Peru has highest global Covid-19 mortality rate

The government said it had raised the count from 69,342 to 180,764 on the advice of a panel of health experts, which found there had been an undercount.

We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences The panel said in a report the existing methodology generated "an under-representation in the number of deaths due to Covid-19".

Peru started its vaccination campaign on 9 February, but it has been slow and has so far reached 5% of the adult population with at least one shot. The 2020 games, which will start a year late on 23 July, continue to suffer low public support with much of Japan including Tokyo under a virus state of emergency until late June.

Despite the unusual "bubble" conditions, their arrival is a boost for the games at a time when polls indicate a majority of Japanese want the games further delayed or cancelled altogether. Their first fixture - against the hosts - will kick off Olympic competition on 21 July, two days before the opening ceremony.

South Korea received one million doses of the vaccine this week after the United States almost doubled a pledge made during President Moon Jae-in's first summit with US President Joe Biden last month. The government has allowed people who have received at least one dose to have family gatherings without restrictions and visit nursing homes.The country has reported 459 new confirmed cases yesterday, bringing the total tally to 140,799 infections, with 1,963 deaths.Israel inched closer to lifting Covid restrictions as its caseload remains tiny following a vaccination campaign.

There were just four new positive cases of the virus reported today, and 350 actively sick people in Israel.

South America needs to be sent vaccines urgently....

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