【無了期唔知幾時完嘅武漢肺炎】國際疫情討論區09

1,625 new cases (new national record) and 5 new deaths in Vietnam

Keep worsening rapidly

2,264 new cases and 20 new deaths in Japan

Keep worsening!
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Los Angeles County sees exponential growth in Covid-19 cases as Delta variant becomes dominant, worrying officials

(CNN)The most populous county in the US is seeing "exponential growth" of Covid-19 cases as the Delta variant takes over as the dominant coronavirus strain, health officials in Los Angeles County said.

"We do continue to see an uptick in cases and hospitalizations," Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said Thursday. "Deaths, fortunately, continue to be relatively low, but as hospitalizations continue to increase, we anticipate that deaths might also increase."

Long article at https://us.cnn.com/2021/07/09/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html

新冠肺炎增31本土、2境外 添6死、累計736人病逝

指揮中心表示，今日新增之31例本土病例(其中19例為居家隔離期間或期滿檢驗陽性者)，為17例男性、14例女性，年齡介於10多歲至70多歲，發病日介於今(2021)年6月22日至7月9日。個案分布以臺北市及新北市各13例最多，其次為桃園市4例，基隆市1例；其中21例為已知感染源、2例關聯不明、8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6例死亡個案，為2例男性、4例女性，年齡介於30多歲至80多歲，發病日介於6月3日至6月24日，確診日介於6月4日至6月25日，死亡日介於7月6日至7月8日。

A very small improvement.

2,278 new cases and 16 new deaths in Japan

keep worsening.

南韓新增1324宗確診 連續三日超過千三宗

南韓新增1324宗新型肺炎確診個案，較前一日減少54宗，但仍然是連續三日超過1300宗，當中1280宗屬於社區感染，再多5名患者死亡。

首都圈明日起實施最高的第四級防疫響應級別，為期兩星期。防疫部門警告，在最壞情況下，本月底的每日新增感染人數，可能達到2140人。

東京奧運允許觀眾入場賽場只剩三個

東京奧組委昨天宣布，在福島舉行的棒球和壘球比賽，以及在北海道札幌舉行的足球比賽將禁止觀眾入場。

東京奧組委發表聲明說，接獲福島縣政府通知，考慮到全國疫情，亦借鑑其他地區的防疫措施，決定在福島縣舉行的所有奧運賽事不允許觀眾入場。

另外，東京奧組委表示，在札幌巨蛋體育場舉行的奧運足球比賽也閉門舉行。

東京奧組委同時確認，在宮城縣和茨城縣舉行的足球比賽，在靜岡縣舉行的場地單車比賽，仍然會允許觀眾入場觀看，意味東京奧運允許有現場觀眾的賽場只剩下三個。

國際奧委會和日本方面上周四達成協議，東京地區以及周邊千葉、埼玉和神奈川三縣所有場地的比賽將閉門舉行。

1,853 new cases (new national record) and 2 new deaths in Vietnam

Keep worsening rapidly.
Vietnam still has better record than Taiwan. However, Taiwan has suppressed the latest wave of virus while Vietnam has not yet able to suppress this wave of virus.

古巴批准首款自主研發新冠疫苗緊急使用

古巴藥品監管機構批准當地第一款自主研發和生產的新冠疫苗緊急使用，成為拉丁美洲國家首款獲緊急使用許可的自主研發新冠疫苗。

古巴國家藥品、設備和醫療器械控制中心表示，三期臨床試驗結果顯示，「阿夫達拉」新冠疫苗預防有症狀感染的有效率為92.28%。

在疫苗獲批准緊急使用前，當局已開始為民眾接種疫苗。除「阿夫達拉」外，另一款新冠疫苗「主權02」亦已完成三期臨床試驗，預計將於近期獲得緊急使用許可。按政府計劃，到8月7成人口將接種本土新冠疫苗，今年年底前實現全民接種。

9,353 new cases (new national record) and 87 new deaths in Malaysia

Keep worsening rapidly!

9,539 new cases and 86 new deaths in Thailand

Keep worsening

新冠肺炎今增28例本土、3境外 增4死、累計740人病逝

指揮中心表示，今日新增之28例本土病例（其中10例為居家隔離期間或期滿檢驗陽性者），為15例男性、13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26日至7月10日。個案分布以新北市12例為最多，其次為台北市11例、桃園市2例，新竹縣、彰化縣及台中市各1例；其中15例為已知感染源、9例關聯不明、4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4例死亡個案，為2例男性、2例女性，年齡介於40多歲至70多歲，發病日介於5月22日至6月22日，確診日介於5月25日至7月6日，死亡日介於7月7日至7月9日。

No improvement!

34歲男子前日打第2針復必泰 今晨猝死

https://lihkg.com/thread/2612818/page/1

Southern Africa hoped it was through the worst of Covid-19. Then the Delta variant arrived

Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN)Patients are crammed into every corner of the hospital's emergency room ward. They lie on beds and gurneys, or sit slumped in wheelchairs. Many suck on oxygen, but nobody talks. Some die while waiting for a bed.

On the worst nights in Johannesburg, currently in the grips of a terrible wave of infections, medics at one hospital must turn away ambulances carrying Covid-19 patients. It may be a diversion order more common to mass casualty events, but 16 months into the pandemic here, Covid-19 is a mass casualty event.
"It's devastating, it's soul destroying. We are trained to save lives, but you revert to that wartime mentality. You revert to becoming numbed, you revert to becoming blunted," said a senior doctor at a major public hospital in South Africa's largest city.
"Patients are being brought in in cars with desperately ill patients who have been turned away from other hospitals with no beds."
Like many healthcare workers CNN has spoken to during the crisis here, they did not want to be identified for fear of reprisals from the government.
"The third wave has been far more devastating, far more overwhelming," the doctor said.
The disease is no respecter of status, with authorities announcing Friday that the city's mayor had died of Covid-19 in hospital.
"It is my sad duty to confirm that the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Geoffrey Makhubo has indeed succumbed to Covid-19," said acting Executive Mayor and Member of the Mayoral Committee Eunice Mgcina via the official Twitter account of the city's authorities.
"We had hoped that the Executive Mayor would beat the virus and return to work and lead the city as we face this pandemic that has devastated lives and livelihoods. Our heartfelt condolences go to his wife, daughters, mother and the rest of his family, friends and comrades," added Mgcina.

Long article, read more at https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/09/africa/southern-africa-covid-delta-intl-cmd/index.html

武漢肺炎已經是風土病毒了

「mRNA」を使った新型コロナの国産ワクチン 年内に最終段階の臨床試験始まるか

　製薬大手の第一三共がファイザーなどと同じ「mRNA」を使った新型コロナの国産ワクチンについて年内にも最終段階の臨床試験を始める準備を進めていることがわかった。

　第一三共は国産の「mRNA」ワクチンについて年内にも数千人規模で最終段階の臨床試験を実施する方向で準備を進めていることを明らかにした。

　新型コロナワクチンはすでに実用化されており、開発中のワクチンと、ワクチンが含まれない偽の薬を数万人に投与して比較する大規模な臨床試験は倫理的に難しいとされている。このため第一三共は開発中のワクチンを投与した人とすでに実用化されたワクチンを投与した人の抗体の値を比較する方法で検討しているという。来年中の実用化を目指したいとしている。
（ANNニュース）

12 Jul 2021

新冠肺炎今增23例本土、1例境外 添1死、累計741人病逝

指揮中心表示，今日新增之23例本土病例（其中9例為居家隔離期間或期滿檢驗陽性者），為13例男性、10例女性，年齡介於未滿10歲至90多歲，發病日介於今（2021）年6月20日至7月11日。個案分布以新北市10例為最多，其次為台北市9例，基隆市、桃園市、新竹市及台中市各1例；其中17例為已知感染源、4例關聯不明、2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1例死亡個案（案2598），為60多歲男性，具慢性病史及其他確診者接觸史；個案於5月11日出現發燒等症狀，5月19日就醫採檢，5月20日確診並住院治療，6月11日解除隔離並出院。7月10日因其他原因死亡。

指揮中心指出，近期確診個案解隔離情形，5月11日至7月10日累計公布14,019位確診個案中，已有11,850人解除隔離，解隔離人數達確診人數84.5%。

指揮中心表示，今日新增1例境外移入個案（案15370），為克羅埃西亞籍未滿10歲女童，6月28日自瑞士入境，持搭機前3日內檢驗陰性報告，入境後至防疫旅館檢疫，7月10日進行檢疫期滿前採檢，於今日確診（Ct值33）。個案在台期間並無症狀，相關接觸者匡列中。

Improve a little bit.

日本東京都再實施緊急事態宣言 直至8月22日

日本東京都第四次實施緊急事態宣言。

提供酒類與卡拉OK的餐廳停業，沒有賣酒的卡拉OK與餐廳提早到晚上8時關門。另外，要求民眾避免不重要的外出，避免回鄉或旅行等跨都道府縣的人流移動。緊急事態宣言的實施日期直至8月22日，覆蓋東京奧運。日本傳媒報道，當局期望將奧運及暑假的人流降至最低。另外，沖繩縣亦延長實施緊急事態；埼玉、千葉、神奈川與大阪府等4府縣，延長疫情防範措施，同樣直至8月22日。

東京都近期的新型肺炎確診個案持續上升。

泰國擬為首針打科興疫苗人士在第二針接種阿斯利康疫苗

泰國當局計劃為第一針注射科興新冠疫苗的人士，在接種第二針時，注射阿斯利康疫苗，以加強對Delta變種病毒的保護，建立更高免疫力。報道指，若落實執行，泰國將是首個國家公開宣布，混合接種中國和西方國家開發的疫苗。

衛生部門表示，67萬7千多名已接種兩劑科興疫苗的醫護人員中，有618人在今年4至7月感染新型肺炎，其中一名護士不治。

泰國新增8600多宗確診個案，再多80名患者不治，當局今天起在首都曼谷與周邊地區，實施超過一年來最嚴格的防疫措施，包括宵禁，為期兩星期。當局又在10個高風險地區，設立逾百個檢查站，限制民眾非必要的跨區出行，泰國亞洲航空暫停所有國內航班，直至本月底。

古巴民眾罕見示威 不滿疫情導致物價上升

古巴多個城市出現罕見示威，數以千計民眾不滿政府處理新型肺炎疫情不力，導致食物短缺及物價上升。

有民眾在首都哈瓦那附近示威，示威者主要是年輕人，有人高叫「獨裁下台」及「爭取自由」等口號，部分人要求總統卡內爾下台。大批軍警之後趕到示威現場，控制秩序，據法新社報道，警方一度向示威群眾發射催淚彈驅散，至少10人被捕。有示威民眾表示，不滿電力及糧食短缺。

113 new cases in Australia

Worsening rapidly.

FDA warns about possible link between J&J vaccine, autoimmune disorder

The Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is once again raising concerns.

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned about a possible link between that vaccine and the autoimmune disorder known as Guillain-Barré syndrome. In a statement, the agency said the data "suggests an association” between the vaccine and a higher risk of the condition, but not enough "to establish a causal relationship.”

The Washington Post reported there have been about 100 instances of the possible connection, mostly among men and in many cases among those age 50 and older. Some 12.8 million doses of the J&J shot have been administered.

The CDC says on its website that people who have had Guillain-Barré syndrome can be vaccinated against COVID, and that no cases of the disorder were reported in clinical trials for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. One case was reported in J&J trials.

Use of the J&J vaccine, hailed for its single-shot convenience, was paused for 10 days in April while federal health agencies investigated reports of six women developing rare but severe blood clots within two weeks of receiving the jab. The agencies later determined the vaccine's benefits outweigh its risks.

2,383 new cases (new national record) and 6 new deaths in Vietnam

The pandemic in Vietnam is now out of control!

England sticks with July 19 reopening date

While issuing warnings that the pandemic is not over and won't be in a week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that England will lift most remaining lockdown restrictions July 19 as planned, despite a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.

Johnson said that although COVID-19 risks remain, mandates will be replaced by a recommendation that people wear masks in crowded places and on public transport. Nightclubs and other venues with crowds should use vaccine passports for entry.

"This disease, coronavirus, continues to carry risks for you and your family,'' Johnson said. "We cannot simply revert instantly from Monday, July 19, to life as it was before COVID.”

As of Monday, 87% of the U.K.’s adult population has had a first vaccine dose, and 66% has had both doses. But infections have risen in recent weeks because of the delta variant. They've been running at more than 30,000 new cases daily and could soar to 100,000 later in the summer, Health Secretary Sajid Javid told the House of Commons.