New York City:

London:

• Government: London reported 2,900 new cases Tuesday, below the seven day average of 3,400 daily cases.
• More than 80% of people older than 12 in London now have at least one dose of a vaccine. 72.1% of people older than 12 are fully vaccinated.
• The UK reported 33,600 new cases Tuesday, below the seven day average of 39,900 daily cases.

Washington, D.C.:

• Government: Washington, DC has a seven day average of 90 daily cases. This is down from an average daily case count of 160 one month ago.
• 87.2% of people over 18 have at least one dose of a vaccine, and 73.3% of people over 18 are fully vaccinated.

• Government: Singapore reported 3,500 new cases Tuesday, below the seven day average of 3,600 daily cases.
• 85% of Singapore’s entire population has at least one dose of a vaccine and 84% are fully vaccinated with two doses.

Hong Kong:

• Travel: Hong Kong is in advanced discussions with Chinese officials about reopening the shared border between Mainland China and Hong Kong.
• Discussions are focused on whether Hong Kong could adopt a mainland-style health code system that would classify people green, yellow or red. Only those with a green pass would be cleared to travel to the mainland.
• A quota for quarantine-free travel could be initially imposed by the end of the year or first quarter of 2022, with officials also considering plans to include a “circuit-breaker” that would immediately suspend the system in an emergency, according to reporting from local news organizations.
• Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said recently that quarantine-free travel with Mainland China is a bigger priority than any reopening of broader international travel, which remains extremely limited.
• Government: 61.5% of Hong Kong’s population now has at least one dose of a vaccine, while 58.9% of the population is fully vaccinated.

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