Beijing-China has announced that more than a billion COVID-19 vaccines have been administered domestically.

The National Health Commission did not say how many people were vaccinated on Sunday. As in other places, most Chinese vaccines are given twice.

The pace of vaccination is accelerating in 1.4 billion countries after a slow start. According to government statistics, the total number of doses given has doubled from 500 million in less than a month.

China has approved seven vaccines developed domestically and recently approved two for children up to the age of three. Regulators haven’t approved vaccines outside of China so far, but it looks like they’re heading for approval for vaccines developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.

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Pandemic Details:

— The United States has vaccinated Taiwan 2.5 million times, triple pledge

— Members of the Uganda Olympic team test for coronavirus positivity

— Brazil protests president after more than 500,000 deaths

— Afghanistan competes to increase oxygen supply as infectious diseases surge

— US families were angry that coronavirus restrictions kept them away from their loved ones in nursing homes, despite widespread vaccinations for the elderly.

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What else is happening:

Rio de Janeiro — The number of confirmed deaths nationwide by COVID-19 has skyrocketed to over 500,000, causing rebels to hit the streets of cities across Brazil.

It is a tragedy that many critics blame President Jair Bolsonaro for trying to minimize illness.

Thousands gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, waving a flag saying “Leave Bolsonaro.” Other marchers put up posters as follows: It’s his fault. “

Similar marches took place in at least 22 states or 26 states in Brazil. They were facilitated by a left-wing opposition, encouraged by the declining reputation of Bolsonaro’s polls, which is approaching next year’s presidential election.

Bolsonaro’s supporters have been on the streets more often than in the past month, as many have agreed to the anger that the dismissal of restrictions and blockades aimed at suppressing the coronavirus have hurt businesses. came out.

Critics say that such a message, and the promotion of bolsonaro for disproved treatments such as hydroxychloroquine, contributed to the surge in deaths and the downturn in vaccine campaigns that completely inoculated less than 12% of the population. In a country of about 213 million people, about 100,000 new infections and 2,000 deaths are registered daily.

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Moscow — Russia’s National Coronavirus Task Force on Saturday reported 17,906 new infections. This is more than double the daily tally from early June.

More than half of the new infectious diseases occur in Moscow, and this month the number of cases has tripled. The surge in the number of cases has raised alerts among officials who are stepping up measures to prevent the spread.

Moscow, its surrounding areas, and two other Russian regions have ordered compulsory vaccinations for workers in the retail, education and other service sectors this week. Moscow has closed the food court in its shopping center and restricted restaurants and bars in the capital to take out from 11 pm to 6 am.

Russians are widely resistant to vaccination, with only about 12% of the population being vaccinated. Approximately 5.3 million cases have been reported in 146 million countries and 128,911 have died, but experts believe that both numbers are underestimated.

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Kabul — Afghanistan is competing to increase its oxygen supply as the third deadly surge in COVID-19 worsens, senior health officials told The Associated Press in an interview on Saturday.

The government has installed oxygen supply plants in 10 states, with up to 65% of those tested in some areas being positive, said Ghulam Dastigir Nazari, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health. According to WHO recommendations, more than 5% indicate that the authorities have not tested it extensively enough to allow the virus to spread unchecked.

Afghanistan conducts only 4,000 tests a day, often much less.

The number of 24-hour infections in Afghanistan has also continued to increase from 1,500 at the end of May, which the Ministry of Health had already called the surge to a “crisis,” to over 2,300 this week.

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London — Thousands of heavy metal fans have been camping, singing and even moshing at Britain’s first full music festival on Saturday since the coronavirus pandemic began.

The three-day Download Festival at Donington Park in central England is one of a series of test events to see if a mass rally can be resumed without causing a COVID-19 outbreak.

Approximately 10,000 fans, one-tenth of the festival’s pre-pandemic attendance, have more than 40 UK-based fans, including Frank Carter & The Rattle Snake, Enter Shikari, and Bullet for My Valentine. I have secured a ticket to watch the band.

All participants have undergone a COVID-19 test prior to the event and do not need to wear masks or follow social distance rules during the festival.

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Paris-French police clashed with party participants trying to disband an unauthorized rave in western France, officials said Saturday. A 22-year-old man lost his hand and several others, including police, were injured in violence.

Tensions increased on Friday night in the fields near the town of Brittany, Redon. Frustration among young people is rising just two days before France lifts the curfew, which has been going on for more than eight months.

According to images shared online and comments by local government officials, police repeatedly fired tear gas and threw metal balls, petrol bombs, and other projectiles at security forces, a group of violent party participants. I was charged. Local governments estimate that approximately 1,500 people participated in the event, despite being prohibited by local ordinances.

France lifted the curfew on Sundays.