In the following are the latest developments related to the spread of the Corona virus in the world, Tuesday, in light of the latest numbers, new measures and facts:
The Japanese government announced on Tuesday the extension of the state of emergency in force since July in a number of regions of the country to confront Corona, and will also expand the scope of this exceptional measure to include other regions experiencing an increase in the number of HIV infections.
The virus "is spreading in Japan on an unprecedented scale," said Yasutoshi Nishimura, minister in charge of coordinating efforts to manage the health crisis.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a three-day quarantine in the country after discovering the first local infection with Covid-19 in six months.
She stressed that New Zealand would not risk with the most contagious mutated delta, which "changes the equation."
New Zealand has won widespread praise abroad for its handling of the epidemic, with only 26 deaths from the virus recorded among its five million people.
Since the emergence of a case of covid due to the mutant delta in Sydney in mid-June, the epidemic has recently spread to western New South Wales where most of the 116 people infected in this area are indigenous.
Relatives of Covid-19 victims demonstrated Monday in Buenos Aires against President Alberto Fernandez, after they were surprised a year ago that he was holding celebrations amid confinement measures by placing hundreds of stones bearing the names of people who died from the epidemic in front of the residence of the head of state.
Britain´s Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency announced Tuesday that it has approved the Moderna vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 17, after giving the green light to the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine.
She confirmed that the American Moderna vaccine is "effective and safe for this age group."
The United States wants to give a booster vaccine dose from mid-September
The US government is expected to announce its intention to launch a campaign to give a booster vaccine dose against Covid to Americans who received the first two doses eight months ago and could start in mid-September, according to American media.
The decision may be announced as early as this week, according to the New York Times, which cited unnamed sources in Joe Biden´s administration.
The Corona virus has killed 4,370,427 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 on Tuesday at 10:00 GMT.
The United States is the country most affected in terms of deaths (622,321), followed by Brazil with 569,492 deaths, and India with 432,079 deaths.
Among the worst-affected countries, Peru has the highest death rate relative to its population, with 599 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
The World Health Organization considers, in light of the excess mortality rate directly or indirectly related to Covid-19, that the outcome of the epidemic may be two or three times greater than the officially announced outcome.
