China cancels hundreds of flights because of 1 suspected case of Covid-19

China is experiencing its worst outbreak since the peak of the epidemic in early 2020. Shanghai is recording dozens of deaths a day and Beijing is locking down areas where new Covid-19 cases are recorded.

China is experiencing its worst outbreak since the peak of the epidemic in early 2020. Photo: Reuters

Meanwhile, technology hub Hangzhou near Shanghai on April 27 required 9.4 million residents of the city’s 12.2 million population to be tested every 48 hours if they want to access public spaces. and means of transport. The city government’s aim to “wipe out” the virus has raised concerns about the possibility of imposing even more stringent restrictions.

China recorded 11,367 new cases of Covid-19 on April 28. More than 10,000 of them were detected in Shanghai, where the number of new cases has tended to decrease after a blockade lasting several weeks.

In Taiwan (China), according to Bloomberg, the number of Covid-19 cases spiked to more than 10,000 on April 28, more than doubling in just a few days as the island’s government sought to avoid imposing measures. Widespread restrictions harm the economy.

Taiwan’s health authority head Chen Shih-chung said the number of infections had risen to 11,353. This number increased from 5,108 cases on April 25 and from 2,969 cases in the previous week.

The soaring number of infections is the biggest challenge for Taiwan’s Covid-19 prevention campaign. Photo: Reuters

Taiwan, which is considered one of the safest places in the world during the Covid-19 pandemic, has fewer than 850 Covid-19 deaths. Nearly 80% of the population has received two doses of the vaccine while about 80% of the population has received two doses of the vaccine. 57% of people had received the third dose as of April 27.

While the mandatory isolation rule still applies to those who have been in contact with a Covid-19 case, Taiwanese officials have shortened the quarantine period to 3 days for those with test results. negative test.

In the US, White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci said that the US is no longer in the “pandemic phase” after more than two years of the Covid-19 epidemic raging in the country.

In an interview with PBS channel, Mr. Fauci said: “Now we can be sure that our country has passed the pandemic phase. The US no longer sees 900,000 infections or tens of thousands of hospitalizations, thousands of deaths. deaths from Covid-19 every day. These numbers are currently very low.”

White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci said that the US has basically overcome the pandemic. Photo: Reuters

However, the adviser warned that the virus could not be eradicated, and suggested that efforts, such as vaccination, may have to continue every year to keep infection levels low.