The Eastern Mediterranean was the only WHO region to report a rise in new weekly COVID-19 cases in the latest WHO epi update (highest relative increases in Iran and Jordan), as new global infections fell by 17 percent; deaths were up by seven percent. In our Western Pacific region, the three countries reporting the greatest increases in new cases were Kiribati (up 749 percent), Brunei Darussalam (up 306 percent) and the Solomon Islands (up 211 percent).
In related news:
- CIDRAP reported on a study published in the journal Nature Medicine this week which suggested that from one month to a year following infection, ‘COVID-19 patients at increased risk for cardiovascular complications’.
- Hong Kong’s latest surge in COVID-19 cases is believed to stem after imported hamsters infected with the Delta variant transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to human handlers. Read more
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