Global Updates 25 July ::: Manitoba reports 62 new infections, death toll rises by one

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Global Updates 25 July ::: Manitoba reports 62 new infections, death toll rises by one

Zimbabwe COVID19 Update

COVID-19 update: As at 24 July 2021, Zimbabwe had 97 277 confirmed cases, including 64 628 recoveries and 3 050 deaths. To date, a total of 1 438 890 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Manitoba reports 62 new infections, death toll rises by one

Manitoba added 62 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, while the death toll increased by one, according to the province’s online dashboard.

The online reporting tool is showing 1,171 overall deaths.

Of the new cases, 24 are in the Interlake-Eastern region and 21 are in Winnipeg, while the Southern Health-Santé Sud and northern region both recorded seven and three are in Prairie Mountain Health.

Manitoba currently has 551 active cases of the virus.

The provincial test-positivity rate is up slightly to 3.3 per cent, compared to an even 3.0 per cent a day earlier.

The number of individuals in hospitals across Manitoba totals 103 — three fewer than Friday — with 28 said to be active COVID-19 cases.

Of those in hospital, 25 people are receiving intensive care, and six are listed as having active virus cases.

The dashboard says 1,413 laboratory tests for the virus were completed on Friday, bringing the total since February 2020, to 864,248.

Delta variant spreads globally as cases soar

The Delta variant of Covid-19 has now been detected in 124 territories worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

It is expected to become the dominant variant globally in the coming months, with the WHO predicting that there could be more than 200 million confirmed cases within a matter of weeks.

Infections are rising, particularly in Europe and the western Pacific region. Some Western countries have started to ease restrictions as death rates have dropped. But those without access to vaccines or with a slower vaccine rollout are facing a deadlier threat.

Here, BBC journalists around the world give a sense of the toll the Delta variant is taking and what impact its spread could have.

Indonesia - Demand for funerals soars

With more than 1,300 deaths in a day, Indonesia has become Asia's new Covid epicentre. Hundreds of people have died in self-isolation - possibly because they could not get immediate treatment or were turned away by overwhelmed hospitals.

Wirawan, a firefighter in the capital city of Jakarta, sees the worsening crisis first-hand. He and his team are tasked with picking up bodies from homes before finally delivering them for burial. Before the latest spike in cases, he arranged two or three funerals a day. Now, he gets calls for up to 24 funerals a day.

That's more than he can handle, so the bodies need to wait.

·         Dying alone in Indonesia's grim battle with Covid-19

The country is recording more than 50,000 new daily cases, and the government is keeping emergency restrictions until at least the end of this week. It is likely to extend the measures on Monday.

As the new highly transmissible Delta variant, which was first detected in India, continues to ravage the country, Indonesia is racing to vaccine its people. From 208 million people eligible for vaccines, only around 16 million have received both doses.

What is the Delta variant?

·         The first cases were identified in India, but it has been reported in lots of countries around the world

·         It is a variant of concern, meaning it has undergone some genetic changes that are potentially worrying in terms of transmissibility and vaccine escape

·         In some countries, including the UK, Delta has become the dominant type of Covid circulating

·         Experts say vaccines still work well to protect against severe disease caused by this variant

Tunisia - Pizza offers for vaccine registration

Tunisia is now witnessing the most devastating impact of Covid since the global pandemic took hold.

It's not known whether most of the new infections are the Delta variant specifically, but case numbers grew after its known arrival here.

Hospitals across the country are completely overwhelmed, with some medics filmed crying over a shortage of oxygen concentrators as they are forced to decide who lives and who dies.

Infection rates are soaring, and the vaccination campaign has been very slow with less than 8% of the population fully jabbed. Rights organisations have accused the government of mismanaging the crisis, and on Tuesday the health minister was sacked.

In recent days, Tunisia's national telecoms agency has offered 1GB of free internet for those who follow a mobile text prompt to register for a vaccine. At least one known pizza place in Tunis offered a 10% discount if customers showed proof of vaccine registration.

The situation could turn a corner next month after Tunisia received donations of vaccines, oxygen tanks and other medical supplies from European and Arabic countries, with several countries pledging to deliver more aid.

Mexico - People tire of the crisis

Mexico is facing its third wave of the pandemic. The number of infections has risen to more than 15,000 a day, reaching the peak we saw at the beginning of the year.

Authorities are concerned about the advance of the Delta variant, which in the capital Mexico City already accounts for around 60% of cases.

The government admitted that the spread of this variant in Mexico and the US is the reason they have extended the closure of the land border between the two countries to non-essential travel.

Most of those affected in Mexico are young and unvaccinated people. Only one in four over 18 year-olds in the country are fully vaccinated.

·         The Mexican villages refusing to vaccinate

But with 65% of beds available, hospitals do not show for now the collapse seen in the worst moments of the pandemic.

In the streets, the feeling is almost of apparent normality among a population exhausted by this crisis. Many of them must leave home daily to work selling food or in other informal jobs, in order to earn the money they need to survive.

This is why the government does not plan to increase restrictive measures or shut down economic activities once again, despite the risk of Delta.

Rwanda - Delta brings fresh restrictions

Until recently, Rwanda had been praised for its swift and strong measures to contain the virus.

But since mid-June, the virus has hit harder. Cases and deaths have spiked to record highs week after week. By early July, all Covid treatment centres were said to be full.

"We have never been here before in this pandemic," the health minister told the state broadcaster on 6 July. Two days later he confirmed the arrival of the faster spreading and deadlier Delta variant.

On 17 July, the country announced a 10 day lockdown in the capital Kigali and eight districts to try to halt virus. Cases and casualties, however, remain relatively high.

More than 400,000 people are fully vaccinated - around 3% of Rwanda's population.

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 193.6 mn, vaccinations soar over 3.81 bn

The overall global Covid caseload has topped 193.6 million, while deaths have surged to more than 4.15 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.81 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 193.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.15 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.81 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and the total number of vaccine doses administered stood at 193,633,246, 4,151,311 and 3,815,028,866, respectively.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 34,426,844 and 610,833, respectively, according to the CSSE.

In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 31,332,159 cases.

The other worst countries with over 3 million cases are Brazil (19,670,534), France (6,041,146), Russia (6,025,698), the UK (5,694,163), Turkey (5,574,997), Argentina (4,839,109), Colombia (4,716,798), Italy (4,312,673), Spain (4,280,429), Germany (3,761,869), Iran (3,664,286) and Indonesia (3,127,826), the CSSE figures showed.

In terms of deaths, Brazil comes second with 549,448 fatalities.

Nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are India (420,016), Mexico (237,954), Peru (195,243), Russia (150,583), the UK (129,416), Italy (127,942), Colombia (118,538), France (111,800) and Argentina (103,584).--IANS

Victoria records 11 new cases of locally acquired COVID-19, all in quarantine for infectious period
Victoria has recorded 11 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, which are all linked to the current outbreak.

Key points:

·         All of the 11 new cases were in quarantine for their entire infectious period

·         People's isolation status is a key metric in deciding whether lockdown can end from 11:59pm Tuesday

·         Authorities are concerned that an anti-lockdown rally could have spread the virus

The state's health department says all of the cases were in quarantine throughout their entire infectious period.

Victoria's fifth lockdown is currently scheduled to end at 11:59pm on Tuesday.

Authorities have said the number of people in the community while infectious could have an impact on whether the restrictions ease on schedule.

That number has been dropping in recent days, prompting politicians and the Chief Health Officer to express optimism about the Tuesday timeline.

"The strategy is working but it's still too early for me to be able to tell Victorians what will happen at midnight on Tuesday night," Premier Daniel Andrews said today.

"There is still a few days to go and as we know, as we saw yesterday with an apartment block the day before, things can change, this is fast-moving, it can be quite dynamic and you can be thrown off-course.

"At this stage though, things are going well, and that is a testament to a very large group of people who are working incredibly hard."

There have been more than 22,000 people deemed close contacts and ordered to isolate for 14 days. Thousands of those are in the process of being cleared after a day 13 negative test.

The Premier thanked those people who had spent a fortnight at home, but warned against people leaving quarantine before they had been cleared by the health department.

"We're seeing people as late as day 13 and day 14 turn positive," Mr Andrews said.

COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar said it was a small portion of people who tested positive late in their quarantine period, "but it is an important minority, because that is how these dying embers catch fire again".

Focus on 'disappointing' protests
Despite the outbreak appearing under control, authorities have raised concerns that Saturday's anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne could jeopardise the lift on restrictions.

Thousands of people defied lockdown yesterday to march through the city in protest against stay-at-home rules.

A heavy police presence blockaded a Melbourne CBD street as anti-lockdown protesters gathered on Saturday.

Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Luke Cornelius said he was concerned the event could spread the virus and undo much of the gains that the state had made through the lockdown.

"It was disappointing to see so many people blatantly disregard the Chief Health Officer's directions, putting the health of Victorians at risk," Assistant Commissioner Cornelius said on Saturday.

"It beggars belief that the protest could – if mass spreading occurs – result in an extension of the very thing they are protesting for: an end to the current lockdown and a reopening of business, which is something we are all working so hard to achieve.”

The march was labelled a "blatant disregard" for the safety of others by Victoria police. 

Six protesters were arrested and dozens of others were issued with penalty notices for failing to comply with the lockdown's 5-kilometre radius rule and the mask mandate.

More fines are expected.

 <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-25/covid-victoria-exposure-sites-july-24/100321520> 

"We don't want to see people out and about selfishly putting their point of view ahead of the health and wellbeing of others," Mr Andrews said.

"Everybody is entitled to an opinion, but you're not entitled to put other people in danger.

"And that's what yesterday was about, ultimately, selfish behaviour that puts many other people in real danger."

Mr Andrews said he could not rule out there being more infectious cases in the community — including at the protest — but said the state could take "some comfort" in the fact that new cases had all been linked and in isolation.

In a Twitter thread, Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said he wanted freedom from the more than 4 million worldwide COVID-19 deaths and millions of 'long COVID' cases globally.

I love freedom. Who doesn't love freedom? I want freedom from being amongst the over 4 million official (and likely 10 million actual) COVID deaths globally. And freedom from being amongst the over 13 million current active cases. Or millions of current Long COVID cases. 

"We can all argue the merits or otherwise of various approaches to managing transmission, but let's not pretend that 'marching for freedom' will actually deliver the precious freedom that we all need and desire," he said.

The rally comes as the federal government revealed it had secured an additional 85 million doses of Pfizer vaccine for 2022 and 2023.

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