The number of victims from the Coronavirus increases by more than 50 percent in China

China announced on Friday a greater number of people dead in Wuhan as a result of COVID-19 than was originally announced. Wuhan, the country's pandemic epidemial, increased the death toll by more than 50 percent.

Chinese health officials said in a statement that another 1,290 people died in this city as a result of the virus, which brings the total to Wuhan to 3,869 victims. Officials also announced a higher number of virus affected, increasing it by 325 people, leading the total to 50.333 cases (Wuhan).

The statement said there were a number of reasons for “data incompatibility”, including the fact that increased number of patients in “exceeded medical resources and the access of health care institutions” and some people who had died at home were not included in the previously reported number.

International public health officials have been skeptical of China's initial reports on the number of affected and dead as a result of pandemic, saying China's statistics were lower compared to those in other countries.

Zhao Linjian, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said Friday that China has never tried to cover the facts. He said reviewing the numbers was the result of statistical verification to give a more precise figure of the virus's impact in the country.

Worldwide, more than 2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and nearly 150,000 deaths result, according to University data Johns Hopkins.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that while the virus appears to be taking “and the children's” not appearing with “heavy symptoms”, their lives are getting worse.

He urged countries to protect their children and well-being”, adding that millions of children are not going to school and are losing access to the food the school provides. The isolation of people around the world means Mr. Guterres said children locked up in their homes may be “victims of domestic violence and abuse”.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that American security and health will be a top priority in the steps his administration will follow to reopen the country. Mr. Trump and his team made public their plan for a gradual reopening of the country and returning to the work of Americans. He said some parts of the country are ready to reopen and that at least 29 states will be willing to reopen “very quickly”. The decision would be handed over to governors of states and local leaders, Mr. Trump said.

The announcement came hours after the mayor of the country's capital, Washington, D.C., Muriel Bowser postponed the city's closing decision for another two weeks until May 15th. She said the move will remain in force until the number of new cases with COVID-19 steadily decreases.

The number of infections with COVID-19 continues to rise in the United States. On Friday, more than 677,000 cases were recorded, which and about 35,000 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. A third of these cases belong to the state of New York. Public health officials say the choreography trajector is being leveled, but the end of the pandemic seems still far away.

European Commission President asked the late “for an apology” Italy, the virus's era in Europe, for failing to provide aid at the beginning of the crisis explosion in this country.

“Many of us weren't there when Italy needed it.“, Ursula von der Leyen said in front of the European Parliament.

Luigi Di Maio, Italy's foreign minister, said the pardon requested by Mrs. Von der Leyen was “an important act that testifies to the truth”.

Some countries in Europe are planning a gradual return to normal life despite the steady increase in confirmed cases and deaths worldwide. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to allow several schools to reopen starting on May 4th, following similar plans in Denmark, Italy, Austria and Spain.

Ms. Merkel said some stores will start opening from next week. WHO announced on Thursday that next week it will publish instructions for all countries how it can ease the restrictions imposed on response to the pandemic while keeping the situation under control. But in countries where the crisis continues to deepen, governments are forced to implement tough measures.

On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the state of emergency throughout the country, extending the decision to a state of exceptional partiality announced on April 7th, covering only Tokyo and six other regions. He said the new measure will remain in force until May 6th.