In what follows, the latest developments related to the spread of the Corona virus in the world in light of the latest numbers, new measures and facts.
After Saint Petersburg on Saturday, Moscow announced on Sunday a record number of deaths due to Covid in the last 24 hours, in an indication that the situation in Russia continues to deteriorate, which is under the weight of the mutated version of Corona, Delta.
In recent weeks, Moscow has re-imposed restrictions such as forcing some employees to work again remotely, forcing service sector employees to receive vaccinations, and even creating a health card that is not allowed to go to restaurants without it.
A two-week closure began Sunday for millions of Sydney residents, a measure aimed at containing an outbreak of the highly contagious mutagen delta in Australia´s largest city.
In this context, all restaurants, bars and cafes were closed, and the closure was imposed on the coastal and mountainous areas surrounding the capital.
Thai authorities imposed a month-long restrictive measures on Bangkok and its suburbs to curb the spread of a new wave of COVID-19, including closing restaurants and construction sites.
The country has managed to maintain a low level of infections throughout 2020, thanks to strict travel restrictions and rapid isolation of the infected.
However, since April, the Kingdom has witnessed an unprecedented epidemic wave, after a focus was detected in one of the capital´s high-end clubs.
The Haitian Pharmacists´ Union warned Saturday of the risks of introducing fake vaccines into the country, after the private sector was allowed to import vaccines against Covid-19 on Thursday.
The federation reminded that "Haiti does not have a quality control laboratory that can verify whether any vaccine is counterfeit or not."
Haiti is one of the few countries that has not yet started a vaccination campaign.
The Ministry of Health stated that it is scheduled to receive 130,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine "between early and mid-July" through the Kovacs program managed by the World Health Organization.
Tens of thousands of migrant workers left the capital of Bangladesh on Sunday on the eve of the imposition of strict isolation measures that include closing most commercial activities and obliging people to stay at home, after a significant increase in the number of coronavirus infections was recorded.
The Corona virus has killed 3,919,801 people in the world since the end of December 2019, according to a census conducted by Agence France-Presse based on official sources Sunday at 10:00 GMT.
The United States is the most affected country in terms of deaths (603,891), followed by Brazil (512,735), India (395,751), Mexico (232,521) and Peru (191,584), which is the most affected country in proportion to the population.
Due to the adjustments made by the national authorities to the numbers or the delay in their publication, the numbers that are updated during the last 24 hours may not accurately match the previous day´s tally.
