【無了期唔知幾時完嘅武漢肺炎】國際疫情討論區09

130,706 new cases and 750 new deaths in the United States

Surpass 130,000 new cases again. The number of new cases is more than the sum of the next three countries: Brazil, Indonesia and India.

The number of new deaths ranked 4th in the world. A few days later, USA will rank 3rd in the world.

USA has very good chance to have more deaths than any country soon because there are 13,081 Americans in critical/serious conditions which is far more than any other country.


Thanks for those Americans who refuse to take any action to prevent the spread of the virus, with the help, USA is first again!

It has 爆 for some time. I have pointed out this long ago, However, most people in the world still do not realize that both the numbers of new cases and new deaths have reached winter level.

People just lie to themselves and believe that vaccination alone can solve the problem. Vaccination is just one of the measures. We need a lot other hard actions to win the war on Covid-19.

Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says

LONDON (Reuters) -There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to transmit the Delta variant of the virus as easily as those who have not, scientists at Public Health England (PHE) said on Friday.

The findings chime with those from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which last week raised concerns that vaccinated people infected with Delta could, unlike with other variants, readily transmit it.

The highly infectious Delta variant has become the dominant coronavirus type globally, sustaining a pandemic that has already killed more than 4.4 million people, including over 130,000 in Britain.

Vaccines have been shown to provide good protection against severe disease and death from Delta, especially with two doses, but there is less data on whether vaccinated people can still transmit it to others.

"Some initial findings ... indicate that levels of virus in those who become infected with Delta having already been vaccinated may be similar to levels found in unvaccinated people," PHE said in a statement.

"This may have implications for people's infectiousness, whether they have been vaccinated or not. However, this is early exploratory analysis and further targeted studies are needed to confirm whether this is the case."

PHE said that of confirmed Delta cases that had ended up hospitalised since July 19, 55.1% were unvaccinated, while 34.9% had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Nearly 75% of the British population has had two vaccine doses, and PHE said that "as more of the population gets vaccinated, we will see a higher relative percentage of vaccinated people in hospital".

Separately, PHE said another variant, known as B.1.621, first detected in Colombia, had shown signs of evading the immune response triggered by either COVID-19 vaccines or previous infection.

PHE has labelled the variant "under investigation" but has not declared it a "variant of concern" - a designation that can trigger strong policy responses.

"There is preliminary laboratory evidence to suggest that vaccination and previous infection may be less effective at preventing infection with (B.1.621)," it said, adding there had been 37 confirmed cases of the variant in England.

"However, this data is very limited and more research is required. There is no evidence to suggest that (it) is more transmissible than the dominant Delta variant."

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2023年都無得去

新冠肺炎今增6例本土、4境外 添12死、累計806人病逝

指揮中心表示，今日新增之6例本土病例（其中4例為居家隔離期間或期滿檢驗陽性者 )，為1例男性、5例女性，年齡介於20多歲至80多歲，發病日介於今（2021 )年7月27日至8月5日。個案分布以新北市4例為最多，其次為台北市、桃園市各1例；其中4例為已知感染源、2例關聯不明，將持續進行疫情調查，以釐清感染源。

指揮中心說明，今日新增12例死亡個案，為7例男性、5例女性，發病日介5月24日至6月22日，確診日介於5月26日至6月24日，死亡日介於7月22日至7月30日。



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日本新冠疫情病例連續四日創新高　錄得15753宗

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【Now新聞台】日本全國新冠疫情連續四日創新高，達到15753宗，多14人死亡；東京都單日多4566宗確診。

確診數字是疫情爆發以來第二高，亦是連續四日錄得逾4000宗感染個案。

大阪府錄得1123宗病例，連續五日錄得超過1000宗確診，再多3人死亡。

東京奧組委公布再多22名與奧運相關人士新冠檢測呈陽性，連續兩日無運動員確診，累計相關人員達409人。新增患者中，在海外居住的佔6人，當中一人曾經在奧運村逗留。

東奧新冠疫情專家組主席麥克洛斯基表示，透過嚴謹的防疫措施，成功控制涉及奧運村的感染個案至只有105宗，當局稍後會收集和分析相關數據，供全球作防疫參考。

Hospitals raising alarms as admissions spike

As COVID-19 cases surge, some hospitals across the country are raising the alarm over hospitalization rates that may push facilities to capacity.

The number of people hospitalized with the virus in the U.S. has more than tripled over the past month, from an average of roughly 12,000 to almost 43,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In Texas, hospitals are bracing for another surge of the virus, as over 5,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations were reported on Thursday, up from 3,566 a week earlier, the Texas Tribune reported. In Houston, hospital emergency rooms are operating at or above capacity, with one hospital saying they’re treating patients in hallways and waiting rooms, according to ABC 13.

"Right now, if you're not on death's door with the most critical situation ... very high likelihood you'll have to wait in our waiting room," the station quotes Harris Health System's Matthew Schlueter.

Florida just reported its worst week ever for new cases during the pandemic, with two of every five Florida counties setting all-time COVID-19 case count records on Friday.

Across the United States, about 73 counties or communities had all-time records for coronavirus cases in a week: they included 27 out of Florida's 67 counties. The state's more populous counties, which also were the largest counties that broke records, each has more than 1 million people.

Florida's newest report lists 175 deaths in the last week, but the state's tally actually shows 616 more deaths in the state's total than were in last week's report. That means a Floridian dies every 16 minutes, about half the pace of the state's worst week. That pace has nearly quadrupled from mid-July.

意大利新增6千多宗確診 數千民眾不滿「綠色通行證」

意大利衛生部公布，新增6900多人確診，累計439萬人確診，另外，新增22名患者不治，累計12萬8千多人死亡。

意大利周末有數千人示威，不滿當局推出新措施，民眾要持有「綠色通行證」才能參加室內活動等，過千人在羅馬市中心人民廣場集會，米蘭及那不勒斯都有示威。

「綠色通行證」持有人要接種至少一劑疫苗，或兩日前檢測陰性，持證人可以進入戲院、博物館、室內運動場或餐廳等，學校、大學教職員以及大學生必須持有綠色通行證，下月1日起，搭乘國內航班和長途列車亦需出示通行證。

法國連續第四個周末示威 反對擴大健康通行證

法國全國連續第四個周末，有大批民眾上街示威，反對當局擴大健康通行證的適用範圍。

首都巴黎、尼斯、蒙彼利埃等數十個城市都有示威，他們批評健康通行證措施限制民眾行動自由，揮舞「反對獨裁」等標語。

內政部表示，全國有超過23萬人示威，人數是過去一個月以來最多。其中，里昂有防暴警察向示威者發射催淚彈。

法國由星期一起，擴大健康通行證的適用範圍，到餐廳、咖啡室、跨城市的公共交通工具，以及醫院非緊急服務，都要掃描健康碼；醫護人員若果在下月中仍未接種疫苗，有可能被停職。有參與示威的精神科醫護人員表明，寧願無糧出都不會被迫打針。

Tokyo Covered Up Arrival of Deadly New COVID Variant Just Before the Olympics

Long essay at
https://us.yahoo.com/news/tokyo-covered-arrival-deadly-covid-103011468.html

台灣增4例本土病例創疫情警戒新低 陳時中：國內疫情穩定

中央流行疫情指揮中心今天公布國內新增7例新冠肺炎確定病例，分別為4例本土及3例境外移入；另確診個案中新增3例死亡。今天國內僅增4例本土病例，創疫情警戒新低，指揮官陳時中說，國內疫情穩定，希望精準疫調將疫情控制更好。

指揮中心表示，今日新增之4例本土病例（其中2例為居家隔離期間或期滿檢驗陽性者），為3例男性、1例女性，年齡介於20多歲至50多歲，發病日均為今年8月6日。個案分布為台北市2例、新北市及桃園市各1例；其中3例為已知感染源、1例疫調中，將持續進行疫情調查，以釐清感染源。

發病日介5月24日至6月28日，確診日介於5月28日至6月30日，死亡日介於7月31日至8月1日。

東京都單日增4066確診 愛知等縣實施防疫重點措施

日本東京都單日新增4066人，確診感染新型冠狀病毒，連續5日在4千以上。

防疫重點措施由今日起，擴大至栃木及愛知等8個縣，指定區域內的餐飲店，需停止提供酒類，縮短營業時間。有關措施至今適用於共13個道府縣，有效期與處於緊急事態宣言的6個都府縣，同樣為本月底。

另外，東京奧組委公布，7月1日以來，與奧運相關的新冠病毒陽性個案，累積有4百多宗，其中入住奧運村的有超過30人。奧組委形容，以氣泡方式管理奧運村，將對外接觸限制在最小範圍，策略取得成功。

澳洲3州增282宗確診 新南威爾士官員籲守健康指引

澳洲人口最多的3個州份，即是新南威爾士州、維多利亞州及昆士蘭州，單日合共新增282宗新型肺炎確診個案。

新南威爾士州佔最多，有262宗，較前一日少57宗。首府悉尼及鄰近沿岸地區，已實施居家令6個星期，官員呼籲民眾遵守當局的健康指引，如非必要，不得離開住所。州內目前有362名患者住院，當中58人在深切治療部。

維多利亞州有11宗新本地病例，當地仍處於為期7日的封城。昆士蘭州就有9宗新個案。

澳洲東岸近期飽受Delta變種病毒引發的疫情困擾，在最少七成人接種疫苗之前，各地方當局都會按聯邦政府早前建議，在有需要時執行快速抗疫封鎖措施。

新冠肺炎增4死、4例本土及4例境外

中央流行疫情指揮中心今(9)日公布國內新增8例COVID-19確定病例，分別為4例本土及4例境外移入；另確診個案中新增4例死亡。

指揮中心表示，今日新增之4例本土病例(其中1例為居家隔離期間或期滿檢驗陽性者)，均為男性，年齡介於30多歲至50多歲，發病日介於今(2021)年8月7日至8月8日。個案分布為臺北市2例、新北市及高雄市各1例；其中1例為已知感染源、3例關聯不明，將持續進行疫情調查，以釐清感染源。

指揮中心說明，今日新增4例死亡個案，為3例男性、1例女性，年齡介於40多歲至80多歲，發病日介5月29日至7月28日，確診日介於5月31日至7月29日，死亡日介於8月2日至8月8日。

指揮中心指出，近期確診個案解隔離情形，5月11日至8月7日累計公布14,576位確診個案中，已有13,096人解除隔離，解隔離人數達確診人數89.8%。

指揮中心說明，今日新增4例境外移入個案，為3例男性、1例女性，年齡介於20多歲至40多歲，分別自馬來西亞(案15893至案15895)、美國(案15898)入境，入境日介於8月6日至8月7日，且皆持有搭機前3日內檢驗陰性報告。

Austin, Texas, activates emergency alert system as COVID crisis reaches "critical" point

Austin, Texas, issued an emergency alert this weekend over the "severely worsening COVID-19 situation," which has reached a "critical" point, officials said.

Why it matters: The Warn Central Texas alert system was designed to be activated during a disaster. "Our hospitals are severely stressed and there is little we can do to alleviate their burden with the surging cases," Austin-Travis County Health Authority's Desmar Walkes said in a statement.

"The public has to act now and help our we will face a catastrophe in our community that could have been avoided."

Read more on https://us.yahoo.com/news/austin-texas-activates-emergency-alert-012233920.html

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最強手足黎 ！

In Iceland, 96% of females and 90% of males 16 years or older have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Its vaccination rate, one of the highest in the world, makes it a particularly interesting place to look at the incidence and severity of breakthrough infections.

Covid-19 vaccines were first administered in Iceland at the end of 2020; by mid-July, every resident over the age of 16 was offered a shot. Yet tests show an alarming number of domestic Covid-19 infections are still happening with the onset of the delta variant.

奧運選手禁日本觀光 奧委會主席竟同老婆去銀座行街

https://lihkg.com/thread/2655349/page/1

日本確認首例λ變異感染病例

https://lihkg.com/thread/2655460/page/1

變種病毒肆虐 美國連續3日單日增約10萬人確診

Delta新冠變種病毒引發的疫情，持續在美國擴散，當地確診及入院人數，創6個月以來新高，連續3日全美單日新增約10萬宗確診個案，比上星期增加35%；入院率增加40%，死亡人數就上升18%。

國防部表示已尋求總統拜登同意，強制全部軍人在下月15號前，完成疫苗注射。

疾控中心建議民眾避免前往法國，以色列，泰國及冰島旅遊，因為有關國家的染病人數高企。

另外，英國單日新增25161宗確診個案，過去7日的感染人數，比之前的7日增加5%。

Notice that 以色列及冰島 are the most highly vaccinated countries.

伊朗每兩分鐘一名新冠患者不治

多國面對嚴竣的新型肺炎疫情。伊朗政府表示，每兩分鐘有一名確診者不治，單日死亡人數達588人，再創新高。

伊朗的第五波疫情持續惡化，單日新增4萬人確診，有人在社交網絡表示，由於入院病人太多，多個城市的醫院病床就快爆滿。

菲國病床嚴重不足

菲律賓衛生部說，由於Delta變種病毒肆虐，全國五分之一醫院已不勝負荷，病床嚴重不足。過去幾個星期，單日確診人數介乎8千至一萬人，預計感染人數仍會持續上升。

40,808 new cases (new national record) and 588 new deaths (new national record) in Iran

Keep worsening rapidly. One more country has surpassed 40,000 new cases!

Florida, USA

+28,317 new cases.

If Florida was a country, then its new cases would rank third in the world today (after USA and Iran)!