Wednesday, 7 July 2021

Reuters Global Healthcare: Mexico registers more than 8,500 new COVID-19 cases amid new surge

Mexico registers more than 8,500 new COVID-19 cases amid new surge

Mexico reported 8,507 new confirmed COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, as case numbers rose amid signs of a surging pandemic and a slow vaccination rollout in the country.

U.S. administers 331.7 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC

The United States has administered 331,651,464 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Spain's youth infection rate increases, as health minister urges caution

Spain's health minister warned on Wednesday that young people can develop severe cases of COVID-19 and asked for their cooperation in taming an infection rate that has more than doubled in a week as the Delta variant tears through unvaccinated younger adults.

Russia detains medical worker for selling fake vaccine certificates

Russian police said on Wednesday they had detained a health worker in the Kaliningrad region for allegedly selling fake coronavirus vaccination certificates.

Pharmacy exec in deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak gets stiffer, 14-1/2 year prison term

A founder of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy whose mold-tainted drugs sparked a deadly U.S. fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012 was resentenced on Wednesday to 14-1/2 years in prison after a federal appeals court overturned his earlier 9-year term.

Number of French Covid patients in ICU falls below 1,000

The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units in France fell below 1,000 for the first time since end September 2020, after rising to over 6,000 in April, French health ministry data showed on Wednesday.

U.S. sending 1 mln J&J vaccine doses to Bolivia, 1 mln to Paraguay

The United States is sending one million Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) COVID-19 vaccine doses to Bolivia and one million to Paraguay, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said told reporters on Wednesday.

Violence in Haiti could slow efforts to fight pandemic, says PAHO

A spate of violence in Haiti could hinder the Caribbean country's response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday, shortly after Haiti's president was assassinated in his home.

Vaccines may curb new virus mutations; teens use soft drinks to fake positive COVID-19 tests

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

Lead Sinovac vaccine scientist in Indonesia dies of suspected COVID-19, media say

The lead scientist on China's Sinovac vaccine trials in Indonesia died of suspected COVID-19 on Wednesday, Indonesian media said.

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