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America sees a increase in Covid-19 cases again: Doubles in 3 weeks.

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America sees a increase in Covid-19 cases again: Doubles in 3 weeks.

Health authorities in places such as Los Angeles County and St. Louis are requesting even immunized people to resume wearing masks in public. The Covid-19 curve in the United States is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks. This is driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings, according to news agency Associated Press. Covid-19 infections climbed to an average of about 23,600 a day on Monday, up from 11,300 on…

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EARLY STAGES’ OF COVID-19 THIRD WAVE, AMID DELTA SURGE: WHO

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EARLY STAGES’ OF COVID-19 THIRD WAVE, AMID DELTA SURGE: WHO

WHO chief said that the recent spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus is being fueled by “increased social mobility” and inconsistency in the use of proven public health and social measures The Covid-19 pandemic is now in the “early stages” of the third wave, warned World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday, even as he sounded a fresh alarm over a global surge in cases of the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. “Unfortunately…we are now in the early stages of a third wave”, Ghebreyesus…

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WHO warns individuals against mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines

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WHO warns individuals against mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines

GENEVA – The World Health Organization’s chief scientist has advised individuals against mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, saying such decisions should be left to public health authorities. “It’s a little bit of a dangerous trend here,” Soumya Swaminathan told an online briefing on Monday after a question about booster shots. “It will be a chaotic situation in countries if citizens start deciding when and who will be taking a second, a third and a fourth dose.” Swaminathan had called mixing a “data-free zone” but later clarified her…

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Canada’s COVID-19 positive cases decreases to late March levels as vaccinations increase

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Canada’s COVID-19 positive cases decreases to late March levels as vaccinations increase

Canada reported its lowest number of new daily COVID-19 cases since late March, as the total number of infections in the country hit 1,299,578.Health officials across the country said 5,383 more people have contracted the novel coronavirus, marking the lowest single day increase since March 30, when 4,880 new infections were reported. The country did, however, see a daily case count below 6,000 last month on April 1, when 5,801 new infections were reported. Provincial health authorities also confirmed another 32 people have died after testing positive for COVID-19, pushing…

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Employment drops as Canada introduces stricter Covid-19 rules

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Employment drops as Canada introduces stricter Covid-19 rules

Canada saw its unemployment rate increase more than 8 per cent in April 2021, as employment fell by 207,000. Statistics Canada measured Canada’s labour market conditions during the week of April 11 to 17. Canadian provinces were introducing stricter health measures because of the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases across the country. A stay-at-home order was introduced in Ontario. Quebec had 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. curfews in place. British Columbia also had closed restaurants and bars for indoor dining. In addition, the number of people who were working less…

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PM says Canada will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for a ‘one-dose summer’

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PM says Canada will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for a ‘one-dose summer’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Tuesday that there will be enough COVID-19 vaccines coming into the country to offer every eligible and willing Canadian their first shot by this summer, and enough doses for everyone to be fully vaccinated “by September.” “A one-dose summer sets us up for a two-dose fall, when we’ll be able to talk about going back to school, back to work, and back to more normality,” said the prime minister. Though, questions remain about when the federal government will be issuing clear guidance around what degree…

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Ontario province halts AstraZeneca doses over blood clot concerns

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Ontario province halts AstraZeneca doses over blood clot concerns

Canada has lagged in vaccinating its population because it lacks the ability to manufacture the vaccines and like many countries has had to rely on the global supply chain for the shots. Canada’s largest province said Tuesday it will stop giving out first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine due to concerns over its link to rare blood clots. Ontario’s chief medical officer for health, Dr. David Williams, said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution because of increased instances of the rare blood clotting disorder linked…

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PM Justin Trudeau and his wife take the first vaccination of AstraZeneca against Covid-19

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PM Justin Trudeau and his wife take the first vaccination of AstraZeneca against Covid-19

Each of Canada’s 10 provinces is responsible for rollouts of vaccines procured by the federal government. Most recommend the AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged 40-45 years, but on Friday a government health advisory board said people as young as 30 could safely take it. “As Ontario has invited people 40 and over to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine in pharmacies, it is now our turn,” Trudeau, 49, earlier told a news conference. His wife Sophie contracted the novel coronavirus in March 2020, forcing the prime minister to self-isolate at the time…

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Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine shows 97.6% efficacy

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Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine shows 97.6% efficacy

The Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) have reported that the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine showed a 97.6% efficacy. This was based on the analysis of data on disease infection rate among people receiving both shots of the vaccine. The vaccine, which is based on an established and well-studied platform of human adenoviral vectors, uses two different vectors for the two jabs for vaccination. Data from 3.8 million Russians who received both components of Sputnik V from 5 December last year…

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Third pandemic wave in Sweden slowing down,but cases still high

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Third pandemic wave in Sweden slowing down,but cases still high

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Sweden has decreased in the past week, but infections are still at a high level and it is too early to say whether the trend will continue, the Health Agency said on Tuesday. Swedenhas experienced a severe third wave of the pandemic and the number of patients treated at intensive care has been the highest since during spring last year, although deaths have remained low. The country, which has shunned lockdowns throughout the pandemic, registered 14,911 new coronavirus cases since Friday, health agency…

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