The global caseload of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has topped 223.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.61 million
Currently, it is Australia that is struggling to contain the highly infectious Delta variant. This comes at a time when the global caseload of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has topped 223.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.61 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
According to reports, the spike in new cases comes as the Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for global governance and recommended the establishment of a Global Health Board “under the auspices of the G20”.
Australia’s second-most populous state Victoria on Saturday reported the biggest one-day rise in cases in more than a year, with 450 locally acquired Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, even as Australia is struggling to contain the Delta variant.
Britain’s medical regulator on Thursday gave the go-ahead for Pfizer and AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines to be used as booster shots
India too saw a single-day rise of 33,376 coronavirus infections, taking the overall tally to 3,32,08,330, while the number of active cases increased marginally and stood at 3,91,516, according to the Union health ministry.
In India, taking cognition of the situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review the Covid-19 situation in the country.
Meanwhile in the United States, the with an average of 1,50,000 new cases emerging and 1,500 people dying every day, President Joe Biden announced a new Covid-19 strategy which focuses on increasing vaccine coverage and increase testing.
On the other hand, Britain’s medical regulator on Thursday gave the go-ahead for Pfizer and AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines to be used as booster shots.
In Egypt, the health ministry reported 413 cases and 12 fatalities in the past 24 hours Egypt’s daily cases of coronavirus have surpassed 400 for the first time in months, while Germany’s standing committee on vaccination is recommending that pregnant women get vaccinated against Covid-19.
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