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COVID-19 outbreak again in Western Europe, drug Evusheld can neutralize sub-strains of Omicron

More than 473.33 million people worldwide have contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus. (Photo: AP)

The country most affected by the epidemic COVID-19 still America with over 81.45 million cases and more than 999,400 deaths. In the past day, the US recorded nearly 10,000 more people SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.

The results of a recent survey showed that more than a quarter of parents in the US said that their child has seen a psychiatrist since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 60% of the visits. in the last year. The survey was conducted by the Mott Children’s Hospital of the University of Michigan Medical School and the Children’s Hospital Association in October 2021 with the participation of 1,201 parents of children aged 11-18. More and more children are facing mental problems. The American expert also said that this puts more burden on parents as well as medical facilities in detecting potential signs of disease.

At the world’s second largest COVID-19 epidemic center Indiaon February 22, the country recorded a total of over 43.01 million people with COVID-19, including more than 516,500 deaths from COVID-19.

More and more patients after recovering from COVID-19 have various health problems. According to Dr. N. Dwarakanath, Director of Gitam Hospital in India, although most of these problems are not serious, it is not clear how long these symptoms will last.

In India, during the first wave of COVID-19, there were no reports of post-COVID-19 complications. Accordingly, these problems were only recognized after the second and third wave of epidemics. The main cause, according to Dr. Dwarakanath, is a weakened immune system in people who have recovered from COVID-19.

Brazil is currently the world’s 3rd largest epidemic hotspot with more than 657,300 COVID-19 patients out of a total of over 29.64 million infected people in this country.

The number of new COVID-19 cases is on the rise in 18 out of 53 countries and territories in the region Europe. According to the WHO Regional Director for Europe, the reason for the increase in cases may be because the “stealth Omicron” variant is more contagious, but not as dangerous as other variants. In addition, the fact that some European countries have almost completely lifted epidemic prevention restrictions is also the cause of this situation.

In the past 7 days, the European region recorded more than 5 million new cases and more than 12,000 deaths.

The wave of COVID-19 epidemic broke out again in the region West Europe. After more than a month of recording a decrease in the number of new COVID-19 cases in most of the region, countries such as the UK, France, Germany and Italy have all witnessed a resurgence of the disease wave with the number of cases increasing sharply in the past year. recently.

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The number of new cases in France has increased by more than 33% in a week. (Photo: AP)

In Francethe number of new cases has increased by more than 33% in a week since the government of this country lifted most of the epidemic prevention restrictions on March 14.

LIVE virtueAlthough the number of new cases was at a record high of nearly 300,000 on March 18, the National Assembly of this country still passed a decision allowing the removal of most restrictions across the country on time on March 20. .

Government Italy announced plans to remove nearly all restrictions by May 1.

For Brotherwhere one in 20 people is currently infected, the government lifted the last international travel restrictions on March 18.

Some argue that the increase in the epidemic is due to the hasty easing of restrictive measures by governments, while immunity begins to decline and sub line BA.2 belong to Omicron variant has about 30% more spread than the dominant original.

Government Australia will pour more money to restore international tourism activities. Today, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced an additional $ 44 million to restore international tourism activities after 2 years of border closure due to the pandemic.

According to Prime Minister Morrison, the reopening of the international tourism market will help create hundreds of thousands of jobs in Australia’s “smokeless industry”, thereby boosting the country’s economic growth.

Officials Indonesia said that in the next few months, the country will bring life back to normal. This preparation is accompanied by an expansion of the visa base for foreign visitors from 42 countries, instead of the previous 23. In addition, the Government of Indonesia has decided to expand the no-quarantine policy across the country, travelers only need to have a PCR test upon entry. During the holy month of Ramadan, people can go to prayer with less restrictions.

Indonesian authorities note, during the transition, the country needs to be prepared to face many new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that continue to appear.

The Indonesian government has extended its visa-on-arrival (VoA) program for foreign visitors from 42 countries arriving at I Gusti Rai International Airport in Bali province. Previously, Indonesia has granted VoA to 23 countries including Australia, USA, Netherlands, Brunei, Philippines, UK, Italy, Japan, Germany, Cambodia, Canada, China, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, France, Qatar, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam.

On March 22, the Ministry of Health Cambodia announced, the number of new cases per day in this country has decreased and now there are only 73 cases (according to PCR results), of which 65 are community infections. All were infected with the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, according to spokesman Hok Kim Cheng of the Cambodian Ministry of Health, the decrease in the number of cases does not mean that the COVID-19 epidemic in Cambodia has passed its peak because most of the cases have not been reported to this agency. .

By the end of March, China will deliver an additional 5 million doses of Sinovac vaccine out of the total of 20 million doses of the vaccine that it has committed to Cambodia, along with medical equipment and the support of experts to help Cambodia fight the virus. COVID-19 pandemic.

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Japan has officially lifted key COVID-19 prevention measures nationwide. (Photo: AP)

On March 22, the Government Japan has officially lifted key COVID-19 prevention measures nationwide. This is the first time since January 9, 2022, that no locality in Japan has had to apply strict epidemic prevention measures. This decision was made in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic showing signs of abating in this country. In the week from March 14 to 20, Japan recorded more than 328,000 new infections, down nearly 50,000 cases compared to a week earlier.

In parallel with the lifting of key epidemic prevention measures, the Japanese Government intends to gradually relax restrictive measures to normalize socio-economic activities, and at the same time strengthen the health system. , strengthen testing capacity and stockpile drugs to prepare for other waves of infection in the future. Vaccination certificates are also recommended for use in restaurants, bars, sporting events, large-scale entertainment and commuting activities.

On March 22, the Shanghai financial center of China reported a record high number of locally transmitted asymptomatic COVID-19 cases for the fifth consecutive day. Official data showed that Shanghai recorded 865 asymptomatic COVID-19 infections in the community on March 21, up from 734 cases a day earlier.

On the same day, Shanghai also reported 31 new community cases of COVID-19 with confirmed symptoms, including one person who was initially reported as asymptomatic and developed the following symptoms: That is, according to data from the National Health Commission of China (NHC).

On March 22, mainland China reported 2,338 new infections. The majority of new cases were detected in Jilin province, northeast of the country. As of March 22, mainland China has reported a total of 134,564 cases with confirmed symptoms, including both community cases and those imported from outside the mainland.

China’s National Health Care Security Administration said that the country has included antigen testing in the list of health insurance, considering it as a temporary measure to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic.

A study published in the journal Microbiology Spectrum of the American Society for Microbiology showed that a gene test that detects SARS-CoV-2 virus through saliva is faster than a test for nasopharyngeal fluid.

To identify people with COVID-19, from May 2020, the research team began to conduct weekly saliva sample tests for healthy volunteers and continued for the next 2 years. They also collect samples of saliva and nasopharynx from suspected infected people during the isolation period, every 2-3 days. The team then analyzed how the results changed in the days before and after symptoms appeared. The results show that, in the early stages of viral infection, saliva testing is much more sensitive than nasopharyngeal fluid, especially before symptoms appear.

On February 22, AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company said that its drug to prevent and treat COVID-19 is called Eveld can neutralize subtypes of the Omicron variant, including the highly contagious strain BA.2. AstraZeneca makes this announcement after passing independent laboratory test results. Evusheld reduced the viral load in the lungs of mice infected with Omicron sub-variants.

This is the first data to show the effect of the drug Evusheld with the “cousins” of the Omicron variant. Evusheld has also shown the ability to limit pneumonia, a serious symptom in COVID-19 cases. These study results reinforce the option of using the drug Evusheld to protect people at high risk of contracting COVID-19 because of their weakened immune systems.

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