Category: Delta
USA: Washington State Vaccine Breakthroughs by Variant up to 28th July 2021
This week’s update from Washington State showing vaccine breakthrough cases and which Sars-CoV-2 variant is causing them up to 28th July 2021. More...
Israel: 60% of severely ill Covid patients are fully vaccinated
At least 153 patients in Israel’s hospitals are in serious condition, of whom 28 are ventilated. More...
Indonesia: Mortality rate in children as high as 40% in PCR confirmed Covid-19 cases
During the study period, 490 [child] patients were admitted and diagnosed with suspected and probable COVID-19. More...
Singapore: 1,096 new infections of which 484 were fully vaccinated, 333 were partially vaccinated and 279 unvaccinated
In its daily update on Thursday night (July 22), the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed that of 1,096 locally transmitted infections over the last 28 days, 484 were fully vaccinated, 333 cases were partially vaccinated and 279 were unvaccinated. More...
Israel: Those vaccinated early are twice as likely to become infected with Covid-19 as those jabbed later
People vaccinated before late February are twice as likely to catch the coronavirus than other inoculated Israelis. More...
Portugal: 75% of Covid-19 deaths are now in the over-70s
In the past four days in Portugal, three out of four Covid-19 deaths have occurred in the over 70-year-old age bracket.
Portugal: coronavirus infection rates rising fastest amongst the 80+ age group
In another sign that the effectiveness of the various coronavirus vaccines is waning quickly, Covid-19 infection rates are now rising fastest amongst the over 80s age group, with a rise of 54% in two weeks in that cohort in Portugal. More...
UK Health Minister accuses 150,000 dead Britons of “cowering” from coronavirus
An utterly contemptible message from UK’s Health Minister today, dismissing as cowards the 150,000 people who have lost their lives to Covid-19 in Britain and taunting tens of millions who were ORDERED TO STAY AT HOME by HIS GOVERNMENT. More...
Iceland: domestic Covid-19 restrictions reimposed one month after reopening
A 200-person gathering limit, one-metre distancing, and restricted opening hours for bars and nightclubs will be reimposed in Iceland just four weeks after all domestic restrictions due to COVID-19 were lifted. More...
Israel: 5,770 vaccine breakthrough infections, 495 hospitalized, 123 died
The Israeli Health Ministry reported Thursday the efficacy of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in preventing infection has dropped to 39% but the effectiveness in preventing severe illness still remains relatively high. More...