A mass test in a Chinese city bordering Beijing-Myanmar found nine more COVID-19 cases, for a total of 59 outbreaks a week ago, including the delta mutation.

Authorities blocked Ruili, blocked access to cities in Yunnan, and restricted urban residents to their homes to curb proliferation.

Recent confirmed cases include four Chinese and five Myanmar citizens, including an 11-year-old girl.

On the Myanmar side of the border, more than 250 people tested positive in the city of Muse in June and July, Myanmar’s Global New Light newspaper reported on Sunday.

Myanmar, in the midst of a serious outbreak, reported 3,461 new cases nationwide, killing 82 in the last 24 hours.

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Pandemic Details:

— Pfizer discusses vaccine booster with US authorities on Monday

— South Africa is stepping up vaccine momentum, but too late for this surge

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What else is happening:

Denpasar, Indonesia — Indonesia has endured the catastrophic illness and death wave of COVID-19 and has ordered four foreign tourists to leave Bali on a resort island after violating a health protocol. It was.

Bali Justice Ministry officials say Russian visitors escaped quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus. She is captured again and deported when she recovers. Americans, Irish citizens, and Russians have also been accused of opposing Mask’s obligations.

They were placed in the Immigration Bureau’s detention room while waiting for their flight to their country late Monday.

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Taiwan, Taipei — Two tech companies in Taiwan have announced donations of 10 million anti-corona virus vaccines manufactured by Germany’s BioNTech to the government of the island facing political obstacles in the fight against the pandemic. ..

In February, Taiwan’s health minister suggested that Beijing may have hampered efforts to obtain a vaccine for democracy on an island that has never been dominated by the mainland’s ruling Communist Party but claims to be a territory.

Fosun Pharma, a Chinese company, owns BioNTech marketing rights in Greater China. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation and Hong Hai Precision Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that they will purchase the vaccine through Fosun Pharma.

TSMC said the dose will be shipped directly from the German factory to the anti-disease agency in Taiwan.

Taiwan has contained pandemics primarily through strict quarantine, but is struggling to obtain vaccines for 14 million people.

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Seoul, South Korea-South Korea reported more than 1,000 cases of coronavirus for the sixth consecutive day as the larger metropolitan area entered strict social distance restrictions to delay infection.

The 1,100 new cases reported by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency hit a record high on Monday. On Mondays, the daily increase is usually less due to fewer weekend inspections.

More than 780 cases came from the capital Seoul and its nearby Incheon and Gyeonggi provinces, and authorities implemented the country’s strongest social distance measures from Monday.

From 6 pm, private social gatherings of 3 or more people are prohibited, nightclubs and churches are closed, and visitors are prohibited in hospitals and nursing homes.

South Korea added more than 12,100 cases this month alone, resulting in 169,146 cases, including 2,044 deaths. The country recorded a record daily increase for three consecutive days until Saturday, when it reported 1,378 new cases last week.

The virus surge is a disturbing development in countries where only 30.4% of the 51 million population was first vaccinated.

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Dhaka, Bangladesh-Bangladesh officials say Bangladesh registered the most COVID-19 casualties and positive cases in a day.

The news arises in fear that the coronavirus pandemic could worsen in the next seven days.

The government’s directorate-general for health services said 230 people died on Sunday and 11,874 were positive. This is a record of the day in both respects.

About 100,000 people have been positive for coronavirus in the last 10 days.

Experts say that hospitals that are already overwhelmed will have a hard time providing treatment if the current trend continues.

Bangladesh has been closed nationwide since 1 July. However, new records of positive cases are reported daily.

Overall, Bangladesh reports more than 1 million positive cases in 160 million people, including 16,419 deaths.

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Moscow — Russia’s daily aggregate of confirmed coronavirus infections has exceeded 25,000 for the third consecutive day.

Authorities reported 25,033 new cases on Sunday.

Russia has faced a surge in infections in recent weeks, with new daily infections increasing from about 9,000 in early June to more than 25,000 on Friday. For the first time in a pandemic, Tuesday’s daily death toll exceeded 700. Since then, it has remained at that level, with 749 new deaths registered on Sunday.

Authorities have blamed the proliferation of delta variants. They are trying to promote vaccine intake, but it remains lower than in many Western countries. As of Wednesday, approximately 27 million Russians (only 18.5% of the 146 million population) have been vaccinated at least once, and 18.5 million (12.6%) have been fully vaccinated. I am.