says it s still limited. it s bound to cause hospitalizations to rise even with a less severe strain. reporter: in madrid, as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across europe it s finding fertile ground in france, germany and here in spain. they re among the top ten countries in the world in terms of the total number of their coronavirus cases according to john hopkins university tracking. in recent days in france and germany they each have notched up about 50,000 new cases daily, and in spain it s been about 17,000 new cases dally. the new restriction by france on british tourists went into effect this saturday. british travelers going to france will need a compelling reason to be allowed in, and they would need to show a negative covid test within 24 hours of departure. and in ireland there ll be an 8:00 p.m. curfew for bars and restaurants starting sunday. reporter: i m salina wang in
two athletes are both out of the games, the first to announce they are out of the games because they tested positive for covid-19 after already arriving here in tokyo. nonetheless, the games have already officially kicked off with u.s. softball competing in fukushima in empty stands with no cheers and no crowds. i m david mckenzie in johannesburg. a highly significant move, pfizer and biontech announced they will start manufacturing their mrna-based vaccine for covid-19 here in south africa. in the coming months, that facility will come online in collaboration with a south african company and could produce up to 100 million doses annually, specifically for countries in africa. right now african countries are dealing with a surge of infections, in part, driven by a lack of vaccinations. there s been huge criticism of rich countries that have enough vaccines to vaccinate their
it s like not putting your kid in a car seat, right, because they can t put themselves in it. we have to do this for them. thank you, dr. kraft. so far the delta variant has been detected in 124 countries, on track to become the dominant covid strain around the world. the world health organization says the global number of new infections grew by at least 12% just in the last week with almost every nation reporting a rise in new infections. our international correspondents following these stories from around the world as only cnn can do. i m salina wang in tokyo. the olympic opening ceremony is two days away. tokyo reports the highest number of covid-19 cases in six months. now more than 70 cases in japan linked to these olympic games. more and more dreams are getting dashed before athletes get a chance to compete.
thank youmism. just ahead here on cnn newsroom, two olympic athletes in tokyo s olympic village have now tested positive for covid-19. we are live in tokyo. plus the 2020 games mark the second time that this tokyo man has lost his home to an olympic stadium. was it worth it? we ll discuss. honey! scuff defense. i love our scuff-free life. behr ultra scuff defense. exclusively at the home depot. fixodent ultra dual power provides you with an unbeatable hold and strong seal against food infiltrations. fixodent. and forget it. (piano playing) here we go. [john legend s i can see clearly now]
a year of national triumph and personal loss. around 250 families mostly senior citizens evicted. their housing complex demolished five years ago, replaced by tokyo s multibillion-dollar 68,000 seat showpiece. a bitter pill made worse because it happened before. about there. yes. reporter: he points to a stop sign where his childhood home used to be. it was also torn down to build tokyo s 1964 olympic stadium rising from the ashes of world war ii. translator: the first olympics was during the reconstruction period. we were happy to cooperate, he says. reporter: but this time we retreated without compassion. he thought it was too soon to host another olympics and that was before the pandemic.