7. 7
UK
Coronavirus infections in England are now 26 times the levels that were experienced this time last year
Source: The Guardian
8. 8
Australia
The highly infectious delta variant has breached the country’s fortress-style controls and entrenched itself deep enough in
Sydney, that authorities have dispensed with plans to eliminate it.
Source: CNBC
22. 22
Thailand: COVID-19 Vaccine
6.7 million people have been vaccinated so far, or 87% of total Bangkok residents
Source: Our World in Data, Macrobond
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15
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25
30
Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21
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At least 1 dose
30.98%
9.43%
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UK adds Thailand to COVID-19 travel ‘red list’
Thailand will move to the red category as low vaccination levels leave Asia vulnerable to new coronavirus variants
Source: National World
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-08-30/Live-updates-Global-COVID-19-cases-surpass-216-million-138LGSLMuIM/index.html
Live updates: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 216 million - CGTN
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 216 million, with more than 4.5 million deaths, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
Here is the latest:
The Chinese mainland recorded 23 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, all from overseas.
Israel has announced the cancellation of the full quarantine obligation for passengers arriving from most countries, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.
U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday said he supports COVID-19 vaccine mandates for children attending schools as the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to fuel a surge in cases in the nation.
39.6% of the world population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.5.21 billion doses have been administered globally, and 38.59 million are now administered each day.Only 1.6% of people in low-income countries have received at least one dose.
The current 7-day moving average of daily new cases (142,006) increased 2.8% compared with the previous 7-day moving average (138,087).
The current 7-day moving average is 107.2% higher compared to the peak observed on July 20, 2020 (68,522).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/28/covid-cases-in-england-are-26-times-higher-than-a-year-ago
Coronavirus infections in England are now 26 times the levels that were experienced this time last year
They warned that the reopening of schools in England this week was likely to trigger further rises in Covid cases – with more to follow when students return to universities and colleges. A fresh wave of infections could, in turn, lead to new social restrictions being imposed as winter approaches.
As a result, pressure is mounting on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization to approve the deployment of booster jabs for vulnerable people and the extension of vaccinations to most 12- to 15-year-olds. The latter move would bring the UK into line with the US and most large European nations and is backed by most ministers.
The fact that deaths and hospital admissions from Covid-19 are a fraction of their levels at the height of the outbreak in Britain demonstrates the protective power of the vaccines – more than 60% of the UK population has had two jabs.
“The last time infections were at their current level in England was late January,” said Kevin McConway, emeritus professor of applied statistics at the Open University. “There were around 2,300 daily hospital admissions and 1,100 deaths a day then. By contrast, the most recent daily figures for England are about 770 hospital admissions and about 80 deaths.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/30/lockdown-weary-australia-plans-reopening-as-covid-death-toll-tops-1000.html
Lockdown-weary Australia plans reopening as Covid death toll tops 1,000 (cnbc.com)
The highly infectious delta variant has breached the country’s fortress-style controls and entrenched itself deep enough in Sydney, that authorities have dispensed with plans to eliminate it.
Instead, they plan to ramp up lagging vaccination effort and live with Covid-19, an approach that would help struggling businesses but is opposed by states determined to crush the disease.
As the weary nation reopens, authorities hope to avoid the soaring infections and rising death experienced in countries such as Britain and the United States.
Australia plans to start easing restrictions once 70% of those aged 16 and over are fully vaccinated, expected late in the year. After 80% comes a gradual reopening of international travel, according to the government-backed plan modelled by the Melbourne-based Doherty Institute.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants Australia to treat Covid-19 like the flu as vaccination rates rise. “That is our goal, to live with this virus, not to live in fear of it,” he said last week.
The Australian economy, which rebounded swiftly in the pandemic’s early stages, is set to contract sharply this quarter, threatening to push the country back into recession if the decline persists for the rest of the year.
In the Group of 20 big economies, Australia is the last to mark 1,000 Covid-19 deaths. Among major Asia-Pacific economies, four – New Zealand, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore – have well below 1,000 fatalities, with New Zealand having the lowest at just 26.
The number of new Covid-19 infections has started to stabilize and looks to gradually ease, thanks to better testing and containment measures as well as increased vaccinations, Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, spokesman for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, said on Thursday.