The number of cases of the so-called Indian variant of the coronavirus has increased by more than 160% in the United Kingdom in the last week: this is what emerges from data from the state agency Public Health England (PHE), according to which in the country there are now 3,424 cases of this variant compared to 1,313 on Thursday 13 May .
“Cases still occur mainly in the North West of England and London, but we see groups of cases across the country,” the agency said, according to the Guardian.
Covid: in Argentina a total lockdown of 9 days is triggered
Argentina faces a new total lockdown due to the Covid, this time there will be 9 days, starting from midnight today and until midnight on May 30th. This was announced in a televised speech by the president of Argentina, Alberto Ferna’ndez, underlining that the country “is going through the worst moment of the pandemic”, with a new daily record of positive cases, about 35,000 cases, and 450 deaths. Of the 9 days in question, only three are working days, as they are holidays on May 24th and 25th.
Starting from May 31st, the current restrictions will be restored with a new total closure on the weekend of June 5th and 6th. “We must take the criticisms of this period seriously – said Fernandez – We must assume gravity. This is not a moment of speculation, no one has the right to take advantage of it, we must unite to overcome this catastrophe”. During the lockdown, social, economic, educational, religious and sporting activities will be suspended, the only shops open will be those with basic necessities and for home deliveries. Argentines can only circulate in the vicinity of their homes between 6:00 and 18:00. The closure of the activities will be similar to that imposed last year at the beginning of the pandemic and then continued for several months to improve and support the health system in severe crisis.
Usa: Covid, daily average vaccinations drops by 50 percent compared to April
The average daily rate of vaccinations against the coronavirus in the United States it fell by almost 50 percent compared to April. This is what emerges from data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) according to which about 1.8 million doses of the vaccine were administered every day in the last week, a decrease of 46 percent from the peak. of nearly 3.4 million doses per day reached in mid-April. Compared to the previous survey, about 2.1 million new doses administered were reported, bringing the total to 279,397,250. This is about 79 percent of the total 351,955,515 doses delivered. More than 160 million people – about 48 percent of the US population – have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 and nearly 127 million people – about 38 percent of the US population – are now fully vaccinated.
Chile: second dose of vaccine already at 50.2% target population
Chile vaccinated 7,625,311 people with the second dose of the vaccine against Covid-19, a figure that represents 50.2% of its target population, while infections have increased in the past week. The Ministry of Health reported yesterday.
With the total vaccination of half of the target population – more than 15 of the 19 million inhabitants – and 9.4 million people with the first dose, Chile is the leader in vaccination in Latin America. The undersecretary of public health, Paula Daza, explained that those who received the two doses and who obtained immunization after 14 days will receive some “individual freedoms, especially those found in quarantined municipalities”.
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