EUnited States marked a hopeful stage by vaccinating half of the adult population with at least one dose of anticovid immunizer And it will start inoculating everyone over 18 this month.
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The positive news from the United States, the country most affected by the pandemic in the world, comes amid reduced restrictions on several European nations and the launch of a travel corridor, a “ball“Without quarantine between Australia and New Zealand.
However, in countries such as India, which has reported a record number of daily cases, authorities are struggling to free up hospital beds and provide additional supplies of oxygen and drugs.
More than a quarter of a million new infections were reported in India on Sunday, and health workers are preparing for further increases, as millions of pilgrims attend a religious festival and ongoing state elections generate high concentrations.
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From Monday, all adults over the age of 18 are eligible to receive the vaccine.
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Coronavirus has so far killed more than three million people worldwide and infected at least 140 million
In Latin America, the pandemic continues to hit hard. For example, Peru, which overtook for the first time on Sunday 400 deaths in one day, and in Ecuador, where authorities have warned that the situation is “very critical”.
Meanwhile in Argentine, which is going through a wave of infections with unprecedented numbers, the debate on physical assistance in schools is tense: Buenos Aires has defied a presidential decree and, with the support of local justice, will maintain open schools months.
Coronavirus has so far killed more than three million people in the world and has infected at least 140 million, devastating the global economy and changing almost every aspect of daily life since it appeared in China in December 2019.
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Meanwhile, vaccination is progressing in different countries at a very uneven pace. In the United States, 50.4 percent of those over the age of 18 are partially immunized, while 32.5 percent are already fully vaccinated, a figure that rises to 65.9 percent for those over 65. In total, more than 131.2 million people received at least one dose in the country.
However, an increase in new cases every day has led America’s most renowned scientist, Anthony Fauci, to warn on Sunday that the country remains in a “precarious position”.
efforts White House To speed up vaccines, they faced an obstacle when health authorities reported six cases of young women who developed clotting disorders after receiving the vaccine. Johnson & Johnson. But Fauci predicted that this immunizer would soon be released again, possibly with some restrictions or warnings about its use.
The vaccination rate against covid-19 in Europe is not as expected, according to the WHO.
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“Cry, hug, kiss”
Australia and New Zealand saw normalcy on Monday, when expected travel broker without quarantine. Family members gathered in tears at Sydney Airport, while others prepared for the first flights in more than a year after New Zealand closed its borders.
“I’m going to scream, scream, cry, hug, kiss, feel happy all of a sudden,” he said. AFP Denise O’Donoghue, 63, at Sydney Airport as she prepared to board. On a slope of the runway at Wellington Airport, the words “Welcome, I was born“(Welcome family) were written in huge letters.
In Europe, where the outlook is less optimistic, more countries are preparing relax the restrictions a bit sanitary. This will be the case this week in Belgium, Slovenia, Slovakia, Monaco and Denmark, among others. In the meantime, the Netherlands and France plan to reopen their cafe terraces a little later, in late April and mid-May, respectively.
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Germany paid tribute to 80,000 Covid-19 victims on Sunday as debates intensified over government action in Covid-19. Angela Merkel to stop the contagion.
For its part, Portugal lifted the suspension of flights with the United Kingdom and Brazil to “Essential journey” and gave the green light to restaurants, shopping malls, high schools and universities to reopen on Monday.
Switzerland will also start the week with a step towards normalcy, with outdoor seating allowed in restaurants, bars and cinemas, sports facilities and face-to-face courses in the reopening of universities.
Families in Israel took the opportunity to dine outdoors after the mask restriction was lifted in the open.
Israel without masks
In Fiji, authorities ordered the closure of two cities a month after their registration the first case of Community transmission of covid-19 in 12 months. The Pacific island nation has largely contained the virus through strict containment measures and border controls, accounting for less than 100 cases and only two deaths in a population of 930,000.
In Israel, citizens took to the streets without a mask, because from Sunday it is mandatory only in transport and in closed units. “I’m relieved, we can live again,” said Eliana, 26. But “you can’t pretend you don’t know anyone on the street anymore,” he joked.
Since December, almost five million Israelis (53 percent of the population) received the two doses of vaccine, ie 80 percent of the population over the age of 20, according to official data. AFP
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