Thailand downgraded its economic growth forecast for 2021 on Monday as it battles its worst Covid-19 wave, which has brought record numbers of new infections and deaths.

Thailand downgrades 2021 outlook as COVID-19 hampers recovery

As delta variant continues to spread through the US, Oregon’s governor has said that she would send up to 1,500 national guard troops to help hospital workers pushed to the brink by a surge of cases.

Oregon governor to send troops to help hospitals as COVID-19 cases soar

The United States authorised an extra dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people with weakened immune systems overnight Thursday to Friday, as the country struggles to thwart the Delta variant.

US authorises COVID-19 boosters for those with weakened immune systems

The Canadian government announced Friday it will require all federal workers and most commercial rail, air and ship passengers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, amid a surge in virus cases due to the Delta variant.

Canada to mandate COVID-19 vaccine for government workers

New South Wales reported a record 466 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, officials said as Australia's most populous state remained in tight lockdown.

Australia's New South Wales reports record spike in COVID-19 cases to 466

Getting an ambulance quickly in case of emergency may not be easy as COVID-19 cases skyrocket, a Tennessee official has warned. On Thursday Memphis Fire Chief Gina Sweat said that emergency services were overwhelmed and that long wait times should be expected.

Ambulances in short supply as COVID-19 patients overwhelm Memphis hospitals

The French police are now investigating a series of COVID-19 vaccine certificate scams after several doctors reported having their health service accounts hacked.

French police investigate soaring number of fake COVID-19 vaccine certificates

After a work became infected with the deadly coronavirus, China had to shut the world’s third-busiest container port. As per a statement from the port, all the inbound and outbound container services at Meishan terminal in Ningbo-Zhoushan port were halted Wednesday until further notice due to a “system disruption".

COVID-19: World's third-busiest port partly shut down by China as worker tests positive

Organ donation has less uptake in India, when compared to western nations. Covid-19 pandemic raging over the last 18 months, has further dwindled down the number of organ donations, say health experts.

Organ donation dropped significantly due to COVID-19: Experts

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday urged people to refrain from travelling as COVID-19 cases spiked to new records in Tokyo and nationwide, heaping pressure on the medical system.

Japan PM Suga urges travel curbs as COVID-19 cases surge before Paralympics

Almost twenty years ago, Panta Petrovic made social distancing a lifestyle choice when he moved into a tiny Serbian mountain cave to avoid society. Last year, on one of his visits to town, the dreadlocked man with a long beard found out there was a pandemic raging.

Serbian cave hermit gets COVID-19 jab, urges others to follow

Despite months of political and social action, the number of anti-Asian incidents documented in the United States so far this year is poised to surpass last year, according to a new report released Thursday.

Over 9,000 anti-Asian incidents reported in US since start of COVID-19 pandemic

In the next few years, COVID-19 may act similarly to other common-cold diseases, affecting mostly young children who have not yet been immunised or exposed to the virus, according to new research.

COVID-19 may become mostly a childhood disease in a few years: Study

In Germany's Friesland, a police inquiry discovered that a Red Cross nurse may have injected about 8,600 individuals with saline solution instead of COVID-19 vaccination.

Nurse in Germany suspected of injecting 8,600 with salt solution instead of COVID-19 vaccine 

Fans attending Premier League games are set to face random spot checks of their COVID-19 status at some stadiums in the opening weeks of the new season. Ticket holders should be prepared to provide proof of full vaccination or a negative lateral flow test result within 48 hours before the game via the NHS COVID Pass, the English Premier League said in a statement.

Football: Premier League to introduce random COVID-19 status checks for ticket holders

Australia's coveted status of being almost pandemic-free has now been taken away as the contagious delta variant outbreak forces nation's major states to go under lockdown. The country's most populous states. New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland reported 282 covid-19 new locally acquired infections on Sunday.

Australia: Authorities struggle to contain COVID-19

The last 20 months of this pandemic have been emotionally & financially crippling for millions around the world. But for tech titans, they've brought a dramatic reversal in fortunes.

COVID-19: Big tech gets bigger during pandemic

The latest COVID-19 outbreak continues to make alarming inroads across the United States. According to reports, new COVID-19 cases in the US have rebounded to more than 100,000 a day on average.

US COVID-19 cases reach 6-months high

France on Monday began enforcing a COVID-19 pass championed by President Emmanuel Macron in cafes, restaurants and trains, a tightening of rules the government hopes will boost vaccinations but which has prompted weeks of angry protests.

France extends Macron's COVID-19 pass despite protests

The British Government has retained Pakistan on the 'red list' of its travel advisory due to the 'deteriorating Covid situation' in the country. UK senior health official JO Churchill, in a letter dated August 6 explained the reasons for keeping Pakistan on the red list of countries, reported The Express Tribune.

International travel update: UK retains Pakistan in red list amid 'deteriorating COVID-19 situation'

India’s cumulative COVID19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 506.8 million, said Union Health Ministry on Sunday in a statement. A total of 55,91,657 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours, as per the 7 am provisional report on Sunday.

India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 506.8 million 

Saudi Arabia has begun compensating the families of health workers who died because of the coronavirus as the government announced last year that each will receive $133,000.

Saudi compensates families of COVID-19 health worker victims

The Victorian government has decided to provide the AstraZeneca vaccine to under-40s at its state-run vaccine clinics. Also, the government has launched the nation’s first drive-through vaccination operation at a former Bunnings site.

Victoria to make AstraZeneca available to people under 40s

Iran reported over 500 daily COVID-19 deaths for the first time on Sunday, its health ministry announced, as new infections also hit a record high. Iran registered 39,619 new infections in the 24 hours to Sunday, taking the total since the pandemic started to 4,158,729, the ministry said.

Iran records over 500 COVID-19 deaths, hits new high

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