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Coronavirus death toll at 10:00 (GMT) on Thursday
Paris-According to official sources compiled by Agence France-Presse at 10:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) on Thursday, the novel coronavirus has caused at least 4,392,364 deaths since its outbreak in China in December 2019.
At least 209,192,770 coronavirus cases have been registered. The vast majority of people have recovered, but some people continue to show symptoms after weeks or even months.
These figures are based on daily reports provided by the health authorities of each country.
They excluded amendments made by other statistical organizations, which indicated that the death toll was much higher.
The World Health Organization estimates that due to the extremely high mortality rate directly or indirectly related to Covid-19, the total death toll from the pandemic may be two to three times higher than the official record.
Although many countries have strengthened testing, there are still a large number of mild or asymptomatic cases that have not been detected.
On Wednesday, 9752 new deaths and 678470 new cases were recorded globally.
-AFP
Paralympic Village reports first coronavirus case
TOKYO-Organizers said on Thursday that the Paralympic Village had discovered its first coronavirus case a few days before the opening of the Olympics, as Japan is battling a record wave of infections.
According to the organizers, the case involved a non-Japanese resident staff member related to the Olympics, but he did not provide more details.
So far, the organizers have reported 74 Paralympic-related cases, most of which are contractors and Olympic staff living in Japan. The local training camp team reported another six cases.
The village was opened to Paralympic athletes on Tuesday, and no cases of athlete infection have been reported.
The Paralympic Games will kick off on August 24 and will be attended by approximately 4,400 athletes from approximately 160 teams.
-AFP
Pfizer Covid-19 is falling faster than AstraZeneca-study
LONDON-According to a new study published on Thursday, the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 has declined faster than the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Researchers from the University of Oxford said: “Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech have greater initial effectiveness against new Covid-19 infections, but this decline is faster than two doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca.”
The study, which has not been peer-reviewed, is based on the results of a survey conducted by the UK National Bureau of Statistics, which conducted PCR tests on randomly selected households from December last year to this month.
According to the University’s Nuffield Department of Medicine, it found that “the immune dynamics after the second dose are significantly different” between Pfizer and AstraZeneca.
Pfizer has “greater initial effectiveness” but has seen “a faster decline in protection against high viral loads and symptomatic infections” within a few months after full vaccination, despite the ratio of the two injections Still very low.
“The results show that the effects of the two vaccines will be similar after four to five months,” the scientist added, while emphasizing the need to study long-term effects.
-AFP
Iran’s Covid-19 death toll exceeds 100,000-Ministry of Health
Tehran-The Iranian Ministry of Health stated that the number of Covid-19 deaths in Iran exceeded the 100,000 mark on Thursday due to stricter restrictions across the country to curb the spread of the virus.
The Ministry of Health stated that in the past 24 hours, 31,266 people tested positive for the coronavirus and 564 died. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the total number of infections has reached 4,587,683, and the death toll has reached 100,255.
-AFP
U.S. shipped 1.2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Ivory Coast
WASHINGTON – A US official said on Wednesday that the United States is shipping 1.2 million doses of Pfizer vaccine to Côte d’Ivoire, which is fighting a surge in Covid-19 cases across the continent.
The White House official told AFP: “Because the United States promises to play a leading role in ending epidemics everywhere, the United States will deliver 1.183 million doses of Pfizer vaccine to Côte d’Ivoire this week.”
Transportation is managed by Covax, a distributor supported by the World Health Organization and the Gavi Vaccine Alliance.
The official told AFP that the dose was “delivered today and will arrive in the country this weekend”. “We are proud to provide these safe and effective vaccines to the people of Ivory Coast.”
According to the World Health Organization, although Ivory Coast has recorded fewer than 400 deaths from the coronavirus, the West African country is experiencing a third wave of infections sweeping the entire continent.
Less than 2% of people in Africa are fully vaccinated, and some countries have to destroy unused vaccines because they lack the sanitation infrastructure to manage these vaccines or have encountered strong vaccine hesitation.
-AFP
France puts Morocco and Algeria on the list of high-risk countries for Covid-19
PARIS-France has added Algeria and Morocco to its list of countries considered high-risk areas for Covid-19 as it is fighting the fourth wave of infections.
The new measures will take effect on Saturday, which means that people from these two African countries must accept strict protocol measures, such as self-isolation.
French health authorities reported on Wednesday that the number of patients in the Covid-19 intensive care unit exceeded 2,000 for the first time since June 14 due to new pressures on the hospital system due to the Delta variant.
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Singapore began to gradually relax border restrictions
SINGAPORE-Singapore’s aviation regulator said on Thursday that as part of a prudent reopening of its borders, Singapore will allow vaccinated passengers from Germany and Brunei to enter the country without quarantine starting next month.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore stated that from August 21, all border restrictions on travel from Hong Kong and Macau will also be gradually relaxed.
-Reuters
Philippines reports second largest daily Covid-19 infection
MANILA-The Department of Health of the Philippines recorded 14,895 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the second highest single-day increase in the number of infections since the pandemic began.
In an announcement, it stated that the total number of confirmed cases was 1.79 million, and after 258 deaths were recorded on Thursday, the death toll has reached 30,881. Active cases rose to a high of 111 720 in the past four months.
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Brazil reported 41 714 cases and 1 064 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours-Ministry of Health
Brasilia-The Brazilian Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that in the past 24 hours, Brazil had reported 41,714 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,064 deaths from Covid-19.
According to data from the Ministry of Health, this South American country has registered 20,457,897 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, and the official death toll has risen to 571,662. This is the third most severe epidemic in the world after the United States and India. The second deadliest epidemic after the United States and India. America.
With the progress of vaccination, the average number of deaths from Covid-19 for seven consecutive days has dropped to less than one-third of the nearly 3,000 deaths per day at the peak of the pandemic in April.
-Reuters
India reports 36,401 new Covid-19 infections
NEW DELHI-The government said in a statement that India reported 36,401 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours on Thursday.
-Reuters
Mexico’s daily number of coronavirus cases hit a record high
Mexico City-Ministry of Health data show that Mexico announced a record 28,953 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 3,152,205.
This number is the highest daily total since the beginning of the pandemic and does not include statistics caused by a one-time adjustment of supporting data as claimed by the health authorities.
On August 12, it registered 24,975 new cases.
Mexico has also reported more than 940 deaths, and the total number of deaths currently confirmed is 250,469, but health officials say the actual number may be much higher.
-Reuters
Russia reports 791 Covid-19 deaths and 21,058 new cases
MOSCOW-Russia on Thursday reported 791 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours and 21,058 new cases, including 2,142 in Moscow.
Russia was hit by a surge in cases this summer, which peaked in July, and the authorities blamed it on the slow absorption of the Delta variant and the domestic vaccine.
-Reuters
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increase by 8 400-RKI
BERLIN-On Thursday, infectious disease data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) showed that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 8,400 to 3,843775.
Statistics show that the number of reported deaths increased by 22 to 91,943.
-Reuters
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