This pandemic is far, the World Health Organization warns this week, with several countries around the world to witness the surge in Covid cases again. With some Southeast Asian countries also saw waves, India was asked to keep guards. China struggled with an increase in everyday cases driven by ‘omicron variant stealth’ which was very infected. The country saw his first death since January 2021 this week.
The following is pointed from a Covid surge around the world in 10 points:
1. Delta and Omicron variants continue to dominate fresh waves in Asia with China, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea watching the surge in Coronavirus infection.
2. The Chinese National Health Authority reported two Covid-19 deaths, the first increase recorded in the death toll since January 2021, because the country fought with waves, said report. China reported only two Covid deaths for all in 2021, the last on January 25.
3. Singapore on Saturday reported 10,244 new cases, taking a total tally to 1,007,158, according to Ani’s news agency. Three deaths were also reported on Saturday, carrying the total number to 1,194.
4. Hong Kong reported a one-day surge in 16,597 cases on Saturday, down from more than 20,000 the day before, reporting Reuters.
5. Hong Kong Administration found himself unable to manage a pandemic with some who fear the failure of the government to control the virus has accelerated the Beijing creeping authority over the semi-autonomous region, quoting local media.
6. England will begin launching the fourth Koronavirus vaccine shot, the National Health Service (NHS) said. The fourth shot, or the second booster dose will be available to treat home occupants, people over 75 and immunosuppression, according to the AFP news agency.
7. Cases surged once more in England because the omicron variant is rampant, with estimates that indicate that 1 out of 20 people are currently infected, according to AFP. The UK has become one of the most devastated countries in the world during a pandemic, with more than 163,000 people dying after contracting disease.
8. Who said on Friday that the end of the Pandemic Covid-19 was far from, quoting a rise in the case in the latest weekly data. The UN health agency previously said that the acute phase of Pandemi could end this year.
9. “The end of the pandemic will depend on how quickly we meet the target to vaccinate 70% of the population in each country, including Reuters to quote the UN health body.
10. The Prevention and Control Center of the European Disease (ECDC) said on Friday that countries must provide free Covid-19 testing for refugees from Ukraine to avoid the plague because more than three million people fled their homeland of their war.
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