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The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 992,000 people and infected more than 32.6 million worldwide. Here are the latest coronavirus-related developments for September 26:
People wearing face masks after the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak use phones next to an Alipay sign at a fair during the INCLUSION Fintech conference in Shanghai, China. September 24, 2020 (Reuters)
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Mainland China reports 15 new Covid-19 cases
Mainland China reported 15 new cases of Covid-19 compared to eight cases announced a day earlier, the national health authority said.
The National Health Commission said in a statement that all the new cases were imported infections that involved travelers from abroad. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed Covid-19 patients, rose to 30 from 18 the day before.
The total number of confirmed viral infections in mainland China is now 85,337, while the total number of deaths was unchanged at 4,634.
China Says WHO Blessed Virus Vaccine Emergency Use Program
The World Health Organization (WHO) supported China’s campaign to vaccinate certain people against the coronavirus in July while clinical trials were still ongoing, a Chinese health official said, although some experts have expressed concern about the move. .
China launched its emergency program in July, after communicating with the WHO in late June, according to Zheng Zhongwei, an official with the National Health Commission.
The vaccine has been administered to hundreds of thousands of key workers and other limited high-risk groups, although its efficacy and safety have not been fully established, as Phase 3 clinical trials are incomplete, raising concern among experts .
“At the end of June, the State Council of China approved a plan of the emergency use program for the Covid-19 vaccine,” Zheng told a press conference.
“After the approval, on June 29, we contacted the relevant representatives of the WHO China office and obtained the support and understanding of the WHO,” Zheng said.
Australia says the world needs to know the origins of Covid-19
The nations of the world must do their best to understand the origins of Covid-19, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in comments that could worsen tensions with China.
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Morrison said an investigation into the roots of the virus would minimize the threat of another global pandemic.
“This virus has caused a calamity in our world and its peoples. We must do everything we can to understand what happened for the sole purpose of preventing it from happening again,” Morrison said via teleconference video link.
“There is a clear mandate to identify the zoonotic source of the Covid-19 virus and how it was transmitted to humans.”
Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Mexico up to 720,858
Confirmed virus cases in Mexico rose to 720,858, according to updated data from the Health Ministry, along with a reported death toll of 75,844.
Authorities reported 5,401 new cases along with 405 deaths, but the actual numbers are likely significantly higher due to poor evidence.
Brazil reports 31,911 new virus cases
Brazil registered 31,911 additional confirmed cases of the virus in the last 24 hours and 729 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said.
Brazil has registered more than 4.6 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 140,537, according to ministry data.
Source: TRTWorld and agencies
