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Covid Rampages Through Asia; J&J Vaccine Struggles: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Covid-19 continued its rampage through Asia. South Korea and Thailand reported record infections. Japan’s top coronavirus adviser said new cases in Tokyo could hit a record in early August, before the end of the Olympics. Australian lockdowns are failing to rein in growing outbreaks. Popular Searches Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine produced relatively l...

WHO’s Vaccination Target; Covid Surges Across Asia: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Covid-19 can be beaten if 70% of every nation’s population is vaccinated by mid-2022, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said as he called for a massive global inoculation drive. “The pandemic will end when the world chooses to end it,” he said. The virus continued its rampage through Asia, as South Korea and Thailand repo...

J&J Jab Efficacy; Delta Now 83% of New U.S. Cases: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- One dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine is much less effective against the delta and lambda variants than against the original strain of the virus, the New York Times reported, citing a study that hasn’t been peer reviewed yet. Delta now makes up 83% of all sequenced cases in the U.S., up from 50% in early July, health authorities said. A spokesman for ...

U.K. Cases Soar Most in the World; SE Asia Reels: Virus Update Bloomberg 11 mins ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Covid-19 cases in the U.K. rose the most in the world as Boris Johnson’s plan to get England back to normal falls into disarray amid a public outcry over the prime minister’s perceived attempt to dodge isolation rules. U.S. infections surged more than 60% for the week ended Sunday, outpacing a 16% global rise in cases. Southeast Asia continues to reel from a f...

Fauci Says U.S. Pleads on Shots; England Reopens: Virus Update Bloomberg 30 mins ago (Bloomberg) -- Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser for the pandemic, said that the delta variant is causing a significant increase in infections and that the administration is “practically pleading” with people to get vaccinated. Covid-19 cases in the U.K. rose the most in the world as virus restrictions ended in England, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s perceived attempt t...

Two Olympic Athletes Have Covid; N.Y. Cases Rise: Virus Update Bloomberg 19 mins ago (Bloomberg) -- Two athletes tested positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, less than a week before the opening ceremony of the games. Southeast Asia continues to reel from a wave of infections that has made the region an epicenter of the virus. Thailand reported a record 11,397 new infections, while Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged his ministers to adopt a “sense of crisis” as the count...

Tokyo Athletes Have Covid; Johnson’s Swift Reverse: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago (Bloomberg) -- Two athletes tested positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, less than a week before the opening ceremony of the games. Southeast Asia continues to reel from a wave of infections, with Thailand reporting a record 11,397 new cases on Sunday. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson quickly reversed a decision not to go into full self-isolation following contact with Health Secretary Sajid...

Two Olympic Athletes Have Covid; N.Y. Cases Rise: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- Two athletes tested positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo’s Olympic Village, less than a week before the opening ceremony of the games. Southeast Asia continues to reel from a wave of infections that has made the region an epicenter of the virus. Thailand reported a record 11,397 new infections, while Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged his ministers to adopt a “sense of crisis” as the country ...

U.K.’s Javid Has Covid; Vaccine Protests in France: Virus Update Bloomberg 57 mins ago (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid tested positive, two days before England lifts almost all Covid-19 curbs. In France, thousands took to the streets to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s move to pressure people into getting Covid-19 vaccinations. The Tokyo Olympics registered its first case at the athletes’ village, less than a week before the opening ceremony. Sydney authorities tigh...

L.A. Orders Masks Indoors; Abu Dhabi Curbs Moves: Virus Update Bloomberg 3 hrs ago © Bloomberg Indonesia Races to Meet Vaccine Goal as Delta Spurs Record Case (Bloomberg) -- Los Angeles County told its residents they must wear masks indoors -- even the vaccinated -- following a surge in Covid-19 cases and the spread of the delta variant. Most vaccinated Americans are unlikely to need Covid-19 booster shots for months, or even years, despite the rise of highly infectious variants and the co...