The proportion of people under the age of 50 infected with the coronavirus is growing worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
“The epidemic is changing,” WHO’s Western Pacific regional director, Takeshi Kasai, told a virtual briefing. “People in their 20s, 30s and 40s are increasingly driving the spread.”
He said many of them were unaware that they were infected, and increased the risk of infecting vulnerable people, such as the elderly or those with medical conditions that put them at greater risk of developing a serious form of COVID-19. to step.
The WHO also warned drug makers to take all appropriate precautionary measures and carry out all prescribed steps for research and development in producing vaccines against the disease.
Russia became the first country in the world this month to approve a vaccine, but the announcement was met with skepticism from many health authorities, who believe corners were possibly cut in its development.
In further regional news:
America
United States is now dealing with outbreaks in major universities that opted for personal classes, shortly after the start of the fall semester. The University of North Carolina has been forced to cancel student classes for students, switch from distance learning to Wednesday, and make arrangements for students who want to leave campus housing.
Outbreaks have been reported at fraternities in the states of Washington, California and Mississippi this summer, as well as the challenges facing school officials in keeping the virus on campus. Coronavirus clusters have in some cases been linked to dormitories, off-campus parties and packed bars.
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would receive a Russian vaccine for coronavirus if it proves to be effective. “I would be the first to vaccinate because it means a lot to me, but we have to … make sure it’s something effective and that it’s available to everyone,” said Lopez Obrador.
The Mexican leader added that he would personally travel to Russia as well as China if they were to develop an effective vaccine first.
Russia announced last week that it was the first in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine, but the news was cautioned by Western scientists who said it still needed to be proven safe and effective.
Mexico has recorded more than 56,000 deaths from coronavirus – the third highest toll in the world – and more than half a million infections.
Argentina is shocked by protests as thousands of opposition protesters took to the streets in various cities to overthrow President Alberto Fernandez and his plans to extend coronavirus antitrust measures until August 30.
Protesters passed social distancing rules, shouted “freedom, liberty”, waved Argentine flags and sang anti-government slogans.
According to the latest figures, Argentina has recorded nearly 300,000 infections and 5,750 deaths from the coronavirus, while reporting more than 5,000 new cases per day over the past week.
Asia
India Interior Minister Amit Shah was re-admitted to hospital four days after being discharged, saying he had recovered from COVID-19.
He is thought to be suffering from fatigue and pain in the body. A statement from the hospital said he had tested negative for COVID-19 and was “comfortable and continuing his work from the hospital” in New Delhi.
The Filipino the government is set to reduce a mild overhaul in the capital and four foreign provinces to further open up the country’s abusive economy. The move comes despite the fact that the country has the most coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia.
President Rodrigo Duterte said most businesses, including shopping malls and din-in restaurants, were allowed to reopen, while Roman Catholic Church services would continue in part with restrictions, including masks and social distances.
The Philippines has reported more than 164,000 virus cases, including 2,681 deaths.
new Zealand reported 13 new confirmed cases of coronavirus for the last 24 hours in comparison
with nine a day earlier as the nation struggles to contain an outbreak in Auckland’s largest city.
Twelve cases have been linked to the existing virus cluster in Auckland, said Health Director Ashley Bloomfield in a media briefing in Wellington. New Zealand has postponed its general elections by a month to focus on combating a recurrence of coronavirus infections.
Europe
United Kingdom has been forced to abandon its policies for exams for degrees that were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Angry protests by students and warnings that it threatened the career prospects of the most disabled students drove the decision.
British education authorities had deployed an algorithm intended to standardize results, which compared them to schools’ past performance. This meant that high-performing students in non-performing schools, many in notorious areas, saw their marks downgraded, while students in schools kept above-average their predicted grades.
Students took to the streets and threatened legal action, saying the system would make it harder for light-hearted children in inferior areas to do well, while rewarding mediocre students at private schools.
The exam examiner of England said it now accepts assessments when assessing nominal value made by teachers instead of exams in high schools.
Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said she will take a coronavirus test after suffering from mild respiratory symptoms. She says she will work remotely. Finland last week recommended wearing face masks in public for the first time amid an increase in coronavirus cases.
Lithuania has changed its entry requirements in response to the growing number of coronavirus infections in Europe. People from the EU and the European Economic Community are allowed to enter the Baltic States without restriction, but anyone entering from countries with an infection rate of more than 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants must now receive a valid negative upon arrival coronavirus test show, the government said.
“The lists of less and more affected states are now losing their significance practically. The situation is changing everywhere,” said Interior Minister Rita Tamasuniene. “That’s why we want to subject everyone to the same entry conditions.”
In addition, travelers from countries with a rate of more than 16 cases per 100,000 inhabitants will have a mandatory quarantine.
The Czech Republic will make the wearing of face masks compulsory again, starting on September 1 on public transport and in many public locations, following a resurgence of coronavirus infections. The move comes because schools will have to follow suit again from September 1, after the summer holidays.
The Czech Republic was one of the first countries in Europe to order people to wear masks in most public places in March, but had gradually lifted the requirement as infections fell in late spring. The new rules will require people to wear face masks in shops, common areas of schools and in public buildings, though not on the work floor as in restaurants and bars.
Europe’s largest airline, Ryanair, has plans to reduce capacity by 20% in September and October, in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases affecting its bookings.
The low-cost carrier said Monday that most of the reduction would come from trimming the frequency of flights and would focus on flights serving countries such as Spain, France and Sweden, where an increase in cases of coronavirus has tightened travel restrictions.
Germany’s the economy is set to recover from the crisis caused by the pandemic and will grow strongly in the summer, the country’s central bank said, the Bundesbank said. “After a sharp decline in the first half of the year, the German economy was able to grow very strongly in the summer quarter,” the Bundesbank said in its monthly report in reference to the quarter to July to September.
But the central bank warned that levels of economic activity seen before the crisis hit would not be reached in the third quarter or for a while, noting that the pandemic was yet to spread in several countries.
Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak, has tested positive for the coronavirus, but will still remotely attend a meeting of the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) of the OPEC + groups on Wednesday, the Ministry of Energy said on Tuesday.
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