Germany announced on Tuesday that it was reducing restrictions on Britain and 4 other European countries due to the emergence of the most contagious delta variant of COVID-19.
The Robert Koch Institute, Germany’s public fitness agency, said it had downgraded Britain, Portugal, Russia, India and Nepal from their highest threat category of “areas of variable concern” to “areas of high incidence. “The substitution means that travelers from those countries can avoid entering mandatory quarantine if they may turn out they’ve gained a COVID-19 vaccine, while those who haven’t been vaccinated will have to enter a 10-day isolation era. the user test negative for COVID-19.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday that the government aims to end its latest lockdown on July 19, despite a growing number of coronavirus cases caused through the highly transmissible delta variant. end, however, corporations can impose them with face masks. He said a final resolution on the reopening date would take a position next week.
Meanwhile, Britain’s royal palace said Monday that Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, isolates herself after coming into contact last week with a user who then got tested for the coronavirus.
Vaccine donations
On the vaccine front, Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said his country will donate 1. 1 million more doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Taiwan later this week. The new delivery comes a month after Tokyo donated 1. 24 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from two injections to the autonomous island.
Taiwan had been one of the least successful in the world involving the spread of the coronavirus at the start of the pandemic, but had to deal with a sudden outbreak of new infections that the government connected with outbreaks among flight crews with the state owned through China Airlines and a hotel at Taoyuan International Airport. Taiwan has shown 15,061 cases of COVID-19 and 689 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.
Japan will also donate one million doses of AstraZeneca to Thailand and the Philippines this week, following donations to Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Meanwhile, Israel and South Korea have announced an equivalent exchange of COVID-19 vaccines as both countries seek to relaunch their vaccination campaigns. The agreement requires Israel to send 700,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to South Korea by the end of this month, and South Korea will return an equivalent amount of Pfizer vaccines it already ordered in September. “This is a win-win deal,” Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday in a written statement.
Delta variant
The spread of the delta variant, first known in India, has led to an increase in cases in countries around the world, adding South Korea. Health officials in Seoul reported 711 new cases in the county on Monday, the third day in a row. of 700 instances Most instances originated in the Seoul populated metropolitan area.
Indonesia said Monday it was searching for more oxygen materials as it attacked a wave of COVID-19 cases, fueled by the spread of the Delta variant. it would import more oxygen if needed.
In Luxembourg, officials said Monday that Prime Minister Xavier Bettel is in a serious but solid condition after contracting COVID-19 and will remain hospitalized for the time being. Bettel was admitted to hospital on Sunday after testing positive for the virus after a two-day EU Summit in Brussels.
International affected
The pandemic continues in the world of foreign sport, with organisers of the Australian Grand Prix saying on Tuesday that they would cancel Formula 1 races for the time being for the year in a row due to Australia’s strict travel and quarantine problems. 21, however, went back to November 21, just two weeks after the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, preventing drivers and their groups from completing Australia’s mandatory 14-day quarantine and preparing for the race. The circuit in Melbourne was abruptly cancelled as the pandemic began to take hold around the world.
The Australian MotoGP, which was due to take up position in October at the Phillip Island Urban Circuit, has also been deserted for the time being in a row.
As of Tuesday morning, there were more than 185. 1 million cases of COVID worldwide, adding 3. 9 billion deaths, according to Johns Hopkins. The United States remains the most sensitive of any category with 33. 7 million cases overall and 605,567 deaths. that more than 3,200 million doses of vaccines have been administered worldwide.