Coronavirus Global Updates 22 June ::: India Gives Record Doses; Italy to End Mask Rule; South Africa Plans to Make Vaccine

Tue Jun 22 09:41:31 CAT 2021

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Coronavirus Global Updates 22 June ::: India Gives Record Doses; Italy to End Mask Rule; South Africa Plans to Make Vaccine

Zimbabwe COVID19 Update

COVID-19 update: As at 21 June 2021, Zimbabwe had 42 195 confirmed cases, including 37 200 recoveries and 1 685 deaths. To date, a total of 704 001 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19. 

India Gives Record Doses; Italy to End Mask Rule: Virus Update

India administered 8.62 million vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, a daily record for the nation, as its new cases dropped to the lowest since March.

Italy will end mandatory use of face masks in open spaces that are within low-risk zones beginning June 28, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said in a Twitter post late Monday. Singaporean authorities identified two more coronavirus clusters in a large neighborhood outside the city center where the government widened mandatory testing in response to an outbreak from mid-June.

The highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus is gaining steam in undervaccinated pockets of the U.S., according to a  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-21/delta-variant-seen-spreading-in-undervaccinated-u-s-counties> study. Coupled with  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-21/covid-rebounds-in-u-s-south-where-many-have-shunned-vaccines> accelerating cases in the South, the finding casts a pall on the inoculation effort in the country even though 150 million Americans have been fully vaccinated.

Cases Surge in South Africa Industrial Hub 
Coronavirus infections surged to a record in South Africa’s industrial hub of Gauteng, prompting warnings about hospital capacity and calls for tighter restrictions.

One in four South Africans lives in the province where Johannesburg, the country’s biggest city, and Pretoria, the capital are located. In the 24 hours to late Monday, 69% of South Africa’s 9,160 new coronavirus infections were in Gauteng, according to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases.

India Cases Drop to Lowest Since March 
India added fewer than 50,000 new cases in the past 24 hours for the first time since March 24.

The dip is a heartening sign for the nation that is still recovering from a devastating second wave. However, less than 5% of the country’s population is fully vaccinated. Some experts are already warning of a third wave as the economy re-opens from lockdowns.

Bangladesh Locks Down Districts 
Seven districts surrounding Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka have been locked down following a spike in cases, according to a government notice.

The curbs will remain in place until June 30. Bangladesh on Monday reported 4,636 new cases, the most in a day since mid-April, raising its total to 851,668. The reported death toll is 13,626.

Hanoi Allows Indoor Dining, Hair Salons to Reopen 
Hair salons and indoor dining services in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi are permitted to reopen from Tuesday, the municipal government said on its website.

The  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QV2UOSDWLU68> easing of restrictions comes after Hanoi reported no new virus patients since June 20, according to health ministry data. The businesses must put in place social distancing practices, such as using no more than 50% of seating capacity and 20 customers at a time with required closing before 9 p.m., the government said.

Duterte Threatens to Jail Those Who Refuse Vaccines
If Philippine President Duterte  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-22/duterte-threatens-to-jail-those-who-refuse-covid-vaccines> threat to jail those refusing Covid-19 vaccines is implemented it could be among the most severe measures to boost inoculations in a nation where majority are unsure of or reject vaccines.

“If you’re a person who’s not vaccinated and a potential carrier, to protect the people, I have to sequester you in jail,” Duterte said late Monday. Village leaders should keep a list of those who refused to be vaccinated, he said. Indonesia earlier this year moved to punish those who refuse shots with fines or delayed aid.

Singapore Tests More to Ringfence Cluster 
Singaporean authorities found 13 new coronavirus cases locally, as the government widened mandatory testing in a large neighborhood outside the city center where a cluster has been expanding since mid-June.

Singapore has been pursuing a strategy of ringfencing clusters with aggressive testing as the authorities remain cautious over the loosening of restrictions. The government has said vaccination rates are still not high enough to warrant a faster reopening in Singapore, although it has achieved a key threshold of inoculating more than half of its population with a first dose.

Covid Rebounds in U.S. South 
Covid-19 transmission is accelerating in several poorly vaccinated states, primarily in the South, and more young people are turning up at hospitals. The data present the clearest sign of a rebound in the U.S. in months.

In Missouri, Arkansas and Utah, the seven-day average of hospital admissions with confirmed Covid-19 has increased more than 30% in the past two weeks, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. In Mississippi, the hospitalization rate is up 5% in the period.

South Africa Plans to Make Vaccine 
South Africa is planning to make vaccines locally using messenger RNA, the breakthrough technology of the global inoculation effort against Covid-19.

The manufacturing will be conducted by the state-owned Biovac Institute, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, told reporters Monday. That will be part of a broader vaccine technology-transfer hub in the country, he said.

The WHO is speaking to a number of drugmakers about establishing the hub, though the talks are so far mainly with “smaller companies,” said Soumya Swaminathan, WHO’s chief scientist. “We are having discussions with the larger companies with proven mRNA technology,” she added.

U.S. Says 150 Million Fully Vaccinated 
The U.S. said 150 million Americans have been fully vaccinated, according to a statement on Twitter by Cyrus Shahpar, White House Covid data director.

Germany Sees Potential for Fourth Wave
German Health Minister Jens Spahn warned of the possibility of a fourth wave of the pandemic as the delta variant spreads, saying it’s important to remain cautious as the country plans for a potentially challenging autumn and winter.

“As you can see in the U.K., there is a risk,” Spahn said in an online panel hosted by industry group BDI. “Just remember the figures they had just some weeks ago regarding vaccination as well as the infection rate, and actually how quickly that can change.”

INVESTORS DIARY 2021

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ART

PPC

Dairibord

Starafrica

Fidelity

Turnall

Medtech

Zimre

Nampak Zimbabwe

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