countries among which the notable one of the European country is Belgium which was infested on February 04. It killed the first man in the US on February 08 who was staying in Wuhan, started to spike in South Korea since February 12 and Egypt of Africa on 14th February.
After that its outbreak begins in Iran since February 19 and thereafter it attacked in Italy on February 21. It then continued extending over 32 countries of which it infested Netherlands on 27th and New Zealand on the next day. On February 29, the corona killed the first man in the US soil. It then put its foot print in Spain on March 03 and afterwards after the massive spread in Italy and in the consequence, the WHO declared the outbreak as pandemic.
In the first week of the March, it captured 44 countries along with two South American countries Argentina and Chile; and also, another Central American country Costa Rica. On 8th March it attacked Bangladesh, Algeria and Bulgaria. In the second week it infested over 50 countries of the Asian, European, African, Central American and some Atlantic and Pacific island countries or territories.
Within 25th of March it then initiated its presence in 46 more countries of different continents. In the early week of April it took its capture of 19 more countries and finally in the rest of the April, it attacked five more countries along with Tajikistan on 30th April.
By this date of May 03, it totally spread over 212 countries and territories infecting in total 3,507,776 persons (worldometers.info). And by this time more than 9.5 thousand persons has been identified to be corona positive in Bangladesh.
The severely affected countries having infested persons over 10 thousands
As on second May if 2020, 212 countries and territories along with two international conveyances have been affected by corona (worldometers.info). Of which 37 countries have severely been infested having more than 10 thousand of corona patients in their own country.
Of the 37 severely affected countries, the USA leads the top with 1132.038 thousand cases (infected) which is exceptionally the greatest showing 4.57 times higher than the second most severely affected country Spain which has 245.567 thousands infected patients.
Italy ranks third in respect of the greatest infested corona-infected patients (207.428 thousands). That is, after the USA, the Spain and Italy had the second greatest category having the total number of corona cases (infestation) over 200 thousands.
In the third category, UK, France, Germany, Russia and Turkey are in the ‘infection’ queue’ showing below 200 thousands but above 100 thousands patients. While Iran, Brazil, China, Canada and Belgium fall in the fourth category having corona patients between 50 and 100 thousands.
In the fifth category are Peru, Netherlands, India, and Switzerland with infested persons between 30 and 50 thousands. Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Sweden, Ireland and Mexico are in the sixth category having been infested with corona positive persons between 20 and 30 thousand.
In the seventh position stand Pakistan, Singapore, Chile, Israel, Belarus, Austria, Qatar, Japan, Poland, UAE, Romania, Ukraine, Indonesia and South Korea. Denmark, Serbia, Philippines and Bangladesh are in the next category having the total cases of over eight thousands but below 10 thousands as yet.
(To be continued)
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