WHO Director-General Tedros Adnorm Gibriasos warned that as long as the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants are spread elsewhere, no country will be affected regardless of its vaccination rate. It should be considered that it has “out of the predicament.”

“The world is still in a very dangerous situation,” Tedros said at the opening ceremony of the annual meeting of ministers of health of its 194 member states.

He said: “As of today, more cases have been reported so far this year than in 2020 as a whole. According to current trends, the death toll will exceed last year’s total in the next three weeks. This is very tragic.”

He said that more than 75% of the vaccines have been vaccinated in just 10 countries.

“There is no diplomatic way to say this: a small group of countries that manufacture and purchase most of the world’s vaccines control the fate of the rest of the world.”

Call for donation of vaccines to COVAX

Tedros said that the COVAX global vaccine sharing program initiated by the World Health Organization and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) Vaccine Alliance has provided 72 million doses of vaccine to 125 countries and economies since February, which is only enough for their populations. 1%.

He urged countries to donate vaccine doses to COVAX so that 10% of the population of all countries can be vaccinated by September and 30% by the end of the year. He said that this means vaccinating another 250 million people in just four months.

Tedros said: “This is essential to prevent disease and death, to ensure the safety of our medical staff, and to reopen our society and economy.”

Tedros also called on vaccine manufacturers to give COVAX priority to reject new quantities of vaccine, or to use 50% of its quantity for COVAX this year.

French President Emmanuel Macron (Emmanuel Macron) called on the WHO to have the right to visit countries quickly when an epidemic breaks out, which may trigger a pandemic and obtain data.

Macron and German Chancellor Merkel respectively called on UN agencies to provide more funds and support the idea of ??a new international treaty to prevent a pandemic in their pre-recorded speeches at the conference.

What happened in canada

As of 9:15 am Eastern Time on Monday, Canada has reported 1,359,184 confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 53,815 are active cases. CBC News counted the death toll at 25,231. So far, more than 21 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been vaccinated nationwide.

The federal government expects to have about 600,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine this week, as many provinces have expanded their eligibility for people over 12 years of age.

Ontario On Sunday, the province became one of the latest provinces to open vaccine appointments to people of this age group through the province’s reservation system and pharmacies that provide Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.

The move was made on the same day that the province was registered 1,691 new COVID-19 cases, There are 15 new deaths.

Watch | Ontario expands vaccination and relaxes outdoor restrictions:

During this long weekend, Ontario began to provide COVID-19 vaccines to everyone 12 years and older, because the province has also relaxed some restrictions on outdoor activities. 1:54

QuebecAt the same time, a long lineup was seen outside the walk-in vaccine center in Montreal, which is open to people aged 12 to 17 on weekends.

The province will officially open its reservation system to young people 12 years and older on Tuesday, but a local health department spokesperson said that officials at the clinic on the west side of the city have decided not to refuse to show up for teenagers.

Several other provinces have expanded vaccine qualifications to 12 or more provinces, including Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta.

Quebec reported 477 new cases on Sunday- The lowest daily number of new cases in eight months -And three new deaths.

in the north, Nunavut It was the only area to report any new cases over the weekend, and one was added on Saturday.

Watch | Yukon welcomes some vaccinated travelers:

Although travel is restricted in many parts of Canada, the Yukon allows some fully vaccinated travelers to enter the territory without quarantine. 2:08

In the Atlantic provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador Expanded public health restrictions in central Newfoundland On Monday, an outbreak that now involves community transmission threatened a wider area.

The province has reported four new cases, three of which are related to the growing cluster in the Lewisporte area. This update was carried out the day after NL reported 23 new cases, which was the highest single-day processing volume in three months.

New Brunswick 14 new infections were added on Sunday, and officials confirmed one case Daycare at Fredericton YMCA. Nova Scotia write it down 74 new cases And two new deaths, while no new cases were reported in Prince Edward Island over the weekend.

On the prairie ManitobaAfter the province’s report, Canada’s leading per capita infection rate continues to rise 461 new COVID-19 cases He died again on Sunday.

Hospitals in the province-the pressure is increasing, Send some ICU patients to neighboring Ontario -The number of people hospitalized due to the coronavirus has increased by 18, bringing the total to 316.

Watch | In the third wave, the hospitals in Manitoba are operating at full capacity:

The third wave of COVID-19 in Manitoba has put a lot of pressure on hospitals, and some patients have been sent out of the province to make room. 4:10

Saskatchewan write it down 116 new COVID-19 cases There is still a Sunday death, and Alberta Reported 563 new cases Six more people died

British Columbia Last Friday, the company provided the latest information on its COVID-19 data, when the company reported 420 new cases and 6 new deaths.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say they have Turn around 103 riders In order to prevent unnecessary travel, inspections were carried out on highways across the province this weekend. A spokesperson said the two drivers were accused of failing to stop for the police and were fined $230.

What happened around the world

The tracking dashboard of the US-based Johns Hopkins University shows that as of Monday morning, more than 167.1 million COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide. The reported global death toll exceeds 3.4 million.

inside Asia-PacificIndia has passed another severe milestone, that is, more than 300,000 people have died from the coronavirus, and in the big cities, the devastating surge of infections seems to be easing, but it has flooded poor villages.

The Ministry of Health reported on Monday that there were 4,454 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in India to 303,720. It also reported 222,315 new infections, and since the beginning of the pandemic, the total has increased to nearly 27 million. It is almost certain that both are underestimated.

Japan began to provide vaccinations for most elderly people before the start of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, so a mass vaccination center was opened on Monday. The centers in Tokyo and Osaka will vaccinate thousands of people every day, which has contributed to the slow vaccinations in Japan. Officials are fighting the fourth wave of coronavirus infections.

inside AmericasThe Mexican Ministry of Health recorded 50 newly confirmed deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday, the lowest daily increase since the pandemic in a year. According to data from Johns Hopkins, more than 221,000 COVID-19 deaths and nearly 2.5 million confirmed cases have occurred in Mexico.

in EuropeThe Minister of Digital Affairs stated that France’s COVID-19 contact tracking app has now downloaded 16.5 million people, accounting for 24.6% of the French population, exceeding the minimum level required for effective work.

At the same time, the country’s daily COVID-19 deaths fell to the lowest level in more than seven months on Sunday, 70, while the 7-day moving average of new daily cases fell below 13,000 for the first time since the end of 2020. .

inside middle EastThe Israeli Ministry of Health said on Sunday that after successfully launching the vaccine, Israel will end local restrictions on COVID-19 starting in early June, and the vaccine has almost eliminated new infections. The country only reported 12 new cases of the virus on Saturday, which is lower than the daily peak of 10,000 cases in January.

Although Israel has begun to allow a small number of vaccinated tourists to enter Israel, it still restricts its borders to most travel to Hong Kong.

in AfricaSouth Africa continues to lead the African continent in the number of COVID-19 cases, with a total of more than 1.6 million reported cases and more than 55,000 deaths.

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