Now, no European country is among the top 10 for new cases per 100,000 people. But the virus is spiking in Southeast Asia and much of Latin America, and hitting the Maldives and Seychelles particularly hard this week. Only extremely stringent local lockdowns soon after a few cases are detected will prevent the virus from spreading.”Rising British cases linked to the variant prompted Germany and France this week to require UK passengers to quarantine. About a third of the Greek population has received at least one vaccine dose, but new infections and deaths remain high. This week, North Macedonia closed all but one of its Covid-19 treatment centres and field hospitals following a dramatic 90% decline in confirmed cases.

Source: Irish Independent May 29, 2021 07:30 UTC