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The rapid spread of the Corona virus and its mutant “Omicron” continues around the world, as several governments are struggling to keep the situation under control, with record numbers being recorded in several countries in Asia and Latin America.
In the United States, the US administration asked insurance companies to cover the cost of home tests to detect infection with the Corona virus, in an effort by the White House to avoid any future shortages in testing supplies.
Data from the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases showed that the number of infections in Germany rose to about 8 million after 78,000 new infections were recorded, and the total number of deaths rose to 115,572 after 235 new deaths were recorded.
In this context, Christian Karaganidis, Scientific Director of the Intensive Care Registry of the German Society for Intensive Care, said, “The situation in ordinary units in Germany could become tragic if the number of cases continues to escalate,” calling for accurate data on the number of Corona patients in hospitals, and support in that. Soon.
The head of the intensive care registry, Gernot Marx, revealed that young people under the age of 35 are the most affected by omicron, and added, “These people rarely develop a severe course of the disease compared to the elderly.”
In France, the debate continues over the health passport that the government seeks to impose, while activists circulated calls for demonstrations today, Saturday, in the capital, Paris and other cities, to reject the decision.
On the other hand, the Australian authorities said today that the country is approaching the peak of the Omicron wave, but warned that daily infections will remain close to record levels in the “next few weeks” after recording more than 100,000 cases for the fourth consecutive day.
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In southern China, the city of Zhuhai suspended public transport bus lines after detecting at least 7 injuries in Omicron, warning residents not to leave the city.
China is facing a surge in infections, including several with Omicron, as millions of people across China have been asked to stay at home in recent weeks, while many domestic flights have been canceled and factories are closed.
Today, Saturday, the National Health Committee of China announced that 165 new cases of Corona virus were recorded throughout Friday, down from 201 the previous day.
In turn, the Indian Ministry of Health announced today that 268,833 new infections were recorded, in addition to 402 deaths, and the total number of Omicron infections reached 6,041 cases, an increase of 5% from yesterday, Friday.
New infections in South Korea remained above 4,000 for the fourth consecutive day, with health authorities adhering to close monitoring by extending strict social distancing measures for 3 weeks.
As for Tokyo, today, Saturday, it recorded 4,561 new infections with the Corona virus, an increase of 510 cases compared to yesterday, Friday, at a time when the Osaka region in western Japan recorded a record number of more than 3,000 infections.
In the Philippines, local infections were detected in Omicron in the vicinity of the capital, Manila, today, Saturday, with daily injuries reaching a record high for the third day in a row, exceeding 39,000.
And the Saudi Ministry of Health announced the registration of two new deaths, along with 5,281 new injuries.
Pakistan also announced 4,286 new infections and 4 deaths, two weeks after the health authorities prepared for a possible fifth wave of the epidemic.
Chinese people in Beijing wait for their turn to be tested for Corona (Reuters)Latin America
The situation in Latin America and the Caribbean does not seem better than before, as the rate of injuries exceeded 300,000 cases per day for a week, and Argentina is the most affected country in the region, with about 140,000 injuries per day, in addition to an average of 96 daily deaths.
Yesterday, Saturday, the Brazilian Ministry of Health announced that it had recorded nearly 112,000 injuries, and 251 deaths within 24 hours.
Data from the Mexican Ministry of Health showed that Mexico recorded a record increase in cases of more than 44,000.
To contain the epidemic, the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo began on Friday vaccinating children between the ages of 5 and 11, despite President Jabir Bolsonaro’s criticism of this decision, stressing that he will not vaccinate his 11-year-old daughter, Laura.
