Beijing offers free COVID-19 testing to all residents after the holiday

Europe is the most affected region with 190,954,553 cases and 1,817,503 deaths. Next is Asia with 147,907,637 cases and 1,423,849 deaths. With the same number of deaths as Asia, North America recorded fewer cases, currently 98,291,016 cases. This figure in South America is 56,783,888 cases and 1,294,287 deaths. The US, India and Brazil are still the countries that have recorded the most infections and deaths in the world. The number of cases in the US (83,037,059 cases) is twice as high as in India (43,075,864 cases). The number of deaths in India (523,803) is half that of the US (1,020,660 cases). Brazil has more deaths than India (663,484 cases) while fewer cases (30,433,042 cases).

In China, the Beijing city government has tightened epidemic prevention measures to control the epidemic wave caused by the Omicron variant. According to a notice posted on the official page of the Beijing government on WeChat, from May 5, that is, after the Labor Day holiday, people are required to test negative for SARS-CoV virus. -2 to be able to go to public places and take public transport. This measure was previously announced and took effect during the 5-day Labor Day holiday from May 1. For other activities such as sporting events, group travel, people need to have a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours along with a certificate of vaccination completion. According to the plan, the city of Beijing will conduct free COVID-19 testing for all residents, starting from May 3.

On April 30, Beijing officials also added four regions to the list of medium-risk areas for the COVID-19 epidemic, bringing the total number of areas classified at the same level to 23 areas. Meanwhile, there are currently 6 areas in Beijing that are classified as high risk for the epidemic.

A test site for COVID-19 in Shanghai, China April 6, 2022. Photo: Kyodo/VNA

On April 30, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced that mainland China on April 29 recorded 1,410 community infections, of which were mainly concentrated in Shanghai with 1,249 cases. , the remainder were recorded in Beijing, Guangdong and Sichuan. Shanghai also recorded 8,932 cases out of a total of 9,293 asymptomatic cases nationwide. China’s most populous city also recorded 47 more deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 5,022 cases.

The epidemic situation in Shanghai has a positive trend when the city on April 29 did not record any new cases of COVID-19 outside the isolation area, marking a turning point in the fight against COVID-19 that has crippled the country. This city of 25 million people has been paralyzed for weeks. In a notice posted on the Weibo platform, Shanghai officials said that the city had not recorded any community-level infections, and that the city would return as soon as possible. Previously, on April 28, Shanghai recorded 108 cases outside the isolation area.

Meanwhile, in order to create unity and participation of the whole society in the context that the number of new infections and deaths due to COVID-19 in Laos is continuously decreasing, on April 29, the Lao National Steering Committee on COVID-19 prevention and control has issued a notice to consult with people on the possibility of reopening border gates for general entry and exit activities before submitting to the government for approval.

The Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism recently proposed to the Lao government to allow the relaxation of a series of regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control to create favorable conditions for tourists who want to enter Laos from the beginning of this month. 5 to.

Australian health workers take samples to test for COVID-19 for people. Photo: Daily Telegraph

In Australia, Victorian health authorities have detected traces of the Omicron variant BA.2.12.1 substream in wastewater in Melbourne. Accordingly, the Victorian Health Authority confirmed that traces of this sub-variant were detected on April 29 and will prioritize sequencing PCR test samples of COVID-19 patients in the area where the mark is recorded. traces of the subline BA.2.12.1 to assess the spread of this variant. According to Health Victoria, preliminary evidence suggests that the BA.2.12.1 subtype is more infectious than the BA.2 subtype, but does not cause severe symptoms.

Poland’s Health Minister Adam Niedzielski announced that from mid-May, Poland will lower the classification of the COVID-19 disease, which recognizes it as a dangerous disease instead of a pandemic. According to Minister Niedzielski, the decision was made after discussions at various levels within the government and through “legal analysis”. Poland has lifted most of the restrictions imposed in March 2020 to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic. Currently, the country only mandates wearing masks in medical facilities. Poland has recorded a total of more than 6 million cases of COVID-19, including 116,042 deaths. Nearly 22.5 million people out of a total of 38.5 million people in this country have been vaccinated with the basic dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

In Cuba, this country on April 29 recorded the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since the beginning of 2022. This is the second consecutive day that the number of new cases in this Caribbean island nation is at the lowest level since the beginning of the year. this year. Specifically, according to the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, the country recorded an additional 191 new cases of COVID-19, and 1 death, bringing the total number of cases and deaths to 1,102,750 and 8,526 respectively. Up to now, 9.9 million people out of 11.2 million Cubans have had enough basic doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, with 3 doses of the vaccine produced by the country and more than 6.5 million people have been vaccinated. enhanced nose.

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