The variants are “amplifying and accelerating” the third wave of cases in Africa: this is reported by the office of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the continent, which has asked for an increase in the supply of vaccines. The number of “cases is increasing by 22% per week” across the continent, said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO director for Africa. Moeti asked for more vaccine deliveries: “Africa needs these doses now to stem the third wave”, he explained, “nearly 12 million people are now fully vaccinated, but that’s less than 1% of the continent’s population “.
From Israel 1.2 million doses to the Palestinians
In the next few days, Israel will transfer 1.2 million doses of the vaccine to the Palestinian Authority: Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz decided this during a ministerial meeting. According to Haaretz, it is a “loan” for vaccines that the Palestinians should have received in the future.
Kabul, US embassy in lockdown
The US embassy in Kabul has been placed in lockdown due to a surge in coronavirus infections. “Military hospital resources for intensive care have reached full capacity in the compound’s Covid department to treat patients in need of oxygen. 95% of cases are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated patients,” reads a statement from the American embassy. All the staff of the diplomatic headquarters are confined except for the purchase of food and for physical exercise. There has been a 2,400% increase in cases in Afghanistan in the past month, according to data from the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Hospitals are exhausted and medical supplies are scarce.
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