A U.S. official confirmed that the effectiveness of the U.S. vaccine against the new crown virus and its variant version is still 90%. Japan has announced that it has registered 9 new confirmed cases in the Olympic Village. The intensity of the epidemic in Asia, Australia and Europe is increasing, especially The mutant delta strain continues to spread.
At the Congressional hearing, Anthony Fauci, Senior Advisor for White House Medical Affairs, said: “Considering the importance of vaccines, the fact is that our country’s existing vaccines are very effective against delta strains, especially in late-stage infections that lead to hospitalization and death. Under the circumstances, the effective rate is still 90%.
Fauci added that the delta strain is the cause of most current infections in the United States.
Rochelle Wilensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that compared with last week, the number of infections in the United States has increased by 70%, adding that vaccines can prevent death and infection of new strains.
Olympic Games
In Japan, the Olympic Organizing Committee announced in its daily report that it had recorded 9 new confirmed cases, including a Taekwondo athlete from Chile, and the report added that he planned to withdraw from the Olympics.
As of now, since the beginning of this month, the number of infections among athletes and managers discovered during the preparations for the Olympic Games has risen to about 75, of which about 20 people have been infected in the Olympic Village.
The first round of the Tokyo Olympic Women’s Football Championship has kicked off ahead of schedule. The Japanese team defeated the Australian team 8-1. The official game will start on Friday and will last until August 8.
The chief executive of the Olympic Organizing Committee, Toshiro Muto, does not rule out the cancellation of the Olympic Games, which was postponed for one year due to the pandemic, as the number of injuries increased.
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, said that the Tokyo Olympics sent a strong message of peace and unity, although the increase in the number of confirmed athletes cast a shadow over the event.
Bach added on Tuesday that this incident made him feel painful, “In the past 15 months, we have had to make many decisions under uncertainty. We are skeptical every day. We communicate and discuss. Sleepless night.”
At the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, the Director-General of the World Health Organization Ghebreyesus gave a warning in his speech and said that if the level of vaccination among countries is still uneven, the future of the world is pessimistic. He explained that 10 countries occupy 75%. % Of the vaccine dose is “extremely unfair.”
Tan Desai praised the Olympic Organizing Committee and said: “The success of the Tokyo Olympics should not be judged by the number of new cases, because it is impossible to eliminate risks.”
Global epidemic
On Wednesday, Australia’s two largest states saw a sharp increase in the number of infections, and more than half of the country’s population is under a stay-at-home order.
New South Wales recorded 110 new confirmed cases, which was higher than the previous day’s 78 cases, while Victoria recorded 22 new confirmed cases, which was higher than the previous day’s 9 cases. This is the beginning of a new wave of epidemics this month. The biggest increase since.
In Indonesia, the number of new confirmed cases surpassed the records of India and Brazil. On Monday the day before yesterday, the country’s death toll hit a new record of more than 1,300, which prompted the authorities to decide to ban large gatherings.
The Philippines warned of an impending outbreak after detecting a confirmed case of Delta infection, while Thailand imposed a two-week partial lockdown on Tuesday. Before that, Vietnam imposed epidemic prevention restrictions on one-third of the population, while Singapore After the increase in confirmed cases, it was announced that gatherings would be restricted.
In Iran, the authorities warned that the delta variant would cause a “fifth wave” of the epidemic. Government offices and banks in Tehran and Alberta entered a six-day closure period two days ago.
Europe is witnessing a new wave of outbreaks due to the delta variant and the relaxation of epidemic prevention measures in the summer, a place frequented by flights.
On Tuesday, France stated that there were more than 18,000 new confirmed cases within 24 hours, and the number of infections was increasing at an unprecedented rate.
The European Medicines Agency announced yesterday that it has begun a “use review” of France’s Sanofi Covid-19 vaccine, which may prompt its approval in the European Union.
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