how is the health situation in other countries

The pandemic body said that in the past 24 hours, 24,439 positives and 697 deaths were detected, bringing the totals to more than 5.5 million and 137,262, respectively, according to the Europa Press news agency.

The capital, Moscow, was again the location with the highest number of infections, with 7,446 cases and 116 deaths, while in St. Petersburg 1,733 infections and 110 deaths were confirmed on the last day.

The alert is also extended in Europe. As for the Delta variant, initially detected in India, The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stern warning over the possibility of a new wave of the virus, driven by contagions that have started to explode.

After ten weeks of lull, cases registered a 10% increase last week, with the curve rising again after more than two months.

In UK, Covid-19 cases due to Delta variant increased 46% from last week, according to the latest bulletin published by Public Health England (PHE).

Specifically, the number of cases of the Delta variant in the country has increased by 50,824 since last week to a total of 161,981.

Almost half of the ten million Portuguese will again be subject to a nighttime curfew from this Friday to curb an epidemic of covid-19 caused by the Delta variant, which is already widespread.

The measure applies to the 45 municipalities most affected by infections, located mainly in the regions of Lisbon and the Algarve (south), as well as cities in the north such as Porto or Braga.

For her part, German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concern on Friday about the number of spectators who could attend the semi-finals and the European Championship final in the United Kingdom., where infections with the Delta variant of the coronavirus are skyrocketing.

According to the British government, for the semi-finals and the final of the Eurocup, more than 60,000 spectators will be allowed in the stands of Wembley Stadium, instead of the 40,000 initially planned, in this stadium with a maximum capacity of 90,000.

Covid-19 hotspots are emerging across the United States, driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant and lagging vaccination rates.

This was reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the highest health authority in the United States, that the most critical points are in California, Nevada, Missouri and Arkansas.

To combat the summer peaks, the White House announced it would send “emergency response teams” to help with nationwide vaccination efforts. (ANSA).

In turn, Iranian President Hasan Rohani warned this Saturday about the possibility of a “fifth wave” of coronavirus, caused by the Delta variant, and asked citizens to fully comply with sanitary rules.

“We fear that we are on our way to the fifth wave across the country,” Rouhani said at a meeting of the National Virus Control Committee, adding that in the southern province of Iran there was a need to be more ” careful “because the Variant delta” it has spread “.

India has passed 400,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic due to regrowth driven in recent weeks, in part, by the Delt varianta, considered to be more contagious and spreading in several countries, generating case registrations and the reimposition of restrictions.

The Asian country, with more than 1,300 million inhabitants, has recorded 400,312 deaths, according to the latest official report, which adds that the number of contaminations has climbed to 30.5 million, the AFP news agency reported.

Indonesia imposed a partial lockdown on the capital Jakarta on the island of Java and Bali on Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with a wave of COVID-19 infections.

Mosques, restaurants and shopping malls have been closed in places in the predominantly Muslim country where the virus is rife. Indonesia recorded more than 25,000 new cases and 539 deaths on Friday, breaking new daily records.

South Africa recorded a new coronavirus case record this Saturday due to the advance of the Delta variant and announced the approval of the Coronavac vaccine, from Chinese laboratory Sinovac, in an attempt to speed up the vaccination campaign.

The latest report shows that the country, which concentrates more than 35% of infections on the entire African continent, has exceeded the threshold of 2 million positives by declaring 24,270 new cases, which represents a daily record since the start of the pandemic.