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9 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 6 MAY 2020 NEWS INTERNATIONAL Countries with highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths Country World USA Spain Italy UK France Germany Russia Turkey Brazil Iran China Canada Belgium Peru India Netherlands Ecuador Saudi Arabia Switzerland Portugal Mexico Sweden Chile Ireland Pakistan Singapore Belarus Qatar Israel Austria UAE Japan Poland Romania Ukraine Indonesia Bangladesh S. Korea Denmark Philippines Serbia Dom Republic Colombia Norway Czechia Panama South Africa Egypt Australia Malaysia Total Cases 3,676,188 1,215,862 250,561 211,938 190,584 169,462 166,304 155,370 127,659 108,620 99,970 82,881 60,772 50,509 47,372 46,476 41,087 31,881 30,251 30,009 25,702 24,905 23,216 22,016 21,772 21,501 19,410 18,350 17,142 16,268 15,650 15,192 15,078 14,242 13,837 12,697 12,071 10,929 10,804 9,821 9,684 9,677 8,480 7,973 7,904 7,841 7,387 7,220 7,201 6,849 6,383 Deaths 253,459 70,147 25,613 29,079 28,734 25,201 6,993 1,451 3,461 7,367 6,340 4,633 3,854 8,016 1,344 1,571 5,168 1,569 200 1,790 1,074 2,271 2,854 275 1,319 486 18 107 12 237 606 146 536 700 841 316 872 183 254 503 637 200 354 358 215 252 203 138 452 96 106 ITALIAN experts are warning a second wave of coronavirus infections will most certainly accompany Italy's gradual re- opening from Europe's first lockdown. They are calling for intensified efforts to identify possible new victims, moni- tor their symptoms and trace their con- tacts Dr. Silvio Brusaferro, president of the Superior Institute of Health, briefed a Senate committee on Tuesday about the next phase of Italy's coronavirus pandemic. He joined experts a day after 4.4 million Italians went back to work and restrictions on personal movement were eased for the first time in two months. Brusaferro says the key to keeping the outbreak under control lies in the early isolation of people with suspected infec- tion, more tests and the quarantine of their close contacts. He says it will re- quire "a huge investment" of resources for training medical personnel to mon- itor possible new cases. He adds any phone app that can help trace contacts, while useful, doesn't substitute for the actions of people. The head of the institute's infectious disease department, Dr. Giovanni Rez- za, told La Repubblica the coming weeks were essentially an "experiment" to see how the infection curve reacts to the easing of the lockdown and produc- tion shutdown. "We are not out of the epidemic. We are still in it. I don't want people to think there's no more risk and we go back to normal," Rezza told La Repubblica. In Italy's hard-hit northern Lombardy, tens of thousands of sick overwhelmed the health care system. Scientists say a second wave of infection would particu- larly hit the south, which didn't have many infections. Italian experts warn of second wave of coronavirus as lockdown eases A customer enjoys a pastry outside a bar in Rome yesterday, as bars reopened but only for take away. Italy began stirring again Monday after a two-month coronavirus shutdown ANOTHER 453 people have died from coronavirus in hospitals across the UK. The toll was updated after England re- corded another 366 deaths in hospitals, Wales another 26, Scotland another 44, and 17 in Northern Ireland. The Government is due to announce its official death toll later today, which will include deaths in care homes and the wider community. The latest hospital figures were released after new data from the Office for Na- tional Statistics (ONS) revealed the UK now has the highest coronavirus death rate in Europe. The ONS confirmed more than 32,000 people in the UK have died with suspect- ed Covid-19, which is more than Italy, previously Europe's worst hit country. There were 29,710 Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales, as of April 24. In- cluding deaths for Scotland and North- ern Ireland, the toll now stands at 32,313. That is higher than Italy's current count of 29,079, although its toll does not in- clude suspected cases. Ministers dislike comparing death tolls between countres, saying that excess mortality – the number of deaths from all causes that exceed the average for the time of year – is a more meaningful met- ric. The ONS also confirmed there were 7,713 deaths involving Covid-19 outside hospitals in England and Wales, as of April 24. The equivalent number for hospital deaths over this period is 19,643. A total of 5,890 people died in care homes, while 301 died in hospices. The ONS said 1,306 died in private homes and a further 216 died in communal es- tablishments and other locations. It is important to note that ONS fig- ures are based on mentions of Covid-19 on death certificates, whether or not the deceased had tested positive for corona- virus. Another 453 dead from Covid-19 in hospitals across UK