On Wednesday, President Samia Suluhu Hassan received a shot from Johnson & Johnson, which was a major breakthrough for the last country in the world to receive a coronavirus vaccine. Under her predecessor’s leadership, the East African government has long worried about the risks of a global pandemic, which worries African health officials.

Tanzania has been progressing smoothly for more than a year and has not updated the number of confirmed cases of the virus. Since Hassan took over as president, the country has changed course.

In June, Tanzania also joined the global COVAX plan to share vaccines with poorer countries, and finally delivered the first batch of 1.06 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine last week.

“We will ensure that our country provides enough vaccines for those who are willing to get vaccinated,” Hassan said at the launch ceremony before giving the shots.

——From the Associated Press and Reuters, the last update time is 8:30 am EST

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According to the case tracking tool maintained by it, as of early Wednesday morning, more than 195.3 million COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide. Johns Hopkins UniversityThe reported global death toll exceeds 4.1 million.

exist EuropeOn Wednesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged caution not to draw conclusions from the seven consecutive days of decline in COVID-19 cases in the UK, saying that it is too early to assess whether this is a clear trend.

“We have recently seen some encouraging data. There is no doubt about this, but it is too early to draw any general conclusions,” Johnson told LBC Radio.

At the same time, Ireland became the latest EU member state to pledge to provide COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 12-15, as it opened its strong subscription plan to children aged 16 and 17 on Tuesday.

inside AmericaUS health authorities said that in areas where the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should wear masks again because they are worried about the more contagious delta variant. At the same time, President Joe Biden is considering whether to require US federal employees to be vaccinated.

inside Asia Pacific After an already prolonged stay-at-home order failed to quell the COVID-19 outbreak, the city of Sydney, Australia extended the lockdown period by four weeks.

inside middle East, Israel is considering providing a third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to its elderly population, even before FDA approval, to help defend against delta variants.

exist Africa, The South African Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday that South Africa plans to provide approximately US$2.44 billion in support to businesses and individuals affected by COVID-19 restrictions and recent unrest. The hard-hit country reported 7,773 new cases and 370 deaths on Tuesday.

-From Reuters, Associated Press and CBC News, last updated at 8:40 AM EST

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