Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace
Dr. Tedros, World Health Organization
UK
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk
Myanmar
Cases, + 5,000
Positivity, more than 25%
Low vaccination
Limited access to health care
Radio free Asia
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/oxygen-07122021202524.html
Coronavirus treatment facilities at capacity
Hospital beds and oxygen in short supply
Patients deemed either too sick to be saved or not sick enough, turned away
Lines of people looking for oxygen in Yangon and Mandalay
Taiwan
Japan supports with AZ vaccine, 3.3 million shots so far
China
Doses so far, 1.39 billion
Vaccine mandates
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/13/coronavirus-latest-updates/
France and Greece mandate for health-care workers
Emmanuel Macron
facing a strong resumption of the epidemic
Could lead to rising hospitalizations later this summer
Vaccination, 51% of over 18s
The equation is simple. The more we vaccinate, the less space we leave this virus to circulate
Privileged access to indoor dining, entering shopping malls, cinemas, traveling on planes and trains
Charging for PCR tests soon
Put restrictions on the unvaccinated rather than on everyone
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Vaccination, 45% of over 18s
15 to 17s starting later this week
All HCWs must be immunized starting 1st September
Nursing staff required to begin receiving vaccinations immediately
Only fully vaccinated allowed to use public indoor spaces until end of August
Italy
March that all health-care workers must be vaccinated or year-long suspension without pay
US
ER visits
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#ed-visits
Vaccination trends
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccination-trends
ONS review
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsights
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