Wednesday global update

Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace
Dr. Tedros, World Health Organization

UK

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk

Myanmar

Cases, + 5,000

Positivity, more than 25%

Low vaccination

Limited access to health care

Radio free Asia

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/oxygen-07122021202524.html

Coronavirus treatment facilities at capacity

Hospital beds and oxygen in short supply

Patients deemed either too sick to be saved or not sick enough, turned away

Lines of people looking for oxygen in Yangon and Mandalay

Taiwan

Japan supports with AZ vaccine, 3.3 million shots so far

China

Doses so far, 1.39 billion

Vaccine mandates

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/13/coronavirus-latest-updates/

France and Greece mandate for health-care workers

Emmanuel Macron

facing a strong resumption of the epidemic

Could lead to rising hospitalizations later this summer

Vaccination, 51% of over 18s

The equation is simple. The more we vaccinate, the less space we leave this virus to circulate

Privileged access to indoor dining, entering shopping malls, cinemas, traveling on planes and trains

Charging for PCR tests soon

Put restrictions on the unvaccinated rather than on everyone

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Vaccination, 45% of over 18s

15 to 17s starting later this week

All HCWs must be immunized starting 1st September

Nursing staff required to begin receiving vaccinations immediately

Only fully vaccinated allowed to use public indoor spaces until end of August

Italy

March that all health-care workers must be vaccinated or year-long suspension without pay

US

ER visits

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#ed-visits

Vaccination trends

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccination-trends

ONS review

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsights