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JUST IN | SA’s Covid-19 infections climb by 2 759, pushing the total cases to 1 602 031. There have been 72 new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 54 968

As of Monday, 10 May, the cumulative total of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa is 1 597 724, according to the national Department of Health.To date, 10 906 020 tests have been conducted, with 18 311 of these conducted since the last report.Japan's Olympics protests intensify as Covid-19 spreads without vaccines

"Today, 11 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported: Eastern Cape 1, Free State 1, Gauteng 8, KwaZulu-Natal 1, Limpopo 0, Mpumalanga 0, North West 0, Northern Cape and Western Cape 0 which brings the total to 54 735 deaths," Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement on Sunday.

"As the epidemic progresses, the detection of new variants is inevitable. The work of genomic surveillance assists us to detect the variants and understand their behaviour and to refine vaccines so they remain effective. NGS-SA remains vigilant as it continues to support the Department of Health. The cumulative number of tests conducted to date is 10 831 738, with 25 934 new tests conducted since the last report. Recoveries now stand at 1 513 202.South Africa has recorded 63 more Covid-19-related deaths, taking the number of total fatalities to 54 620, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.

France has decided to widen its Covid-19 vaccine rollout to people aged 16-17 who could face a high risk of a major illness from the virus, said the country's health ministry on Thursday, as the country gradually accelerates its vaccine programme. In a statement, the firms said they would coordinate with national sporting bodies to make sure that coronavirus vaccines are available to anyone who needs one before travelling to Japan.The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 21 953 to 3 473 503, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed on Thursday.

"The situation has become dangerous in villages," said Suresh Kumar, a field coordinator with Manav Sansadhan Evam Mahila Vikas Sansthan, a human rights charity. The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it supports waiving intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines, saying"extraordinary circumstances" call for"extraordinary measures".

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said that while intellectual property rights for businesses are important, Washington"supports the waiver of those protections for Covid-19 vaccines" in order to end the pandemic.Thai activist lawyer contracts Covid-19 while jailed on charge of insulting king - official

 

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