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Russian The Coronavirus Task Force has reported 24,818 new cases in the past 24 hours, including 6,040 in the capital.

Russia has also reported 734 coronavirus-related deaths, close to the highest level in history.

The new TASS agency quoted Anna Popova, the head of the consumer health surveillance agency, as saying that approximately 66% of the Covid-19 cases detected in Russia in June and early July were Delta variants.

According to Reuters, the old resident mayor of Moscow stated that the hospitalization rate of Covid-19 patients is still high, although it is slightly lower than last week’s peak.

Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that the city with a population of more than 12.5 million now vaccinates approximately 100,000 people every day, which provides space for the authorities not to impose new restrictions.

Foreign tourists who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 will not be allowed to enter Canada Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that the government has been reluctant to jeopardize progress in controlling the virus for some time.

When asked by reporters when the country will allow unvaccinated tourists to enter, Trudeau said: “I can tell you now that this will not happen for a long time.”

According to Reuters, Trudeau added that there is more to be said about when the Canadian border may be reopened to tourists who have been vaccinated in the “coming weeks.”

Boris Johnson continues to defend his plan United Kingdom Postpone the cancellation of self-quarantine requirements for Covid contacts who have received two jabs until August 16.
The PA report said that one month after it is expected that most of the remaining restrictions will be lifted, there are concerns that large numbers of people may be forced to quarantine. Johnson told the broadcaster: “I know how frustrated people are, and I know people are clearly fed up with Covid’s restrictions. “All we want to do is continue to hold on for a while so that we can vaccinate people for Provide more protection by yourself.

“But as the Minister of Health said, we are now moving from self-isolation and isolation methods to detection and release methods.

“This day is not far away.”

After the planned total removal of restrictions, the £22 billion NHS detection and tracking system may be overwhelmed by the surge in Covid infections. United Kingdom This month, a famous scholar issued a warning.

Jon Deeks, a professor of biostatistics at the University of Birmingham, said that it may take at least 660,000 gold-standard PCR tests per day to detect 100,000 infections per day this summer—this number Minister of Health forewarnedAfter the government announced plans to lift restrictions from July 19, Sajid Javid.

This test level is almost three times Current interest rate In the UK, more than twice the highest transaction volume reached during the pandemic and peak period System theoretical laboratory capacity Calculated by the National Audit Office (NAO) this spring.

Vacationers in Portugal The government announced that starting from Saturday, a negative Covid-19 test result, vaccination certificate or proof of rehabilitation must be presented before staying in a hotel or other holiday accommodation.
In recent weeks, the number of new daily cases in Portugal has been steadily increasing, returning to the level when the country was under strict lockdown in February. Nearly 90% of cases belong to the more infectious Delta variant. On Friday nights and weekends, restaurants in 60 high-risk cities, including Lisbon and Porto, are also required to provide a negative test, vaccination certificate or proof of rehabilitation. According to Reuters, children under the age of 12 who are accompanied by a parent or guardian are excluded.

Qatar The Ministry of the Interior stated that it will resume issuing family and tourist entry visas from July 12.

According to Reuters, the Ministry of Health stated that the new entry policy includes the provision of Covid-19 PCR tests and divides countries into three categories to determine the isolation policy.

The entry of family visits, businessmen and tourists (including GCC citizens) who do not have a Qatar ID number will be limited to vaccinated and recovered cases.

The Ministry of Health added that all people who want to travel abroad also need to obtain a travel permit, and unvaccinated travelers to destinations that are not listed as green must undergo institutional quarantine before leaving Qatar.

Passengers transiting through Qatar must also provide a Covid-19 PCR test, while fully vaccinated arrivals will undergo an antibody test on arrival to determine if they need to undergo institutional quarantine.