Coronavirus Global Updates 23 June ::: Delta Spreads in Sydney; Japan Passes Jab Target; Japan Passes 1 Million a Day Vaccine Target

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Coronavirus Global Updates 23 June ::: Delta Spreads in Sydney; Japan Passes Jab Target; Japan Passes 1 Million a Day Vaccine Target

 




 



Zimbabwe COVID19 Update


COVID-19 update: As at 22 June 2021, Zimbabwe had 42 714 confirmed cases, including 37 288 recoveries and 1 691 deaths. To date, a total of 706 158 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19.. 


 


 


Delta Spreads in Sydney; Japan Passes Jab Target: Virus Update


 <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-23/sydney-faces-tougher-curbs-as-australia-s-delta-outbreak-grows> About 1 million people in Sydney will be barred from leaving the city, as Australia races to control an outbreak of the Delta variant that’s also having ramifications across the Tasman Sea. Restrictions have been stepped up in Wellington due to an Australian tourist testing positive after returning from the  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-22/new-zealand-on-alert-as-virus-may-have-infiltrated-wellington> New Zealand capital.



Japan has  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-23/japan-reaches-suga-s-target-of-a-million-vaccine-doses-per-day> surpassed its target of administering 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine on a single day ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and a general election. The organizers of the games have dropped plans to sell alcohol at venues, given it could fuel the spread of the virus.



Thailand reported 51 new Covid-19 related fatalities on Wednesday, a daily record. Taiwan extended its  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QV54VHDWLU6H> soft lockdown until July 12, while Singapore cut quarantine times for people from high-risk regions, saying it has found no evidence that virus variants of concern come with longer incubation periods.

 


Taiwan Extends Soft-Lockdown Measures 
The government extended soft-lockdown measures for another two weeks to July 12, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said at a briefing Wednesday. The number of new infections are falling but didn’t yet meet the criteria for easing restrictions, Chen said.




Poland to Quarantine Arrivals From U.K. 
Poland imposed a seven-day  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QV53XQDWRGG1> obligatory quarantine for people arriving from the U.K. to protect the country against the Delta variant, according to new regulations published on the government’s website late Tuesday. The move takes effect this Wednesday and may be lifted only with a negative test a week after arrival. Fully-vaccinated people won’t be quarantined.




Japan Passes 1 Million a Day Vaccine Target 
Japan has  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-23/japan-reaches-suga-s-target-of-a-million-vaccine-doses-per-day> surpassed 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered on a single day, meeting Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s target as the inoculation drive accelerates ahead of the political pressure points of the Tokyo Olympics and a general election.


The milestone was achieved on June 14, according to data compiled by Bloomberg using figures released from the prime minister’s office on Wednesday.


A Quarter of Cases in Italy Are Delta Variant 
Daily newspaper Corriere della Sera reports that 26% of new virus cases in Italy now derive from the Delta variant, with new hotspots appearing in northern Lombardy.




China’s Yantian Port Reopens After Outbreak 
Yantian International Container Terminals, which handles cargo at one of the world’s busiest container ports, will  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QV4UY7DWRGG4> restore normal operations after a Covid-19 outbreak caused a month of disruptions that snarled global supply chains and led to a surge in shipping rates.


All berths at the port of Yantian, part of the Port of Shenzhen in southern China, will be fully operational on Thursday as the virus situation is now under control, Yantian International said in a statement.


Singapore Cuts High-Risk Quarantine Time
Singapore is reducing the duration of  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QV4ZRUDWLU6F> quarantines for people from high-risk regions to 14 days from 21 days. The government said it has found no evidence that virus variants of concern come with longer incubation periods.


The city-state also said it will be receiving a batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines under a different category name as it accelerates supplies, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health on Wednesday. The incoming batch of vaccines is called  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QV4WE1DWLU7Q> Comirnaty.




U.S. Births Fall Nine Months After Emergency
Nine months after the declaration of a national emergency due to the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic,  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-23/nine-months-after-lockdowns-u-s-births-plummeted-by-8> U.S. births fell by 8% in a month.


The December drop marked an acceleration in declines in the second part of the year. For the full year, the number of babies born in the country fell 4% to about 3.6 million, the largest decline since 1973, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report.


Russia Vaccine Delivery to Philippines Delayed 
The Philippines said the delivery of 50,000 Sputnik V doses expected this month will be delayed “due to ongoing upgrades and latest developments on the vaccines,” citing the Russian Direct Investment Fund. A new delivery date wasn’t specified, and those who got their first doses will be informed their second one will be pushed back, Philippine vaccine czar Carlito Galvez said.


Malaysia Accelerating Pace of Vaccinations 
Malaysia aims to  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-23/malaysia-aims-to-inoculate-60-of-population-by-end-september> vaccinate 60% of the country’s population by the end of September, according to Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. The nation has ramped up the pace of inoculations in recent weeks, and 12.5% of the population have got at least one dose vaccine does, he said at a World Bank forum on Wednesday.




NZ Moves to Contain Possible Outbreak 
New Zealand  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-22/new-zealand-on-alert-as-virus-may-have-infiltrated-wellington> moved to contain a possible Covid-19 outbreak in the capital city Wellington, limiting the size of gatherings and imposing social distancing after a tourist tested positive for the virus upon their return to Australia.


The Wellington region will move to alert level 2 at 6 p.m. local time Wednesday, one step below a lockdown, Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced at a press conference. Businesses and schools can remain open but gatherings are limited to 100 and physical distancing must be observed, making queues at supermarkets likely.


Sydney Imposes Measures to Combat Delta 
 <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-23/sydney-faces-tougher-curbs-as-australia-s-delta-outbreak-grows> About 1 million people in Sydney will be barred from leaving the city, as Australia races to control an outbreak of the Delta variant that’s having ramifications as far afield as New Zealand.


>From 4 p.m. on Wednesday, households will be limited to hosting five guests, while masks will be mandatory in indoor venues including workplaces and shops, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters.

>From 4 p.m. Wednesday, households will be limited to hosting five guests, Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters. Residents in eastern and inner-west areas of the city won’t be allowed to travel outside metropolitan Sydney for non-essential reasons for at least a week.


Asahi Respects Tokyo Olympics Alcohol Ban 
Olympics’ sponsor Asahi Holdings  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QV4RY0DWLU6A> agrees with the organizing committee’s decision not to serve alcohol to spectators at venues, Tokyo Organizing Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said at a press conference in Tokyo today. Spectators will also be prohibited from bringing alcohol to events, Hashimoto said in remarks streamed by NHK.




Thailand Reports Record Daily Covid Deaths 
Thailand reported a record 51 new Covid-19 related fatalities on Wednesday, taking total deaths to 1,744. It added 3,174 new cases, which took the total caseload to 228,539.


“We are seeing a higher number of serious infections and increased deaths without underlying conditions,” Taweesilp Visanuyothin, a Covid-19 center spokesman, said at a briefing on Wednesday.


Parasite Drug Analyzed as Covid-19 Treatment 
A drug used to treat parasite infections in humans and livestock will be investigated as a possible treatment for Covid-19 in a large U.K. study at the University of Oxford.


The medicine, known as  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-22/parasite-drug-analyzed-as-possible-covid-treatment-in-u-k-trial> ivermectin, has antiviral properties and initial preliminary studies have shown it can reduce viral load, the amount of virus in the respiratory tract, and the length of symptoms in those with a mild infection, the university said in a statement.



Morgan Stanley to Bar Unvaccinated People 
 <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-22/morgan-stanley-tells-staff-they-ll-need-vaccines-to-enter-office> Morgan Stanley plans to bar employees who aren’t vaccinated against Covid-19 from entering its offices in the New York area, as a growing number of major Wall Street firms delay the return of staff who aren’t protected against the deadly virus.


The policy, outlined in an internal memo, is one of the most restrictive issued by a major U.S. bank so far. The firm said the goal is to help create a normal office environment, without a need for face masks and physical distancing.


U.S. to Miss Biden Shot Target 
The White House acknowledged that the U.S. will likely fall short of President Joe Biden’s goal of getting 70% of U.S. adults a first Covid-19 shot by the July 4 holiday.


Jeffrey Zients, the head of the White House Covid-19 response team, said the administration had hit its 70% vaccination target among Americans ages 30 and older, and is poised to reach that threshold for those 27 and older by Independence Day. It will take a few extra weeks to hit the 70% mark for everyone 18 and older, Zients said.

The pace of shots in the U.S. has fallen off by about two-thirds since April, with about 1.1 million doses now administered per day, according to the  <https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/#us?sref=6SIErc4i> Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker. At that rate, it will take another five months for 75% of the population to be vaccinated.


Moscow Restaurants to Ban Unvaccinated 
Moscow moved to ban unvaccinated guests from restaurants and cafes while the city’s hospital system works at capacity amid a record number of infections.


Starting Monday, people will need to show a QR code that proves they have been vaccinated, recovered from Covid-19 within the last six months or received a negative PCR test in the last three days, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on his blog.

More than 2 million residents in the city of 12.7 million have received at least one dose, and demand for vaccines has risen as much as fivefold since a citywide order requiring many workers to get inoculated, the mayor said. Still, the vaccine push will take up to three months to get results, forcing the city to institute new restrictions, according to Sobyanin.




India Cites 22 Cases of Delta Mutation 
India has found 22 cases of a mutation of the delta variant in the states of Maharashtra -- home to the financial capital, Mumbai -- Madhya Pradesh and Kerala, federal Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.


The delta variant was the primary cause of India’s devastating second wave that swamped hospitals and crematoriums in April and May.


China to Keep Border Curbs for a Year: DJ 
China plans to keep coronavirus-related restrictions on its border for at least another year amid concerns about new variants and hosting large events, Dow Jones  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QV3PQ1DWRGG0> reported, citing people familiar with the matter.


 

 


 


 


 

 


 

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