9056 new infections in Moscow, a record number since the beginning of the pandemic

Britain records a significant increase in infections with the Delta strain of "Corona"

A woman queues to receive the Corona vaccine at a vaccination point in Moscow.

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Yesterday, Britain announced that the number of new infections with the new Corona virus, “Delta”, had doubled, within one week, across the United Kingdom, and at a time when the mayor of the Russian capital said that about 90% of new infections with the virus in Moscow were caused by the “Delta” mutant. Explaining the ferocity of the current epidemic wave, data indicated that 2.52 billion doses of vaccines against “Covid-19” have been administered worldwide so far.

In detail, data from the Public Health Authority in Britain revealed a doubling of cases of the delta strain of the emerging corona virus, within one week, across the United Kingdom.

The authority stated that the number of confirmed cases, suspected of being infected with the Delta strain, rose to 75,953 from 33,630 last week.

The authority indicated that about 99% of cases of infection across the United Kingdom carry the genetic sequence or genotype of the Delta strain.

The authority indicated that 806 of those infected with the Delta strain were transferred to the hospital as of last Monday, an increase of 423 within a week.

The latest data is consistent with the Public Health Authority's analysis that two doses of the coronavirus vaccine will keep, on average, about 9 out of 10 people who contract the disease away from hospitals.

The Delta strain now makes up 91% of cases, according to Public Health Authority data.

To counter the increase in infections with this strain, Johnson is seeking to speed up vaccination plans, so that all adults receive a dose of the “Covid-19” vaccine by July 19, the new date set for plans to end pandemic restrictions in England.

On the other hand, a senior public health official in Germany said yesterday that the highly contagious delta strain will be most prevalent in Germany by autumn at the latest, and urged citizens to continue to wear masks in closed places and vaccinate.

In Moscow, the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin, announced that about 90% of new infections with the Corona virus in the city are caused by the “delta” mutator, explaining the ferocity of the current epidemic wave.

The mayor confirmed through the “Bervi Canal” channel that “according to the latest data that we obtained, 89.3% of patients are infected with the mutated corona virus called Delta, the Indian mutated.

It is more virulent, and it spreads more quickly.”

The authorities of the Russian capital extended and tightened restrictions to limit the spread of the Corona virus, against the background of the sharp increase in the frequency of infection outbreaks in the recent period.

The mayor ordered the extension of restrictions imposed in the capital until June 29, and also adopted new measures, including banning any entertainment event with more than 1,000 participants.

The capital, Moscow, recorded 9,056 new infections with the Corona virus within 24 hours, a record number that raised the official toll since the beginning of the pandemic to five million, 281,309 people.

The number of injuries nationwide reached 17,262, the highest since February 1, according to figures published yesterday.

And 453 new deaths were recorded in the country, at the highest level since March 18, including 78 deaths in Moscow, according to data provided by the Russian government, bringing the total deaths to 128,445. In New York, data from Bloomberg News Agency and Johns Hopkins University reported that it was given 2.52 billion doses of vaccines against "Covid-19" worldwide so far.

The average global vaccination rate is estimated at 36.1 million doses per day on a reported basis, and an average of seven days.

The number of confirmed infections with the Corona virus in the world reached 177.4 million, in addition to 3.84 million deaths related to the virus.

• Giving 2.52 billion doses of "Covid-19" vaccines around the world.

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