Herald section
The latest health reporting from The Belfast Herald.
The Philippines reports a record 22,415 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,103,331.
Vietnamese authorities launched a plan to test up to 1.5 million people in higher-risk areas of Hanoi to contain a rise in COVID-19 infections, as the city extends restrictions for two more weeks.
Australia reports a record 1,756 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including a record 1,533 new cases in New South Wales and a record 32 new cases in the Australian Capital Territory.
Maharashtra reports a single-day record of 1,191,921 vaccines administered. State officials also announce that 80% of adults in Mumbai have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Cuba initiated a nationwide campaign to vaccinate children aged two to 18 against COVID-19, a requirement for schools to resume in-person learning. The effort uses domestically developed Abdala and Soberana vaccines.
French Polynesia extends its lockdown to 20 September due to a sharp rise in COVID-19 fatalities and hospitalisations, with restrictions applying to the Society Islands and parts of the Tuamotus.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommends that healthy children between the ages of 12 and 15 should not be given a COVID-19 vaccine due to children being at low risk for COVID-19 and the vaccine only offering a marginal benefit.