Coronavirus Global Updates May 14 ::: Singapore Sets Curbs; Germany May Ease Measures; India Increases Recommended Dose Intervals

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Coronavirus Global Updates May 14 ::: Singapore Sets Curbs; Germany May Ease Measures; India Increases Recommended Dose Intervals

 


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COVID-19 update: As at 13 May 2021, Zimbabwe had 38 491 confirmed cases, including 36 286 recoveries and 1 582 deaths. To date, a total of 559 875 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19. 


 


 


 


Singapore Sets Curbs; Germany May Ease Measures: Virus Update


President Joe Biden’s administration took its biggest step yet toward declaring victory over the pandemic -- announcing that fully vaccinated Americans can ditch their masks in most settings.



The situation in Asia was more grim, with Singapore putting in place new restrictions as local cases rose to the highest since July. There’s a “high chance” a Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble may not go ahead as scheduled on May 26, a Hong Kong official said.



Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the virus is spreading rapidly to India’s rural areas, as the nation’s death toll rose by 4,000 for a third straight day. Germany’s restrictions could ease further after the  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-14/german-curbs-set-to-ease-after-covid-cases-fall-below-key-level> contagion rate fell below a key level for the first time in nearly two months.

 


India’s Covid Crisis Hits Port Operations
India’s Covid crisis is threatening operations at some of its  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QT2UI1T0AFB4> biggest ports, raising concern the action could trigger shipping delays that reverberate through global supply chains.




Karaikal Port in southern India invoked force majeure until May 24 after operations were “severely affected” from the pandemic, according to a notice on its website. The terminal, which claims to be India’s biggest non-state port, handles coal, sugar and petroleum among other commodities. Gopalpur port in Odisha has also declared force majeure, according to IHS Markit.


Ireland-Britain Travel Bubble Planned 
Ireland plans to open a travel bubble with Britain within weeks, the Irish Times reported. The Minister for Tourism will present a report next week recommending a plan is published no later than the end of May to set out when restrictions on inbound travel will be eased and that restrictions on arrivals from the U.K. are removed, the newspaper says.


Currently all travelers to Ireland must quarantine for 14 days on arrival and have evidence of a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours prior. From May 17, non-essential travel between Britain and Northern Ireland will resume under U.K. Rules.


Hungary Set for First Vaccine Doses 
First-dose vaccinations in Hungary could potentially reach 6 million out of the total population of almost 10 million people based on the number of those registered, Premier Viktor Orban said in an interview on state broadcaster Kossuth Radio. First inoculations would likely reach 5 million before the end of May, Orban said. Hungary has the second highest vaccinations ratio in the European Union.




German Curbs May Ease as Cases Fall Below Key Level 
Germany’s  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-14/german-curbs-set-to-ease-after-covid-cases-fall-below-key-level> pandemic restrictions could ease further in the coming days after the national contagion rate fell below a key level for the first time in nearly two months.


Infections per 100,000 people over the past seven days dropped to 96.5 on Friday, the first time the figure was below 100 since March 20, according to the RKI public-health institute. The incidence rate had peaked at nearly 170 in late April.

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s controversial lockdown law allows curbs to be loosened if the incidence rate falls below 100 for five consecutive days.


India Increases Recommended Dose Intervals 
India has increased the recommended interval between the first and second doses of AstraZeneca Plc’s vaccine to 12-16 weeks from 6-8 weeks.


The decision comes as the country faces a severe shortage of shots. Policy makers find themselves having to balance between offering a larger share of the population some protection with at least a first dose, or deepening protection to a few by fully vaccinating them.


Singapore to Return to Lockdown Mode For One Month 
Singapore is returning to  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-14/singapore-to-return-to-lockdown-mode-for-one-month-as-cases-rise> lockdown-like conditions it last imposed a year ago, banning dining-in and limiting gatherings to two people, as a rising number of untraceable infections pressures one of the most successful places in the world at Covid containment.


For four weeks from May 16 to June 13, gathering sizes as well as household visitors will be cut to a maximum of two people from five people now, working from home will be the default, and food places can only do takeaways and deliveries, the health ministry said in a statement.

There’s a high chance that the Hong Kong-Singapore air travel bubble may not go ahead as scheduled on May 26, Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau said at a briefing, citing Singapore authorities. Both places will review the situation in the next couple of days.


Nevada to Adopt CDC’s Mask Rules 
The state of Nevada is revising its mask guidelines to match those by the CDC. Businesses and other private entities may impose stricter requirements, and local authorities could add social distancing rules, based on the latest guidelines issued by Governor Steve Sisolak. That means casinos in Las Vegas and elsewhere in the state could drop their mask requirements if they choose to.




Japan to Expand Virus State of Emergency 
The Japanese government plans to add three more prefectures to the  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-14/japan-to-expand-virus-state-of-emergency-add-3-more-prefectures> state of emergency after consulting experts at a meeting held Friday morning, Yasutoshi Nishimura, the minister in charge of the government’s Covid response said at a briefing broadcast by NHK.




The emergency will expand to Hokkaido, Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures and be effective May 16 through the end of the month.

Less than three months to the Tokyo Olympics, Japan is struggling to contain the spread of infections with record daily cases logged in different parts of the nation over the past weeks, including Hokkaido prefecture where Olympic marathon is planned to be held.


Taiwan Sees Availability for Vaccines After June 
Taiwan’s first locally developed vaccine is expected to be available by the end of July, while shots procured from abroad will arrive in batches after June, according to a statement from Taiwan’s presidential office, citing President Tsai Ing-wen’s speech Thursday night. At least three vaccines are being developed locally, Central News Agency reported.


Vaccine acquisition has been an ongoing struggle for the government. While authorities have previously said they expect to have 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca Plc and Moderna Inc. vaccines available by this summer, so far only 315,000 doses have arrived in Taiwan, enough to fully inoculate about 1% of the population of 23.5 million people.


U.K. May Speed Doses on Variant Concern 
U.K. ministers may bring forward second vaccine doses for millions of people after Prime Minister Boris Johnson  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-13/u-k-s-johnson-anxious-as-covid-19-variant-doubles-in-week> said he’s “anxious” about the spread of a Covid-19 variant from India.


Cases of the new B.1.617.2 strain of Covid-19 have risen to 1,313 from 520 over the past week, Public Health England said Thursday, assessing the strain to be “at least as transmissible” as the so-called Kent variant that took hold in December, precipitating the U.K.’s third lockdown in January.


Experts Join Call for New Origin Probe
A group of eminent scientists and physicians joined the WHO director-general, European Union and the governments of more than a dozen countries in calling for greater clarity about the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Writing in  <https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6543/694.1> Science Thursday, Jesse Bloom, Ralph Baric, Akiko Iwasaki, Marc Lipsitch and 14 other researchers said that theories of an accidental release from a laboratory and zoonotic spillover both remain viable, though a recent WHO-led study didn’t give balanced consideration to the possibility of a lab accident.




“Public health agencies and research laboratories alike need to open their records to the public,” they said. “Investigators should document the veracity and provenance of data from which analyses are conducted and conclusions drawn, so that analyses are reproducible by independent experts.”




Pelosi Keeps Mask Rule 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said masks will  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-13/pelosi-says-mask-to-stay-on-house-floor-despite-cdc-guidance> still be required for members of Congress and staff on the House floor despite new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that face coverings aren’t needed for those who are fully vaccinated. She isn’t easing the requirement because it’s not known how many House members and their staffs are vaccinated, said her spokesman, Drew Hammill.




Washington State, Maine Set Reopening 
Governor Jay Inslee said Washington State will reopen fully on June 30 but that it could happen sooner if 70% of people over 16 get at least one dose of vaccine. Inslee also restarted more gradual steps toward reopening after a pause of two weeks because a recent spike in cases is now declining.


Maine will lift many virus restrictions, removing capacity limits on most outdoor and indoor events, Governor Janet Mills announced. Masks must still be worn indoors in public places. Physical distancing will be required where people eat and must remove their masks.


Outbreak Strikes Vaccinated Yankees 
The New York Yankees are experiencing a virus outbreak among  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-13/vaccinated-yankees-test-positive-for-covid-forcing-quarantine> vaccinated personnel. Eight fully inoculated members of the organization tested positive for Covid-19 this week, including shortstop Gleyber Torres, who also had the virus during the off season, the Yankees said in a statement Thursday. All of those who tested positive are currently under quarantine protocol in Tampa, Florida, as Major League Baseball and the New York State Department of Health advise the club.




U.S. Eases Mask Rules 
President Joe Biden’s administration took its biggest step yet toward declaring victory over the coronavirus pandemic -- announcing that fully vaccinated Americans can  <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-13/cdc-to-loosen-mask-guidance-for-vaccinated-people-in-most-places> ditch their masks in most settings, even indoors or in large groups.


The guidance shift Thursday is a turning point in the fight against Covid-19 and comes as U.S. caseloads fall and vaccinations rise. It signals a broad return to everyday life, and is also a bet that any surge in spread from relaxed guidelines won’t be enough to reverse progress in inoculations.

Masks are still required on buses, trains and other forms of public transportation, as well as airports, she said.


 


 

 


 


 


 

 


 

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