Covid-19: More mask, vaccine mandates as US hospitalisations increase

Meanwhile, protesters holding French flags and signs reading ‘Freedom’ gather for a rally called by the French nationalist party ‘Les Patriotes’ against the compulsory Covid-19 vaccination, in Paris. Pic/AFP

Intensive care units (ICU) at hospitals across the US are reaching their capacity, and more vaccine and mask mandates as the country is witnessing a resurgence of record Covid-19 cases and fatalities.

On August 27, the country reported 155,365 new cases of daily Coronavirus, with the 14-day change seeing a 21 per cent rise, Xinhua news agency quoted The New York Times as saying in an update on Saturday. The daily hospitalisations stood at 98,337, with the 14-day change a 28 per cent increase, while the daily death toll was 1,266, with the 14-day change a starling 95 per cent hike, newspaper added.

Due to the resurgence, New York State has ordered all students, staff and visitors inside school buildings to wear masks, a mandate that will not just apply to public school districts but also to private, charter and religious schools.

The policy was filed in an emergency regulation, out of the government's fear that the highly contagious Delta variant might spread as students head back to school. New York City already had a mask mandate in place for city schools in advance of the first day on September 13. Mayor Bill de Blasio has also ordered all Department of Education staff to get vaccinated by September 27. Agencies

2 die in Japan after taking Moderna jab

The Japanese Health Ministry said two men died after they received two shots of Moderna Inc.'s Covid-19 vaccine, local media reported. The Ministry said that the two men aged 30 and 38 died within days of receiving the second jab, reports Xinhua news agency.

UAE to issue tourist visas from today

Starting from Monday, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will resume issuing tourist visas to those who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The move comes as the daily number of positive cases continued to drop in the country. The vaccination rate was closing on the 92 per cent mark, the highest in the world after Malta.

6,55,085
No. of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours

21,62,13,175
Total no. of cases worldwide

44,98,657
Total no. of deaths worldwide

Source: WHO/Johns Hopkins

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