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195,353,635 |
+447,912 |
4,182,883 |
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35,287,269 |
+35,816 |
627,039 |
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31,440,483 |
+30,844 |
421,414 |
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19,707,662 |
+18,999 |
550,586 |
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6,149,780 |
+23,239 |
154,601 |
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5,999,244 |
+5,307 |
111,667 |
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5,722,298 |
+24,950 |
129,172 |
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5,618,417 |
+16,809 |
50,997 |
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4,859,170 |
+12,555 |
104,105 |
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4,736,349 |
+8,503 |
119,182 |
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|
4,342,054 |
+20,541 |
81,268 |
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|
4,320,530 |
+3,117 |
127,971 |
|
|
3,764,419 |
+1,417 |
92,050 |
|
|
3,723,246 |
+31,814 |
89,122 |
|
|
3,194,733 |
+28,228 |
84,766 |
|
|
2,882,220 |
+74 |
75,242 |
|
|
2,748,518 |
+6,535 |
238,424 |
|
|
2,383,490 |
+5,667 |
70,018 |
|
|
2,248,663 |
+213 |
52,849 |
|
|
2,105,005 |
+611 |
195,973 |
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|
1,847,372 |
+3,851 |
17,801 |
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|
1,672,558 |
+78 |
30,362 |
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1,610,345 |
+1,168 |
35,119 |
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1,564,828 |
+12,180 |
18,347 |
|
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1,555,396 |
+6,664 |
27,247 |
|
|
1,427,370 |
+1,155 |
26,553 |
|
|
1,179,827 |
+15,192 |
19,521 |
|
|
1,116,357 |
+1,368 |
25,225 |
|
|
1,082,376 |
+84 |
34,270 |
|
|
1,027,954 |
+14,516 |
8,201 |
|
|
1,008,446 |
+3,752 |
23,048 |
|
|
954,669 |
+1,610 |
17,301 |
|
|
870,445 |
+5,020 |
15,129 |
|
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862,717 |
+2,065 |
6,461 |
|
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809,262 |
+161 |
30,020 |
|
|
766,114 |
+1,131 |
9,971 |
|
|
720,353 |
+241 |
7,105 |
|
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682,947 |
+2,391 |
9,738 |
|
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673,185 |
+1,549 |
1,927 |
|
|
656,582 |
+312 |
10,732 |
|
|
581,477 |
+2,205 |
9,611 |
|
|
573,394 |
+4,105 |
18,804 |
|
|
555,643 |
+341 |
7,894 |
|
|
535,906 |
+6,637 |
5,452 |
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|
519,395 |
+1,252 |
8,179 |
|
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512,678 |
+15,376 |
4,146 |
|
|
477,975 |
+2,056 |
12,879 |
|
|
468,423 |
+448 |
17,651 |
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|
449,902 |
+561 |
14,701 |
|
|
441,356 |
+648 |
3,403 |
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|
430,444 |
+495 |
6,768 |
|
|
423,879 |
+193 |
18,199 |
|
|
404,023 |
+1,264 |
5,714 |
|
|
393,605 |
+988 |
2,293 |
|
|
392,355 |
+7 |
12,534 |
|
|
380,584 |
+153 |
5,936 |
|
|
362,648 |
+27 |
8,247 |
|
|
352,584 |
+496 |
10,112 |
|
|
341,152 |
+8,184 |
2,417 |
|
|
340,715 |
+272 |
5,009 |
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|
340,230 |
+177 |
3,937 |
|
|
312,292 |
+772 |
2,543 |
|
|
300,919 |
+1,097 |
3,509 |
|
|
298,181 |
+1,665 |
4,147 |
|
|
294,526 |
+572 |
3,771 |
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|
294,272 |
+1,276 |
5,026 |
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|
289,331 |
+953 |
7,623 |
|
|
284,059 |
+35 |
16,494 |
|
|
281,073 |
+106 |
4,411 |
|
|
278,717 |
+174 |
4,371 |
|
|
274,155 |
+4,630 |
7,507 |
|
|
268,626 |
+85 |
1,383 |
|
|
258,713 |
+89 |
6,245 |
|
|
258,674 |
+22 |
4,428 |
|
|
236,961 |
+3,512 |
3,398 |
|
|
228,910 |
+112 |
4,590 |
|
|
225,376 |
+178 |
600 |
|
|
197,959 |
+550 |
3,872 |
|
|
192,316 |
+245 |
3,295 |
|
|
190,166 |
+1,318 |
2,077 |
|
|
171,324 |
+213 |
2,134 |
|
|
163,660 |
+1,505 |
4,087 |
|
|
158,120 |
+973 |
2,261 |
|
|
157,974 |
+1,237 |
782 |
|
|
156,086 |
+8 |
5,491 |
|
|
145,008 |
+723 |
6,515 |
|
|
138,504 |
+23 |
2,550 |
|
|
136,097 |
+330 |
799 |
|
|
132,891 |
+16 |
2,456 |
|
|
132,524 |
+66 |
1,271 |
|
|
124,995 |
+705 |
839 |
|
|
116,964 |
+361 |
2,834 |
|
|
111,723 |
+1,435 |
1,307 |
|
|
106,347 |
+7,882 |
524 |
|
|
98,569 |
+851 |
404 |
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|
24,903 |
+28 |
634 |
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11,405 |
+23 |
109 |
Retrieved from: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
By Sam NusseyAntoni Slodkowski
A man wearing a protective face mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walks in a local shopping street decorated with Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games flags, in Tokyo, Japan, May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Olympic host city Tokyo has asked hospitals to prepare more beds for COVID-19 patients, as the number of cases in the Japanese capital is on track to hit an all time high of more than 3,000 cases, Japanese media reported on Tuesday.
Daily infections in the city, which has seen an influx of overseas visitors for the Tokyo Games, doubled to 1,429 on Monday from a week earlier.
That was the highest number for a Monday since the pandemic began and followed a similar record set on Sunday.
Infection numbers tend to dip following weekends and holidays when testing capacity shrinks so experts and policymakers are closely watching Tuesday's numbers, due to be released in the afternoon, to get a clearer picture of the situation.
With hospitals admitting growing numbers of patients, Tokyo aims to raise the number of beds to 6,406 by early next month from the current capacity of 5,967, TBS said.
Hospitals should look at pushing back planned surgery and scaling down other treatments, the broadcaster said, citing a notice to medical institutions from city authorities.
Health experts had warned that seasonal factors, increased mobility, and the spread of variants would lead to a rebound in COVID-19 cases this summer.
Kyoto University professor Yuki Furuse earlier projected that new daily cases in Tokyo could rise to 2,000 in August, potentially maxing out hospital beds in Tokyo and the area.
While vaccinations are boosting protection for the oldest citizens most likely to need emergency care, just 36% of the population has received at least one shot, a Reuters vaccination tracker shows.
The initially sluggish inoculation push finally gained steam last month, but has recently ebbed again among logistical snags.
Many Japanese had wanted the Games postponed again or cancelled, fearing the influx of athletes and officials could add to the surge.
The Games are being held under tight quarantine rules to prevent the spread of the virus, but 155 cases have emerged involving athletes and others. read more
A strict "playbook" setting out rules to avoid contagion mandates frequent testing for the virus, restricted movements and wearing masks by athletes and others in most situations.
Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/olympic-host-tokyo-asks-more-hospital-beds-covid-19-infections-rise-media-2021-07-27/
Healthcare worker Hemaben Raval collects a swab for a rapid antigen test from farmer Vinod Vajabhai Dabhi in his field, during a door-to-door vaccination drive amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Banaskantha district in the western state of Gujarat, India, July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave
India reported 29,689 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Tuesday, for the lowest daily rise since March 17, according to a Reuters tally.
India's total of 31.44 million infections now ranks second only to the United States.
Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-reports-29689-new-covid-19-cases-lowest-since-march-17-2021-07-27/
Health workers during the burial of a Covid-19 victim in Klang, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday. The country currently has the highest infection rate in Southeast Asia.Credit...Ahmad Yusni/EPA, via Shutterstock
Malaysia reported a record number of new coronavirus infections on Sunday, taking the country past one million cases as it battles a major outbreak that has left doctors feeling helpless and the authorities scrambling to control the spread.
Officials reported 17,045 new cases and 92 coronavirus-related deaths. In a statement on Sunday, Noor Hisham Abdullah, Malaysia’s director general of health, urged residents to continue adhering to restrictions, avoid gatherings and book their vaccine appointments.
Malaysia currently has the highest infection rate in Southeast Asia, where a number of countries are facing their worst outbreaks of the pandemic after keeping cases relatively low for all of last year. The country of more than 30 million is vaccinating its population faster than many of its neighbors, with about 16 percent fully inoculated, according to a New York Times database.
On Monday, doctors working on contracts walked out of several hospitals, demanding improvements in pay, local news media reported. “Our strike is not about resistance,” one doctor told Free Malaysia Today, an independent news site. “We only want the government to give us the same rights and benefits that permanent doctors get.”
He added that 150 contract medical officers had quit “because they are tired of the system.”
Dr. Noor Hisham pleaded with health care workers to abstain from the strikes. “I urge all of you, please do not join the demonstration and abandon your duty to your patients,” he said on Facebook. “Remember many lives are on the line and the demonstration could affect their lives and even your career.”
Also on Monday, the Malaysian Parliament convened for the first time since January, when it was suspended after the king declared a national emergency amid the pandemic. The government said that it would not ask for a renewal of the emergency order, which is set to expire on Aug. 1.
In other developments around the world:
Officials in Pakistan said that citizens 18 years and older who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 would be barred from domestic air travel starting Aug. 1. In a statement, the National Command and Operation Center, the top body overseeing the country’s pandemic response, listed several categories of people who were exempted from the ban, including partially vaccinated individuals, foreign nationals and those who have medical reasons for not being vaccinated.
The authorities in Germany are considering reinstating some restrictions for adults who are not vaccinated if daily infections substantially increase in the coming months. In an interview on Sunday with Bild, Germany’s most widely read tabloid, Dr. Helge Braun, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff, said, “Vaccinated people will definitely have more freedom than unvaccinated people.”
France passed a new Covid-19 law late on Sunday that makes health passes mandatory for a number of indoor venues as the country faces a fourth wave of infections. The vote came after days of heated parliamentary debates that lasted long into the night and protests against the measure in dozens of French cities.
China reported 76 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the highest one-day total since January. According to the National Health Commission, the number includes 40 local cases, all but one of them in the eastern province of Jiangsu. The provincial capital, Nanjing, where the cases are concentrated, has raised its virus threat level in some areas and is conducting a second round of mass testing of all nine million residents.
By Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol
A volunteer checks on a woman with Covid in home isolation in Nong Chok district on the outskirts of Bangkok as hospital beds for infected patients remain scarce. Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images
Thailand’s worsening Covid outbreak is placing intense pressure on hospitals, forcing doctors to treat patients in parking lots and turn away people who are severely ill.
The country was widely praised for its Covid response last year, when it maintained one of the lowest caseloads in the world. However, there is growing public anger over the government’s recent handling of the pandemic, including its slow and chaotic vaccination campaign.
A third wave began in April, when infections began to spread in Bangkok nightlife venues, including clubs popular among wealthy businessmen. Since then, cases have spread across prisons, factories, construction sites and densely populated areas of the capital.
In about four months, the country’s total fatalities have grown from fewer than 100 to 4,146. Some have died in their homes because no hospital beds were available, according to medical volunteers. Others have died on the streets of Bangkok, including one person whose body was left on the pavement for hours last week, provoking public outrage.
“The government is still walking behind the Covid,” said Ekapob Laungprasert, who runs a volunteer group, Sai Mai Tongrot (Sai Mai Must Survive), which assists people who have the virus. “They took action after the problems happened. They need to change their strategy and think further ahead. They need to search for quality vaccines and quickly provide them to everybody.
“Thai people are struggling to get vaccines while other countries do a lottery to encourage people to get a vaccine.”
The government has been criticised for not introducing a lockdown months ago, when case numbers were lower. Various restrictions have been introduced in stages, with stricter measures, including a 9pm curfew, imposed on 12 July across high-risk areas such as Bangkok.
Prof Anucha Apisarnthanarak, chief of the infectious diseases division at Thammasat University, said it was unclear when daily cases would start to fall. On Tuesday, 14,150 cases and 118 deaths were announced.
The real number of cases is difficult to assess because many patients, unable to access testing, are forced to stay at home, said Anucha. “A lot of cases have no appropriate place to shelter them: we don’t have beds in hospital, we don’t have beds in the field hospital. They have to be at home or some other place,” he said.
Infections are now spreading among family members in the home, he added: “Transmission in this situation, where [the] vaccine has not been widely disseminated, can be very alarming and exponential.”
A government rule that hospitals must admit patients who test positive has resulted in facilities capping their daily PCR tests, making them harder for patients to access. Though a home isolation policy has been adopted, hospitals are still required to monitor such patients when resources are already stretched.
On social media, long lines of people can be seen queueing in car parks and tented areas at Bangkok’s testing sites. At a drive-through testing centre in Nakhon Pathom, a city in central Thailand, lines of cars stretched for 1km beyond the hospital, according to reports by Matichon newspaper.
Sai Mai Must Survive has seen a sharp rise in requests for help. Early in June the group would receive about 30 calls each day, but this has now risen to 200. The group provides medical supplies to people in their homes, such as oxygen monitors and tanks.
Patients with severe illness are taken to hospital, Ekapob said, but some are refused admission. “Maybe there are two out of 10 cases that the hospital could not take them in because of no bed available and they died at home,” he said.
Images on social media show the pressure facing medical staff. On Monday, Rachapiphat hospital in Bangkok posted a photo on Facebook of its car park, where beds had been set up for patients from its emergency department. Last week, similar images were shared of Saraburi hospital, where patients were waiting on beds in an outdoor parking area.
The worsening outbreak has heightened anger over the country’s vaccine rollout. On Monday, hundreds of academics and media workers issued a joint statement calling for greater transparency regarding vaccine contracts – including details of who was receiving which jabs, and when doses were to be delivered to the country.
About 5% of the Thai population is fully vaccinated, while 17% have received one dose according to Our World in Data.
The statement follows a leaked letter by AstraZeneca, which said it would supply about 6m doses a month to Thailand. This appeared to contradict a claim by the government that it was due to receive 10m doses.
Thailand is a regional hub for production for the AstraZeneca vaccine. However, production by the Royal-owned company BioScience, which has not previously produced vaccines, has suffered delays.
Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/27/thailands-hospitals-under-pressure-as-covid-crisis-deepens
By John Bonifield and Nadia Kounang
Moderna will expand the size of its Covid-19 vaccine trial in younger children, the company said Monday, and will not seek emergency use authorization for the vaccine in that age group until later this year or early next year.
"We are actively discussing a proposal with the FDA. The objective is to enroll a larger safety database which increases the likelihood of detecting rarer events," Moderna spokesperson Ray Jordan said in a statement to CNN.
The original size of the trial was 6,750 children ages 6 months to 12 years. Moderna did not say how many additional children the trial will now include.
Jordan said Moderna would likely seek authorization for the vaccine in "winter 2021/early 2022." Moderna's vaccine is currently authorized for people ages 18 and older, and it is seeking authorization for people ages 12 to 17.
The New York Times reported on Monday that Pfizer will also expand its vaccine trials in younger children. It cited multiple people familiar with the two companies' pediatric vaccine trials who said the US Food and Drug Administration found the trials were too small to detect rare side effects.
The FDA did not immediately return CNN's request for comment.
A Pfizer representative told CNN on Monday it has no updates to it previous timelines or details about its pediatric trial. Pfizer noted it began testing its Covid-19 vaccine in people ages 5 to 11 in on June 8 and in those younger than 5 starting on June 21, and said its trial would include up to 4,500 participants in the United States, Finland, Poland and Spain.
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Pfizer has said it expects initial results of the Phase 2/3 trials in September for children 5 to 11, and results for younger children shortly after.
Many parents are eager to vaccinate younger children as schools prepare to open for in-person learning in the fall. Pfizer vaccine is currently authorized for people as young as 12, but there's no vaccine available for younger children.
President Joe Biden said last week that children under the age of 12 could be eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine "soon," predicting the shot could get the green light in the next few months. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN's Jim Acosta earlier this month that "the final decision is going to be up to the FDA. And I would imagine that likely will not happen until we get well into the winter, towards the end of this year."
Retrieved from: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/26/health/child-vaccine-trials-expand/index.html
Here are the key developments from the last few hours:
· The Department of Veterans Affairs became the first government agency to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for employees. Veterans affairs secretary Denis McDonough told the New York Times: “I am doing this because it’s the best way to keep our veterans safe, full stop.” The announcement came as the US deals with a surge in new cases among unvaccinated Americans.
· Dozens of medical groups called for health care facilities to require vaccinations for their workers. The groups, which included the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, described a vaccination mandate as the “logical fulfillment of the ethical commitment of all healthcare workers to put patients as well as residents of long-term care facilities first and take all steps necessary to ensure their health and wellbeing”.
· All New York city workers will be required to get vaccinated, the mayor Bill de Blasio announced this morning. Starting 13 September, all city employees will either need to get vaccinated or receive weekly coronavirus tests. “Let’s be clear about why this is so important: this is about our recovery,” de Blasio said.
· Trump ally Tom Barrack pleaded not guilty to charges of illegal lobbying for the United Arab Emirates. Barrack, who served as the chair of Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee, has also been charged with obstruction of justice and making multiple false statements to federal agents.
· Biden commemorated the 31st anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The president announced that some Americans with long-term symptoms of coronavirus qualify for ADA protections, including accommodations in schools and offices to guarantee their success.
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