COVID-19 digest: Cases more than double in Southeast China

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Beijing, Sep 14: China is racing to manage new native COVID-19 infections which have greater than doubled in its southeastern province of Fujian.

The nation’s Nationwide Well being Fee reported 59 new domestically transmitted circumstances on Tuesday, up from 22 the day earlier than. The entire circumstances had been in Fujian province.

A complete of 102 group infections have been reported within the province in simply the final 4 days.

The primary case was reported in Putian, a metropolis of three.2 million, on September 10. The virus has since unfold south to Xiamen.

Each cities have locked down high-risk areas and commenced city-wide testing on Tuesday.

The newest outbreak, spurred by the extremely contagious Delta variant, comes forward of the week-long Nationwide Day vacation beginning October 1.

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Here is the newest coronavirus information from world wide:

Asia Pacific

Japan will donate an extra 1.3 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan and different Asian neighbors, Overseas Minister Toshimitsu Motegi mentioned.

Taiwan will get 500,000 extra doses, whereas 400,000 pictures will go to Vietnam, 300,000 for Thailand, and 100,000 to Brunei, Motegi mentioned.

With the newest batch, Japan’s whole donations to Taiwan attain 3.9 million doses.

The Australian Capital Territory, residence to Canberra, will stay in lockdown for one more 4 weeks, making it the third extension of restrictions in place.

The ACT first went into lockdown for a seven-day interval final month after it recorded its first COVID-19 case in the neighborhood since July 2020.

The territory recorded 22 new circumstances on Tuesday, taking the overall variety of lively circumstances to 252, Chief Minister Andrew Barr mentioned at a each day COVID-19 briefing.

New South Wales and Victoria noticed new infections barely ease on Tuesday, however officers mentioned they would wish to see a gradual drop in each day circumstances earlier than concluding that the infections had peaked.

Nearly all of the circumstances had been reported within the two state capitals, Sydney and Melbourne.

Europe

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is about to announce a method for giving susceptible teams and the aged a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

“The pandemic is way from over, however due to our phenomenal vaccine program, new remedies, and testing we’re in a position to dwell with the virus with out important restrictions on our freedoms,” Johnson mentioned in an announcement.

“Right now I’ll set out a transparent plan for the autumn and winter, when the virus has a pure benefit, to guard the positive aspects we now have made.”

Germany reported XX new circumstances on Tuesday and XX further deaths, in accordance with the Robert Koch Institute of Infectious illness. The newest figures take the overall an infection to XX and fatalities to XX.

Africa

South Africa’s president has introduced the easing of some restrictions and urged residents to get vaccinated. Lower than 20% of South Africans are totally vaccinated because the authorities urge a lift in vaccine take-up.

Americas

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has threatened to superb cities and counties that might mandate workers to get vaccinated towards COVID-19.

If a authorities company within the state of Florida forces a vaccine as a situation to employment, that violates Florida regulation,” he mentioned in a press convention. “And you’ll face a $5,000 superb for each single violation,” he added. “That is thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of {dollars} doubtlessly in fines.”

The Southern US state has recorded greater than 3.4 million circumstances of COVID-19.

adi/ (AFP, AP, Reuters)

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