SUMMARY
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 213 million, with more than 4.4 million deaths, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
Here is the latest:
The Chinese mainland recorded 26 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday – 23 from overseas and three cases of local transmission of the virus.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday the data on the benefits and safety of a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot is inconclusive.
Japan on Wednesday expanded the COVID-19 state of emergency to Hokkaido, Miyagi, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama and Hiroshima amid the country's latest resurgence of infections.
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Thursday reported a record 1,029 cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours as a Delta variant outbreak surged in the capital Sydney.
The case numbers may well continue to go up before we see the trajectory of downward transmission, NSW Chief Health Officer Dr. Kerry Chant said.
One non-resident participant in the Paralympic Games has been hospitalized with non-severe symptoms of COVID-19, Kyodo News said on Thursday, citing the Games' organizing committee.
It is the first hospitalization of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which opened on Tuesday.
Japan on Thursday halted use of 1.63 million Moderna COVID-19 shots after its health ministry received reports of foreign materials in the vials from several vaccination sites, Kyodo news agency reported.
The size of foreign particles confirmed in 39 vials is believed to be a few millimeters, with their elements being unknown, Kyodo said, adding that Moderna is investigating into it.
Japanese authorities said foreign substances have been confirmed since August 16 at eight vaccination sites across several prefectures.
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