774,404 Global cases per day . That's up 15% from the beginning of April and a new record for planet Earth, despite 1Bn shots being distributed around the World . With about 1/10th of the World's population having gotten at least their first shot – you would think cases would start declining but the virus is raging among the 7Bn people who have not been vaccinated and, unfortunately, easing restrictions still leads to trouble – but try telling that to your partially-vaccinated populations . Public health experts say the number of global cases is most likely surging because more contagious virus variants are spreading just as people are starting to let their guards down. 83% of the shots that have gone into arms worldwide have been administered in high- and upper-middle-income countries. Only 0.2% of doses have been administered in low-income countries. Not only that but the wealthiest nations are privileged to get the most effective vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, JNJ or Astra-Zeneca while the rest of the World are using vaccines that offer as little as 50% protection. India is recording more than a third of all new global cases each day, averaging more than 260,000 new daily cases over the past week. The country’s sudden surge , driven by the spread of a newer variant , is casting increasing doubt on the official death toll of nearly 200,000, with more than 2,000 people dying every day. Experts say the official numbers, however staggering, represent just a part of the virus’s spread, with hospitals overwhelmed and lacking critical supplies like oxygen. In Thailand, where cases were kept at bay for months with strict quarantines and lockdowns, the virus has spread rapidly, in part by unmasked people partying. Daily cases, still low by global standards, have increased from 26 on April 1st to more than 2,000 three weeks later. The rates of new coronavirus cases also remain high across much of South America. In Brazil , reported cases are starting to drop but remain high after a more contagious variant tore through the country and overwhelmed hospitals. The rate of new cases in the United States is falling but…
774,404 Global cases per day.
That's up 15% from the beginning of April and a new record for planet Earth, despite 1Bn shots being distributed around the World. With about 1/10th of the World's population having gotten at least their first shot – you would think cases would start declining but the virus is raging among the 7Bn people who have not been vaccinated and, unfortunately, easing restrictions still leads to trouble – but try telling that to your partially-vaccinated populations.
Public health experts say the number of global cases is most likely surging because more contagious virus variants are spreading just as people are starting to let their guards down.
83% of the shots that have gone into arms worldwide have been administered in high- and upper-middle-income countries. Only 0.2% of doses have been administered in low-income countries. Not only that but the wealthiest nations are privileged to get the most effective vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, JNJ or Astra-Zeneca while the rest of the World are using vaccines that offer as little as 50% protection.
India is recording more than a third of all new global cases each day, averaging more than 260,000 new daily cases over the past week. The country’s sudden surge, driven by the spread of a newer variant, is casting increasing doubt on the official death toll of nearly 200,000, with more than 2,000 people dying every day. Experts say the official numbers, however staggering, represent just a part of the virus’s spread, with hospitals overwhelmed and lacking critical supplies like oxygen.
In Thailand, where cases were kept at bay for months with strict quarantines and lockdowns, the virus has spread rapidly, in part by unmasked people partying. Daily cases, still low by global standards, have increased from 26 on April 1st to more than 2,000 three weeks later. The rates of new coronavirus cases also remain high across much of South America. In Brazil, reported cases are starting to drop but remain high after a more contagious variant tore through the country and overwhelmed hospitals.
The rate of new cases in the United States is falling but…
