Today, Saturday, the Royal Palace in Morocco announced the postponement of the celebrations of the 22nd anniversary of the accession of King Mohammed VI in the country due to the epidemiological situation related to the Corona pandemic, and Tunisia recorded today 317 deaths from Corona, the highest daily toll since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country in March 2021, Meanwhile, thousands demonstrated in Australia's two largest cities, rejecting the closure measures taken to confront the high number of virus victims.
The Ministry of Royal Palaces, Honors and Decorations in Morocco said that the postponement of the annual celebrations of King Mohammed VI's accession to the throne is due to the continued work of preventive measures to address the Corona pandemic.
These celebrations include a ceremony to offer loyalty to the king, an oath ceremony for new officers graduating from various military, paramilitary and civil schools and institutes, as well as a number of parades and demonstrations that are held on this occasion.
This is the second time that the royal palace has postponed the Throne Day celebrations for the same reason.
For days, Morocco has recorded a steady rise in the number of infections and deaths as a result of the virus, which prompted the authorities to impose restrictions on movements and gatherings to prevent what it called an “epidemic setback”, and according to the latest official toll, Corona’s injuries in Morocco reached 569,668, including 9,536. death.
The situation in Tunisia
In Tunisia, the Ministry of Health said today that it had monitored 317 deaths as a result of Corona, which is the heaviest daily toll since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country, and 5,624 new cases of the virus were recorded in the past 24 hours, and thus the total number of infections rose to 563,930, including 18,369 deaths. , 457 thousand and 579 cases of recovery.
The World Health Organization says that the daily death toll from "Covid-19" in Tunisia is currently the highest in Africa and the Arab world.
Tunisia is witnessing an unprecedented health crisis characterized by a wide spread of mutated “alpha” and “delta” strains in most states, with an increase in the rate of injuries and deaths and a weak percentage of the vaccinated population, as their number reached two million and 420 thousand and 468 people, out of 11 million and 700 thousand people. According to data from the Ministry of Health.
Arab and European countries sent medical aid, and more than 3 million doses of vaccine to Tunisia this month to help it tackle the rapid spread of the pandemic.
protests in australia
In Australia, today, Saturday, thousands demonstrated in Sydney and Melbourne - the two largest cities in the country - to reject the closure measures aimed at reducing the pandemic, and a number of protesters were arrested in Sydney after clashes with the police, as a group of demonstrators threw bottles and planters at the mounted police in Sydney, To protest the imposition of a month-long closure.
In Melbourne, local media reported that thousands of protesters marched in the streets after they gathered in front of the local parliament in the afternoon, and demonstrators without masks violated the measures to ban movement and ban public gatherings except for necessary reasons, a day after the authorities announced the possibility of keeping restrictions until next October. Similar demonstrations are expected in other Australian cities.
Protesters in the Australian city of Melbourne yell at the police against the closure measures linked to the Corona virus (Getty)
After Australia was spared the worst damage at the start of the pandemic, nearly half of Australians - numbering 25 million - are subject to closures in many cities, and anger is rising at the restrictions that are often partially adhered to, as well as at the government's failure to provide the necessary vaccines. Only 11% of the population has fully received the vaccine.
Despite the high number of infections in Australia, most of which are of the mutated Delta strain, the country has largely succeeded in controlling the pandemic, with a total of about 32,600 infections and 916 deaths.
Close in Vietnam
On the other hand, today, Saturday, Vietnam imposed a closure on the 8 million residents of the capital, Hanoi, to contain the high number of "Covid-19" infections, which prompted a third of the country's population to stay at home.The authorities announced the registration of more than 7 thousand new infections in the country. Yesterday, Friday, the third record of daily injuries to be exceeded within a week.
Shops closed their doors when the closure took effect in the center of the capital, which usually witnesses bustling traffic, while a few people were still wandering around the outskirts of the city.