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COVID-19 news update Sep/20
source:World Traditional Medicine Forum 2021-09-20 [Medicine]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country,
Other

Total
Cases

New
Cases

Total
Deaths

World

229,263,678

+351,958

4,705,081

USA

42,900,906

+32,731

691,880

India

33,477,819

+30,809

445,165

Brazil

21,239,783

+9,458

590,786

UK

7,429,746

+29,612

135,203

Russia

7,274,928

+20,174

198,218

France

6,955,333

+5,814

116,030

Turkey

6,847,259

+26,398

61,574

Iran

5,424,835

+15,975

117,182

Argentina

5,239,232

+622

114,428

Colombia

4,941,064

+1,813

125,895

Italy

4,636,111

+3,838

130,310

Indonesia

4,190,763

+2,234

140,468

Germany

4,151,810

+5,682

93,585

Mexico

3,564,694

+11,711

271,303

Poland

2,897,935

+540

75,488

South Africa

2,882,630

+2,281

86,174

Philippines

2,366,749

+19,271

36,788

Ukraine

2,348,381

+3,983

54,875

Peru

2,167,008

+589

199,006

Malaysia

2,097,830

+14,954

23,443

Netherlands

1,984,915

+1,663

18,114

Iraq

1,975,220

+2,515

21,822

Czechia

1,686,182

+303

30,431

Japan

1,673,144

+4,702

17,156

Chile

1,647,469

+475

37,359

Canada

1,573,359

+2,032

27,395

Bangladesh

1,542,683

+1,383

27,225

Thailand

1,476,477

+13,576

15,363

Israel

1,228,129

+6,613

7,541

Pakistan

1,223,841

+2,580

27,206

Romania

1,148,710

+3,817

35,514

Portugal

1,062,048

+677

17,907

Morocco

919,681

+1,555

13,910

Serbia

865,686

+5,255

7,770

Kazakhstan

860,424

+2,781

10,726

Jordan

813,601

+920

10,616

Cuba

801,367

+8,434

6,796

Nepal

784,566

+656

11,040

UAE

732,690

+391

2,075

Austria

724,035

+1,678

10,895

Tunisia

699,928

+704

24,490

Vietnam

687,063

+10,040

17,090

Greece

630,784

+1,286

14,466

Lebanon

618,278

+616

8,236

Georgia

595,264

+1,501

8,541

Saudi Arabia

546,549

+70

8,661

Guatemala

529,422

+834

13,040

Belarus

516,428

+1,982

4,004

Ecuador

507,003

+29

32,661

Sri Lanka

504,491

+1,733

12,125

Bolivia

496,950

+250

18,654

Bulgaria

482,186

+458

20,028

Azerbaijan

472,719

+1,734

6,305

Panama

464,288

+250

7,172

Paraguay

459,650

+28

16,128

Myanmar

446,573

+1,702

17,073

Kuwait

411,180

+56

2,439

Slovakia

402,808

+742

12,569

Croatia

391,984

+875

8,500

Uruguay

387,627

+72

6,048

Palestine

384,390

+1,806

3,919

Ireland

375,367

+1,224

5,179

Dominican Republic

355,150

+137

4,028

Venezuela

355,061

+822

4,301

Denmark

354,645

+252

2,628

Ethiopia

332,961

+958

5,130

Libya

330,945

+1,121

4,501

Lithuania

315,950

+849

4,795

Oman

303,423

+114

4,093

Egypt

296,929

+653

16,970

S. Korea

285,931

+1,909

2,404

Slovenia

283,480

+545

4,498

Moldova

281,700

+484

6,595

Mongolia

275,146

+2,777

1,108

Bahrain

274,264

+85

1,388

Armenia

253,600

+507

5,131

Kenya

246,530

+234

4,989

Qatar

235,487

+101

604

Zambia

208,469

+47

3,638

Nigeria

201,798

+168

2,655

Algeria

201,600

+175

5,694

North Macedonia

186,914

+365

6,460

Norway

182,239

+474

841

Kyrgyzstan

177,722

+69

2,588

Aruba

15,249

+28

158

 

Retrieved from:  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

 

 

Brazil reports over 150,000 COVID-19 cases in one day amid Rio backlog

 

Nurse Danila Bassi, member of an Emergency Mobile Care Service (SAMU) team, holds the hand of Marley das Gracas, 42, who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), inside an ambulance, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo

 

Brazil reported 935 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday and some 150,106 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry, an unusually large number due to what officials said was an adjustment in how case numbers are tabulated.

Some 92,614 cases occurred in Rio de Janeiro in recent months, but only entered into the official count in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.

Rio's state-level health ministry attributed the number of cases registered to new demands from the federal Health Ministry regarding case counting, the details of which were not revealed.

The state health ministry "emphasizes that these are not cases that occurred in the last 24 hours, but rather cases that were not displayed before due to changes in the federal (case counting) system," it said. "Of these cases, 62% occurred in 2021."

At least two other states - Paraiba in the northeast and Sao Paulo in the southeast - have seen unusual case jumps in recent days due to changes in the federal case count, according to national media reports.

The South American country has registered a total of 590,508 coronavirus deaths and 21.2 million total confirmed cases.

 

Retrieved from:  https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-reports-over-150000-covid-19-cases-one-day-amid-rio-backlog-2021-09-19/

 

 

 

India administers lowest number of COVID-19 tests in a month

 

People walk at a crowded market amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/Files

People walk at a crowded market amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/Files

 

India conducted the lowest number of daily COVID-19 tests since mid-August on Sunday, but the health ministry urged local governments not to let their guard down during the September to November festival season.

States and federally controlled territories carried out 1.18 million tests on Sunday, government data showed on Monday, down from 1.56 million on Saturday and against a capacity of more than 2 million.

It comes as most states dropped compulsory testing for fully vaccinated travellers in recent weeks, as they try to boost their economies by making it easier for people to commute.

New COVID-19 infections meanwhile have plateaued at around 30,000 a day as vaccinations surged but some health experts say this could also been down to reduced testing. read more

The federal health ministry urged states and federally controlled territories on Saturday to step up testing, warning that the festival season could lead to another spike in infections. Local governments are responsible for local-level health policies in the country, as per the Indian constitution.

After a meeting with state officials on Saturday, the health ministry said that there was "no room for any complacency" and that local authorities should urgently augment hospital infrastructure, oxygen supply, ambulance services and build up buffer stocks of critical drugs.

India faced the world's worst explosion of COVID-19 cases and deaths between April and May when its hospitals ran out beds, oxygen and drugs. Overall, it has reported the most number of infections after the United States.

Some 64% of India's adult population has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and 22% two doses.

The health ministry aims to have administered at least one vaccine dose in nearly all of India's 944 million adults by next month. So far, at least one dose has been given to 604 million adults.

On Monday, India reported 30,256 new COVID-19 infections and 295 deaths, taking the total caseload to 33.48 million and death toll to 445,133.

 

Retrieved from:  https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-administers-lowest-number-covid-19-tests-month-2021-09-20/

 

 

 

Vietnam capital Hanoi to ease coronavirus curbs this week

 

Vietnam police officers inspect authorised travel documents of commuters at a check point during the first day of the extended lockdown in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

 

Vietnam's capital Hanoi will further ease its coronavirus restrictions from this week, the government said, with new cases on the decline and the majority of its adult population partially vaccinated.

Most construction projects can resume from Wednesday, authorities said late on Sunday, adding further easing would follow, with average new daily cases down to just 20.

So far 94% of Hanoi's adult population of 5.75 million has received one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, with the aim of completing second doses by the end of November, said deputy chairman of Hanoi's ruling People's Committee, Duong Duc Tuan.

"We can't maintain the social distancing measures indefinitely," Tuan said in a statement.

Hanoi has escaped the brunt of a fierce wave of coronavirus infections in Vietnam since late April, recording less than 50 of the more than 17,000 COVID-19 deaths nationwide, and just 4,414 of the country's total 687,000 cases.

Epicentre and business hub Ho Chi Minh City, more than 1,500 km (932 miles) away by road, has been the hardest hit, with 49% of the country's cases and 78% of its fatalities. read more

Hanoi became busier last week after authorities removed dozens of checkpoints and allowed restaurants to offer takeaway services.

Tuan said the city's approach will be flexible and scientific, aimed at containing the virus while reviving economic activities.

 

Retrieved from: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/vietnam-capital-hanoi-ease-coronavirus-curbs-this-week-2021-09-20/

 

 

 

John Nkengasong, the first director of Africa’s C.D.C., is launching the continent’s public health revolution

By Ruth Maclean

 

John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last year.Credit...Tiksa Negeri/Reuters

 

When Dr. John Nkengasong took the job as the first head of Africa’s new Centers for Disease Control in 2017, part of the continent had just emerged from a devastating Ebola outbreak. Less than three years later, Covid-19 hit.

Dr. Nkengasong is now trying to bring together the governments of a vast, diverse continent to anticipate and fight public health threats and make them less reliant on international institutions like the World Health Organization or the Red Cross. He has helped Africa speak with a unified voice, particularly about what he calls “vaccine famine,” with rich countries buying up millions of doses they do not need while Africa goes wanting.

Perhaps Ebola was a signal that something bigger was looming, he says, and that something turned out to be Covid-19. He also thinks Covid-19 could be a harbinger of something worse to come — a virus as contagious as the Delta variant, but with the high fatality rate of Ebola.

The Africa C.D.C. was started in response to the Ebola outbreak, with funding from the African Union and some other donors. When Dr. Nkengasong arrived, for months there was no office, no staff and even at one point no internet; the Ethiopian government had shut it down to prevent people from cheating on university entrance exams.

But, he says: “We can do public health under the tree. It doesn’t really matter. The thing is the concepts. Are you committed to solving problems of inequity and health security?”

 

Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/19/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine/john-nkengasong-the-first-director-of-africas-cdc-is-launching-the-continents-public-health-revolution

 

 

 

Madrid is set to remove most of its restrictions on Monday

By Karan Deep Singh

 

A restaurant terrace in Barcelona in July.Credit...Albert Gea/Reuters

 

Madrid will remove most of its pandemic restrictions on Monday amid a general easing of lockdown rules in Spain after the country’s coronavirus infection rate fell to its lowest level in more than a year.

Restaurants and bars in Spain’s capital region will be allowed to stay open as late as their licenses allow, while shopping malls, cinemas and theaters will no longer have to apply capacity limits. Only a few restrictions will remain in Madrid, including limits on party sizes at restaurants — 10 per outdoor table, up from eight — and a 75 percent capacity limit at nightclubs.

This past week, Spain’s 14-day infection rate fell below 100 registered cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the lowest since August 2020. The latest figures come after the infection rate reached almost 700 in July, before falling to 400 last month.

Most experts attribute the improvement to the speeding up of Spain’s vaccination campaign, which allowed the government to reach its goal of fully vaccinating 70 percent of the population by the end of August. As of Friday, 35.8 million residents, more than 75 percent of the population, had been fully vaccinated, giving Spain one of the largest vaccinated populations in Europe.

Tourism in Spain, which has maintained only limited travel restrictions over the summer, is also expected to increase after London’s decision this past week to stop forcing vaccinated visitors to test for Covid-19 before returning to Britain. The switch, which comes into force on Oct. 4, also benefits some other European countries that are heavily dependent on British tourists, such as France, Italy and Portugal.

 

Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/world/spain-covid-restrictions.html

 

 

 

Average daily deaths in the United States surpass 2,000

By Ethan Hauser

 

A woman with Covid-19 being transported to a hospital in Houston last week. 

A woman with Covid-19 being transported to a hospital in Houston last week. Credit...John Moore/Getty Images

The average U.S. daily death toll from Covid-19 over the last seven days surpassed 2,000 this weekend, the first time since March 1 that deaths have been so high, according to a New York Times database.

Texas and Florida, two of the hardest-hit states in the country, account for more than 30 percent of those deaths: Florida, where 56 percent of the population is vaccinated, averages about 353 deaths a day, and Texas, where 50 percent of the population is vaccinated, averages about 286 deaths a day. In the United States as a whole, 54 percent of all people are vaccinated.

Hot spots continue to speckle the map of the country, many of them in line with low vaccination rates but others in areas where vaccinations are among the highest. Vermont, for example, has a vaccination rate of 69 percent and reported more coronavirus cases in the past week than in any other seven-day period, thought it still has the fewest cases person in the country.

As of Saturday, Guam, where 64 percent are vaccinated, and Idaho, where 41 percent are vaccinated, reported more deaths in the previous week than in any other seven-day period.

These surges, according to public health leaders, are tied to the highly transmissible Delta variant. “The war has changed,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in July about the variant, comparing its contagiousness to that of chickenpox. And while the vaccines provide strong protection against severe illness from Delta, there are still reports of breakthrough infections, and the variant continues to vex scientists and pandemic strategists.

Other numbers appear to be plateauing, or even inching lower. New hospitalizations and new cases have started to tick slowly downward but remain alarmingly high, intensifying the already fierce debate around booster shots. A key advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended that people over 65 or at high risk of developing Covid who had been inoculated with the Pfizer vaccine get a booster dose.

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, appearing on the Sunday talk shows, tried to give some context for the shifting guidance and cautioned against expecting uniformity. “In real time, more and more data are accumulating,” he said on the ABC program “This Week.” “There will be a continual re-examination of that data, and potential modification of recommendations.”

 

Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/19/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine