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New measures, new reports and highlights: an update on the latest developments in the Covid-19 pandemic around the world.
- Lower risk of clots after the vaccine -
The risk of developing blood clots is much lower after being vaccinated against Covid-19 than by catching this disease, said Friday the largest study to date on the side effects of the vaccine.
This British study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), compared the medical data of 29 million people who received their first dose of Pfizer-BioNtech or Oxford-AstraZeneca between December 2020 and April 2021 with that of almost 2 million people tested positive for the coronavirus.
- New Zealand: prolonged confinement -
New Zealand extended its national confinement on Friday until August 31 to curb the spread of Covid-19 cases linked to the Delta variant and this measure will remain in force longer in Auckland, the epicenter of the epidemic.
Only 26 people have died from Covid-19 in this country of five million inhabitants, thanks to a strict border closure as well as confinements and an intense tracing policy as soon as new cases appear, a "zero Covid" strategy that the archipelago intends to pursue.
- Denmark total lifting of restrictions -
Thanks to significant vaccination coverage, the restrictions still in place in Denmark against Covid-19 will be lifted as of September 10, the disease no longer being considered "threatening for society" the ministry announced on Friday. of health.
"We are not out of the epidemic", however underlined the minister, Magnus Heunicke, assuring that the government "will not hesitate to act quickly if the pandemic threatens again the essential functions of the company".
- Portugal: tonnage increased to 50% in the stadiums -
The Portuguese stadiums will be able to welcome more public from Friday: the gauge, first set at 33% of their capacity was raised to 50% thanks to a favorable development of the coronavirus epidemic, announced the health authorities.
- More than 4.47 million dead -
The Covid-19 pandemic has killed at least 4,472,486 people around the world since the end of December 2019, according to a report established on Friday 0 10 am GMT by AFP from official sources.
The United States is the most affected country with 633,564 deaths, ahead of Brazil (577,565), India (436,861), Mexico (256,287) and Peru (198,064).
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, that the toll of the pandemic could be two to three times higher than that calculated from the figures officials.
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