Korea is experiencing the most severe wave of the epidemic, people with COVID-19 in Germany may be twice the number of statistics

In Southeast Asia, Malaysia announced 21,839 new cases, of which 21,552 were domestic infections, bringing the total number of cases in this country to 4,101,081 cases. Malaysia also recorded an additional 52 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease to 34,717 cases. Currently, 247,065 people have not recovered, of which 291 need special care. According to the Malaysian Ministry of Health, 84.1% of the country’s population has been vaccinated with at least 1 dose of preventive vaccine, 79% has received the basic dose and 47.8% has received a booster shot.

Chinese mainland recorded 1,335 new cases, including 1,280 domestic infections. Of the domestic infections, 1,122 are concentrated in Jilin province, the locality that has recorded the most new cases in the country. The number of asymptomatic cases recorded in the past 24 hours is 4,430 cases and are not recognized as cases by the country’s authorities. By the end of March 25, mainland China recorded a total of 141,986 cases of the disease, including 4,638 deaths.

Meanwhile, the special administrative region Hong Kong China recorded 8,841 new cases, down from 10,405 cases recorded a day earlier. 139 more cases died from COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours. Chief Executive Lam Trinh Nguyet Nga said that the special zone’s efforts to control the epidemic will focus on nursing homes and the people living in these facilities. Accordingly, for the current 5th wave of epidemics or for any other wave of epidemics in the future, the SEZ government has determined that it is necessary to better protect nursing homes and the elderly, one of the The most important thing to do is increase vaccination rates.

Medical staff take samples for testing at a temporary PCR testing site in Shanghai (China) on March 11 – Photo: Reuters

Shanghai, China’s largest city, has also rolled out a new round of city-wide testing to ramp up efforts to quell the growing outbreak. The Shanghai government has used different testing strategies in all areas of the city depending on the risk of disease in each place. City officials insist the government will work to avoid having to impose a full blockade due to concerns about the economic impact of this measure.

South Korea recorded new cases below 400,000 for the third day in a row in the context of the country gradually easing restrictive measures although the Omicron variant continues to spread. Specifically, South Korea recorded 335,580 new cases, bringing the total number of cases in this country to 11,497,711 cases. In general, the number of new cases tended to decrease in the past week, averaging 357,000 cases/day, lower than the average of 405,000 cases/day recorded in the previous week. Meanwhile, the number of deaths increased by 323 cases, the mortality rate was 0.13%. South Korea is experiencing the most severe wave of the disease since the outbreak, bringing the total number of cases in the country to surpass 10 million earlier this week. Nearly 9 million cases have been recorded in the country since the beginning of February.

European, Ireland said it had recorded 9,324 new cases, the highest level since the country lifted the mask wearing rule at the end of February. The number of hospitalized patients also increased to a new high with 1,466 cases. Ireland also recorded 55 COVID-19 patients requiring intensive treatment, higher than 47 cases in the previous month. According to Mr. Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology at Trinity College, the relaxation of some epidemic prevention measures, including wearing masks, along with the spread of the BA.2 sub-line of the Omicron variant has caused The number of cases increased sharply in Ireland. Mr. Mills said that an increase in the number of cases is inevitable because it is very difficult to prevent infection from someone not wearing a mask. Since the end of February, the Irish Government has lifted the requirement to wear masks in public enclosed spaces and on public transport. Since then, the number of cases and hospitalizations in the country has increased.

In Germany, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said that the number of cases in this country may in fact be twice as much as the statistics. According to statistics from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), within the past 24 hours, Germany has recorded 296,498 new cases. The average infection rate over the past 7 days has increased slightly to 1,756 per 100,000 population. Minister Lauterbach added that the number of deaths remained high, about 300 cases a day, and warned that the risk of the health system being overwhelmed was unacceptable. He said that in the current situation, it is not possible to wait, but must act to respond to possible medical risks. As of March 24, nearly 76% of the German population had received the full basic dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and at least 48.6 million people had received a booster shot. However, there are still 19.5 million people in this country who have not been vaccinated.

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