Prognosis
Seychelles Extends Virus Curbs Indefinitely as Outbreak Rages
- Island nation has vaccinated 70% of its 98,000 people
- Coronavirus infections surged in early May, remain high
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Seychelles extended curbs imposed on movement and gatherings indefinitely as the world’s most-vaccinated nation fights a persistently high number of coronavirus infections.
The palm-fringed Indian Ocean archipelago has seen a large number of infections since early May even though 70% of it 98,000 people are fully vaccinated with either Sinopharm or AstraZeneca Plc vaccines. It had rushed to conduct an inoculation campaign and reopen to tourism, the lifeblood of its economy.