Washington, Oct 7 – The global coronavirus caseload has topped 236.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.82 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.36 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and the total number number of vaccine doses administered stood at 236,460,806, 4,827,568 and 6,367,278,661, respectively.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 44,058,671 and 707,775, according to the CSSE.
Amritsar: Health worker inoculates a people with a dose of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus in a vaccination camp at the complex of Golden Temple in Amritsar on Saturday, 29 May, 2021. (Photo:Pawan sharma/)
Sinquerim: The Baga Beach bears a deserted look after the Goa Government invoked Section 144 in the wake of increasing cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus), in Sinquerim on March 21, 2020. (Photo: )
ington in Asia, and “sustain peace
and stability in the Indo-Pacific
region”, as per a statement by the
White House.
Observers are quite perplexed
by this new American action, as
it has no parallel in the modern
day diplomatic history. Some describe it as Anglophonic camaraderie. Through AUKUS, for the
first time in history the US will
share its nuclear technology with
any country. The new agreement
will deliver 60 attack submarines,
including six nuclear attack submarines to be built by the UK and
technology provided by the US.
In fact, AUKUS demonstrates
the seriousness with which the
US views the Chinese activities in the South China Sea and
adjoining islands, China has
claimed most of the territories
in the South China Sea, defying
a 2016 decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The
Hague declaring it as without legal basis.
It has also built artificial islands in the South China Sea and
constructed massive runways
and shipping docks, while also
reportedly installing missile systems on the Spratly Islands. It has
rejected competing claims from
Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam in the
South China Sea.
Chinese reaction
Chinese President Xi Jinping
has warned against “interference
from external forces” in the region, as Australia shrugged off
Beijing’s growing anger about
AUKUS. In an address before the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Xi urged heads of
state to “absolutely resist external
forces to interfere (in) countries
in our region at any excuse, and
we hold the future of our countries’ development and progress
firmly in our own hands”.
China’s state-owned publication Global Times also described
Australia as “a pawn of the US”
and called it “naive” for financing “America’s cold war gambit”. “Australia could face the
most dangerous consequence of
being cannon fodder in the event
of a military showdown in the region.”
French reaction
AUKUS has caused much consternation and anger in France
because Australia terminated an
earlier deal with Naval Group, a
state-controlled French company,
to build a dozen diesel-powered
submarines.
French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who laid
out his own vision for the IndoPacific in a July visit to Washington, called the announcement a
“stab in the back” and ordered a
recall of the French Ambassadors
from Washington and Canberra.
In their responses, French officials and some commentators
have cast the announcement as
an indication of a major strategic shift, particularly on the part
of Washington. The move, they
assert, represents a kind of geopolitical infidelity by the United
States that demonstrates it does
not take France (and by extension, they hasten to add, Europe
as a whole) seriously as a partner.
The announcement has also
fuelled fears that Europe is being cut out by Washington, with
EU nations still smarting over
the way the US handled the withdrawal from Afghanistan
The EU has complained that it
was kept out of the loop on a new
military partnership between the
US, UK and Australia, as Brussels was planning to lay down its
own strategy for the Indo-Pacific
on September 17.
“We regret not having being
informed, not having been part
of these talks,” EU foreign policy
chief Josep Borrell said.
The 27-nation bloc is looking
to strengthen ties in the vast region where it says it is “already
the top investor, the leading development cooperation partner
and one of the biggest trading
partners”. But Borrell insisted the
strategy was “one of cooperation,
not confrontation” with China.
Australian defence
In a series of interviews, Morrison said his government was
reacting to changing dynamics
in the Asia-Pacific region, where
territory is increasingly contested
and competition is rising.
Morrison said Australia is
“very aware” of China’s nuclear
submarine capabilities and growing military investment, he told
Channel Seven television. “We
are interested in ensuring that
international waters are always
international waters and international skies are international
skies, and that the rule of law applies equally in all these places.”
Morrison told Australian media
that the defence alliance had been
“well-received” in his discussions so far with leaders in Japan,
India, Singapore, New Zealand,
Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
India’s predicament
For New Delhi, AUKUS isn’t
good news, either. The new accord raises questions about the
importance of the Quad — the
four-nation alliance of the US,
Australia, Japan and India. In
particular, New Delhi will worry
that the US is concerned only
with pushing back against China, leaving its concerns about
Pakistan and the western Indian
Ocean unaddressed. India also
felt left out of the regional political dynamics when it was not invited to join the Doha talks with
Taliban alongside the US, Pakistan and Qatar.
Indian PM in the US
Meanwhile the Indian Prime
Minister Modi met the US President Joe Biden and his Japanese
and Australian counterparts at the
White House in Washington for
the first Quad summit on 23rd
face to face and discussed the priority areas for Quad.
Biden said this is a grouping of “democratic partners who
share a world view and have a
common vision for the future”
and are “coming together to take
on key challenges”. Evolving a
common approach to emerging
technologies, cyber security and
addressing the challenge of climate change and space cooperation, and Covid vaccination. This
means that Quad will act as a
socio-economic organisation and
the region’s defence will be led
by AUKUS.
Before the Quad meeting
Biden and Modi met separately to
discuss bilateral issues, the latter
laid stress on issues such as trade,
technology, climate challenge
and Covid management.
However, Modi’s bilateral
meetings with the POTUS and
the Vice President regarding AUKUS and Quad didn’t resulted in
any benefit for India. Instead he
got lessons on maintaining democracy, democratic traditions
and democratic institutions by
both the American leaders, whatever little the US media reported
revealed and that might have
forced him to change his address
at the UNGA on the theme of democracy in the region.
(Asad Mirza is a political commentator based in New Delhi. He
writes on Muslims, educational,
international affairs, interfaith
and current affairs)
PHILIPPINE SEA: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on a scheduled deployment on September 24, 2021 to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships
while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S.
Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn N. Smith)
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Photo taken on March 11, 2021 shows a sign outside the COVID-19 Vaccination Centre in Westminster Abbey in London, Britain. (Photo by Ray Tang/)
A woman receives COVID-19 test at a mobile testing site in New York, the United States, Sept. 6, 2021. (/Wang Ying/)
New Delhi: Devotees follow social distancing norms as they offer prayers at Hanuman Temple at Delhi’s Connaught Place that reopened on June 8, 2020. Restaurants, shopping malls, hotels and religious places on Monday threw their doors open to the public over nearly two and a half months after the COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown was imposed across the country. As a part of the ‘Unlock 1’, the Centre has asked religious places, restaurants, malls to thoroughly cleanse the area and adhere to social distancing norms and other protocols. (Photo: )
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Photo taken on March 11, 2021 shows a sign outside the COVID-19 Vaccination Centre in Westminster Abbey in London, Britain. (Photo by Ray Tang/)
Ankara, Sept. 20, 2020 () — People wearing masks walk on a street in Ankara, Turkey, on Sept. 20, 2020. The country’s daily COVID-19 cases increased by 1,519 on Sunday, raising the total diagnosed patients to 302,867, the Turkish Health Ministry announced. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya//)
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Petah Tikva, Oct. 14, 2020 () — An Israeli medical worker shows a collected sample for COVID-19 test at a drive-thru testing site in central Israel city of Petah Tikva on Oct. 13, 2020. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Israel surged to 296,652 on Tuesday after the addition of 2,621 new cases, Israel’s Ministry of Health said. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen//)
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A student receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Woodrow Wilson Senior High School in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on Aug. 30, 2021. (/)
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A woman receives COVID-19 test at a mobile testing site in New York, the United States, Sept. 6, 2021. (/Wang Ying/)
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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a press conference after meeting with Government Officers on COVID and after storm cyclone Yash situations of Bengal at Howrah in Kolkata on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Photo:)
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TORONTO: The West Rouge Automated Shuttle Trial is a project launched in partnership among the City of Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), and Metrolinx. This temporary trial uses a low-speed automated vehicle that is mostly self-driving. A human attendant will always be on-board to take over driving if needed. The shuttle will begin on-road testing in September 2021, with passenger service planned to begin in October. The service may extend until end of February 2022, depending how the vehicle performs in winter weather conditions. Join the Online Public Information Session on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Register by emailing* automatedvehicles@toronto.ca. If you do not register in advance, you can still join via the web page on the day of the event Automated vehicles have the potential to reshape and redefine our transportation network. This trial is an opportunity for Torontonians to experience first-hand how it feels to ride on an automated vehicle, and to interact with it on public roads. It will also provide first-hand learning about the planning considerations for automated vehicle technology so we can further our goals of safe, green accessible and convenient transportation for all. There is no intention to make this project permanent or scale up the use of automated shuttles at this time. Public feedback is an important part of the project, and we invite you to get involved by clicking on “Tell Us What You Think” tab below. The temporary shuttle service will be free for passengers, and will travel to and from Rouge Hill GO station. Fixed-location stops will provide access to the West Rouge neighbourhood, West Rouge Community Centre and Rouge National Urban Park. The autonomous driving system (ADS) means it will stop at every designated shuttle stop so passengers do not have to inform the attendant in advance that they wish to disembark. People who want to ride the shuttle will need to book a trip. This helps minimize contact during the COVID-19 pandemic but also enables us to contact passengers directly if there are any service updates. Bookings will be limited to people from the same household to a maximum of 4 at a time. Check back in October for more information about how to book. Community members will see the shuttle in the area as it conducts mapping and commissioning activities. Passenger service is expected to begin in October, once all the project partners are satisfied with the safety of the vehicle.
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Pilerne: Industry workers queue up at the entrance of their work premises at Pilerne Industrial Estate in Goa’s Pilerne for the thermal screening of COVID-19 as they get back to work on the first day of curfew relaxation during the extended nationwide lockdown imposed to mitigate the spread of coronavirus; on Apr 20, 2020. (Photo: )
Pretoria, June 18, 2020 () — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 in Pretoria, South Africa, June 17, 2020. The summit, held via video link, was jointly proposed by China, South Africa, the rotating chair of the African Union (AU), and Senegal, the co-chair of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). (South Africa Presidency/Handout via /)
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A man walks past a sign of COVID-19 vaccination at a pharmacy in New York, the United States, Aug. 11, 2021. (/Wang Ying/)
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Tehran, Oct. 13, 2020 () — A girl wearing a face mask stands beside her mother on a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 12, 2020. Iran reported on Monday 272 deaths related to COVID-19, the highest daily death toll since the outbreak of the infectious respiratory disease in the country. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz//)
A man walks past a sign of COVID-19 vaccination at a pharmacy in New York, the United States, Aug. 11, 2021. (/Wang Ying/)
New Delhi: NITI Aayog Health Member VK Paul addresses media on Covid-19 updates, action, and preparedness at Media Centre in New Delhi on Thursday, September 09, 2021. (Photo: Qamar Sibtain/ )
A job well done! Trillium Health Partners administered over 493,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine at their various clinics. Pictures show staff applauding the achievement.
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Sinquerim: The Baga Beach bears a deserted look after the Goa Government invoked Section 144 in the wake of increasing cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus), in Sinquerim on March 21, 2020. (Photo: )
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New Delhi: A view of Hanuman Mandir Counnought place after closed by the administration for Covid-19 restrictions not follow the social distancing in New Delhi on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (Photo: Wasim Sarvar/ )
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Covid-hit Africa yearns for Indian medicines, vaccines
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Bengaluru: Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yeddyurappa inaugurating the 210 Oxygen Beds, 43 ICU Beds, 30 Beds and 100 common beds COVID care center at BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, in Bengaluru on Monday 17 May 2021. (Photo: )
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People wait in line to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccine clinic in the Brooklyn borough of New York, United States, Aug. 23, 2021. (Photo by Michael Nagle//)
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government’s “work from home” advisory to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has turned India’s tech hub into a ghost town, with the bustling campuses of IT majors like Infosys deserted as thousands of their techies are missing in action since Monday. (Photo: )
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government’s “work from home” advisory to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has turned India’s tech hub into a ghost town, with the bustling campuses of IT majors like Wipro deserted as thousands of their techies are missing in action since Monday. (Photo: )
Hyderabad: Students appear for the UPSC civil services preliminary examinations amid COVID-19 pandemic, in Hyderabad on Oct 4, 2020. (Photo: )
People wait to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Rome, Italy, on July 6, 2021. (Photo by Alberto Lingria//)
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New Delhi: The National Zoological Park of Delhi is reopen with Covid-19 safety protocols in place and online tickets for people in New Delhi on Sunday, August 1, 2021. (Photo: Qamar Sibtain/)
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A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing at a residential community in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Aug. 3, 2021. (/Xiong Qi/)
A security staff member registers information for a testee outside a COVID-19 assessment center in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 6, 2020. (Photo by Zou Zheng/)
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New Delhi: Indian nationals stranded abroad arrive from Singapore as they wait to be screened for COVID-19 before being take into quarantine facilities at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on May 8, 2020. (Photo: )
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New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain addresses a press conference, in New Delhi on Jan 10, 2021. The Delhi Govt announced that it has finalised 89 sites to roll out the Covid-19 vaccination drive in the national capital from January 16. Satyendar Jain said that 36 government hospitals and 53 private hospitals will have a vaccination site each. (Photo: Qamar Sibtain/)
Collage of Ontario’s popular agricultural fairs. Horticultural societies have been severely impacted by COVID-19. Pics: Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies
Collage of Ontario’s popular agricultural fairs. Horticultural societies have been severely impacted by COVID-19. Pics: Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies
A man (C) gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at a vaccination festival in New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, the United States, on May 29, 2021. (Photo by Lan Wei//)
New Delhi: Indian nationals stranded abroad arrive from Singapore as they wait to be screened for COVID-19 before being take into quarantine facilities at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on May 8, 2020. (Photo: )
School reopened for class 9th – 12th and following the COVID-19 safety guidelines. Students of Delhi Public School wearing face masks, attending the classes in Kolkata on February 12th 2021. (Photo:Kuntal Chakrabarty/)
Pretoria, June 18, 2020 () — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 in Pretoria, South Africa, June 17, 2020. The summit, held via video link, was jointly proposed by China, South Africa, the rotating chair of the African Union (AU), and Senegal, the co-chair of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). (South Africa Presidency/Handout via /)
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School reopened for class 9th – 12th and following the COVID-19 safety guidelines. Students of Delhi Public School wearing face masks, attending the classes in Kolkata on February 12th 2021. (Photo:Kuntal Chakrabarty/)
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Hyderabad: Telangana on sunday, 3 January 2021 took the initial steps towards preparing the ground for mass administration of the Covid-19 vaccine with a dry run in seven places in the State.-Subject Expert Committee of Central Drug Standard Control Organization on Saturday recommended Bharat Biotechâs âCovaxinâ for emergency use in India. The final decision on its approval will, however, be taken by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). (Photo: )
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J&K : The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, on Wednesday inaugurated a 500-bed Covid hospital set up by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Khonmoh in Srinagar. in Srinagar on Wednesday June 09, 2021. (Photo: )
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TORONTO — The Ontario government is making it easier and more affordable to get safely outdoors and enjoy nature by providing free day-use permits at 115 provincial parks from Monday to Thursday until September 2, 2021. Starting June 7, visitors will also be able to guarantee access to 17 select provincial parks to avoid long line-ups during popular and busy visitation times by obtaining a daily vehicle permit in advance. Doing so will help avoid crowding, helping to make it safer for the public to enjoy Ontario Parks. “Getting outdoors and spending time in nature can have many positive benefits on our physical and mental health this summer, as we recover from the impacts of COVID-19,” said Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. “That’s why our government is making it easier for people to safely enjoy nature by providing free day-use permits and making it possible to book day trips in advance, which guarantees access to the popular parks close to home.” Visitors will be able to obtain a daily vehicle permit in advance for select provincial parks up to five days prior to arrival. This will allow people to plan ahead and have guaranteed access, which means more time enjoying the parks, preventing overcrowding and less time in long lines. As of June 7, visitors can check daily vehicle permit availability for specific parks and dates on the reservations website. The ministry is also implementing a number of other initiatives, including: • upgrading more electrical campsites while also expanding and improving roofed accommodations, such as cabins and yurts over the next four years; • inviting the private sector to submit their most innovative ideas for new recreation experiences they can deliver at parks, with the best ideas receiving support through seed money; and • creating a one-stop shop for all local, regional, provincial and national park recreation opportunities in Ontario. Ontario Parks are currently open to the public for local dayuse activities only, such as walking and hiking. As part of the province’s Roadmap to Reopen, overnight stays in Ontario Parks including campsites and in cabins, yurts and cottages will be permitted when the province reaches Step One of the Roadmap to Reopen. • The new advance daily vehicle permits pilot will be available at 17 parks this summer. Daily vehicle permits at all other parks must be obtained on arrival at the park. Advanced daily vehicle permits will be available at the following parks: ◦ Algonquin, Arrowhead, Batchawana Bay, Craigleith, Darlington, Forks of the Credit, Kakabeka Falls, Kettle Lakes, Lake Superior, Long Point, Mono Cliffs, North Beach, Pinery, Presqu’ile, Sandbanks, Sibbald Point, and Turkey Point. • A valid permit is required for all vehicles within provincial parks, including on free day-use days. Permits must be visibly displayed on all vehicles and capacity will be limited to avoid overcrowding. • In 2020, Ontario Parks hosted over 11 million visitors.
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In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 33,871,881 cases.
The other worst countries with over 3 million cases are Brazil (21,516,967), the UK (8,044,341), Russia (7,548,944), Turkey (7,327,317), France (7,310,355), Iran (5,662,458), Argentina (5,263,219), Spain (4,969,503), Colombia (4,965,847), Italy (4,689,341), Germany (4,284,400), Indonesia (4,223,094) and Mexico (3,691,924), the CSSE figures showed.
Nations with a death toll of over 100,000 are Brazil (599,359), India (449,538), Mexico (279,896), Russia (208,842), Peru (199,520), Indonesia (142,413), the UK (137,689), Italy (131,157), Colombia (126,487), Iran (121,347), France (120,079) and Argentina (115,379).