It is way too early for this. Good Morning And Welcome to way too early, the show thats still broadcasting here from Planet Earth for now. Im Alicia Menendez on this tuesday, august 10th. Well start the news. We begin with the latest on coronavirus as the Delta Variant causes infections to surge across the u. S. The u. S. Case count now exceeds 36 Million since the start of the pandemic. For the first time since February T country is averaging more than 10,000 new cases a day fueled largely by infections in areas with low vaccination rates. In some parts of the country, hospitals are nearing capacity with available icu beds available in the single digits. Worse, in some instances, patients are being turned away. Nbcs News Correspondent Morgan chesky has more. Reporter as the Delta Variant wreaks havoc nationwide, covid is on the rise in every state. The virus causing the highest number of u. S. Cases since february, hitting the south where vaccination remains low is especially hard. In
Welcome to the programme. The belarusian sprinter who refused orders to fly home early from the olympics has left japan within the last hour. She was meant to fly To Warsaw but she has been seen flying To Vienna. Officials from belarus had tried to send Krystsina Tsimanouskaya home after she complained about the events the committee had entered herfor. Ina in a moment we will get the latest, but for now our correspondent has this report from minsk. Shes a young Athlete Thrust into a political row she never sought. When sprinter Krystina Timanovskaya publicly criticised her coaches at the olympics, they tried to force her back to belarus. She refused. Speaking to the bbc from tokyo, she said she was now scared for herself and for her family. Translation I Cant go back to belarus now, of course. Its definitely not safe for me. I have no idea when i can go back. It may be five or ten years. And today came another reminder of the danger for dissidents. In kyiv, a young belarusian activist
42000, but say 40 Percent Increase on the previous day. Almost half of all new infections are in the southern states of Carola Bobby Michelle has more from the deli the numbers have been under control. If you see the picture, pan, india, the Positivity Rate is chill under 5 percent. That is a benchmark set by the was, has organization saying that about 5 percent is when youre supposed to be really worried. But there are some wiring trends, you know, care law is one state where unlike the other states in india, where you saw a Peep Rise in a peak of cases during the 2nd Wave Colonel has had a platter. And that plateau has to continued, which is why more than half the cases that india recorded overnight have been coming from kara last in boxes on the government says its given 1000000 vaccine days is a single day for the 1st time. It follows a ban on vaccinated people in government, offices, schools, restaurants, shopping, miles, and commercial flights. The Delta Variance is being blamed
Algebra era. But know in our germany ah, this is Al Jazeera and these of the top stories in afghanistan at least 4 people have been killed after 2 separate explosions in the Capital Cobble Gunfire followed the explosions. No group has admitted to responsibility. And in the south of the country, civilians have been ordered to leave the city of laska as security forces fighT Back against the taliban. At least 200000 people live there. The u. N says at least 40 people have been killed in the past 24 hours in some of the heaviest combat. In the center of the cv, an Oil Tanker is thought to have been hijacked off the coast of the united arab emirates with several other Ship Signaling they are in trouble. Britains maritime agency says a potential Hi Jack is unfolding of food gyro. It appears to involve a beach human tanka cold, the felt princess for other ships in the area reported they were no time to come mind about a rush inactive as to was reported missing has been found dead in your cri