The number of Omicron victims in the world is increasing. At the same time, tourism activities have been banned in Shanghai. Air travelers from more than 150 countries will not be able to come to Hong Kong from January 16 to February 15.
The increasing cases of Omicron are wreaking havoc in the world. In the US alone, 1.51 lakh patients have been hospitalized within a day. Meanwhile, China halted tourism activities in Shanghai, halting dozens of international flights on Friday following a global surge in Omicron cases. Hong Kong has also asked travelers from more than 150 countries to ban travel to the city for a month.
While 31.54 lakh new corona cases were reported in the world in the last one day, 7,211 deaths have also occurred in the same period. China, America and European countries are being affected the most. Winter Olympics are also to be held in China on February 4, so extra vigilance is being taken.
It has stopped dozens of foreign flights coming from Europe, Canada, the US, Indonesia and many other places after foreign travelers were found infected. Even China’s local governments have urged residents not to leave the city.
In Shanghai, the number of infected has increased rapidly in 10 days. The Omicron variant has come under attack in northern Tianjin and three other cities. According to a notice at the Hong Kong airport, passengers from more than 150 destinations will be banned from entering the country from January 16 to February 15.
US hospitals closed to ICU capacity
In the US, a record 1.51 lakh people are admitted a day, while the ICUs of 19 states of the country have less than 15 percent capacity left. Whereas in the provinces of Kentucky, Alabama, Indiana and New Hampshire, the number is less than 10 percent. The number of medical personnel in the hospital has also come down in view of the increasing prevalence of the Omicron variant in the country.
Because of this the pressure is getting too high. The situation is very bad in Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont.
Strictness in China, told people – stay in homes
China has ordered people to stay in homes in cities affected by the Omicron variant of Corona. Preparations for 6,000 quarantine rooms have been intensified in Yuzhou city of Henan province on Friday. Apart from this, the process of setting up 5,000 quarantine rooms has started in Zhengzhou by April. Strictness has also been increased in the cities of Shijiangyan, Zhigou and Shenan.
Omicron now spread to Italy
The highly contagious Omicron variant of the corona virus is now growing very rapidly in Italy as well. The National Institutes of Health said on Friday that in a survey conducted on January 3, 81 percent of the cases were found to be of the Omicron variant. Whereas on December 20, Omicron infections were only 28 percent. In the survey of January 3, the cases of delta form in the country are 19 percent.
WHO approved two new treatments for corona
WHO has approved two new corona treatments amid increasing infections around the world. According to the British medical journal The BMJ, experts said the arthritis drug baricitinib used with corticosteroids proved better for treating severe corona patients and reduced the need for ventilators. Apart from this, experts have also recommended the synthetic antibody treatment sotrovimab. It can prove to be effective for the elderly and chronic diseases like diabetes.
Fourth wave in Africa has stopped: WHO
The WHO has said that due to the Omicron variant of Corona in Africa, the fourth wave has stopped. After a spurt in cases for six weeks, they have started to decline. The first case of this variant was reported on 24 November in South Africa. The WHO declared it a worrying form of infection on 26 November.
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The increasing cases of Omicron are wreaking havoc in the world. In the US alone, 1.51 lakh patients have been hospitalized within a day. Meanwhile, China halted tourism activities in Shanghai, halting dozens of international flights on Friday following a global surge in Omicron cases. Hong Kong has also asked travelers from more than 150 countries to ban travel to the city for a month.
In the last one day, where 31.54 lakh new cases of corona were reported in the world, there have been 7,211 deaths in the same period. China, America and European countries are being affected the most. Winter Olympics are also to be held in China on February 4, so extra vigilance is being taken.
It has stopped dozens of foreign flights coming from Europe, Canada, the US, Indonesia and many other places after foreign travelers were found infected. Even China’s local governments have urged residents not to leave the city.
In Shanghai, the number of infected has increased rapidly in 10 days. The Omicron variant has come under attack in northern Tianjin and three other cities. According to a notice at the Hong Kong airport, passengers from more than 150 destinations will be banned from entering the country from January 16 to February 15.