The rising trend in morbidity continues throughout the United Kingdom, with close to 38,000 positive last weekend and 100 people dying of the virus on Saturday.
Meanwhile, a threat of a new closure hovers over England following a "return to routine" policy pursued by the government since July, while the Delta variant took over the world.
In a UK survey of those who have been vaccinated twice, 94% answered that they would "most likely" agree to receive a third dose ("booster"), if offered.
In New Zealand, it was decided to extend until Tuesday the general closure announced on August 17, after 82 people were diagnosed with the virus in the last 24 hours.
However, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardren has warned that the government may have to pursue this policy for another two weeks, at least in the city of Auckland.
The death toll from the onset of the plague stands at 26 residents, but the country continues to be a global model for properly addressing the crisis.
However, the rate of fully vaccinated is only close to 22% of the total population.
In Canada, the vaccine will become a condition for boarding a train or plane, as well as entering any federal workplace.
"Vaccines are the best way to end the battle against the Corona," said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
In the US, the situation is still very bad, with very high numbers and a threshold approaching 200,000 verified per day - in addition to the heavy workload in hospitals, with more than 100,000 hospitalized as a result of the virus, which experts have confirmed that the vast majority have not been vaccinated at all. Saturday, 1,756 Americans died, and a local doctor at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told CNN that “the Delta virus has changed the game. The numbers are much worse than in August last year. "Meanwhile, the U.S. intelligence community warned that it could not firmly determine the source of the corona virus:" We need China's cooperation. " President Biden said "information exists, but Chinese officials have denied access to investigators."