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BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) – The following are updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei has received the first in a series of COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility, an initiative led by the World Health Organization aimed at ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in several countries. .
“This is a historic step in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the safety of the people in Brunei,” said a press release from the Brunei Ministry of Health.
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SEOUL – South Korea reported 543 more COVID-19 cases as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, bringing the total number of infections to 104,736.
The number of daily cases dropped slightly from 558 the day before, staying above 500 for four days in a row.
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PRETORIA, South Africa – A total of 55 students from South Africa’s University of Pretoria have tested positive for COVID-19, Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande said on Friday.
“We are working vigorously on contact tracing with the help of the health department and have examined and evaluated a large number of students and staff over the past few days,” he said.
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ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia recorded 2,353 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the national count to 211,314 as of Friday evening, the country’s Health Ministry said.
The ministry said 25 new coronavirus deaths were reported across the country during the same period, bringing the national death toll to 2,915.
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BEIJING – Mainland China reported seven new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Yunnan province on Friday, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
The same day it also saw 19 new imported cases on the mainland, the commission said in its daily report.
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ANKARA – Turkey reported 42,308 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to its health ministry.
Among the new cases are 1,471 symptomatic patients, and the total number in the country has reached 3,400,296.
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WASHINGTON – More than 100 million people in the United States have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Friday, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
As of Friday, about 157 million shots of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, while more than 204 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed nationwide, CDC data shows. Final product
