【無了期唔知幾時完嘅武漢肺炎】國際疫情討論區09

26,485 new cases (new natioanl record) and 175 new deaths in South Africa

Worsening rapidly. Now is still early-mid winter so many painful days ahead.

922 new cases in Vietnam

New national record.
Worsening rapdily!

新冠肺炎今增37本土、2例境外 添2死、累計688人病逝

指揮中心表示，今日新增之37例本土病例（其中13例為居家隔離期間或期滿檢驗陽性者），為12例男性、25例女性，年齡介於未滿5歲至90多歲，發病日介於今（2021）年6月17日至7月3日。個案分布以台北市18例最多，其次為新北市11例、桃園市及彰化縣各3例、宜蘭縣2例；其中16例為已知感染源、3例關聯不明、18例調查中，相關疫情調查持續進行中。

指揮中心說明，今日新增2例死亡個案（案8089、12577），分別為70多歲女性及80多歲男性，發病日為5月18日及6月9日，確診日為5月30日及6月11日，死亡日為7月2日及6月17日。

今日新增2例境外移入中，案15113為本國籍50多歲女性，7月2日自柬埔寨返台，持有搭機前3日內檢驗陰性報告，入境時有發燒症狀，在機場採檢後送醫治療，於今日確診；相關接觸者匡列中。案15129為本國籍30多歲男性，6月30日起陸續出現頭痛、喉嚨痛及流鼻水等症狀，7月3日自印尼返台，持有搭機前3日內檢驗陰性報告，入境時主動通報有症狀並在機場採檢，於今日確診；已掌握個案同行返台之友人1名，其在台期間並無症狀，檢體檢驗中，已列居家隔離，其餘同班機接觸者匡列中。

Keep improving!

法律教授 陳文敏：暴力行為應受譴責 惟獻花悼念違法說法牽強

https://lihkg.com/thread/2604263/page/1

25,142 new cases and 663 new deaths in Russia

Keep worsening!

英國增2.4萬宗確診 官員稱有空間盡量取消防疫限制

英國新增24248宗新型肺炎確診個案，再多15人死亡，兩項數字都較前一日略為減少。

房屋、社區及地方政府大臣鄭偉祺，被問到有無信心在7月19日解除英格蘭地區的所有防疫限制時說，由於疫苗接種計劃成功，看起來有空間盡可能取消限制，讓社會恢復正常。

鄭偉祺預期，隨著防疫限制放寬，確診個案可能繼續顯著上升，但認為現在必須進入不同階段，學會與病毒共存，在採取預防措施的同時，民眾亦承擔個人責任。被問及在某些情況下，是否可以取消口罩令，鄭偉祺說，首相約翰遜未來幾日會有公布，又認為在戴口罩的問題上，不同人會有不同取態，相信民眾會作出最好的判斷。

東京都增518宗確診 再有海外運動員確診

日本東京都再多518宗新型肺炎確診個案，數字比一星期前上升。再有參與東京奧運的海外選手確診，涉及一名塞爾維亞賽艇代表隊成員。

該5人代表隊昨日抵達東京羽田機場，其中1名30多歲運動員，在機場接受病毒檢測，結果呈陽性。患者被送往接受治療，其餘4人被列為密切接觸者，現正在機場附近的隔離設施。代表隊原定轉往富山縣南礪市接受賽前集訓，目前集訓已取消。

另外，共同社引述消息報道，由於東京都疫情持續，東奧賽事入座人數上限，有可能由10000人減半至5000人，屆時大約四成東奧賽事，有機會要閉門進行，包括開幕及閉幕儀式、部分足球及田俓賽事。

522 new cases and 3 new deaths in Fiji

Worsening rapdily!

CDC investigating death of Michigan boy who died days after getting Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine


Details at:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/07/04/saginaw-county-michigan-jacob-clynick-pfizer-covid-vaccine/7858478002/

新冠肺炎今增28例本土創新低 添1死、累計689人病逝

中央流行疫情指揮中心今天公布國內新增31例COVID-19確定病例，分別為28例本土及3例境外移入；另確診個案中新增1例死亡。指揮官陳時中指出，整體個案數無論從研判日、發病日、採檢日都持續往下，今天病例數是這波疫情來相對較少。

Equivalent to 10 new cases in Hong Kong.
The pandemic is almost over in Taiwan.

東京都增342宗確診 4個都縣重點防疫措施擬延長

日本東京都新增342宗新型肺炎確診個案。

日本10個都道府縣的疫情防止蔓延等重點措施星期日屆滿，報道說政府研究延長首都圈4個都縣的重點措施一個月。

報道說，處於緊急事態宣言的沖繩縣可望下調級別。北海道、愛知、京都、大阪、兵庫、福岡計劃如期解除。首相菅義偉將在星期四的疫情會議上正式決定。

如果4個都縣的重點措施延長，將與東京奧運會的舉行日期重疊，原本最多1萬人的奧運觀眾人數上限計劃下調一半。開閉幕、大規模場館和晚上比賽時段閉門進行的機會很高，預計整體約4成將採用閉門形式作賽。

以色列正設法處理一批本月底到期新冠疫苗

以色列政府正設法處理一批本月底到期的輝瑞新冠疫苗。總理貝內特表示，已與輝瑞藥廠商討，讓以色列與其他國家進行交易，處理有關疫苗，但未有提到涉及的國家。

衛生部官員表示，該批疫苗預計本月31日到期，當局上周曾與英國商討，但最終未有達成協議，重申任何交易都必須取得輝瑞批准。當局未有透露疫苗數量，當地傳媒報道，涉及約100萬劑。

以色列去年底開始疫苗接種計劃，目前近九成50歲以上民眾已接種疫苗，但仍有約五分一合資格民眾尚未接種。

印度新增近4萬宗確診 孟買懷疑數千人被注射假疫苗

印度衛生部公布，過去一日新增3萬9千多宗新型肺炎確診個案，再多723名患者不治，累計超過3059萬人確診，40萬2千多人死亡。

另外，美國《紐約時報》報道，印度孟買懷疑有超過2600人被注射假的新冠疫苗，當局展開調查，至今已有14人被捕。報道說，過去兩個月，當地有十多個私人疫苗接種點，涉嫌以「鹽水」代替疫苗，涉案的包括醫護人員。

Dozens die in Indonesia hospital with oxygen shortage, as Delta variant sweeps the country

Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN)More than 60 people died in a hospital in Indonesia this weekend after oxygen supplies nearly ran out, as the country battles a severe wave of Covid-19 that authorities say is driven by the more infectious Delta variant.

The world's fourth most populous nation is facing one of Asia's worst outbreaks, with a record high of 27,913 new cases reported on Saturday. The islands of Bali and Java -- which includes the capital Jakarta -- went under emergency lockdown Saturday to curb the spread of the resurgent virus.
In a statement, the Sardjito hospital on Java said 63 patients died between Saturday and early Sunday after it nearly exhausted its oxygen supplies. The hospital said it had sought more oxygen for days before the incident, but virus patients streaming in since Friday had pushed it beyond its capacity, consuming oxygen faster than expected.
The crisis eased when it began to receive fresh supplies just before dawn on Sunday. A hospital spokesman could not confirm if all the dead had suffered from Covid-19.

In response, the government has asked the gas industry to increase production of medical oxygen, said health ministry official Siti Nadia Tarmizi. "We also hope people don't stock up on oxygen," she added.
Separately, the ministry overseeing Indonesia's Covid-19 response ordered the gas industry to prioritize production to fill estimated demand of 800 metric tons of oxygen each day for medical needs.
The industry has idle capacity of 225,000 metric tons a year that can still be used, the ministry added.
Hospitals across Java are being pushed to the brink by the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant, which was first identified in India, where it caused a dramatic spike in cases and pushed medical resources to the brink of collapse.
In Jakarta, the government said the daily figure of funerals following Covid protocols had risen tenfold since early May, with 392 burials on Saturday alone.

The country has "seen a dramatic increase in confirmed cases after the festive holidays," said Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin on Friday.
Authorities had not initially realized how quickly the virus was spreading in this latest wave, he told CNN -- adding that the Delta variant was behind the rapidly deteriorating situation.
"This variant hits everyone -- not only children, but also adults," he said. "If we compare with the previous wave, the number of confirmed cases increased significantly faster for both adults and children."
The number of infected and hospitalized children is higher this time around compared to Indonesia's previous wave, perhaps due to the overall higher number of infections nationwide -- but their rate of hospitalization is still lower than for adult patients, he said.
More than 350 doctors and medical workers in Indonesia have contracted the disease despite being vaccinated with China's Sinovac shot, officials said in mid-June, leading to concerns about the efficacy of vaccines against more infectious variants.

美國國慶

https://lihkg.com/thread/2605262/page/1

29,745 new cases (new national record) and 558 new deaths (new national record) in Indonesia

Keep worsening rapidly.

以色列數據指輝瑞疫苗對防Delta病毒效力似乎較差

以色列衛生部最新數據顯示，輝瑞/BioNTech的新冠疫苗，在預防感染變種新冠病毒Delta方面，效力似乎明顯較差，但很大程度上仍然能夠防止住院及重症病例。

數據顯示，在5月份Delta病毒仍未在以色列流行時，輝瑞/BioNTech疫苗在預防感染和出現病徵的有效率為94.3%，但自從Delta病毒開始流行，6月的數據下跌約三成至64%。在預防住院和重症方面，雖然有效率亦有所下跌，但仍有九成三。

輝瑞發言人拒絕評論，但引用其他研究表明，疫苗產生的抗體仍然能夠中和所有經測試的變種病毒，包括Delta病毒，雖然強度有所降低。

官員接連批評悼念行為 有學者稱悼念不代表認同施襲

https://lihkg.com/thread/2605911/page/1

Boris Johnson set to announce easing of social distancing rules despite backlash from scientists

Boris Johnson is poised to announce the easing of social distancing rules, despite a backlash from scientists over his willingness to accept more serious illnesses and deaths from Covid-19.

People will be urged to “learn to live with this virus”, when the prime minister unveils decisions on whether to scrap the “one-metre-plus rule” and work-from-home guidance, on Monday.

He is expected to say England is on course to remove the distancing rule on 19 July – allowing drinkers to order at the bar again – after a cabinet minister revealed the wearing of face masks will be voluntary.

But the likely end to restrictions, and a call by Sajid Javid, the new health secretary, for an acceptance that “cases are going to rise significantly”, likening Covid to flu, drew fierce criticism.

Mr Johnson will brace the public for serious illness and deaths to continue, at a Downing Street press conference – with the link from rising infections only “weakened”, not severed – but at far lower levels than before most people were vaccinated.

One member of the government’s Sage advisory body called Mr Javid’s comments “frightening”, while a second warned it would result in new “variant factories”, as transmission soared.

A public health expert branded the removal of all Covid restrictions in just two weeks’ time “absolutely bonkers” and Mr Johnson was warned the pandemic could still spiral “out of control”.

But the prime minister, who is also expected to kill off plans for Covid-status certificates to attend large events, will also argue for the virus to be considered like flu – which kills 20,000 people in a bad winter.

“As we begin to learn to live with this virus, we must all continue to carefully manage the risks from Covid and exercise judgement when going about our lives,” he will say.

Ministers and scientists will weigh up the latest data at a morning meeting. On Sunday, a further 24,248 lab-confirmed infections, and 15 deaths, were announced, while hospital admissions are rising by 24 per cent week-on-week.

The backlash came after Mr Javid called the health arguments for lifting all restrictions “compelling”, saying: “We also need to be clear that cases are going to rise significantly.”

Professor Stephen Reicher, a Sage member, tweeted: “It is frightening to have a ‘health’ secretary who still thinks Covid is flu, who is unconcerned at levels of infection, who doesn’t realise that those who do best for health also do best for the economy, who wants to ditch all protections while only half of us are vaccinated.

“The key message of the pandemic is “this isn’t an ‘I’ thing, it’s a ‘we’ thing. Your behaviour affects my health. Get your head around the ‘we’ concept.”

Professor Adam Finn, from the government’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), warned the pandemic could still spiral “out of control” in the UK.

“I shall certainly be continuing to wear a mask if I have got any symptoms, or if I am in an enclosed space with lots of other people for a prolonged period of time,” he said.

And, warning of countries in “fourth and fifth waves”, he added: “I’m worried about that, not just out of a sense of fairness for the people around the world, but actually also for us in the UK.”

Pointing to the arrival of the highly-infectious Delta variant from India, Prof Finn told Sky News: “That will happen again if the pandemic goes forward unchecked around the world.

“Then we’ll be left with a worse problem and I think that is the most likely scenario to cause a fourth or fifth wave in this country that would be out of control.”

Professor Robert West, a public health expert at University College London, argued the removal of all Covid restrictions so quickly was “absolutely bonkers”.

27,334 new cases and 9 new deaths in the United Kingdom

Keep worsening!

Norway delays full reopening over Delta Covid-19 variant

Norway has decided to delay the final phase of reopening until at least the end of the month over concerns around the Delta variant of Covid-19.

While some Covid-19 restrictions will be eased in Norway this week, bars and restaurants will remain limited to table service only, and gatherings of more than 20 people in private homes remain prohibited – two restrictions that were set to be lifted today.

Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Monday: “There is a risk that the Delta variant will cause a fourth wave of infection in the unvaccinated part of the population among those who have only received one dose or are in vulnerable groups”.

“We have chosen to wait and see how the Delta variant affects the infection situation.”

She added that the next step of reopening would not take place until the end of July or beginning of August.

The Delta variant, first seen in India, is quickly becoming the globally dominant strain of Covid-19, according to the World Health Organisation, and the Norwegian health minister said that it could become the dominant variant in Norway this month.

To date, nearly two thirds of eligible Norwegians have received a Covid vaccine, and 37 per cent of adults are fully vaccinated.

Some restrictions were eased, however, and as of Thursday this week people will be allowed to attend outdoor events with up to 7,000 people in attendance, where assigned seating is in place and the venue is below 50 per cent capacity. Indoors, up to 3,000 people can attend events provided that there is assigned seating.

In both cases, attendees must present a Norwegian Covid-19 certificate, which contains data about each individual’s most recent Covid vaccination, recovery from Covid infections within the past six months, and recent negative Covid test results.

Venues will now also be allowed to welcome guests onto their premises past midnight.

On 3 July, Norway recorded 112 new Covid cases. The country has recorded 131,945 Covid infections and 794 related deaths since the pandemic began.

Some Spain regions reinstating COVID restrictions on nightlife after new infections soar

MADRID — Faced with soaring numbers of new coronavirus infections among unvaccinated young people, some Spanish regions are reinstating curbs on nightlife only weeks after dropping them.

Fearing that the surging contagion could strain health care services as stressed employees try to go on summer holidays, health officials in several parts of the country are also rushing to get COVID-19 vaccine shots to people under 30.

Spain's strict vaccination rollout has so far focused on older, more vulnerable groups, leaving the vaccination of teenagers and people in their 20s for the summer.

So far, 40% of Spain's 47 million people have been fully vaccinated, one of the highest levels in Europe, but that falls to one in ten vaccinated in the 20-29 age group and a meager 0.7% for those under 20.

新冠肺炎今增27例本土、2例境外 添17死、累計706人病逝

指揮中心表示，今日新增之27例本土病例（其中15例為居家隔離期間或期滿檢驗陽性者），為17例男性、10例女性，年齡介於未滿5歲至70多歲，發病日介於今（2021）年6月10日至7月5日。個案分布以台北市14例最多，其次為新北市11例、屏東縣及彰化縣各1例；其中17例為已知感染源、10例調查中，相關疫情調查持續進行中。

指揮中心說明，今日新增17例死亡個案，為14位男性、3位女性，發病日介於5月16日至7月2日，確診日介於5月19日至7月5日，死亡日介於6月28日至7月5日。

印度，南美，東南亞，俄佬 相信已經無得救

23,378 new cases and 737 new deaths (new national record) in Russia