Covid-19 Pandemia: live updates and news from April 4, 2021

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The Biden administration prevented a Baltimore manufacturer from making the AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine, days after the facility destroyed 15 million doses of injections developed by Johnson & Johnson of the New York Times reported, citing two senior federal health officials who were not identified.

This occurs when weekly infections in the United States reach their highest point since the end of February, even with vaccinations at record levels. The United Kingdom confirmed that seven people had died of blood clots after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. More than 18 million doses have been administered in the country and regulators insist that the injection is safe.

The first phase of the launch of the coronavirus vaccine in Australia appeared to be two months late, Age he reported, citing federal bids from the Department of Health. Canada’s virus count has surpassed the 1 million mark with a third wave of infections sweeping the country.

Main developments:

• Global Tracker: Cases exceed 130.6 million; deaths exceed 2.8 million
• Vaccine Tracker: More than 652 million injections given worldwide
• we interrupts vaccination production at the ruined plant, says the NYT
• CDC says vaccinated people can travel, must wear masks
• How vaccine nationalism risks prolonging the pandemic
• How pandemics change the course of history: Stephen Mihm

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Canada Virus Tally passes 1 million (09:19 HK)

Covid-19 cases registered in Canada violated the 1 million marks how a third wave has rippled across the country.

There have been 1,001,650 cases recorded since the start of the pandemic on Saturday afternoon, according to the Canadian press. Canada, like other nations, is struggling with the spread of new variants that are sending more people to the hospital and resulting in stricter blocking measures.

Rising Yunnan cases (9:10 am HK)

The number of local coronavirus cases increased in southwest China’s Yunnan province, with 10 confirmed local cases and one asymptomatic local case on Saturday, according to the National Health Commission. All cases occurred in Ruili, a city in Myanmar border and the recent Yunnan cluster started on March 30, when the first local case was reported. Yunnan had 36 cases as of Saturday, the provincial government said, 33 of which were local.

Japan Mulls Expanding Injection System (09:07 HK)

The government of Japan will consider allowing a wider range of medical professionals, such as dentists, to inject Covid-19 vaccines while it plans to increase its vaccines in the coming weeks, the Nikkei newspaper reported, without saying where it obtained the information.

Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, in an appearance on the national public broadcaster NHK, asked people to avoid trips to the Osaka region. The government has placed new virus restrictions in the region in recent days to fight a new wave.

USA stops Astra vaccine at factory (8:02 am HK)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Saturday prevented a Baltimore manufacturer from making AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, days after the facility destroyed 15 million doses of injections developed by Johnson & Johnson of the New York Times reported, citing two senior federal health officials who were not identified.

The move came after Maryland-based biotechnology company Emergent BioSolutions Inc. accidentally mixed the ingredients in the two vaccines, which forced regulators to delay approval of the plant’s production, the newspaper said.

Johnson & Johnson later said in a statement that you are taking full responsibility for the manufacture of a drug substance for your Covid-19 vaccine at the Bayview facility of Emergent BioSolutions.

Australia faces vaccination delays (7:04 am HK)

The first phase of the coronavirus vaccine launch in Australia may end with months of delay, which Reported age, citing federal bids from the Department of Health.

Bids for private companies to provide vaccines for the phase 1a group include a deadline that suggests that the first phase will not be done until the end of May, according to the report.

French block for slow recovery (6:21 am HK)

France’s economy will This year it recovered less than previously expected, due to the last national block of four weeks with the aim of stopping an increase in coronavirus cases.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire cut the country’s GDP growth forecast in 2021 from 6% to 5%, after a contraction of 8.1% last year. A Bloomberg poll in March showed that economists had expected a 5.7% expansion in the economy.

UK will issue a digital Covid Pass: Sun (6:05 am HK)

The UK government will announce plans on Monday for a new app that will confirm whether the holder has received a vaccine, a recent negative test or Covid-19 in the past six months, allowing the person to attend mass meetings, such as festivals, theaters or sports events, the Sun newspaper reported.

Bars and restaurants will be excluded from the certification requirement, effectively a victory for dozens of legislators from Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party, who protested against what they called a “divisive and discriminatory” measure.

Positive Argentine President test (03:33 HK)

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez, who received two doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine earlier this year, tested positive for Covid-19, said his doctor.

Fernandez had previously said he was isolating himself after receiving a positive result from an antibody test. A more definitive polymerase chain reaction test had confirmed the result, according to a note signed by Federico Saavedra, Fernandez’s longtime personal physician and now a member of his medical team. Fernandez is “stable, asymptomatic and with indicators within normal limits,” added Saavedra.

USA reaches 4 million doses for the second day (3:03 pm in NY)

The US recorded the second consecutive day of vaccinations at around 4 million, with the weekly average reaching a record 3.1 million doses per day, according to data compiled by the Bloomberg Vaccine Tracker. At this rate, it will take another three months to cover 75% of the population. A total of 162 million doses have been administered in the United States. The global count is 632 million.

UK Says Astra Shot Safe Despite Clot Deaths (09:17 NY)

The United Kingdom confirmed seven people died of rare blood clots after receiving AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine. Medicines and Health care The Product Regulatory Agency said on Saturday that of the 30 cases of blood clotting and platelets identified in people in the UK who received the injection by March 24, seven died. More than 18 million doses have been administered in the country and the regulator insists that the injection is safe.

Australia is also investigating a case of coagulation. The country said on Saturday it was cooperating with regulators in the UK and the European Union after identifying a case of blood clotting on April 2 in someone who had received the AstraZeneca injection.

USA Adds Nearly 68,000 New Cases (08:00 NY)

The United States added nearly 68,000 new cases on Friday, with weekly infections reaching their peak since the end of February, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg. The upward trend continues even as the US vaccinates at record levels, with 4 million vaccines applied on Friday, Bloomberg data Show Vaccine Tracker.

Manila Lockdown Extended (7:52 am NY)

The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, approved a proposal to extend the blockade in the capital Manila and neighboring provinces for at least a week, as cases of coronavirus active in the country reached the highest number in Southeast Asia.

The national capital region and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal will remain under the community’s enhanced quarantine from April 5 to 11, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Saturday. The country’s most stringent movement restriction was originally planned to be in effect for just one week until April 4.

Kenyan visitors to bars in the UK (6am NY)