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Country, |
Total |
New |
Total |
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World |
81,133,856 |
+410,133 |
1,771,522 |
|
19,573,847 |
+127,740 |
341,138 |
|
|
10,208,725 |
+20,333 |
147,940 |
|
|
7,484,285 |
+18,479 |
191,146 |
|
|
3,050,248 |
+28,284 |
54,778 |
|
|
2,559,686 |
+8,822 |
62,746 |
|
|
2,288,345 |
+30,501 |
70,752 |
|
|
2,147,578 |
+14,205 |
19,878 |
|
|
2,047,696 |
+8,913 |
71,925 |
|
|
1,869,610 |
+10967 |
49,824 |
|
|
1,655,322 |
+12,153 |
30,502 |
|
|
1,594,497 |
+9,594 |
42,171 |
|
|
1,583,297 |
+5,030 |
42,650 |
|
|
1,377,217 |
+4,974 |
122,026 |
|
|
1,257,799 |
+3,678 |
27,118 |
|
|
1,200,465 |
+5,502 |
54,693 |
|
|
1,025,989 |
+6,113 |
17,774 |
|
|
1,007,657 |
+1,339 |
37,474 |
|
|
1,004,413 |
+9,502 |
26,735 |
|
|
762,985 |
+9,080 |
10,998 |
|
|
713,365 |
+6,528 |
21,237 |
|
|
670,608 |
+3,027 |
11,099 |
|
|
638,030 |
+784 |
19,158 |
|
|
615,809 |
+2,049 |
15,230 |
|
|
600,105 |
+1,711 |
16,443 |
|
|
591,597 |
+818 |
12,780 |
|
|
552,020 |
+10,404 |
14,963 |
|
|
509,148 |
+1,049 |
7,452 |
|
|
471,335 |
+1,853 |
9,874 |
|
|
469,886 |
+883 |
9,109 |
|
|
432,079 |
+1,517 |
7,240 |
|
|
401,470 |
+2,806 |
3,226 |
|
|
394,573 |
+1,577 |
6,619 |
|
|
362,220 |
+154 |
6,185 |
|
|
351,892 |
+1,408 |
5,881 |
|
|
326,060 |
+2,693 |
3,030 |
|
|
316,060 |
+698 |
9,047 |
|
|
287,946 |
+1,590 |
3,758 |
|
|
258,181 |
+481 |
1,825 |
|
|
231,357 |
+2,633 |
3,840 |
|
|
221,605 |
+1,097 |
2,377 |
|
|
217,312 |
+3,765 |
3,213 |
|
|
214,711 |
+1,519 |
2,499 |
|
|
209,355 |
+81 |
13,992 |
|
|
204,930 |
+618 |
3,671 |
|
|
201,836 |
+944 |
657 |
|
|
197,716 |
+332 |
7,164 |
|
|
186,747 |
+1,825 |
1,385 |
|
|
171,226 |
+1,754 |
1,394 |
|
|
167,523 |
+874 |
1,773 |
|
|
Dominican |
166,764 |
+824 |
2,404 |
|
157,834 |
+485 |
2,768 |
|
|
154,349 |
+759 |
9,093 |
|
|
153,347 |
+2,180 |
1,174 |
|
|
151,727 |
+776 |
2,196 |
|
|
149,653 |
+204 |
931 |
|
|
143,062 |
+159 |
244 |
|
|
141,355 |
+359 |
2,891 |
|
|
135,456 |
+342 |
4,606 |
|
|
135,309 |
+138 |
4,768 |
|
|
133,093 |
+1,189 |
1,309 |
|
|
132,541 |
+1,226 |
7,405 |
|
|
131,592 |
+1,362 |
4,466 |
|
|
130,596 |
+1,686 |
1,254 |
|
|
128,472 |
+182 |
1,495 |
|
|
122,864 |
+451 |
1,909 |
|
|
121,886 |
+606 |
2,601 |
|
|
119,097 |
+438 |
3,065 |
|
|
114,806 |
+622 |
2,565 |
|
|
112,316 |
+365 |
1,014 |
|
|
105,096 |
+1,196 |
452 |
|
|
104,422 |
+260 |
2,188 |
|
|
98,381 |
+728 |
1,436 |
|
|
98,249 |
+392 |
2,728 |
|
|
95,923 |
+80 |
1,658 |
|
|
91,733 |
+215 |
351 |
|
|
86,955 |
+22 |
4,634 |
|
|
86,129 |
+735 |
2,204 |
|
|
84,414 |
+838 |
1,254 |
|
|
81,721 |
+296 |
2,445 |
|
|
80,373 |
+191 |
1,348 |
|
|
76,751 |
+85 |
613 |
|
|
58,524 |
+5 |
29 |
|
|
56,872 |
+970 |
808 |
|
|
56,254 |
+499 |
1,153 |
|
|
54,401 |
+115 |
333 |
|
|
47,059 |
+381 |
421 |
|
|
46,694 |
+367 |
666 |
|
|
45,830 |
+54 |
478 |
|
|
6,141 |
+121 |
60 |
|
|
5,978 |
+40 |
119 |
|
|
5,305 |
+18 |
49 |
|
|
1,441 |
+1 |
35 |
Retrieved from: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
From CNN's Naomi Thomas
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press conference on July 3, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
The World Health Organization designated Sunday as the first International Day of Epidemic Preparedness.
It was called for by the United Nations General Assembly “to advocate the importance of the prevention of, preparedness for and partnership against epidemics,” WHO said, adding that they work closely with governments “to support efforts to build strong emergency and epidemic preparedness systems, as part of an overall approach to advance universal health coverage and strengthen primary health care systems.”
In a video statement shared by WHO, director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that it is hard to believe that Covid-19 was completely unknown only a year ago, and that the impacts of the pandemic have gone far beyond the disease itself, with far reaching consequence for societies and economies.
“None of this should come as a surprise,” Tedros said, adding that there have been many reports, reviews and recommendations saying the same thing over the years: “the world is not prepared for a pandemic.”
Tedros said that everyone must learn from the lessons being taught by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“History tells us that this will not be the last pandemic, and epidemics are a fact of life,” Tedros said. “But with investments in public health, supported by an all of government, all of society, one health approach, we can ensure that our children and their children inherit a safer, more resilient and more sustainable world.”
From CNN’s Ya Chun Wang in Paris and Arnaud Siad in London
A 78-year-old woman has become the first person to receive a Covid-19 vaccine in France, according to a tweet by Aurélien Rousseau, director-general of the Ile-de-France region's health agency.
Rousseau posted a picture of the vaccination on Twitter Sunday and described it as "an intense moment ... carrying so much hope."
The first person to be vaccinated is a former housekeeper named Mauricette. She received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Sunday morning in a public hospital in the greater Paris area.
"I am moved," she said.
A 65-year-old cardiologist, Dr. Jean-Jacques Monsuez, was given the vaccine shortly afterwards.
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted that:
“Following the green light from health authorities, the vaccination campaign starts today, in France as in Europe.”
He added that the vaccine would be entirely free and voluntary.
A dozen elderly people and caregivers are scheduled to be vaccinated on Sunday at the symbolic launch of the French vaccination campaign, in the greater Paris area and in Dijon, in northeastern France.
The European Union launched the first phase of its mass vaccination program on Sunday. As well as France, Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic and Spain are among the member states that began giving vaccinations this weekend.
The French government says it is aiming to vaccinate one million people by the end of February, with a focus on the oldest, the most vulnerable and caregivers.
From CNN's Christina Maxouris
An ambulance arrives at the emergency room entrance of Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, on December 14. Michael Nagle/Xinhua/Getty Images
December has been the US's deadliest month since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic -- with more than 63,000 Americans lost to the virus in the past 26 days.
By comparison, the entire month of November saw about 36,964 deaths.
The grim death toll comes on the heels of several brutal months for the US, with Covid-19 ravaging communities from coast to coast, crippling hospital systems and prompting widespread new restrictions.
The authorization of two Covid-19 vaccines earlier in December offered some hope of a light at the end of the tunnel -- but experts continue to warn that while the end is in sight, the pandemic is not over and another surge stemming from Christmas travel and gatherings could be on its way.
More than 616,000 people were screened at TSA checkpoints across the country on Christmas Day alone, and hundreds of thousands more traveled in the days leading up to the holiday. Numbers are expected to climb again this weekend.
From CNN's Eric Cheung
A shipment of the Covid-19 vaccine is unloaded from a Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 cargo plane at the Changi Airport in Singapore, on December 21. Kua Chee Siong/The Straits Times/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Singapore will begin Covid-19 vaccinations on December 30, the Ministry of Health said in a statement Sunday.
Healthcare workers will be the first to receive vaccinations, while those aged 70 or above will be vaccinated starting in February next year, the ministry said.
All Singaporeans and long-term residents are expected to be vaccinated by the end of 2021, and the vaccination program will be free to ensure accessibility, it added.
"Comprehensive vaccination coverage in the population will ensure that our population is protected from Covid-19," the statement read. "In the longer term, this will enable us to re-open further both as a society and economy, and expedite our recovery from the pandemic."
On December 14, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the country approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for public use. The first shipment of the vaccine arrived in the country on December 21.
Retrieved from: https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-12-28-20/index.html
Waiting for free antigen testing in Paris last week.Credit...Andrea Mantovani for The New York Times
Canada, France, Japan, Spain and Norway have found small numbers of infections involving a new, potentially more transmissible variant of the coronavirus, most linked to travel from Britain, where it was first detected.
The rapid spread of the variant led to the lockdown of London and southern England, prompted a temporary French blockade of the English Channel and resulted in countries around the world barring travelers coming from Britain. Because few countries have the level of genomic surveillance that Britain does, there is concern that the variant may have been traveling across the world undetected for weeks.
A recent study by British scientists found no evidence that the variant was more deadly than others but estimated that it was 56 percent more contagious.
The British variant has been diagnosed in seven people in Japan, the country’s health ministry said. All had either recently traveled to Britain or were in contact with someone who had.
The discovery in Japan prompted the country to close its borders to all new entry by nonresident foreigners. The ban will go into effect at midnight on Monday and last through the end of January, the public broadcaster NHK reported.
In Spain, the variant was found in the capital region, the local authorities said on Saturday. Antonio Zapatero, a regional health official, said that four cases had been confirmed in Madrid, while another three were being treated as suspicious. At least two of the cases involve people who had recently been to Britain and then tested positive in Madrid, as well as some of their relatives.
In France, the first case of the new variant was identified on Friday, according to the country’s health ministry. Officials said the patient was a French citizen living in Britain who had traveled from London to Tours, a city in central France, on Dec. 19, a day before the British government imposed a lockdown because of the variant.
Officials in Sweden said on Saturday that a case of the variant had been detected there after a traveler visited Sormland, near Stockholm, from Britain over Christmas, Reuters reported.
Health officials in Ontario, Canada, said on Saturday that they had confirmed two cases of the variant in the province. The two cases included a couple from Durham, about 90 miles northwest of Toronto. The couple had no known travel history, exposure or high-risk contacts, the province’s health ministry said.
And on Sunday, the Institute of Public Health in Oslo reported that two travelers from Britain who had entered Norway this month had the new variant, according to Reuters.
It is normal for viruses to mutate, and most of the coronavirus mutations have proved minor. The British variant has a constellation of 23 mutations, several of which might alter its transmissibility. Vaccine experts are confident that the available vaccines will be able to block the new variant, although that has to be confirmed by laboratory experiments that are now underway.
A few other concerning variants have also been identified, including one in South Africa and another in Nigeria. Britain said on Thursday that it would ban travel from South Africa after the health secretary, Matt Hancock, said two people were confirmed to have been infected with the variant that emerged there.
Germany, the Netherlands, Lebanon, Australia and Singapore have identified infections with the new variant. And Denmark, which has wider genomic surveillance than many other countries, detected 33 cases of it from Nov. 14 to Dec. 14, according to the Danish health authorities.
The United States has not yet reported any cases of the British variant. But the country will require all airline passengers arriving from Britain to test negative for the coronavirus within 72 hours of their departure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. The rule will take effect on Monday.
A Covid-19 testing center in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, this month. The Dutch response to the pandemic has been criticized as erratic.Credit...Ilvy Njiokiktjien for The New York Times
The European Union rollout of the coronavirus vaccine officially began on Sunday, but each nation is setting its own timeline. Germany, Greece France, Italy, Spain and Poland were among the first to offer inoculations. More nations are to follow on Monday and Tuesday. The Netherlands is likely to be the last to begin.
The first Dutch citizens are not expected to be vaccinated until Jan. 8.
Throughout the pandemic, the Dutch response has been criticized as erratic, with many wondering how one of Europe’s richest and best organized countries has not been able to do more to keep coronavirus infections down.
Two weeks ago, the Netherlands entered a second lockdown that is to last until Jan. 19. Hugo de Jonge, the Dutch health minister, said last week that vaccinating the country’s 17 million citizens “needs time” and should be done “with care” to ensure prevent further fatalities and ensure wide acceptance. He had to defend the plan from critics frustrated by the delay. “The success of a vaccine does not depend on starting a week earlier, it depends on being careful and safe,” he told local media outlets. “Caution makes an important contribution to people’s acceptance of vaccinations.’
First in line will be those 60 and older with pre-existing medical conditions, followed by older citizens without medical conditions — some 6.5 million people — the Health Council of the Netherlands said. Healthy people younger than 60 will not be eligible for vaccinations before August.
But many Dutch people — skeptical after government promises for national programs in the fight against the virus fell apart — are wondering whether the mass vaccination project will also go off the rails.
In a rare televised address announcing the second lockdown — which limited gatherings over Christmas to only three guests per household and forced all nonessential stores to close — Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged citizens to accept the limitations in an effort to save lives.
“Every day, on average, 60 people die of Covid-19. Every day around 9,000 new infections are registered,” Mr. Rutte said. “That’s an entire football stadium of people in less than six days.”
As he spoke, protesters outside his office shouted slogans against the lockdown and beat on pots and pans, before they were dispersed by the police for not having a permit to demonstrate.
Many Dutch had been flouting requests to maintain social distancing, with lines of shoppers outside stores in the university town of Leiden laughing at their own disobedience. Even once the lockdown took effect, the streets remained full of people out for walks, enjoying takeaway coffees.
Here are the key developments – and UK flight bans – from the last few hours:
· Hospitals in England have been told to free up beds, due to the growing number of coronavirus patients. NHS England has said the entire health service will have to stay on the highest level of alert until at least the end of March. 70,572 people have now died from Covid-19 in the UK.
· Dr Anthony Fauci, the head of the US coronavirus taskforce said that he believes the Covid-19 variant detected in the UK must be taken “very seriously” but is not likely to cause more serious illness or be resistant to vaccines. More countries have reported citizens tested positive for it, including Jordan, Canada and Norway.
· Hundreds of British tourists quarantining in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier fled in the night, rather than finishing their period of self isolation. About 200 of the 420 tourists in the luxury Alpine resort left under the cover of darkness.
· The death toll in France’s hospitals and care homes has risen by 173 since Saturday. A total of 62,746 have now died from the virus in the country. Confirmed cases have also risen by 8,822 over the last 24 hours.
· South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, called an emergency meeting of the country’s national coronavirus command council, amid a rise that has taken the country to 1 million confirmed cases.
· Italy’s health ministry has confirmed another 298 people have died from Covid-19, bringing the total to 71,925, the highest in Europe and fifth highest in the world.
· The first delivery of a Covid-19 vaccine to Turkey has been delayed because of a coronavirus outbreak in Beijing customs, the country’s health minister has said.
· European countries launched a massive vaccination drive on Sunday with elderly people and medics lining up to take the first shots to see off the pandemic that has claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide.
Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/dec/27/coronavirus-live-covid-vaccine-inoculation-lockdown-eu-uk-news-latest-updates
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