Coronavirus Global Updates, Mar 30 ::: U.S. Cases Rise for Two Straight Weeks and Australians Working From Home Keep Rising

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Coronavirus Global Updates, Mar 30 :::  U.S. Cases Rise for Two Straight Weeks and Australians Working From Home Keep Rising

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Zimbabwe COVID19 Update

COVID-19 update: As at 29 March 2021, Zimbabwe had 36 839 confirmed cases, including 34 617 recoveries and 1 520 deaths. To date, a total of 69 751 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19. 

Hong Kong’s Lam Says Vaccinations May Boost Travel: Virus Update
Hong Kong’s leader said the territory could eventually make Covid-19 vaccination a requirement for quarantine-free travel to destinations such as Singapore and urged residents to take their shots.

Elsewhere in Asia, the Philippines will allow private companies to import vaccines “at will” to boost inoculations, with the country’s vaccination campaign lagging behind its regional neighbors as it faces a new surge in infections.

The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-29/cdc-chief-warns-of-impending-doom-as-covid-cases-deaths-rise> warned of “impending doom” amid a new wave of infections. More optimistically, a CDC study found the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE vaccine and the Moderna Inc. shot effectively  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-29/pfizer-moderna-vaccines-prevent-infections-in-real-world-study> prevented coronavirus infections, not just illness.

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Singapore-H.K. Bubble May Hinge on Vaccinations, Lam Says
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said passengers from the city may need to get vaccinated to take part in so-called travel bubbles if partner countries such as Singapore make it mandatory.

“Of course, vaccinations will facilitate the resumption of travel,“ Lam told a weekly briefing on Tuesday, adding that she had asked officials to resume discussions on arrangements “we could put in place to facilitate bilateral traveling, particularly with Singapore.”

Hong Kong proposed that passengers taking the Singapore-Hong Kong quarantine-free bubble flights be vaccinated, Singapore’s Straits Times  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QQQN4Z0799MO> reported earlier.

“If the other side says that you have to make sure that travelers from Hong Kong coming to a place like Singapore have to be fully vaccinated, then we will have to tell the people, ‘if you want to benefit from this actual bubble you have to be vaccinated,’” Lam said. “If they don’t have that requirement, then we will not make it mandatory.”

Lam repeated an appeal for Hong Kong residents to get their vaccine shots.

Australians Working From Home Keep Rising 
Australians with working-from-home arrangements appear to be on a permanent foothold, with the popularity of the arrangement rising even as workplaces reopen, global jobs website Indeed Inc.  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-30/australians-working-from-home-keep-rising-even-as-offices-reopen> said.

The trend dovetails with Australians opting to rebase to regional areas during the pandemic as remote working arrangements allowed them to tap more affordable housing or enjoy a better lifestyle.

Philippines Allow Companies to Import Vaccines to Boost Supply 
Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-29/philippines-allows-companies-to-import-vaccines-to-boost-supply> said he will allow private companies to import vaccines “at will” to boost inoculations amid a global supply crunch and to help speed up the reopening of the economy. Businesses can choose where to source and import vaccines.

The Philippines’ vaccination campaign is lagging behind its Southeast Asian neighbors and the country faces a new surge in infections.

Singapore Develops Tests for Variants 
Scientists from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University have developed a Covid-19 rapid test that detects variants in the virus, the Straits Times  <https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/ntu-team-develops-new-covid-19-rapid-test-kit-able-to-detect-variants-uses-gene-editing> reported.

The results are produced within 30 minutes and are about 10 times more accurate than rapid antigen tests currently in use, according to the report.

Apple Offers Paid Time Off for Vaccines 
Apple is encouraging employees to get Covid-19 vaccines by offering paid time off for appointments and paid sick leave for those experiencing side effects.

In California, where Apple has its main offices and more than 50 stores, people over the age of 16 will be eligible for vaccination on April 15, the state said last week. Many other states are also expanding vaccine eligibility.

Canadian Provinces Halt Astra Shots 
Health officials in at least five Canadian provinces, including Ontario and Quebec, are halting the rollout of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to people under 55 over concerns it could lead to blood clots in rare circumstances.

The move could cast further doubt about the safety of the vaccine after concerns were raised in Europe about potential side effects. It’s also another setback for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s vaccine effort, which is off to the second-slowest start among Group of Seven nations. Just 1.8% of Canadian residents are fully vaccinated, compared with 15.8% in the U.S., according to Bloomberg’s Vaccine Tracker.

U.S. Wants Private Sector to Lead on Passports 
White House officials said that the push for  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-29/vaccine-passport-push-to-come-from-private-sector-officials-say> vaccine passports should come from the private sector and that the federal government won’t take the lead in creating a centralized document proving vaccination.

The U.S. government “is not viewing its role as the place to create a passport, nor a place to hold the data of citizens,” Andy Slavitt, a White House Covid-19 adviser, said Monday in a briefing.

Biden: 90% Eligible for Shots by April 19 
President Joe Biden said Monday that 90% of U.S. adults  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-29/biden-to-say-90-of-u-s-adults-eligible-for-shot-in-3-weeks> will be eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine in three weeks, and that his administration will more than double the number of pharmacies where shots are available, as cases begin to rise again.

Biden urged states that have eased restrictions on masks and other prevention measures to reinstate them: “The war against Covid-19 is far from won.”

Biden made the announcement Monday afternoon at the White House, marking April 19 as a new milestone in the vaccination effort. He also said that nearly all U.S. adults will be able to get a shot within 5 miles of their homes.

U.S. Doses Head for 3 Million a Day 
The U.S. is on pace to soon administer 3 million doses a day of Covid-19 vaccine, as the supply increases and states widen eligibility.

After stalling at about 2.5 million doses a day, the rate of shots administered in the U.S. has started to climb again. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the U.S. reported a total of more than 10 million shots in arms -- a record three-day stretch that helped push up the average rate, according to the Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker.

On Monday, the U.S. reported 2.4 million doses administered. Mondays are typically slower days for vaccine reporting in the U.S., with the previous record on a Monday about 2 million doses.

N.J. Raises Outdoor Gathering Limit 
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said he is increasing the outdoor gathering limit, in hopes of encouraging people to convene outside.

N.Y. Lowers Vaccine Age to 30 
New York state will make coronavirus vaccine eligibility universal by April 6, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday. It became one of the last U.S. states to take that step.

Vaccine eligibility will expand to those age 30 years and older starting on Tuesday, and will then increase to those age 16 and older the following week, Cuomo said. The news comes ahead of the federal May 1 deadline aimed to increase eligibility for all those age 16 and older.

Hospitalizations Up in Half of U.S. 
The seven-day average of hospital admissions with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 increased in 25 U.S. states plus the nation’s capital and Puerto Rico last week, compared with same period a week earlier, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-29/covid-hospital-cases-rise-in-25-states-and-patients-are-younger> data through Saturday.

Additionally, about two in three patients with laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 nationally are now younger than 65, according to data updated Friday from Covid-Net, a surveillance network covering 14 states.

CDC Chief Warns of ‘Impending Doom’ 
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pleaded with Americans to wear masks and stick with Covid-19 mitigation measures, warning of “impending doom” as cases, hospitalizations and deaths begin to rise again.

Rochelle Walensky,  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-29/cdc-chief-warns-of-impending-doom-as-covid-cases-deaths-rise> speaking at a press briefing Monday, fought back tears as she outlined a series of warning signals and said she was frightened about a looming fourth wave of Covid cases.

She said the U.S. trajectory looks “similar” to that in the EU a few weeks ago, before spikes in cases took hold.

Pfizer, Moderna Shots Prevent Infection 
Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. effectively  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-29/pfizer-moderna-vaccines-prevent-infections-in-real-world-study> prevented coronavirus infections, not just illness, with substantial protection evident two weeks after the first dose, government researchers said.

Two doses of the vaccines provide as much as 90% protection against infection, according to data from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published Monday. Earlier clinical trials had established that the shots also prevent illness, hospitalizations, and deaths.

The study adds to evidence that new vaccines made with messenger RNA technology actually reduce the spread of the virus in real-world conditions. An earlier study in Israel found a single dose of the Pfizer vaccine reduced infections by as much as 85%.

Origin Study Finds Lab Leak Unlikely 
The coronavirus  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-29/covid-origin-study-found-lab-leak-extremely-unlikely-ap-says> probably spread from bats to humans via another animal, according to the long-awaited results of a joint World Health Organization-China study into the origins of Covid-19.

The latest Covid updates

The authors suggest that the most productive research would be to find such an animal link, saying the hypothesis of lab leaks was extremely unlikely, according to a draft of the report, which was obtained by Bloomberg News before it’s due to be published Tuesday. The scientists suggested future studies take a wider geographical approach, including Southeast Asia, and investigate susceptible animal species more closely.

Top Biden administration officials on Sunday expressed concern about the way the <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-29/u-s-officials-air-concerns-about-who-s-covid-origin-report>  report was crafted, including the possibility that the Chinese government had a hand in writing it.

U.S. Cases Rise for Two Straight Weeks 
Covid-19 infections rose for two straight weeks in the U.S., the first such increase since January, as states ease restrictions. For the seven days ending Sunday, cases rose 17% from the prior week to about 444,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg.

INVESTORS DIARY 2021

Company

Event

Venue

Date & Time

CFI

AGM

Farm & City Boardroom, 1st Floor Farm & City Complex, 1 Wynne Street

31/03/21 | 11am

Good Friday

02/04/21

Easter Sunday

04/04/21

Easter Monday

05/04/21

Independence Day

18/04/21

Public Holiday in lieu of Independence Day falling on a Sunday

19/04/21

Companies under Cautionary

ART

PPC

Dairibord

Starafrica

Fidelity

Turnall

Medtech

Zimre

Nampak Zimbabwe

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