EUnited States marked a hopeful milestone by vaccinating half of its adult population with at least one dose of a anticovid immunizer and will begin from this Monday to inoculate all those over 18 years of age.
(Read here: Half of US adults. Already received an anticovide dose)
The positive news from the United States, the world most affected by the pandemic, comes amid easing restrictions for several European nations and the launch of a travel corridor, abubble“, No quarantine between Australia and New Zealand.
However, in countries like India, which reported a record number of daily cases, authorities are struggling to free up hospital beds and secure additional supplies of oxygen and medicines.
More than a quarter of a million new infections were counted in India on Sunday, and health workers are preparing for further increases as millions of pilgrims attend a religious festival and the ongoing state elections generate large concentrations.
(In addition: Spain maintains quarantine in 12 countries, among them Colombia)
As of this Monday, all adults over the age of 18 are eligible to receive the vaccine.
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The coronavirus has so far killed more than three million people worldwide and infected at least 140 million
In Latin America, the pandemic is also continuing to hit hard. For example, in Peru, which first surpassed the 400 deaths in one day, already Ecuador, where authorities warned that the situation is “very critical.”
Meanwhile, in Argentina, Which is going through a wave of contagion with unprecedented figures, the debate over physical attendance in schools is tense: Buenos Aires challenged a presidential decree and, with the endorsement of local justice, will maintain open schools Monday.
The coronavirus has so far killed more than three million people in the world and infected at least 140 million, devastating the world economy and changing almost every aspect of daily life since it emerged in China in December 2019.
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Meanwhile, vaccination is advancing in different countries at a very different 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 years. In total, more than 131,200,000 of people received at least one dose in the country.
However, an increase in new daily cases led the most prestigious scientific doctor in the United States, Anthony Fauci, to warn Sunday that the country is in a “precarious position.”
The efforts of the White house to speed up vaccines encountered 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 circulating again, possibly with some restrictions or warnings about its use.
The rate of vaccination against covid-19 in Europe is not as expected, according to the WHO.
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‘Cry, hug, kiss’
Australia and New Zealand spotted normalcy on Monday, when an expected one opened travel corridor without quarantine. Family members gathered in tears at Sydney Airport, while others prepared for their first outbound flights in more than a year after New Zealand closed its borders.
“I’m going to scream, scream, cry, hug, kiss, feel happy, all at once,” he told the AFP Denise O’Donoghue, 63, at Sydney Airport as she prepared to board. On a slope of the Wellington Airport runway, the words “WelcomeE was born“(Welcome family) were written in giant letters.
In Europe, where the picture is less optimistic, several countries are preparing for relax the restrictions a bit health. This will be the case this week in Belgium, Slovenia, Slovakia, Monaco and Denmark, among others. The Netherlands and France, meanwhile, plan to reopen the cafe terraces a little later, in late April and mid-May, respectively.
In context: Covid-19 whips India amid crowds by festival)
Germany paid tribute to 80,000 victims of covid-19 on Sunday as debate intensified over measures taken by the German government. Angela Merkel to stop contagions.
For its part, Portugal lifted the suspension of flights with the United Kingdom and Brazil for “Essential trips” and gave the green light for restaurants, shopping malls, high schools and universities to reopen starting 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 classes in the reopening of universities.
Families in Israel took the opportunity to be able to have breakfast outdoors, after the restriction on the mask in open spaces was lifted.
Israel, free of masks
In Fiji, authorities ordered the closure of two cities on Monday after registering theirs first case of community transmission of covid-19 in 12 months. The Pacific island nation has largely contained the virus through strict isolation measures and border controls, recording less than 100 cases and only two deaths in a population of 930,000.
In Israel, citizens took to the streets without mouthpieces, Since from Sunday it is only mandatory in transport and in closed establishments. “I’m relieved, we can live again,” said Eliana, 26. But “you can no longer show that you don’t know someone on the street,” he joked.
Since December, almost five million Israelis (53 percent of the population) received both doses of the vaccine, or 80 percent of the population over the age of 20, according to official data. AFP
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