Omicron, which has been marked as a ‘variant of worries’ by the World Health Organization (WHO), has triggered a new wave of Covid-19 in South Africa, England, France, Italy and several other regions.
Worldwide countries see a fresh surge in cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19) disease ordered by an Omicron variant which is very mutated, detected in South Africa last month, encourages the government to restore sidewalks and scramble to increase testing and vaccination for Increase testing and vaccination.
Omicron, which has been marked as a ‘variant of worries’ by the World Health Organization (WHO), has triggered a new wave of Covid-19 in South Africa, England, France, Italy and several other regions.
Michael Ryan, WHO emergency director, told AFP today there was no indication of suggesting that Omicron, although very contagious, caused a more severe disease than the previous Covid-19 variant like Delta.
The existing vaccine must protect the people who signed Omicron against the worst results of this disease, Ryan said in an interview.
Here is what the situation in the countries hit the worst world in the world:
France
The Europeans on Sunday recorded more than 100,000 virus infections in one day for the first time in a pandemic, the AP news agency reported quoting health officials.
More than 1,000 people in France with the virus died during the past week, bringing the victim as a whole in the country to more than 122,000.
More than 1 out of 100 people in the Paris region have been tested positively in the past week, according to regional health services. Covid-19 inpatient also doubled over the past month.
UK.
As Omicron swept the country, England has recorded more than 100,000 cases in one day. The Covid-19 Kasing England reached a record for the third day on Friday, at 122,186, up from 119,789. 137 other deaths are confirmed.
Omicron threat is underlined by data issued by the office for national statistics, which estimates that 1.7 million people in the UK have Covid-19 in the week ended December 19, the highest number since the comparable number was first recorded in the fall of 2020.
US
The number of Covid-19 cases in the United States increased, with an average of almost 190,000 new infections every day for the past seven days, according to the numbers of Johns Hopkins University.
According to the CDC, more than 76 percent of the total Corona cases in the US are omicron variants.
In New York, health officials on Sundays “Identify a four-fold increase in Covid-19 Hospital Admissions for children aged 18 years and down Sunday 5 December for the current week.”
Italy
After three consecutive days noted the number of cases, Italy only recorded 24,883 new infections on Sunday in a 24-hour range. That number fell from 54,762 before.
The Italian Ministry of Health said 54,762 new cases were reported on Saturday. While 50,599 cases have come the day before. The ministry has blamed Omicron around one third (28%) of the total Corona case.
south Africa
The number of people who were hospitalized for Covid in South Africa rose to 9,114 on Sundays, according to data from the National Institute for infectious diseases. The daily positive level also increased to 27.2% from 25.7% the day before.
The biggest part of new cases recorded on the coast of Western Cape Province, with 28%, followed by Kwazulu Christmas at 26%, both popular destinations for domestic tourists during the current summer vacation period.
India
On Monday morning, the national calculation of the Omicron case was established in 508 with Maharashtra reported 141 cases – the most in this country.
The country followed by Delhi with 79 cases, Kerala has seen 57 infections, Gujarat has 49, Telangana 44, Tamil Nadu 34, Karnataka 31, Rajasthan 23, Haryana 10, Madhya Pradesh Nine, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal have reported six, respectively While Chandigarh and J & K each have three, followed in two, and each one in Ladakh, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh.
In view of the rise in Omicron cases, state governments are imposing various restrictions such as night curfews, and a cap on the number of people allowed to attend social gatherings.
