The United States is witnessing an increase in deaths and injuries due to the Corona virus, which prompted the authorities to decide to give booster doses of the two antiviral vaccines.

While Germany recorded the highest rate of infection with the disease in 3 months, countries in Southeast Asia are suffering from a rapid outbreak of the epidemic.

A Reuters statistic showed an increase in the number of deaths from the Corona virus in the United States, where 2,630 deaths were recorded yesterday, Friday.

Thus, the total number of deaths in the United States exceeded 644,000, and the number of HIV infections recorded daily in the country remains the highest in the world.

According to the latest figures, the number of daily injuries in the United States has approached 143,000, which brings the total injuries to more than 38 million and 400 thousand injuries, according to the latest statistics published by the "Word Meter" website.

The epidemic is spreading at a high rate in states including Alabama and Mississippi, in addition to Honolulu, amid the spread of the mutant "Delta".

Because of this accelerating spread of the epidemic, the administration of President Joe Biden has been criticized by its Republican opponents, and the authorities are scheduled to start from next September 20 to give third doses of the “Moderna” and “Pfizer-BioNTech” vaccines. ).


vaccination certificate

In the United States, too, San Francisco became the first American city to require showing a certificate of vaccination against the Corona virus to allow those who wish to enter restaurants, gyms, and indoor spaces.

Restaurants and others have put up clear signs in this regard, and employees have been assigned to make sure that this certificate is presented before entering.

Business owners said they were protecting their employees, customers and citizens.

This will also allow them to provide additional spaces and not limit the number of customers.

With this measure, San Francisco bypassed New York City, which only requires a certificate of receiving the first dose of the vaccine.


developments in Europe

In Europe, Germany today recorded more than 8,000 new infections with the Corona virus.

And new infections are the highest in about 3 months, amid the outbreak of the delta mutated, similar to what is happening in other regions of the world.

The infection rate reached 51.6 per 100,000 residents in Germany, which is the first time that the index has crossed the 50 threshold since May 25.

On Friday, Britain recorded more than 37,000 new cases of corona, a slight increase compared to the previous day, while the deaths decreased slightly to 114 deaths.

The British newspaper, The Times, said that the European Championship final match, which was held on July 11 at Wembley Stadium in London, was a focus of the spread of the Corona virus.

And the newspaper added - quoting British medical sources - that approximately 2,300 people who attended the European Nations Cup final between Italy and England were likely infected with Corona, due to their failure to adhere to the health protocols recommended by the organizers of that football event.

As for France, yesterday, Friday, it recorded more than 22,000 new cases of corona and 82 deaths.

In turn, Russia recorded - today, Saturday - 797 new deaths from the Corona virus and more than 21,000 additional cases of the virus.

Russia is witnessing a jump in cases of corona this summer, which peaked in July, and the authorities attributed it to the outbreak of the delta mutant, and the poor demand for homemade vaccines.

Police arrest a protester against the closure measures in Sydney (European)

Protests and arrests in Australia

In Australia, today, Saturday, the Australian police arrested hundreds of protesters refusing to public isolation in the cities of Melbourne and Sydney, and 7 policemen were taken to hospital due to clashes, while officials announced the largest daily increase in Corona virus infections, close to 900 injuries.

Police on horses used pepper spray in Melbourne to disperse crowds of more than 4,000 and rushed to police lines, while a large contingent of riot police prevented smaller groups of protesters from gathering in Sydney.

Victoria State Police said it had arrested 218 people in Melbourne, the state capital, imposed 236 fines and detained three people for assaulting the police.

The demonstrators broke through the police barriers and clashed with them, and aerial photographs showed a state of hit and run between the two sides.

It is noteworthy that the authorities announced the closure in Melbourne until the second of next September, which is the sixth closure since the start of the pandemic.


Southeast Asia

In Southeast Asia, Malaysia and Vietnam are experiencing widespread outbreaks of the Corona virus.

Yesterday, Friday, Malaysia recorded more than 23,000 new infections with the virus, in a record number for the third consecutive day, which raised the total number of infections in the country to more than 1.5 million.

The new Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaqoub took office - today, Saturday - at a time when the country is witnessing an escalation of anger amid the outbreak of Corona infections, despite the multiple extended closures and the intensification of the vaccination campaign.

In Vietnam, the authorities said that they had decided to send the army to the city of "Ho Chi Minh" - with a population of 10 million - to distribute food to homes, amid tightening procedures due to the deteriorating epidemiological situation in light of the outbreak of the Corona virus.

Arab countries

On the Arab level, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi warned today, Saturday, that the current health situation in Iraq - due to the outbreak of the Corona virus - is dangerous.

Al-Kazemi’s warning comes as Iraq counted about 4,000 new cases of the virus, and 85 additional deaths.

In Tunisia, today, Saturday, the authorities received 20,000 liters of oxygen from Italy, as part of efforts to tackle the outbreak of the Corona virus.

Earlier this month, Tunisia received 1.5 million doses of anti-Corona vaccines, as a grant from Italy.

For its part, the authorities in Mauritania received today, Saturday, 108,000 doses of the American “Johnson & Johnson” vaccine, provided as part of the African Union initiative for member states to address the Corona virus.

Mauritania is facing a third wave of the virus outbreak, which has increased the frequency of deaths and injuries, and the epidemic has entered an upward curve.