Summer is approaching and the coronavirus has not yet disappeared. Spaniards face a second summer season with the pandemic receding but still with restrictions. The advance of vaccination is mitigating the effects of the virus, but there are still communities where the cumulative incidence is at high values.
08:43 The coronavirus exceeds 175 million cases worldwide
The coronavirus pandemic has exceeded the barrier of 175 million cases worldwide after confirming more than 325,000 during the last day, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
The center has indicated through its website that during the last 24 hours 325,260 infections and 7,711 deaths have been reported, bringing the totals to 175,277,311 and 3,785,130, respectively.
08:28 India reports 85,000 cases of coronavirus, the lowest number in 70 days
The Indian authorities have reported this Saturday about 85,000 cases of coronavirus during the last day, the lowest figure in the last 70 days in the Asian country, within the framework of a downward trend after a drastic rebound in infections between April and May.
The Indian Government has indicated in its balance, published through the social network Twitter, that during the last 24 hours there have been 84,332 positives and 4,002 deaths, which brings the totals to 29,359,155 and 367,081, respectively.
08:21 US discards 60 million Janssen vaccines due to contamination risk
The US federal authorities have informed the multinational Johnson and Johnson that about 60 million doses of their Janssen vaccine cannot be administered due to the risk of possible contamination, sources close to the conversations have informed the ‘New York Times’.
08:12 The G7 will present its plan for future pandemics
The G7 will announce this Saturday an action plan to face future health crises in the first 100 days after having addressed global recovery this Friday, on the first day of their appointment.
08:10 A study confirms the safety and efficacy of the vaccine in people with cancer
Researchers from the Montefiore Health System and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York (United States) have confirmed, in a study published in the journal ‘Cancer Cell’ and in which 200 cancer patients have participated, that the vaccine against coronavirus is safe and effective in people with cancer disease.
08:09 Two deaths in Galicia
The death of two women aged 64 and 88 who had been diagnosed with covid-19 brings to 2,430 the victims registered in Galicia since the start of the pandemic.
As reported by the Ministry of Health, it is a 64-year-old woman who was admitted to the Vigo University Hospital Complex (CHUVI) and another 88-year-old woman who was in the University Hospital Complex of La Coruña (CHAUC). According to the data provided by the regional department, both had previous pathologies.
08:05 Spain breaks the vaccination record: 654,232 doses
The autonomous communities have administered until this Friday a total of 32,282,553 doses of the vaccines against Covid-19 from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Janssen. 654,232 of them have been placed in the last 24 hours, breaking a new daily record. In total, 89.7 percent of those distributed to the autonomous communities have been injected, amounting to 35,991,358 units.
