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18 Jun, 143 tweets, 38 min read
Afghanistan reported 2,313 cases yesterday and its total cases for the entire pandemic is under 100,000. This shows the scale of under-reporting of cases in a large number of countries.
Continuing in alphabetical order. Bizarrely low case numbers in Albania.
In Algeria a sporting event has been cancelled.
Andorra, with a population of just over 77,000, has had mass screening, but hasn't avoided a relatively high infection and death rate.
forbes.com/sites/williamh…
Angola extended state of calamity measures.
crisis24.garda.com/insights-intel…
Antigua and Barbuda, with a population of just under 100,000, recently reported zero Covid cases.
Argentina is currently reporting the fourth-highest number of daily Covid cases in the world.
Armenia is reporting a very low number of cases - but can the numbers be trusted?
Australia has a low number of Covid cases due to strict border controls, but also a low vaccination rate, and has recently banned AstraZeneca for under-60s over blood clot concerns.
Austria is doing well currently.
Azerbaijan reports suspiciously low numbers of coronavirus cases.
Royal Caribbean International's first cruise ship since the start of the pandemic, Adventure of the Seas, departed from The Bahamas recently. So far, so good, but its second ship Odyssey of the Seas is stuck in Florida after 8 crew members tested positive.
Bahrain has been reporting declining numbers and has been checking restaurants for compliance with the rules.
Bangladesh is struggling.
Barbados appears to be doing well.
In Belarus political prisoners are getting Covid in prison. Lukashenko initially shrugged off the pandemic and said lockdown measures would harm the economy. Official figures on infections can't be taken seriously.
Belgium had a high rate of infections last year, but is now doing well with vaccinations.
Some might get the chance to take a holiday in Belize.
Here's a video from Benin.
The king of Bhutan seems amazing.
The pandemic is raging in Bolivia, as in many other South American countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has an incredibly high overall death rate but is currently reporting very low numbers - can they be trusted?
Botswana is probably under-reporting cases and deaths.
People are protesting against Bolsonaro as Brazil continues to report the highest number of cases in the world. But it doesn't have the highest infection rate in South America by any means.
Brunei claims to be almost Covid-free.
The pandemic has been particularly hard on Bulgaria's Roma community.
Burkina Faso had in-home music at the beginning of the pandemic.
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza died last year at the age of 55 after denying the existence of coronavirus.
Video of a Covid test lab at a hospital last year in Cabo Verde.
The Delta variant is starting to spread in Cambodia.
Cameroon's prime minister has been questioned over public funds that were intended to fight Covid.
Canada hopes to start manufacturing Covid vaccines next year.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/cana…
Households in the Central African Republic have become more dependent on women during the pandemic.
Chad only started vaccinating people a couple of weeks ago.
Chile has seen high numbers of infections despite a fast rate of vaccination with China's Sinovac vaccine.
It's very hard to know what's going on in China, but we can assume that their reported total of 91,693 cases and just 4,636 deaths is nowhere near the truth. In southern China people protested against lockdown recently. ntd.com/clashes-in-chi…
Colombia has been rocked by social unrest and recently registered 100,000 deaths from coronavirus.
Comoros is using the Chinese vaccine. It has been reporting very low coronavirus numbers.
The Delta variant is spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. theguardian.com/world/2021/jun…
The leading opposition candidate in the Republic of the Congo's presidential election died from Covid on election day. bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…
Costa Ricans weren't happy about Google installing a Covid tracker on their phones.
Côte d'Ivoire started its vaccine rollout in March thanks to COVAX.
The pandemic has hit Croatia's economy hard, although the country is currently reporting very low numbers of cases.
Cuba is making its own coronavirus vaccines.
Northern Cyprus is not doing as well as the south.
Earlier this year the Czech Republic had one of the highest infection rates in the world. Yesterday they reported just 137 new cases.
Denmark has banned the use of the J&J and AstraZeneca vaccines due to the risk of blood clots. reuters.com/business/healt…
Djibouti has made vaccination compulsory for over-25s.
Dominica reports 192 cases for the entire pandemic. The Dominica Red Cross Society made a music video about Covid precautions.
The Dominican Republic has received vaccines from India. Lately the country has been reporting about 1,000 new cases a day.
East Timor has reported a very low number of Covid cases and 300,000 households received a pandemic support payment of $200.
Ecuador's Galápagos Islands are hoping for tourists.
Egypt is starting production of the Sinovac vaccine. However, hundreds of Indonesian doctors who were vaccinated with Sinovac have caught the virus, and some have died.
The president of El Salvador says he's ordered the replacement of all hospital beds with new ones. He's also made bitcoin legal tender.
This tweet sums up the situation in Equatorial Guinea.
Large numbers of Eritrean troops have been fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray. Covid cases are spiking in Eritrea but are likely far higher than official numbers.
eritreahub.org/has-eritrea-be…
Estonia is lifting restrictions, which hopefully won't result in a huge surge in coronavirus numbers as in the UK, where the Delta variant is rife.
news.err.ee/1608255117/fif…
Eswatini is facing a shortage of medicines and protests.
The situation in Ethiopia.
The Delta variant is spreading in Fiji.
Finland's plan to ease Covid restrictions was set back by hundreds of football fans returning from Euro 2020 in St. Petersburg with the virus.
reuters.com/lifestyle/spor…
The spread of the Delta variant is delaying the easing of restrictions in France.
In February some people in Gabon who defied a Covid curfew were killed by police.
The Gambia is likely to be hugely underreporting its coronavirus numbers.
Georgia is reporting over 1,000 cases a day currently. Throughout the pandemic there have been protests about political issues and Covid restrictions.
Germany's vaccination programme is on track now, but the Delta variant's spread is a concern.
In Ghana vaccines are being delivered to health centres by drones.
Greece is offering to pay young adults to get vaccinated.
Grenada has reported 161 Covid cases and just one death during the entire pandemic period.
Guatemala paid $80 million to Russia in April for 8 million doses of the Sputnik vaccine. So far it has received just 150,000 doses, while cases in the country have risen to a peak. reuters.com/business/healt…
Guinea was recently the venue for Covid-related problems that resulted in the postponement of an Africa Cup of Nations match between Sierra Leone and Benin.
At the start of the pandemic Guinea-Bissau received fake coronavirus medicine from Madagascar.
Guyana is hoping second doses of the Sputnik vaccine will arrive before the 12-week period for administering them is up. guyanachronicle.com/2021/06/30/sec…
Almost no one in Haiti has been vaccinated. The country has reported 18,844 cases for the entire pandemic, which is likely to be a vast underestimate.
The US has just donated 1.5 million vaccines to Honduras, which has reported 263,376 cases throughout the pandemic and 7,030 deaths.
The European Commission was urged to reject Hungary’s coronavirus recovery plan over concerns about fraud, corruption and the country’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights. theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…
Iceland has reported just 6,654 cases and 30 deaths during the entire pandemic.
The situation in India is still dire as despite vaccinating more people than any other country it's just 16 percent of the population who are partly vaccinated and 4 percent who are fully vaccinated. India has reported the third-highest death toll.
Indonesia is in crisis over Covid cases at the moment, reporting 27,913 new cases yesterday.
Iran has been more open about its coronavirus problems than many dictatorships. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was recently vaccinated with Iran's vaccine in public. President Hassan Rouhani is warning of a fifth wave due to the Delta variant.
The Delta variant has reached Iraq.
Ireland has delayed full lockdown easing due to the Delta variant.
Israel led the world in vaccinations but had to bring back mask rules when the Delta variant started to spread.
Italy is feeling optimistic at the moment.
Jamaica is hoping for tourists.
Japan's Olympics, already postponed for a year, could turn out to be chaotic as team members and officials start testing positive. The country itself has partly or fully vaccinated just 25 percent of the population.
Jordan has to vaccinate not only its own population, but also a large number of refugees in camps.
The worrying situation in Kazakhstan is not helped by government cover-ups. Doctors who criticised the government's initial response to the pandemic were arrested.
Kenya has partly or fully vaccinated just under 2 percent of its population.
Kiribati says it has no coronavirus.
North Korea denied having any Covid cases until a few days ago, when Kim Jong Un admitted there was a crisis. He has also lost a significant amount of weight and the country is suffering from food shortages after closing its borders.
South Korea is concerned that the virus situation is worsening.
Kosovo reports fairly low numbers that could be questionable.
Kuwait is reporting record numbers of cases and deaths.
Kyrgyzstan is having a tough time at the moment, with people trying to continue working amid surging cases.
Laos has extended lockdown due to the Delta variant. thestar.com.my/aseanplus/asea…
Latvia has been using technology to deal with the pandemic.
Against the backdrop of a dire political and economic crisis, rising cases in Lebanon are worrying.
Lesotho has officially reported a fairly low number of coronavirus cases, but they are on the rise now.
Liberia's president recorded a song about Covid. The country has reported less than 5,000 cases and just 135 deaths for the whole pandemic, but that's unlikely to be the real picture.
It's hard to know how bad Covid is in Libya.
Liechtenstein, with a population of just over 38,000, is reporting minuscule numbers of cases and a total of 59 deaths for the entire pandemic.
This is a problem in Lithuania.
Luxembourg's prime minister has just left hospital after treatment for Covid.
Madagascar promoted a useless herbal Covid "cure" to other African countries.
Malawi: "Many families can’t afford clinic visits, or, like Maxwell, the transportation to get there; they also fear they’ll catch coronavirus in a medical facility."
More restrictions are being imposed in Malaysia.
A Red Crescent employee from Maldives talks about getting the virus.
Villages in Mali want to receive Covid vaccines. The country has undergone two coups during the pandemic.
Malta has probably vaccinated a higher proportion of its population of half a million than any other country in the world - 78 percent are fully vaccinated and another 5 percent partly vaccinated. So it has banned unvaccinated visitors.
The Marshall Islands have reported a minimal number of Covid cases.
In Mauritania local artisans learned to make PPE.
Mauritius received vaccines from India before the latest huge wave in the latter country.
Mexico is facing a new surge.
Micronesia, with a population of 114,000, is largely Covid-free.
With a low number of people vaccinated Moldova is at risk of a surge in cases from the Delta variant, although the country only reported 48 new cases yesterday.
Monaco, with a population of 39,000, has reported a very low number of coronavirus cases and deaths.
The official total of 684 Covid deaths in Mongolia is likely to be far lower than the reality.
Montenegro, which has reported very low numbers of coronavirus cases, is far from the only country to be affected by disinformation.
Morocco wants to manufacture Chinese vaccines. theafricareport.com/106117/coronav…
The situation in Mozambique is worsening.
Myanmar is in crisis with its military rulers who shot hundreds of protesters unable to cope with surging cases.
Germany has sent medical supplies to Namibia.
Nauru has claimed to be Covid-free throughout the pandemic. And almost everyone is vaccinated: “While the campaign has been successful we still need those 678 people to get their second shot" the president said. pacificadvocate.com/some-pacific-g…
Nepal has been hit hard by the Delta variant, but volunteers have been delivering relief packages.
In the Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologised for removing restrictions too soon.
New Zealand has kept Covid numbers down with strict border controls, but there are now concerns that children may not have developed normal immunity.
Crowds of people have gathered outside clinics in Nicaragua where Covid vaccines have been made available.
In Niger girls have been trained to make masks.
Conspiracy theories about vaccines are a problem in Nigeria.
North Macedonia is using the Chinese vaccine. It's reporting very low case numbers at the moment, but will that last?
Norway postponed full reopening over concerns about the Delta variant. independent.co.uk/news/lockdown-…
Oman has tightened restrictions. The country reported over 1,000 new cases yesterday. omanobserver.om/article/110390…
Pakistan is being hit hard by the Delta variant.
Palau claims to have been Covid-free throughout the pandemic and has almost vaccinated its entire population of 18,000. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9…
In Panama private vaccine sites are helping the wealthy cut in line.
The captain of a ship brought the Delta variant to Papua New Guinea.
The US recently donated a million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Paraguay.
Peru has the highest death rate in the world from coronavirus - 5,826 deaths per million people followed by Hungary with 3,115 deaths per million, then Bosnia and the Czech Republic.
The Philippines might be about to see a spike in cases.
42 percent of adults in Poland are fully vaccinated, and the remarkably low number of cases the country has been reporting lately seems questionable. 93 new cases yesterday.
Portugal is having a difficult time.
Information from Qatar, next year's World Cup host country, is fairly sparse. A total of 599 deaths for the whole pandemic seems unlikely.

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