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1) Coronavirus live news: UK public to be offered antibody tests for first time; Iran reports record daily deaths theguardian.com/world/live/202…

2) Iran reported record daily covid deaths today, with 684 deaths recorded. Sunday’s total passes 655 deaths recorded Aug 16, taking the cumulative toll to 102,038, according to IRNA. 36,419 cases were also identified;

3) Greek gov’t reiterated pledge to avoid closing economy again this fall, saying it will deploy Covid passes for hospitality venues. Un-💉not allowed to sit indoors in venues including restaurants, cafes, bars, theaters/cinemas, while those💉required to show proof of💉;

4) Israel has launched an antibody testing program for children aged three & ⬆️, as it seeks to monitor how much protection from covid unvaccinated children have developed;

5) Japan’s top COVID-19 Adviser Shigeru Omi has asked the government to call on doctors who haven’t been treating Covid patients, to help tackle the wave of rapidly rising infections;

6) Russia reported 20,564 new covid cases Sunday, bringing national tally to 6,747,087. 1,661 cases recorded in Moscow & 1,481 in St. Petersburg. 762 deaths of covid patients confirmed in past 24 hours, taking the official death toll to 176,044;

7) Thailand’s daily cases hit a a 19 day low of 19,014 cases.
233 deaths reported Sunday, Public Health Ministry said.
According to the Bangkok Post, the capital registered 71 deaths, while a further 83 were in its adjacent provinces;

8) Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader & 2 time Presidential Candidate & his wife Jacqueline, hospitalized after testing (+) for Covid-19, as per statement Saturday. Jackson (79) was💉& got 1st dose in Jan. He & his wife treating at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago;

9) People in UK able to receive covid antibody tests next week, as part of new gov’t program. From Tuesday, anyone aged 18 & ⬆️ in England, Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland, can enroll in program when receiving a PCR test. Up to 8K people will be able to take part in scheme;

10) Tokyo's daily covid cases hit 4,492 Sun;
11) UAE logs 1,076 new covid cases, 2 Deaths Sun;
12) Philippines records 16,044 New covid cases, total at 1,839,635
13) China reports 32 new covid cases Sun;
14) India reports 30,948 covid cases, 403 deaths Sun;

15) According to the statement, the drug has not been approved by the FDA for treating or preventing COVID-19 in humans and it is not an anti-viral drug.

https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Eng/status/1429382841620643843

16) Australia set a record with 914 cases, its highest daily figure, as the southern and eastern states of New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory remain under a strict lockdown.

https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Eng/status/1429360191070425092

17) Possible Major pivot.

COVID-19 Resp Min Chris Hipkins reported 21 new cases in Auckland cluster. Hipkins added Delta’s highly transmissible nature was making this outbreak more difficult to contain than others, raising “big questions” about the elimination strategy.

https://twitter.com/alarabiya_eng/status/1429337544261505031

18)(A) Critically ill Covid patients are less likely to die or to require invasive ventilation, if lying on their stomachs while receiving oxygen, a global research project found.
The study looked at the impact of the technique, known as awake prone positioning, on more than…

18(B) 1K patients w/severe coronavirus in hospitals in 6 countries. It found putting patients in this position while receiving high flow nasal cannula oxygen, reduced death & need for invasive mechanical ventilation. Study’s findings published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine;

19) Italy reported 5,923 new covid cases & 23 further deaths Sun, as per latest data from health ministry. Today’s numbers are a big ⬇️ from Sat 7,470 new cases & 45 deaths. Italy has registered 128,751 covid deaths Covid since the start of the pandemic;

20) Britain reported 32,253 new covid cases on Sunday, and a further 49 people were recorded as having died within 28 days of a positive test. The data compared with 32,058 new cases reported on Saturday and 104 deaths;

21) Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is preparing to enter LD as cases in 🇻🇳 most populous city surge. Residents will be under stay at home orders from Monday, with the army and police deployed to enforce the restrictions and deliver essential to those in need, Vn Express reports;

22) Vietnam reported 11,214 covid cases, most of Sunday’s cases detected in Ho Chi Minh City & Binh Duong province.
737 detects recorded over past two days, raising its death toll to 8,277, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health reported;

23) Malaysia reported 19,807 new covid cases Sun, bringing total to 1,555,093;
24) Sri Lankan gov’t declared a “Vaccination Week” from Mon to boost uptake in un-💉 pover-60s;
25) 💉Filipino workers to be allowed to enter Hong Kong from Aug 30, Manila’s Labour Minister said;

24)(A) More children are being hospitalized with Covid in the US South and Midwest regions than ever before, as Delta variant spreads among un-💉. One hospital in New Orleans reported as many as 20 children hospitalized for Covid at a time in the past 3 weeks, WSJ reports…..

24(B) In 2020, that number never topped 7, the hospital’s physician-in-chief told the paper. Children’s hospitals are bracing for even more cases as schools reopen after the summer break, with the potential additional pressure of the impending flu season on hospital resources;

25) The poll finds fewer Americans support Biden’s handling of coronavirus and the economy now than they did last spring, and just a quarter of respondents approve of his handling of Afghanistan.

https://twitter.com/nbcnews/status/1429499864950452233

26) France reported 17,300 new covid cases & 44 further deaths Sun, vs 22,636 cases Sat. ICU patients at 2,128,
slight ⬆️ 22 patients. 1000s demonstrated across France for a 6th straight weekend Sat against the covid health pass required for daily activities;

27) Full federal approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 💉 will empower businesses & universities to require 💉 and tip hesitant Americans toward getting the jab, said the US Surgeon General. FDA is trying to finish its licensing process Pfizer’s
💉as soon as Monday, NYT reports;

28) Florida hits a dubious milestone.

https://twitter.com/vincentrk/status/1429489529275158531

29) Florida hospitalizations edge closer to 17K, 16,937 currently hospitalized presently.

https://twitter.com/flhospitalassn/status/1429511203253067777

30) Texas cases, hospitalizations and deaths all rising.
More data & other information at the link.

https://twitter.com/cadamskxan/status/1429539647848337408

31) In San Angelo, an organizer of last year’s “Freedom Rally” against masks lies hospitalized, gravely ill, after ivermectin failed to stave off COVID-19.

Don’t do this to your families, ignore the ivermectin harpies on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1429490899046879243

32) Tokyo Metro Gov reports 4,392 new cases today.

COVID-19 cases in Japan on Sun 8/22
New cases: 22,285
Weekly average comparison to last week: 136%
Comparison to same day last week: 125%
Total weekly cases per 100K people: 124.85
Deaths: 24

Japan data ☝🏾via @Pooh_the_human

https://twitter.com/japantimes/status/1429537048701161479

33) Coronavirus Outbreak: Latest Updates.

https://twitter.com/WebMD/status/1429543960750460928

34) South Dakota 🧵 two weeks after the 2021 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Worth your time to check out.

https://twitter.com/bhrenton/status/1429627814958014464

35) US COVID 8/22 update: Cases&deaths on Sundays often outlier reports, as many states don't report. But current H admissions number is legit.

*New cases: 48,786
*Average: 149,474 (+561)
*In hospital: 94,187 (-564)
*In ICU: 23,498 (-78)
*New deaths: 289

https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1429627104589750272?s=20