Coronavirus live: UK children ‘could overrule parents’ on vaccines; Iran records 610 new Covid deaths | World news

Scotland has recorded one other 6,368 new instances of the virus – which is above the present seven-day common of simply over 6,000 new instances per day. Scotland’s highest each day enhance in instances (7,104) was recorded simply over per week in the past on 29 August.

For the fifth Sunday in a row no new Covid deaths have been recorded.

Right here’s video of the UK’s vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, confirming authorities plans for vaccine passports to enter giant venues.

Joe Biden’s dealing with of the pandemic within the US has contributed to a droop in his recognition in response to a ballot by the Washington Put up and ABC Information.

His approval score for dealing with the pandemic has dropped to 52% from 62% in late June, days earlier than he stated the nation was “nearer than ever to declaring our independence from a lethal virus”, the submit studies.

Biden’s general approval score fell from 50% to 44% from June, additionally dragged down by 2-to-1 disapproval for his dealing with of Afghanistan.

The ballot additionally discovered a transparent partisan divide on the problem of requiring staff to be vaccinated. General 52% of People assist companies requiring staff who come into work to be vaccinated. However whereas round 8 in 10 Democrats assist vaccine mandates for employees, greater than 6 in 10 Republicans are opposed.

Ten bulls charged via the streets of Villaseca de la Sagra on Sunday in pursuit of tons of of runners as the primary bull working fiesta was held in Spain because the begin of the pandemic, Reuters studies.

Villages and cities throughout Spain maintain the fiestas however they have been prohibited final yr because the nation introduced in robust well being restrictions. Opposition to them has elevated in recent times as Spanish society stays divided over the controversial concern of utilizing bulls for sport.

No-one was injured through the nation’s first run, on this village of 1,700 inhabitants which is 65 km (41 miles) south of Madrid.

With a purpose to adjust to well being restrictions, as much as 900 runners have been allowed to run forward of the bulls every day through the pageant, the council stated, whereas the group was restricted to 1,300 folks per run.

A 2020 ballot, revealed by the survey firm Electomania, discovered that 47% Spaniards backed banning bullfighting whereas 18.6% opposed prohibition and 37% opposed bullfighting however didn’t need it to be banned.

Professional-democracy protesters in Thailand have continued to vent their anger on the authorities’s dealing with of the pandemic after the prime minister, Prayut Chan-O-cha, survived a no-confidence vote in parliament.

A whole bunch of demonstrators staged a sit-in in central Bangkok on Sunday, following related scene on Saturday.

Final week Thai lawmakers debated an opposition-instigated censure movement in regards to the authorities’s dealing with of the coronavirus pandemic and financial administration.

The sluggish rollout of Thailand’s vaccination programme and monetary ache from restrictions has heaped political strain on Prayut’s authorities.

Malaysia has reported an extra 336 new deaths from Covid pushings its seven-day common above 300 for the primary time. On Saturday the seven-day common stood at 297 deaths, with the very best each day determine of 339 reported on 27 August.

Malaysia additionally reported 20,396 new instances following a peak of greater than 22,000 on 27 August.

A number of UK medical doctors and main well being consultants have criticised a choice by the Speaker to carry Covid restrictions in Home of Commons and resume “pre-pandemic” procedures.

However Tory MPs are delighted:

There’s been some fierce response to Zahawi’s suggestion that youngsters will have the ability to overrule mother and father on whether or not they have the vaccine:

Iran has introduced an extra 610 deaths from Covid taking its complete demise toll from the virus to 110,674. Iran’s each day common has been at greater than 600 for greater than week, following its highest each day enhance in Covid deaths of 709 on 24 August.

It additionally recorded 25,870 new instances – down from a peak of fifty,228 on 17 August.

Right here’s a roundup of the principle developments up to now:

• Vaccine passports might be required for nightclubs, mass occasions and enormous venues in England by the tip of September, the vaccines minister has confirmed. Nadhim Zahawi stated: “The perfect factor to do then is to work with the trade to make it possible for they will open safely and sustainably in the long run, and one of the best ways to do this is to verify vaccine standing.”
• Zahawi additionally appeared to substantiate studies that the federal government is contemplating making vaccination a requirement of working for the NHS. He stated it “proper and accountable” to contemplate such a transfer. The NHS Confederation stated such a transfer was “pointless” as a result of the overwhelming majority of NHS employees have been vaccinated.
• Kids will have the ability to overrule parental objections to them having Covid jabs if they’re deemed to have the opportunity make competent choices, in response to Zahawi. “If they’re then deemed to have the ability to decide that’s competent, then that call will will go within the favour of what {the teenager} decides to do,” he stated.
• Russia’s coronavirus instances have surpassed 7 million, with the nation reporting 18,645 new infections previously 24 hours and 793 extra deaths. The newest figures took the full variety of instances to 7,012,599, with the general demise toll at 187,200.
• Nearly 50 chain shops per day closed down on British excessive streets, retail parks and purchasing centres within the first half of the yr, in response to analysis. However the price of closures slowed in contrast with the primary six months of 2020, a survey carried out for accountancy agency PwC discovered.
• Brazil’s federal well being regulator has suspended the usage of over 12 million doses of vaccines developed by China’s Sinovac agency. The regulator stated in an announcement on Saturday that doses that have been suspended have been produced in an unauthorized plant.
• Germany reported 10,453 new instances of the virus and 21 extra deaths on Sunday. The entire variety of confirmed instances now stands at 4,005,641 and deaths at 92,346.