In the following are the latest developments related to the spread of the Corona virus in the world in light of the latest numbers, new measures and facts Thursday:
"We have agreed not to show fans in Tokyo," Japanese Minister in charge of supervising the Olympic Games, Tamayo Marukawa, announced Thursday after a meeting with the Olympic authorities, including the International Olympic Committee.
The announcement comes hours after the Japanese government decided to impose a state of health emergency in Tokyo from Monday until August 22, at a time when the city is witnessing a rise in the number of HIV infections, reaching 900 daily.
“Africa has gone through the most disastrous weeks in the history of epidemics on the continent,” said Dr Machidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. But the worst is yet to come as the third wave continues to spread.”
Despite this, the World Health Organization notes progress in distributing vaccines. More than 1.6 million doses have been administered in Africa through the Kovacs mechanism. In addition, more than 20 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer/Biontech vaccines are expected to be available very soon.
Tunisian Ministry of Health spokeswoman Nissaf Ben Alaya said Thursday that the health situation is "catastrophic" and the health system has "collapsed" in the country, which has recently recorded unprecedented numbers of injuries and deaths locally due to the outbreak of the epidemic.
The British government announced Thursday that British residents who have fully received the vaccine will soon be exempt from quarantine upon their return to England from many of the countries on the “orange” list, including tourist destinations such as France, Spain and Italy.
Faced with the rapid spread of the delta mutant, the French Minister of State for European Affairs recommended the French “not to travel to Spain and Portugal” this summer.
"For those who haven´t booked their vacation yet, avoid Spain and Portugal in your destinations," Clement Bonn said. It is a word of caution.” "It is a recommendation that I stress, it is better to stay in France or visit other countries (...) We have a worrying situation," he added.
Nine positive cases of the mutant delta were detected in the Vosges region (eastern France) among fans returning from Hungary, where they attended the Portugal match in the framework of the European Cup in football.
Several European officials have expressed concern about the European Cup final to be held in London on Sunday between Italy and England.
Possibly the "largest gathering of a sporting event in over 15 months in the UK", according to the British government, while the number of COVID-19 cases due to the delta mutant climbs to 30,000 a day this week.
The number of spectators, which rose during the semi-finals and final, reached 64,950 spectators on Wednesday, according to UEFA, the event´s organizer.
“Masks are the norm,” Cannes Film Festival General Commissioner Thierry Frémaux said Thursday, after images spread on social media showing people who do not wear them during performances.
The Corona virus has killed 4,004,966 people in the world since the World Health Organization office in China reported the emergence of the disease at the end of December 2019, according to a census conducted by Agence France-Presse based on official sources Thursday at 10:00 GMT.
The United States is the country most affected in terms of deaths (606,218) and injuries (33,770,459), according to Johns Hopkins University figures.
Followed by Brazil, with 528,540 deaths and 18,909,037 injuries, India with 405,028 deaths (30,709,557 injuries), Mexico with 234,192 deaths (2,558,369 injuries) and Peru with 193,743 deaths (2,071,637 injuries).
