- Spain has approved a booster vaccination for Covid-19.
- Sweden will relax restrictions.
- New Zealand has reported a decline in cases.
The number of infections in New South Wales, Australia, rose for the first time in three days, although it accelerated the vaccination rate, while New Zealand reported that the number of Covid-19 cases infected there has dropped further.
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Europe
* Spain’s health care regulatory agency approved a third dose of the vaccine for people with severely compromised immune systems who may be less protective of the traditional two-dose vaccination program.
* Sweden will advance the relaxation of restrictions at the end of this month and remove most restrictions on public places such as restaurants, theaters and stadiums.
* The European Union may remove Japan and five other countries from its list of safe travel destinations.
Asia Pacific
* Despite the announcement a day ago to relax restrictions to stimulate business activities, the Philippine Capital Region will still be under the second strictest coronavirus control measures.
*Indonesia’s daily coronavirus positive rate fell below the World Health Organization’s 5% benchmark for the first time this week.
* Many top Indian epidemiologists and social scientists urge the authorities to reopen face-to-face school courses for people of all ages, claiming that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, especially when poor rural children miss out on online education.
America
* US President Joe Biden (Joe Biden) will propose a six-pronged strategy on Thursday to combat the spread of Delta variants and increase the vaccination rate in the United States.
* Due to the surge in Covid-19 patients requiring hospitalization, the US state of Idaho has launched a “crisis care standard” to allow medical care rationing in hospitals in the northern part of the state.
* The Pan American Health Organization stated that Venezuela has received its first batch of vaccines through Covax.
Middle East and Africa
* According to a national television report, Saudi Arabia removed the United Arab Emirates, Argentina and South Africa from its list of prohibited entry countries, and re-allowed citizens to travel to these three countries from September 8.
* The Executive Committee of the International Monetary Fund approved on Tuesday to provide Tanzania with US$567 million in emergency support to help fund vaccination campaigns and cover the health and social costs of the pandemic.
Medical development
* According to the “Daily Telegraph”, the CEO of AstraZeneca once said that everyone in the UK may not need a booster dose, and the rush to launch a third dose of the vaccine across the country may give the country medical treatment The service system brings additional pressure.
* The Epidemic Prevention Innovation Alliance stated that vaccine manufacturers should use approved vaccines for trials, otherwise it may hinder the development of more vaccines.
* A global aid fund stated that hundreds of thousands of people will die from untreated tuberculosis due to the disruption of health care systems in poor countries due to the pandemic.
Economic impact
* Asian stock markets hovered around a six-week high on Wednesday, fearing that the slowdown in economic growth would hurt the stock market and help the dollar strengthen. Risk aversion in the US spread to the market overnight.
* Japan’s economy grew faster than initially estimated in the April-June quarter, thanks to steady capital expenditures, although the recovery of Covid-19 is weakening service industry consumption and clouding the outlook.
* Pan Gongsheng, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, said that China will maintain a prudent monetary policy and will not adopt flood-like stimulus measures.
* According to a survey released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Tuesday, as the labor market continues to recover from the crisis caused by the pandemic, more and more American workers are changing jobs and demanding higher wages.
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