Health experts are calling Indonesia the new epicentre of the pandemic - the country reported 44,721 Covid-19 cases and 1,093 new deaths
A total of 114 doctors died during 1-17 July, the highest number reported for any period of similar length and more than 20% of the 545 total doctor deaths from Covid-19 since thebeginning of the pandemic, officials from Indonesia's doctors association said during a virtual news conference.
Fuelled by the spread of the more virulent Delta variant, Indonesia has reported more new coronavirus cases than any country in the world in recent days, data from the latest seven-day average from a Reuters tracker showed. Health experts are calling the country the new epicentre of the pandemic. Indonesia reported 44,721 cases and 1,093 new deaths from the virus today.
NSW also recorded an additional death from the virus, taking the total to four since the start of the year and the national total to 914 since the pandemic began. The construction shutdown would mean up to 500,000 people were unable to work, local media reported, including those involved with major civil works projects, although the government says workers who are stood down will still receive wages via relief payments.
Neighbouring Victoria, with 7 million people under a five-day lockdown scheduled to end on Tuesday, said all 16 new cases were linked to known chains of transmission. But a year-and-a-half on, the federal government is under pressure due to a sluggish vaccine roll-out, blamed by some experts on changing regulatory advice for the AstraZeneca vaccine and limited supply of the Pfizer jab.Singapore reports 88 new local Covid-19 cases, highest in 11 months
As a precaution, authorities today shut fresh fish and seafood stalls in markets across the city-state as it tested stallholders for Covid-19. Citing statistics website Our World in Data, France's Europe minister Clement Beaune wrote that the EU had now given 55.5% of people a first dose, compared with 55.4% the Atlantic.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
UK health secretary Sajid Javid self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19It comes just two days before the UK government plans to lift the remaining public health restrictions in England.
Read more »
UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid tests positive for Covid-19 | JOE.ieIn a video posted on Twitter he said that he had felt 'a bit groggy' the night before so took a lateral flow that came out positive.
Read more »
1,173 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland with 79 people in hospitalFive million vaccines have been administered here as of Friday
Read more »
1,380 new Covid-19 cases reported in Northern IrelandThis morning, there were 92 Covid-19 patients in hospitals in Northern Ireland, with two in intensive care.
Read more »