Covid-19 global updates: India’s death toll tops 400,000 as delta variant gains ground worldwide

Here are some significant developments:

• Seychelles, one of the world’s most vaccinated nations, said that six fully inoculated people have died of the virus. Five had received an Indian-made version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot, while one was administered Sinopharm shots.
• Indonesia recorded a record number of cases (24,836) and deaths (504) on Thursday. Local leaders warned that hospital capacity was under severe stress. The country has now placed two highly populous areas into lockdown.
• Portugal reimposed a nighttime curfew on several “high-risk” cities including Lisbon and Porto. The country reported over 2,400 new cases on Thursday, many of which were unvaccinated young people, though the fatality rate is comparatively low.
• Australia’s federal and state leaders agreed to halve the already small number of people allowed to enter the country as it moves to tamp down a small number of infections. Canberra’s tough entry restrictions have stranded thousands of Australians abroad.
• South Korea reported 826 new infections on Friday — its highest daily case load in almost half a year. After an exponential increase in vaccinations through mid June, the pace has started slowing, though Seoul recently relaxed a mask mandate for partially inoculated people.