2/8/2024 0 Comments Randi kaye cnn robot bartender![]() So 14 people have died here throughout the entire pandemic. As of today, yes, you have more than 2,000 total cases for the entire pandemic and two new confirmed deaths today. It's not the numbers specifically because Taiwan's numbers all along have been extraordinarily low. WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's what makes this story here in Taiwan so important for everyone around the world, Rosemary. And Taiwan, of course, had contained this virus for so long but is now facing its most severe outbreak since the start of the pandemic. The vaccination program in this part of the country had to be suspended because of the cyclone and now with the cleanup operations and having to restore, you know, the storm damage it could take days if not weeks to get that vaccination program back up and running, which India admits is the only way to tackle this second wave - Rosemary.ĬHURCH: Yes, it's such a tragic situation there. Hospitals had to be moved, certainly COVID patients in those low lying hospitals had to be moved and we've heard of power outages at hospitals, obviously fallen trees because of the high winds, the flooding, the heavy rain. Now with this cyclone, now with these mass evacuations, people being crammed into shelters, the fear is that the virus is once again going to surge. ![]() ![]() Hundreds of thousands of people had to be evacuated from low lying areas and it really just complicates efforts in that part of the country that have been doing well, you know, we've seen cases drop as far as COVID goes in that part of the country. So Anna, I want to start with you, what is the latest on efforts across India to try to contain this virus and get more people vaccinated?ĪNNA COREN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well Rosemary, the focus is very much on the west coast of India right now after that cyclone Tauktae barreled into the west coast of the country. Taiwan is also seeing a record rise in COVID cases, one senior official is now asking people to reserve medical resources for critically ill COVID patients.Īnd CNN's Anna Coren is in Hong Kong and Will Ripley is in Taipei with the latest on those stories. And now a massive cyclone is pummeling India's west coast, disrupting both testing and vaccination efforts in that region. India just became the second country to top 25 million known coronavirus cases after the U.S. What the island is doing about its worst COVID outbreak yet.ĬHURCH: Well, we are following the COVID crisis in Asia where two locations are seeing a sharp rise in cases. Well still to come as India tops 25 million COVID cases, a massive cyclone is hampering testing and vaccination efforts on the country's west coast making the crisis even worse.Īnd Taiwan officials are concerned about a rush of vaccinations potentially leading to shortages. Earlier this month Bill Gates' wife Melinda filed for divorce. CNN has not confirmed the allegation cited by the journal. According to the "Wall Street Journal" Gates quit the board after it began investigating a romantic relationship he had with a Microsoft employee back in 2000. That was released after new reporting suggesting why Gates resigned from the Microsoft board of directors back in 2020. ![]() ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN ANCHOR: The Gates Foundation has never received any formal complaints against co-founder Bill Gates. RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: He has on his resume, if you will, sex trafficking, false accusations, sex with a minor and he will have to answer to all of this as he goes forward with this case. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. Military Confirms Some "UFO" Sightings are Real. Cyclone Hampers India's COVID Relief Efforts Taiwan Facing Its Worst Covid Outbreak Yet U.S.
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