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Weibo, Twitter, and YouTube are surfacing multiple videos showing personnel in hazmat suits placing iron bars on the doors of people’s homes and hammering them in place to avert anyone from leaving. The Chinese officials are locking the residents inside their homes as China grapples with a nationwide surge of Delta Variant of COVID-19.

Taiwan’s News writer Keoni Everington said this step was the repeat of the extreme tactics which was earlier seen in Wuhan at the start of the pandemic. In one of the Twitter posts, a man was seen “caught in the act” of allegedly busting out of his quarantine to have some fresh air. The authorities said if a person is seen opening their door more than three times a day, he/she will be locked inside. Several videos are being uploaded where the doors are being sealed by the authorities and broadcasting is done to the residents which declare: “people must not go out. As soon as they are caught, their doors will be sealed.”

China’s National Health Commission has announced 143 fresh cases of COVID-19 in at least 17 provinces. This was the highest number since January 20.

August 12 is celebrated as World Elephant Day that aims to bring the attention of the people to the conservation and protection of Asian and African elephants. This day is celebrated to encourage the public to visit sustainable sanctuaries that take care of elephants and advocate for them.

ZooTampa’s Animal Care Supervisor Brandi Witmer said that these elephants are on the decline and are an endangered species and they want to make sure that everyone is aware of where they are and wants people to help them as much as they can. The Senior VP and Chief Zoological officer of ZooTampa Dr. Larry Killmar said that their whole effort is to make sure the elephants are still on the face of the earth five decades from now. They are making sure of the breeding and conservation of species. They want to inspire kids to come to the zoo and learn about elephants, their nature, and their habitat.

A herd of six African Elephants at the ZooTampa have been rescued, rehabilitated, and cared for by the team of animal specialists at Lowry Park. It is operated by the Lowry Park Zoological Society as an independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

The United Kingdom reported 146 new deaths in 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test. This is the highest daily total since March 12 which is because of the surge in cases in the previous month.

The number of positive cases reported by the nation on Tuesday was 23,510 which fell from 25,161 on Monday. This data was the half of the peak of 54,674 which was recorded on July 17, as reported to Asia News. The surge in cases has begun again with 1,96,047 Britishers being infected with COVID-19 in the past week. The number was 7% more than the week before which is the highest rolling seven-day total this month.

UK’s Prime Minister Mr. Boris Johson’s government has eased the COVID-19 restrictions in England as the broad roll-out of vaccination. He said that vaccination had largely broken the link between infections and subsequent hospitalization and death. As per the reports of AsiaOne Magazine, the nation lost 130,503 people due to coronavirus within 28 days of the positive covid-19 test which is the second-highest total in Europe after Russia and one of the highest in the world. 622 deaths were recorded in the past seven days.

The UK research reports a blood clot syndrome is occurring after the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. The blood clot syndrome carries a high risk of death and can occur in otherwise young and healthy people.

According to AsiaOne, the data of Vaccinated people under 50 by Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, blood clots have occurred in 50,000 people. The confirmed probable cases that were presented in the UK hospitals between 22 March and 6 June have been examined for symptoms, signs, and outcomes in 220 people. The consultant hematologist at Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and lead author of the analysis Dr. Sue Pavord has published in the New England Journal of Medicine that it is very important to stress that this kind of reaction to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is very rare. It is also very important for those who do develop blood clots, the results can be devastating. It usually affects the young, otherwise healthy vaccine recipients and high mortality rate.

AsiaOne Magzine reported that the blood clot is particularly dangerous when the patient has a low platelet count and bleeding in the brain. However, the vaccine has lowered the infection rates as per the reports.

The rapid surge in coronavirus cases of the Delta variant and increased hospitalization in the United States are at a six-month high. The surge is seen in many other countries like India, China, and Australia.

On Tuesday, AsiaOne reported that China reported its highest single-day rise since the variants outbreak began in July. France was seen launching an emergency plan on the Mediterranean island of Corsica as a fourth wave spread across the country. Governments worldwide are reactivating a package of measures designed to support medical staff. Hospitals are gearing up to take in a fresh intake of cases. The highly contagious Delta variant made way with its first cases in East Timor which are raising concerns by its health ministry about a possible spike.

Asia News stated that In India, it was the Delta variant in the second wave of the coronavirus that killed lakhs of people from March to May. At least 80 percent of the samples sent from the genome sequencing by the Delhi government in the last three months were detected and confirmed as of Delta variant. The Delta cases have been reported in more than 135 countries. The World Health Organisation has warned that there will be a further surge in the cases.

The surge in the current Delta variant of Covid-19 is sending more children to hospitals across the nation. The doctors are concerned over the current situation and ask parents to do a better job of protecting their kids. According to AsiaOne, the special care is advised for the children below the age of 12 who cannot get vaccinated.

Children getting hospitalized for Covid-19 have seen an increase of 84% between July 10 and from 665 to 1,224 according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The number of pediatric hospitalizations are also increasing in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Children’s Hospital Association have issued a report in which only 0.1% to 1.9% of all known cases in Children lead to hospitalization. AsiaOne Magazine stated that the report also showed the number of children testing positive for COVID-19 rose from 8,447 on June 24 to 71,726 on July 29. In the winter surge in mid-January more than 2,11,000 cases were seen in children.

The risk for unvaccinated youth makes them most susceptible to infection and many governments throughout the world have started vaccination campaigns for below 18 years.

The world’s richest person, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has now been overtaken by the chairman of Louis Vuitton Bernard Arnault. According to Forbes’ list of the world’s richest individuals, Bernard currently tops the list.

Bernard became the richest man because of his world’s most renowned company, Louis Vuitton. With the sudden surge in shares of the company, the company’s value has also risen sharply. This benefited the owner of the company Bernard Arnault. According to Forbes, the total health of Bernard Arnault is estimated at $19,890 million. Whereas, the total property of Jeff Bezos is estimated to be at $19,490 million. The chief of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk slipped to third place with his net worth of $185.5 billion.

Louis Vuitton is a French company that makes clothes, cosmetics, fashion accessories, jewelry, wine, purses, and many other fashion-related products. Barnard oversees an empire of 70 brands including Louis Vuitton and Sephora. Its products are quite popular among people all over the world. Bernard had been at the top thrice before in December 2019, January 2020, and May 2021.

On Wednesday, China tightened the overseas travel restriction for its citizens to control the surge in coronavirus cases. China reported its highest number of infections in months fuelled up by the Delta Variant of COVID-19.

AsiaOne reported that Chinese government tested its entire cities and locked down millions of citizens on Wednesday after the country saw 71 fresh cases of Delta variant. The officials for the immigration department said they will stop issuing ordinary passports and other documents needed for exiting the country in “non-essential and non-emergency” cases. Earlier China was seen boasting about its success in crushing COVID-19 after their hard lockdowns and tight controls of its borders. According to Asia News, cases have surged since mid July and are threatening the country’s return to normal life. Nearly 500 cases have been reported so far.

First cases of infections were seen among the passengers on a flight from Moscow which spread among the cleaners in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. The government said the workers got infected after removing the protective equipment while in a “contaminated area” and will take strict actions against that. Froeign crews on hundreds of ships have been stopped from entering the Chinese port. Public transport and taxis in and out of areas hit by the outbreak have been cut by the Central Government.

The outbreak of the Delta variant in the Australian state of Queensland forces hundreds of health workers in isolation. New South Wales raced to administer six million doses of vaccine amid a covid surge before the scheduled end of lockdown in less than four weeks.

Dr. Jeannette Young of Queensland’s chief health officer said that the health workers who are in quarantine include all the cardiac surgeons at the Queensland Children’s hospital after the delay in surgery and outpatient work.

Within 11 local government areas of Queensland, millions of people remain in lockdown while nearly 8000 are in quarantine concerning the outbreak. On Tuesday, there were 16 new local cases which increased the number to 47 in a cluster involving exposure sites at several schools and at least three major Brisbane hospitals. Due to the strict policy of state border closures, Queensland had so far sidestepped major outbreaks. A total of 199 local cases was recorded and the NSW leader, Gladys Berejiklian said she is yet to confirm from where the cases have peaked after more than five weeks of stay-at-home orders.

Due to the shortage of the Pfizer vaccine and hesitancy about using AstraZeneca, only 15% of the population is fully inoculated with 17% of which had the first dose.

China’s 27 cities in 18 provinces reported more than 300 confirmed fresh cases in recent days. The rise of infection of the highly contagious Delta Variant of COVID-19 raised many concerns. The cities include Beijing, Jiangsu, Sichuan, and many others with fresh cases emerging on Sunday.

China sounded alarmed as 300 cases were detected within 10 days. It is posing a great challenge for the country as it is dealing with the worst epidemic in months. 95 regions are marked as medium and high-risk, 91 regions as marked as medium-risk, and four regions are marked as high-risk. The capital of China, Beijing, reported two new coronavirus cases and one asymptomatic case this Sunday. The spokesperson briefed the press saying the three are all family members who recently returned from Zhangjiajie. It is a tourist destination in South China’s Hunan Province which is having recent outbreaks. The test was confirmed by Beijing’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC). They confirm them as a Delta variant of coronavirus.

The Chinese government is restricting the vehicles, airlines, and trains from the reported COVID-19 infected areas to enter Beijing. The Beijing municipal government is seen taking strict actions to stop the spread of the virus within the city.