- SA lifted restrictions on alcohol sales on weekdays.
- Britain removed France from its “amber” tourism category.
- In Germany, people worry that as many as 100,000 people are infected every day.
Despite several weeks of stay-at-home orders, Australia’s most populous state has reported an increase in new cases, and police have vowed to combat any recurrence of crazy anti-blockade protests over the weekend.
Middle East and Africa
* South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the third wave of the epidemic may have reached its peak, so South Africa has lifted restrictions on workday alcohol sales and the movement of people between provinces.
* Ghana hopes to receive more than 18 million doses of vaccine by October as it is working to control the third wave of infections.
* Algeria will re-limit gatherings in response to the rapid spread of the more contagious coronavirus delta variant.
Europe
* According to a report in The Times, the UK is expected to remove France from the “amber” category of countries at risk of coronavirus, and may cancel the quarantine of travelers from France as soon as possible next week.
* The French Parliament approved a bill that would compel health workers to vaccinate and require enhanced health passes in various social places.
* The chief of staff of German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Angela Merkel) has stated that he is concerned that the number of new cases in Germany may soar to 100,000 per day in about two months, unless more people are vaccinated.
Asia Pacific
* China reported the highest number of cases since the end of January, due to a surge in local infections in the eastern city of Nanjing, as it began a second round of large-scale testing to control the epidemic.
* South Korea has started vaccinating people between 55 and 59 years old to speed up its vaccination campaign.
America
* Anthony Fauci, a top infectious disease official, said that Americans with weakened immune systems may eventually need a booster vaccine.
* The Covid-19 surge in parts of the United States caused by the highly contagious Delta variant and vaccine hesitation has led to new mask requirements and some people are deeply confused about which guidelines to follow.
Medical development
* AstraZeneca Plc is “searching” its global supply chain in an attempt to increase vaccine supply to Thailand and Southeast Asia.
* A study suggests that people who receive a single dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine may need booster injections to resist some worrying mutations.
Economic impact
* Asian stock markets fell to a seven-month low on Monday as regulatory concerns overturned Chinese stock markets and strong US corporate profits attracted funds from emerging markets to Wall Street.
* Japan’s factory activity in July expanded at the slowest pace in five months, highlighting the difficulty of the world’s third-largest economy to recover convincingly from the pandemic.
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