Corona .. Britain will not impose a health certificate, Yemen records the second largest toll, and China closes a city to contain the virus

Britain announced that it had abandoned obligating its citizens to show a health certificate proving that they had received a vaccine against the Corona virus, and while the Chinese authorities closed a city in the south of the country to stop the spread of the epidemic in it, Yemen recorded the second largest number of injuries and deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.

British Health Minister Sajid Javid announced today, Sunday, that the government has abandoned its plan to impose a health certificate to enter nightclubs and other crowded places in the country.

Javid attributed the decision to the success of the vaccination campaign against the Corona virus, but he did not rule out imposing a certificate of vaccination again if an increase in the number of HIV infections was recorded.

According to the Associated Press, members of Britain's ruling Conservative Party opposed the imposition of a certificate of vaccination, considering it a violation of the rights of citizens.

The British minister stated that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will this week set plans for the country's handling of the epidemic during the coming colder months, noting that the government may lift some restrictions while relying on vaccines.

Neighboring France is witnessing weekly demonstrations denouncing the government's decision to oblige citizens to show a health certificate, and France and other mandatory European countries apply the vaccination certificate in a different way.

In Europe, too, Italy recorded today more than 4,600 new injuries and 34 deaths, a decrease compared to the previous day's outcome.

As for Russia, for the second day, it recorded more than 18,000 injuries and about 800 additional deaths, amid a widespread outbreak of the “delta” mutator.

Passengers wait at a bus stop in Shanghai, China.

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China and other parts of the world

In China, the authorities in Putian City, Fujian Province (southern of the country), asked residents today, Sunday, not to leave the city, in an effort to contain the outbreak of the Corona virus in it.

The authorities stopped running trains and buses, and closed cinemas, bars and other facilities.

During the past 24 hours, 19 cases of the virus - believed to be local - were reported, according to the National Health Committee.

Although China announced since early 2020 that it has controlled the Corona epidemic, it has faced an outbreak of the virus in some areas, and the authorities say that most of the cases are from abroad.

Also in Asia, Indonesia recorded about 3,800 new cases of the virus, the lowest toll since mid-May, and 188 deaths, the lowest toll since mid-June, and the announced infections decreased in the Japanese capital, Tokyo.

While India recorded 28 thousand new cases of the virus and 388 deaths, a marked decrease compared to the past few months, Iran recorded more than 20 thousand infections and 487 deaths.

In Latin America, Mexico recorded more than 12 thousand injuries and 675 deaths, while Brazil recorded more than 14 thousand injuries and 712 deaths.

And in the United States, which in recent weeks has seen an increase in infections and deaths from the virus, Chief Medical Officer Vivek Murthy said today, Sunday, that President Joe Biden will announce new steps to slow the spread of the epidemic before the United Nations General Assembly meeting, which begins next Tuesday.

According to a Reuters tally, the number of HIV infections in the world has exceeded 224 million, and the number of deaths has exceeded 4.8 million.

Arab countries

In the Arab world, the National Emergency Committee to confront Corona of the Yemeni government stated today, Sunday, that 56 new cases of corona and 15 deaths were recorded in the second largest official death toll from the virus during the third wave in less than two weeks, compared to 52 injuries and 8 deaths yesterday, Saturday.

Today, Sunday, Iraq counted more than 3,500 new infections and 51 additional deaths from the virus.

In turn, Saudi Arabia recorded today 80 injuries and only 8 deaths.

While the Palestinian Authority announced that it had counted 1,600 injuries and 18 deaths, Egypt recorded 458 injuries and 13 deaths yesterday, Saturday, an increase compared to the previous day's outcome.