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67% in India have Covid antibodies, survey finds
A survey in India has found that 67% of the country has coronavirus antibodies, compared to 24% when the last survey was conducted in December-January, the Times of India reports.
Indian officials hopeful that antibody positivity rate means majority of country less vulnerable but have cautioned that the rates differ state to state.
06:15
South Korea reports record daily cases
South Korea reported a daily record of 1,784 coronavirus cases for Tuesday, breaking a mark set last week, as the country grapples with Delta-driven outbreaks, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Wednesday.
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Summary
Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic with me, Helen Sullivan.
South Korea reported a daily record of 1,784 coronavirus cases for Tuesday, breaking a mark set last week, as the country grapples with Delta-driven outbreaks, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Wednesday.
Meanwhile a survey in India has found that 67% of the country has coronavirus antibodies, compared to 24% when the last survey was conducted in December-January, the Times of India reports.
More on these stories shortly. In the meantime here are the other key recent developments:
- A democracy campaigner and confidant of the deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi died after contracting Covid-19 in prison, authorities said.
- New infections in France are increasing at an unprecedented rate due to the Delta variant, after 18,000 cases were reported for the previous 24 hours, according to the health minister Olivier Véran.
- The chief of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee did not rule out cancelling the Olympics if Covid-19 cases rise sharply, as more athletes tested positive for the virus and sponsors ditched plans to attend Friday’s opening ceremony.
- Fox News host Sean Hannity had a message for viewers of his primetime show on Tuesday night: “Please take Covid seriously.” The influential host, a close ally of Donald Trump, also said: “I believe in science, I believe in the science of vaccination.”
- A man in Perth, Australia, escaped mandatory quarantine in a hotel by scaling down a rope made of tied-together bedsheets from a fourth-floor window, police have said.