地球，人間煉獄 CXIII (113rd、113期) ：報紙的重要報導：紐約時報，日本時報、FT......

  地球，人間煉獄 CXIII (113rd、113期) ：

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印度第二波新冠肺炎疫情持續惡化，昨天單日新增確診病例更突破40萬例，是全球首個單日新增病例破40萬例的國家，專家建議把印度封鎖幾週，且讓更多人接種疫苗。隨著印度疫情加劇，印度國內遷怒總理莫迪的聲音增加，甚至遷怒美國口惠而實不至。

Global Virus Cases Reach New Peak, Driven by India and South America

Led by surges in the two hotspots and Eastern Europe, the average number of new daily cases has exceeded 800,000 for more than a week.

The New York Times

Faith, Freedom, Fear: Rural America’s Covid Vaccine Skeptics

Resistance is widespread in white, Republican communities. But it’s far more complicated than just a partisan divide.

LIVE

India’s Crisis Shakes Modi’s Image of Strength

As a second wave has made India the worst-hit country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at the center of a national reckoning. Here’s the latest on Covid-19.

Some celebrities are endorsing Covid-19 vaccines. Does it help?

Why You Shouldn’t Skip Your Second Covid Shot

WORLD

ASIA PACIFIC

Scientists warned India over a new variant in early March. They say they were ignored.

BY DEVJYOT GHOSHAL AND KRISHNA N. DAS

In March and early April, millions of largely unmasked people attended religious festivals and political rallies that were held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition parties.

FT 等報紙的重要接踵報導

疫苗也可能有少數失敗個案，主要是在年老體弱的老年人口中。

英國的一項研究發現，只接種一劑疫苗會使許多人容易感染Covid變種

研究表明，一些老年患者儘管有接種，仍然死于冠狀病毒

英國科學家發現，以前沒有被Covid-19感染的人，顯示出針對武漢原菌株、英國便種菌株(最初是在肯特郡發現的B.1.1.7變體)、南非變種(B.1.351)等，中和抗體水平極低。“我們的信息是他們需要接種第二劑才有保護。”

相比之下，先前曾患有輕度或無症狀感染然後接受單劑治療的患者，似乎對B.1.1.7和B.1.351的保護都大大增強，表明去的感染具有高中和抗體和T細胞的強烈應答。先前的感染加上疫苗的單次注射引發了“驚人的反應”。Danny Altmann說：“事先感染可以挽救您對變種的反應。”

Financial Times

 

The scientists found that people who had not previously been infected by Covid-19 showed very low levels of neutralising antibodies against the original strain from Wuhan.

FT.COM
One vaccine shot leaves many vulnerable to Covid variants, UK study finds
Separate research shows some elderly patients still suc

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NATIONAL

A new virus variant is infecting millions in India. What could its spread mean for Japan?

BY OSAMU TSUKIMORI

The Japanese government announced on Monday that it has so far detected a total 21 cases of the Indian variant, including 20 cases confirmed via airport quarantine.

NATIONAL

Few people traveling as Japan's Golden Week kicks off amid virus spike

With Tokyo now under a third state of emergency, large shopping facilities remain closed and there were fewer people on the move for the annual holiday period.

NATIONAL

Osaka posts record 1,262 new COVID-19 infections as Tokyo cases top 1,000

The caseload in the capital boosted the seven-day average of new cases to 798.3, compared with 714 the week before.

NATIONAL

Japanese frustrated over vaccine rollout after learning of EU exports

BY LISA DU

The EU has said that it had authorized some 52.3 million doses made in European factories for export to Japan, the highest volume among all 43 countries to which vaccines ...

LIFESTYLE

Navigating Japan Post: Mail during the time of COVID-19

BY REBECCA SAUNDERS

Japan Post provides a handy lifeline to those wanting to connect with family and friends in Japan or overseas.

EDITORS' PICKS

BOOKS

'Crying in H Mart': When her mother died, she found solace at a Korean grocery

BY TAMMY TARNG

ASIA PACIFIC

Scientists warned India over a new variant in early March. They say they were ignored.

BY DEVJYOT GHOSHAL AND KRISHNA N. DAS

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Divers facing myriad challenges in final Olympic qualifier

WORLD / SCIENCE & HEALTH

Risk from virus variants remains after first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, U.K. study finds

NATIONAL

Over half say Japan needs to amend Constitution for virus response