Covid-19: Cases rise as Delta variant spreads rapidly in Sri Lanka

The World Health Organization WHO in Sri Lanka said that Covid19 cases were rising globally including in Sri Lanka as the country had noted a rise in infected patients in recent weeks local media reported on MondayThe WHO in Sri Lanka in an official tweet said that this increase in patients globally and in the country was driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant increased social mixing and mobility inconsistent Public Health and Social Measures PHSM and inequitable vaccinationldquoHardwon gains are in jeopardy and health systems are being overwhelmedrdquo the WHO in Sri Lanka saidSri Lanka has in recent weeks recorded a high rise in patients with an average of over 2000 Covid19 patients being detected per dayHealth officials said this was due to the highly contagious Delta variant spreading rapidly in the country Sri Lanka currently has an active patient count of 27998 across the country and has recorded 4508 deaths from the virusLast week Deputy DirectorGeneral of Health Services Hemantha Herath said that the Delta variant which was initially reported in capital Colombo had now spread to all districts of the countrylsquoMyanmarrsquos 18 mn people vaccinatedrsquoMyanmar has vaccinated over 18 million people against Covid19 as of July 21 this year CommanderinChief of Defence Services SenGen Min Aung Hlaing said in a televised statement ldquoVaccines were administered in all regions and states from January 27 to July 21 this year over 18 million people were vaccinated two timesrdquo Min Aung Hlaing saidFrance expects 50 mn tourists this yearFrance hopes to see 50 million foreign holidaymakers in 2021 a 43 per cent increase from last year thanks to a rebound in the European markets Minister of State for Tourism JeanBaptiste Lemoyne said ldquoThis year we hope to welcome 50 million foreign tourists against 35 million last year and 90 million in 2019 The summer is therefore a bearer of hoperdquo Xinhua news agency quoted Lemoyne as saying to the French newspaper Le Journal de Dimanche on SundayFour more prefectures in Japan under emergencyPeople watch the fireworks in Minamisoma of Fukushima on Sunday PicAFPA state of emergency was on Monday imposed in Japanrsquos Chiba Kanagawa Saitama and Osaka prefectures joining Tokyo and Okinawa due to a resurgence in new Covid19 cases The state of emergency for the four new prefectures will last until August 31 reports Xinhua news agency Meanwhile the emergency period in Tokyo and Okinawa was also extended to August 31 from the originally planned August 22 The Japanese government is planning to roll out standards for easing restrictions with the progress of vaccination of the population Under the state of emergency establishments serving alcohol or offering karaoke services are asked to suspend their business and those not serving liquor are requested to close at 8 pm250495No of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours198472488Total no of cases worldwide4227757Total no of deaths worldwideSource WHOJohns HopkinsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever