What you need to know about coronavirus right now is Reuters

(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about coronavirus:

China is facing the biggest outbreak in the Delta

China is battling the largest outbreak of COVID-19 caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant, and some areas have restricted access to people in the northeastern city of Dalian, where infections have grown faster than elsewhere in the country in the past week.

This is the most widespread occurrence in the Chinese Delta, affecting 21 provinces, regions and municipalities. It is smaller than many appearances in other countries, but Chinese authorities are eager to block the transmission under the guidance of the government’s zero tolerance.

Britain hoped to extend the promotion program to those under 50 years of age

The UK government is expected to extend the COVID-19 promotion program to people under the age of 50 to lower transmission rates as winter approaches, the Times reported.

The Joint Commission on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) is expected to approve it on Monday to extend the spread, the newspaper reported, with details of age groups not confirmed.

Cambodia has ended the quarantine of vaccinated passengers

Cambodia will stop requiring quarantine for passengers who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 from Monday, Prime Minister Hun Sen said.

Hun Sen said passengers should show a negative test done 72 hours before the trip and should have two doses of the vaccine. Cambodia has vaccinated nearly 90% of its more than 16 million people, one of the highest vaccination rates in Asia.

Florida lawmakers gather around vaccination orders

Florida lawmakers will meet in a special legislature Monday to call on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to thwart orders for the coronavirus vaccine.

In a week-long session, lawmakers will discuss four bills that will impose new sanctions on companies and local governments that require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, largely dominated by the Republican Party, according to the published agenda. the governor’s office.

COVID has long been rare in college athletes

University athletes infected with coronavirus are unlikely to have lasting consequences, a major U.S. study suggests. The researchers tracked more than 3,500 athletes from 44 institutes and universities and tested positive for the virus in more than 20 different sports. Only 1.2% reported symptoms that lasted more than three weeks, and 0.06% reported symptoms that lasted more than three months, the researchers wrote in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

“For most athletes, this research shows that it is possible to return to play without the symptoms of COVID lasting,” Jonathan Drezner, head of research at the University of Washington in Seattle, said in a statement. “But new chest symptoms or heart-lung symptoms should be taken seriously. Even if initial initial heart tests are negative after a COVID-19 disease, chest pain should be evaluated.”