On Thursday, the European Medicines Agency said two doses of the Covid vaccine appears to provide protection against the Delta variant.
Vaccine scepticism has also been an issue for many countries including Russia, prompting President Vladimir Putin to urge people on national television to get the jab.Saint Petersburg, which is due to host Spain- Switzerland Euro 2020 quarter-final on Friday in front of thousands of spectators, saw the most deaths with 115.EU-wide travel passThe worsening situation in Europe coincides with the launch of an EU-wide Covid certificate meant to ease travel for those living in the 27 member states.
Infection numbers have increased in Africa for six weeks running, rising by a quarter week-on-week to almost 202,000 in the week that ended Sunday.“The speed and scale of Africa’s third wave is like nothing we’ve seen before,” said Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO’s regional director for Africa. The curbs, lasting more than two weeks, cover the capital Jakarta, hard-hit Java and the holiday island Bali.Malaysia too has announced tighter curbs in some parts of Kuala Lumpur and the neighbouring state of Selangor.
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