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Country, |
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Total |
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World |
98,060,137 |
+664,955 |
2,098,560 |
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25,196,086 |
+193,758 |
420,285 |
|
|
10,626,200 |
+14,481 |
153,067 |
|
|
8,699,814 |
+59,946 |
214,228 |
|
|
3,655,839 |
+21,887 |
67,832 |
|
|
3,543,646 |
+37,892 |
94,580 |
|
|
2,987,965 |
+22,848 |
71,998 |
|
|
2,560,587 |
+44,357 |
55,041 |
|
|
2,428,221 |
+14,078 |
84,202 |
|
|
2,412,505 |
+6,289 |
24,640 |
|
|
2,108,895 |
+18,700 |
51,151 |
|
|
1,972,345 |
+15,366 |
50,187 |
|
|
1,843,077 |
+11,396 |
46,355 |
|
|
1,688,944 |
+20,548 |
144,371 |
|
|
1,457,755 |
+7,152 |
34,561 |
|
|
1,380,807 |
+11,381 |
39,501 |
|
|
1,354,520 |
+6,204 |
57,150 |
|
|
1,177,621 |
+5,583 |
21,499 |
|
|
1,082,907 |
+4,232 |
39,274 |
|
|
951,651 |
+11,703 |
27,203 |
|
|
932,884 |
+5,774 |
13,337 |
|
|
917,412 |
+8,200 |
15,062 |
|
|
731,450 |
+5,955 |
18,622 |
|
|
703,776 |
+2,878 |
17,554 |
|
|
685,107 |
+4,367 |
17,702 |
|
|
684,256 |
+3,006 |
20,572 |
|
|
611,407 |
+809 |
12,977 |
|
|
595,149 |
+13,544 |
9,686 |
|
|
582,869 |
+7,027 |
4,245 |
|
|
530,271 |
+584 |
7,966 |
|
|
527,146 |
+2,363 |
11,157 |
|
|
507,709 |
+1,775 |
10,116 |
|
|
463,706 |
+1,164 |
8,076 |
|
|
399,798 |
+1,702 |
7,288 |
|
|
379,093 |
+1,648 |
3,830 |
|
|
365,775 |
+212 |
6,342 |
|
|
355,662 |
+1,410 |
11,713 |
|
|
345,221 |
+5,447 |
4,743 |
|
|
318,181 |
+776 |
4,198 |
|
|
305,752 |
+1,975 |
4,944 |
|
|
269,241 |
+4,594 |
2,151 |
|
|
268,646 |
+336 |
1,979 |
|
|
267,258 |
+3,529 |
766 |
|
|
251,071 |
+1,137 |
2,998 |
|
|
236,189 |
+1,874 |
14,526 |
|
|
232,298 |
+1,804 |
1,619 |
|
|
231,242 |
+2,464 |
3,801 |
|
|
228,246 |
+218 |
3,053 |
|
|
227,326 |
+776 |
4,738 |
|
|
213,864 |
+455 |
8,741 |
|
|
199,672 |
+1,549 |
2,482 |
|
|
193,745 |
+2,655 |
9,764 |
|
|
192,265 |
+760 |
1,909 |
|
|
190,884 |
+2,511 |
5,989 |
|
|
188,477 |
+765 |
2,506 |
|
|
181,922 |
+2,598 |
2,818 |
|
|
173,814 |
+1,269 |
2,554 |
|
|
172,549 |
+3,170 |
642 |
|
|
172,412 |
+1,180 |
2,403 |
|
|
165,528 |
+307 |
3,021 |
|
|
159,834 |
+570 |
951 |
|
|
159,715 |
+752 |
8,801 |
|
|
154,788 |
+670 |
3,315 |
|
|
154,306 |
+1,455 |
3,284 |
|
|
154,063 |
+473 |
1,757 |
|
|
152,395 |
+1,071 |
5,389 |
|
|
150,479 |
+506 |
5,570 |
|
|
148,258 |
+258 |
248 |
|
|
136,898 |
+830 |
3,406 |
|
|
136,166 |
+445 |
3,013 |
|
|
132,486 |
+169 |
1,517 |
|
|
132,326 |
+292 |
2,057 |
|
|
125,518 |
+1,071 |
2,570 |
|
|
122,260 |
+569 |
1,129 |
|
|
116,655 |
+1,964 |
1,485 |
|
|
111,746 |
+622 |
1,716 |
|
|
104,852 |
+246 |
2,853 |
|
|
99,630 |
+186 |
1,739 |
|
|
98,878 |
+305 |
366 |
|
|
89,817 |
+354 |
2,754 |
|
|
88,701 |
+144 |
4,635 |
|
|
83,585 |
+155 |
1,394 |
|
|
78,219 |
+56 |
620 |
|
|
73,918 |
+400 |
1,316 |
|
|
69,916 |
+678 |
1,296 |
|
|
60,259 |
+372 |
544 |
|
|
59,480 |
+658 |
361 |
|
|
59,235 |
+38 |
29 |
|
|
12,795 |
+142 |
71 |
|
|
7,880 |
+97 |
146 |
|
|
6,623 |
+61 |
52 |
|
|
1,546 |
+2 |
35 |
Retrieved from: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
From CNN's Junko Ogura in Tokyo
The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that a cancellation of the Games might be imminent.
On Friday, the Times of London, citing an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition, reported that Japanese authorities had privately concluded that the Olympics could not proceed due to the ongoing pandemic. CNN has not independently verified this report, which officials in Tokyo were quick to refute.
In a statement, the Tokyo 2020 organizers said that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had expressed to them his determination to hold the Games, and that meetings were ongoing to ensure that they could go ahead while implementing thorough infection countermeasures and other precautions due to the pandemic.
"All our delivery partners including the national government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, the IOC and the IPC are fully focused on hosting the Games this summer," the statement said. "We hope that daily life can return to normal as soon as possible, and we will continue to make every effort to prepare for a safe and secure Games."
Suga has yet not publicly spoken about the issue and his office declined to comment when approached by CNN on Friday morning.
From CNN Health’s Maggie Fox
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Federal health officials are watching the rise of coronavirus variants, but so far they don’t appear to threaten the efficacy of vaccines, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on Thursday.
The two most prominent new variants are the one first seen in Britain and another spotted first in South Africa. Both appear to be more transmissible, and that will mean more cases, more hospitalizations, and more deaths, Fauci told his first White House briefing under the new Biden administration.
Some very early studies indicate that the pattern of mutations seen in both variants may allow the virus to somewhat evade the immune system response prompted by vaccination.
“That does not mean that the vaccines will not be effective,” Fauci told the briefing.
“There is a thing called the cushion effect,” he added.
The vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna are highly effective and prompt a strong immune response. Even a somewhat diminished response still means overwhelming activity against the virus, he said. Other researchers studying the mutations and the effect on the vaccine response have said the same thing.
“Even though it is diminished somewhat, it still is effective,” Fauci said. But the virus will mutate so long as it is circulating, he cautioned. “It is all the more reason why we should be vaccinating as many people as we can,” he said.
From CNN's Maggie Fox
New variants of the coronavirus that spread more easily could cause more hospitalizations and deaths across Europe, the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) warned Thursday.
“ECDC assesses the probability of the introduction and community spread of variants of concern in the European Union/ European Economic Area as very high due to their increased transmissibility,” the organization said in a new report.
“Such an increased transmissibility is likely to lead to an increased number of infections. This, in turn, is likely to lead to higher hospitalization and death rates across all age groups, but particularly for those in older age groups or with co-morbidities,” the report added.
ECDC Director Andrea Ammon said in a statement that this pattern may already be occurring in some places, and urged member states to curb the virus with precautionary measures and "accelerate vaccination of high-risk groups":
“We are currently seeing deteriorating epidemiological situations in areas where more transmissible variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have become established."
“A combination of measures, including physical distancing, increased level of surveillance, sequencing of samples, and rigorous contact tracing and quarantine are needed to effectively curb the spread of the new variants."
There are three variants of concern, Ammon said. One, first identified in the UK and known as B.1.1.7 or VOC 202012/01, appears to have worsened spread in Britain and Ireland.
A variant first spotted in South Africa and called either 501Y.V2 or B.1.351, has also been seen in 10 European countries.
And a third variant called P1 has been detected in Brazil. This variant has only been seen in a few travelers so far in Europe.
From CNN's Ghazi Balkiz and Tamara Qiblawi in Beirut
Medical staff test people for Covid-19 at the Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, on January 11. Bilal Hussein/AP
The World Bank has approved a re-allocation of $34 million to support vaccination efforts for Lebanon as it faces a surge in Covid-19 cases, the international financial institution said in a statement Thursday.
“This is the first World Bank-financed operation to fund the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines,” the statement said, adding that the financing will provide shots for over 2 million individuals.
The vaccines are expected to arrive in Lebanon by early February 2021.
In addition to the human toll, the pandemic is exacerbating the economic crisis in the aftermath of the Port of Beirut explosion last August,” the statement added.
High-risk health workers, people over 65 years old, epidemiological and surveillance staff, and those aged between 55 and 64 years old with comorbidities are target priority groups, the World Bank said. It added that, “by prioritizing these groups, the country’s vaccination program has the potential to reduce the consequences of the pandemic, even in conditions of supply constraints.”
The institution's decision comes as Lebanon's health sector continues to struggle with a sharp rise in cases. The government has extended the country's lockdown, which includes a 24-hour curfew, until February 8 at 5 am local time.
The World Bank said its decision to provide the funds follows an assessment and plan drawn up by the Lebanese government that “has all the key elements recommended by the World Health Organization and represents a central part of Lebanon’s vaccination readiness.”
"Fair, broad, and fast access to Covid-19 vaccines is critical to protecting lives and supporting economic recovery," said World Bank Group President David Malpass.
"This is an important first operation and I look forward to continuing our support to many more countries in their vaccination efforts."
On Thursday, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health reported 67 Covid-19 related deaths, the fourth daily death record in a row.
The total number of deaths in Lebanon since the pandemic began is 2,151. A total of 269,241 cases have been reported.
From CNN's Manveena Suri in New Delhi
Workers are seen after a fire broke out at India's Serum Institute in Pune on January 21. AFP/Getty Images
A fire broke out at facility for the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, in the city of Pune on Thursday.
Murlidhar Mohol, mayor of the western Indian city, told reporters that five bodies, believed to be those of construction workers, were retrieved from the six-floor building, while four people were rescued.
The blaze, which is now under control, will not impact production of the Covid vaccine, the company says.
SII is in partnership with Oxford University and AstraZeneca to produce the Covishield vaccine.
I would like to reassure all governments & the public that there would be no loss of #COVISHIELD production due to multiple production buildings that I had kept in reserve to deal with such contingencies at @SerumInstIndia," the company’s CEO Adar Poonawalla tweeted.
In a separate post, Poonawalla tweeted, “We are deeply saddened and offer our deepest condolences to the family members of the departed.”
The cause of the fire is yet to be determined though, according to Mohol, preliminary investigations suggest that “during the building’s construction, some welding work could have led to the fire.”
Retrieved from: https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-01-21-21/index.html
By Cao Li
A police cordon on a street in Shanghai following a suspected coronavirus infection on Thursday.Credit...China Daily, via Reuters
Three locally transmitted coronavirus cases were confirmed on Thursday in Shanghai, China’s largest city, as fears rose over another large-scale outbreak in the country where the virus was first detected.
The three cases, the first in the city in about two months, were connected to prominent hospitals in the city, China’s business capital. Two of the infected individuals worked at the hospitals, one at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and the other at Renji Hospital. They lived in the same residential complex. The third person was a close contact.
The infections were found during routine nucleic tests for hospital employees. The positive results led to closures at the outpatient sections of both hospitals and a citywide campaign to test all hospital employees.
Shanghai is the latest Chinese city to experience a recent outbreak, the worst since the pandemic first emerged in late 2019.
Beijing, the capital, and the provinces of Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shanxi and Shandong have all recently reported new infections. This week alone, China reported more than 400 local infections, a steep and sudden increase.
Beijing has implemented new rules restricting the number of passengers allowed on public transportation, and extended the quarantine period for travelers returning from overseas.
Schools have been closed and the authorities on Wednesday announced that travelers returning to rural areas for the Chinese New Year holiday, the largest annual human migration in the world, must test negative for the virus and quarantine at home for 14 days.
Ma Xiaowei, the National Health Commission minister, has blamed the recent outbreak on travelers returning from overseas and on workers handling imported food.
The authorities said on Wednesday that two cases recently found in Beijing were of the more contagious B.1.1.7 variant, first found in Britain.
By Manuela Andreoni
Women receiving the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine at the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.Credit...Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro announced on Wednesday that all Carnival festivities would be canceled this year as Brazil struggles with high rates of new virus cases and a lagging vaccination campaign.
Carnival festivities, which normally take place in February, were postponed in the fall, and officials had hoped that the city could hold street parades and parties in July instead. But Mayor Eduardo Paes wrote on Facebook on Wednesday that no such celebrations would be possible in 2021.
“It doesn’t make any sense to me to imagine we will have the conditions to hold carnival in July,” Mr. Paes wrote on Facebook. “Certainly in 2022 we will be able (having all been properly vaccinated) to celebrate life and our culture with all the intensity we deserve.”
Brazil’s Covid-19 death toll stands at more than 210,000, second only to the United States, and the state of Rio de Janeiro has the highest mortality rate in the country. New cases have jumped sharply in recent weeks; the country has recorded an average of 50,000 cases a day over the last week.
The country started its vaccination campaign earlier this week, but with only six million doses for a population of 213 million, picking up the pace will be difficult. Deals with vaccine manufacturers in China and India have been delayed, and it remains unclear when more doses will become available.
Brazil is also battling two new variants of the coronavirus, at least one of which is more contagious and could be contributing to the recent surge of cases. Both variants also have a mutation that may weaken the efficacy of vaccines.
Citing concern over the new variants, Britain banned flights from Latin America and Portugal, and Italy suspended flights to Brazil. But both mutated viruses had already slipped the country’s borders, and been discovered as far away as Japan and South Korea.
Here are the key developments from the last few hours:
· Biden warns Covid will ‘get worse before it gets better’ as he unveils strategy. Joe Biden began his first full day as president confronting a host of major crises facing his fledgling administration, starting with a flurry of actions to address his most pressing challenge: the raging Covid-19 pandemic. At a White House event on Thursday afternoon, Biden unveiled a new “wartime” strategy to combat the coronavirus, vowing “help is on the way.”
· PM Johnson raises fears of lockdown in England continuing into summertime. Boris Johnson raised fears that tough Covid restrictions could continue well into the spring and beyond as ministers refused to be drawn on plans for any potential easing of lockdown.
· France to recommend wearing of surgical masks in public. The French government will recommend that people wear surgical masks in public because fabric masks do not provide enough protection from Covid-19 transmission, health minister Olivier Véran said.
· No way to hold Rio carnival in July, the city’s mayor says. It will not be possible to host carnival celebrations in July, Rio de Janeiro’s new mayor has said, as Brazil’s second wave of coronavirus infections spreads, and with vaccine supplies still scarce.
· Hungary breaks ranks with EU to license Russian vaccine. Hungary has licensed Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, breaking ranks with other EU countries and ignoring calls to stick to a common European vaccine policy.
· Portugal bans all UK flights to tackle rapid spread of new Covid-19 variant. Portuguese prime minister António Costa said all flights to and from Britain will be suspended from Saturday onwards as Portugal scrambles to tackle the rapid spread of the new variant of the coronavirus.
· Austrian mayors who got leftover Covid vaccines accused of ‘queue-jumping’. Local government officials in Austria have been accused of jumping the queue for Covid-19 vaccinations at care homes for elderly people, prompting a clarification of guidelines for handling leftover doses.
· Pfizer cuts vaccine deliveries to some EU countries in half. Pfizer has slashed in half the volume of Covid vaccines it will deliver to some EU countries this week, government officials said, as frustration over the US drugmaker’s unexpected cut in supplies grows.
· Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa tests positive to Covid-19 at Australian Open. Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa has become the first player to test positive to Covid-19 while in hard quarantine ahead of the Australian Open.
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