Delta Drives Explosion Of New COVID Cases Across Asia; Tokyo Outbreak Worsens As Olympics Loom


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Indonesia’s daily confirmed infections set a new record for the fourth straight day on Thursday. There have been 56,757 new cases in the past 24 hours and 982 deaths, bringing total infections to 2,726,803 and total deaths to 70,192. The situation is growing so dire that Pfizer has agreed to deliver 50MM doses by the end of the year (while the highest-risk Israelis are about to receive their third jab). The country also just welcomed a second shipment of Moderna jabs from the US delivered via the WHO’s Covax facility, amounting to 1.5MM doses. The Japanese government (which is still...