The number of deaths from Covid-19 in the world has exceeded 4.4 million since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data from the American University of Johns Hopkins. The total cases of contagion have so far been almost 210 million.
New Jersey, vaccine requirement for teachers
Vaccine requirement for all teachers in the state of New Jersey. Democratic governor Phil Murphy will announce it in the coming days as soon as he returns from a vacation in Italy. The local American media reported it. The measure should come on the eve of the reopening of schools.
Sidney prolunga lockdown
Sidney will remain in lockdown for another month. This was announced by the Australian authorities. The decision was made due to an increase in Covid-19 cases in the country’s most populous city following the outbreak of the delta variant in the middle of the year. Australia, which usually applies stringent restrictions, continues to record hundreds of cases a day despite the long Sydney lockdown: which started on June 26 and was expected to end on August 27.
Almost a thousand other victims in Brazil
In the last 24 hours there have been 979 deaths from Covid in Brazil and 36,315 new cases. This was reported by the Ministry of Health of the South American country. To date, confirmed infections amount to 20.5 million.
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