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Seychelles reports renewed surge in Covid-19 cases

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The country says active cases of the disease have more than doubled despite vaccinating about 60% of its population, mostly with China’s Sinopharm shot

Island state has re-imposed restrictions including closing schools, cancelling sports events and banning mingling of householdsMahe island in Seychelles. Picture: YASUYOSHI CHIBA

In Seychelles, Sinopharm shots were issued to 57% of those who were fully inoculated and the rest with AstraZeneca’s Covishield, a vaccine made in India. By May 8 no-one who had contracted Covid-19 while being vaccinated had died, Seychelles News Agency reported, citing the minister for foreign affairs and tourism.

Daniel Lucey, clinical professor of medicine at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, said in a blog last week that data on genetic sequencing are not yet available for infections in Seychelles in April. Cases in the Maldives, which has seen a surge in visits from affluent Indians, have also shot up. The country has the most new cases per 100,000 people in the past five, seven and 14 days. Active cases jumped from 4,978 to 9,423 on May 9.

 

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Amazing!!! Just 6 months ago they only 1 confirmed case which was said to have been isolated and fully recovered.

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