Coronavirus Global Updates, Jan 07: China City Partly Shut Off

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Zimbabwe COVID19 Update


 


COVID-19 update: As at 06 January 2021, Zimbabwe had 17 804 confirmed cases, including 11 966 recoveries and 431 deaths. 


 


 


 


 


China City Partly Shut Off: Virus Update


 

The U.S. reported a record 3,844 deaths from Covid-19, while confirmed cases globally climbed by an all-time high of 776,435 to more than 87 million.

Authorities in China’s Shijiazhuang, a city of about 11 million to the south of Beijing, stopped people from leaving by train and airlines canceled flights as an outbreak worsened in the provincial capital. Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding areas, trying to stem infections that hit a daily record in the capital.

 

Just 1 in 100,000 people have had a severe allergic reaction to the first Covid-19 vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. CureVac NV will partner with Bayer AG to distribute its vaccine candidate. Australia’s vaccine roll-out will begin by late February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.

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Japan Declares Virus Emergency for Tokyo 
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-06/japan-s-suga-set-to-declare-virus-emergency-for-tokyo-region> declared a state of emergency covering the Japanese capital, Tokyo, and the surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba. It will be imposed from Friday until Feb. 7. Tokyo announced it had found 2,447 cases of coronavirus on Thursday, a record.


Japan’s emergency doesn’t imply the kind of lockdowns seen in some parts of Europe, and the government is seeking far less stringent measures than under its previous emergency last year, which triggered the worst economic contraction on record.


Bayer Partners With CureVac on Covid Vaccine 
Bayer AG is partnering with CureVac NV to seek international approval for the German biotech company’s coronavirus vaccine and distribute the shot.


CureVac’s vaccine candidate uses the messenger-RNA technology employed by the Moderna Inc. and BioNTech SE-Pfizer Inc. shots, which both showed high efficacy and have gained clearance in the European Union and elsewhere.

Bayer and CureVac are preparing to seek regulatory clearance and are looking to produce several hundred million doses, according to a joint statement.


London ICUs Two Weeks Away From Capacity: HSJ 
London hospitals could run out of beds for patients in need of intensive care within two weeks as the number of Covid-19 cases soars, news service HSJ reported, citing a presentation by NHS England.


The report emerged after the U.K. confirmed 1,041 new coronavirus deaths within 28 days of a positive test on Wednesday, the highest daily increase since April. There are now 30,074 patients with the virus in U.K. hospitals.

The U.K. entered a third nationwide lockdown this week in response to the steep rise in Covid-19 infections.


Majority of French Now Favor Vaccines 
A majority of French people intend to be vaccinated against Covid-19, crossing the 50% level for the first time, an Ifop-Fiducial poll showed.


According to the poll, 51% of respondents said they will get inoculated once the vaccine becomes available, up from 39% on Dec. 2. Yet only 36% have confidence in the government’s ability to conduct a well-organized vaccination campaign.


South Africa Breaks Record for Daily Cases 
“Today, we have reached a grim milestone as we breach the 20,000 mark for new cases identified in 24 hours,” South Africa’s health ministry said in a statement.


The country reported 21,832 new Covid-19 infections Wednesday, bringing its total to 1.15 million. The number of people who’ve died after being diagnosed with the disease rose by 844 to 31,368 deaths, the health ministry said.


Vaccine Reluctance in the Philippines 
Almost half of Philippine citizens aren’t inclined to get a Covid-19 vaccine, mainly due to safety concerns, according to a survey of 2,400 adults by pollster Pulse Asia.




Thailand to Let Firms Import, Sell Vaccines 
Thailand will allow private companies and hospitals to import and sell Covid-19 vaccinations as long as the shots have been approved by the nation’s Food and Drug Administration.


The government has set up a pathway for manufacturers to register their vaccines for approval, spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said. Domestic firms won’t be allowed to advertise or take advance orders if the shots haven’t been approved for use locally.

Thailand reported 305 new cases, taking its total to 9,636.




Restrictions Tighten in Hebei Province 
Authorities in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province surrounding Beijing, banned people from leaving the city by train, China Central Television reported, citing local police. Many airlines have also canceled flights due to the worsening outbreak, the city’s airport said in a statement on Weibo, without elaborating.


Ma Xiaowei, head of China’s National Health Commission, called the outbreak in the province “very severe,” while the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said the strain is similar to those from Europe, but how it became locally transmitted is unknown. The first confirmed case was reported Saturday. The patient, a 61-year-old woman, visited relatives and attended events before being diagnosed.

China has staved off several outbreaks since bringing the initial one in Wuhan under control, largely by sticking to a playbook of aggressive contact tracing and mass testing millions of people in a matter of days. Some cases stemmed from contaminated food imports, as well as domestically-produced meat products and goods such as auto parts.




Thai Consumer Confidence Sinks 
Thailand’s consumer confidence fell to 50.1 in December, its lowest since July, as a new outbreak spread across the country, according to the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. It was also the first decline in three months.


Hundreds of cases in the country have been traced to cockfighting arenas and casinos, which present a major risk as they bring many people together in tight quarters over an extended period of time, usually without face masks and with lots of talking and shouting.

 


Mexico’s Deaths Surge, Hospitals Fill Up 
Mexico reported 1,165 Covid-19 deaths, the highest daily increase apart from Oct. 5, when it adjusted its counting strategy. The capital and metropolitan area, where more than 20 million people live, also saw a record number of virus hospitalizations. About 88% of Mexico City hospital beds for coronavirus patients are occupied.




Australia Vaccine Plans 
Australia’s vaccination roll-out will begin by late February and 4 million people should have received at least their first dose by the end of March, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters in Canberra.


The program will be implemented in five stages. The first will cover quarantine and border officials, health workers and residents in aged and disability care, providing a “ring of containment” around the whole population, he said.

Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine should be approved for use by Australian authorities by the end of January, with the AstraZeneca Plc product following during February, according to Morrison.


Malaysia Considers Targeted Curbs 
Malaysia’s Health Ministry is considering targeted lockdowns to manage the pandemic as the health system reaches breaking point, Malaysiakini reported, citing Health Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah.


The country registered a record 2,593 in new coronavirus cases on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, tensions are rising in the largest party in Malaysia’s ruling coalition over whether a general election should be held during the worsening pandemic.




China Reports More Cases in Hebei 
China reported 52 new confirmed local Covid-19 cases, 51 of which were in the province of Hebei near Beijing. The other was in the northeastern province of Liaoning.




Hebei has rolled out mass testing after the spike in cases. Authorities aim to complete testing more than 10 million people in the cities of Shijiazhuang and Xingtai in three to four days. Some 3,000 medical workers from around the country have been dispatched to help tend to patients in the province.


Suga Set to Declare Emergency 
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is due to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and adjacent areas, seeking to stem infections that are at record highs.


The declaration will cover the capital and the surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba, and is likely to be imposed from Friday until Feb. 7, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said.

Suga is set to hold a news conference on the matter at 6 p.m. local time.


National Express UK to Suspend Services 
National Express UK Coach said it will fully suspend its network of scheduled coach services from Jan. 11 amid tighter restrictions and falling passenger numbers. The company set a provisional restart date of March 1.


Japan to Fine Violators of Shutdown Law 
Japan will revise legislation to allow imposing fines on business operators that don’t obey government shutdown orders, the Mainichi reported, citing a draft of the law. Violators will face fines of up to 500,000 yen ($4,855), the newspaper said.




Vaccine for Police Sparks New York Dispute 
In the latest disagreement with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Governor Andrew Cuomo said police officers and firefighters are not yet eligible to get the Covid-19 vaccine.


De Blasio said Wednesday that police and firefighters can begin getting vaccinated this week. In response, Cuomo said that only police and firefighters who are also emergency-care providers are eligible. The rest will be able to get vaccinated when the state starts with its next tier.


California Has Second-Highest Death Tally 
California reported 459 daily virus deaths, the second-highest tally since the pandemic began, as the most-populous U.S. state continues to battle a surge of cases that has strained health-care facilities.


Virus hospitalizations climbed 1.5% from the prior day to a record 22,820 patients, according to state health-department data Wednesday. Intensive-care units in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley are at a surge capacity, while the San Francisco Bay area has less than 8% of its ICU beds available.


States Urged to Widen Vaccination Pool 
U.S. health officials encouraged states to start vaccinating people more widely, acknowledging that the immunization rollout has been slower than anticipated and opening the spigot for a broader range of Americans to begin getting shots.


About 5.2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc. have been administered in the U.S. since mid-December, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News. That represents a fraction of the number of doses distributed so far.


CDC Calls Severe Allergic Reactions Rare 
Roughly 1 in 100,000 people have had a severe allergic reaction to the first Covid-19 vaccine, a rate that’s higher than the flu vaccine but still quite rare, U.S. health officials said.


A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Wednesday outlined 21 cases of anaphylaxis among the first 1.9 million recipients of Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine, a rate of 11.1 per million doses administered. No anaphylaxis deaths have been reported, the CDC said.

 

 

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