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South Korea abolished the requirement to wear masks outdoors, new sub-lines BA.4 and BA.5 have the ability to evade the immune system.

More than 513.5 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 83.08 million cases and more than 1.02 million deaths. In the past day, the US recorded more than 13,000 people SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.

At the world’s second largest COVID-19 epidemic center Indiaon May 1, the country recorded a total of over 43.08 million people with COVID-19, including more than 523,800 deaths from COVID-19 in this South Asian country.

Brazil Currently, it is the world’s 3rd largest epidemic hotspot with more than 663,500 COVID-19 patients not dying out of a total of over 30.44 million infected people in this country.

Average life expectancy of people Europe in 2020 is 80.4 years old, down 0.9 years compared to 2019. The cause is attributed to COVID-19. According to the European Statistics Agency (Eurostat), after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the average life expectancy in most EU member states has decreased. Specifically, the average life expectancy of women is recorded as 83.2 years, the average life expectancy of men is 77.5 years.

According to this data, the decline in life expectancy in men is 1 year, while women’s life expectancy is reduced by 0.8 years. Also according to the latest data for 2020, life expectancy has decreased in 23 of the 27 EU member states, with the exception of Denmark, Estonia, Finland and the Czech Republic.

Ministry of Health New Zealand On May 1, it was announced that the country had recorded the first case of infection sub-variant BA.4 by Omicron. It was a person who had just entered the country. In addition, New Zealand also recorded the first 2 cases of infection with Omicron sublinear variants BA.2.12.1 and BA 2.12.2, two people who entered the country in April.

Previously, on April 23, New Zealand detected the first case of infection with the XE variant of the two sublines BA.1 and BA.2 of BA.1 and BA.2. Omicron variant. According to the New Zealand Ministry of Health, this is a person who returned to New Zealand from abroad on April 19 and was tested a day later. This person is currently isolated and treated at home. The New Zealand Ministry of Health said that the XE variant was spreading overseas, so New Zealand’s first case detection was expected.

South Korea abolished the requirement to wear masks outdoors, new sub-lines BA.4 and BA.5 have the ability to evade the immune system - Photo 1.

New Zealand detected the first case of infection with XE variant. (Photo: AP)

The COVID-19 pandemic remains highly contagious with a stable trend. This is a new report released by the National Health Authority Portugal (DGS) launched.

The Portuguese health authorities have recommended continuing to maintain epidemiological surveillance and personal protection measures in high-risk groups as well as continuing to receive booster shots of the vaccine against the disease. According to the most recent epidemiological report from DGS, Portugal recorded 57,267 new cases and 119 deaths in the past week. The infection rate in the last 7 days was 556 cases/100,000 people, an average decrease of about 5%, the transmission index was about 1.02. In addition, 1,208 Portuguese have been hospitalized with COVID-19, essentially the same as last week, with 49 in the intensive care unit (ICU).

This week, the Portuguese Government announced the end of the free COVID-19 testing program, focusing only on testing symptomatic patients and the most vulnerable groups.

Civil Aviation Authority Greek announced the lifting of restrictions on domestic and international flights on May 1, before the start of the summer travel season, which is expected to revive revenue after the COVID-19 pandemic. To fly to and from Greece, travelers were previously required to present a certificate of vaccination against COVID-19 or to have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. From May 1, passengers and crew will only need to wear masks.

Greece expects large numbers of visitors this year. The country’s officials forecast revenue to reach 80% of the level of 2019, which was the year of record high revenue before the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic. Restaurants and retail stores have been reopened to 100% capacity from May 1, customers are allowed to buy and eat at restaurants without vaccination certificates, but still have to wear masks. Page.

On May 1, restaurants and retail stores were restored to 100% capacity. Visitors to the restaurant do not need a vaccination certificate, the Greek tourism industry expects this year’s revenue will reach 80% of the level of 2019, the highest level of revenue before the outbreak. COVID-19.

To date, Greece has recorded a total of over 3.32 million cases of COVID-19, including more than 29,000 deaths.

In order to create unity and participation of the whole society in the context of the number of new infections and deaths from COVID-19 in Vietnam. Laos continuously decreasing, the Lao National Steering Committee for 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. government approved.

The Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism recently proposed to the Government of this country to allow the relaxation of a series of COVID-19 prevention regulations to create favorable conditions for tourists who want to enter Laos from the beginning of May. next. At the previous regular meeting, the Lao government also agreed in principle to allow the country to fully open to tourists in order to support economic recovery and generate income for the people.

South Korea removed the requirement to wear masks outdoors, the new sub-lines BA.4 and BA.5 have the ability to evade the immune system - Photo 2.

South Korea abolished the mandatory requirement of wearing masks outdoors from May 2. (Photo: AP)

From 2/5, Korea will abolish the requirement to wear masks outdoors, except for events that gather 50 people or more. This is Korea’s next step so that people can really return to normal life after the country has abolished most of the regulations on social distancing to prevent COVID-19 from April 18. .

The reason for the order to remove masks is because experts estimate that the level of COVID-19 infection in the country will continue to decrease significantly. Although the ban on wearing masks outdoors has been lifted, Korean authorities still recommend that people wear masks in shopping malls or city parks, where crowds gather during peak hours. For indoor and outdoor events with more than 50 people, people still have to wear masks.

On May 1, South Korea announced that it had recorded the number of new infections per day below the threshold of 40,000 cases, marking a steady decline since early April, allowing the Government of this country to consider lifting the mandatory mask wearing regulation. forced to go out. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KDCA), the number of new cases is 37,771 new cases, of which 30 are imported. This is significantly lower than 43,286 on April 30 and 50,568 on April 29 and is the lowest daily number in the past 12 weeks. Faced with this fact, South Korea is expected to lift the regulation of wearing masks from May 2, except for events with more than 50 participants. This is the latest move to bring the Northeast Asian country back to normal life as it was before the pandemic broke out.

Beijing officials, China announced, the city government will tighten measures to prevent COVID-19 epidemic with additional testing regulations in the context of the upcoming 5-day International Labor Day holiday. Normally, the 5-day International Labor Day holiday is one of the busiest travel times in China, but this year’s holiday seems to be more “dull” due to the Government’s blockade order. to control the epidemic wave caused by the Omicron variant.

China’s Suzhou Abogen Biosciences announced that a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by this company and its partner Walvax Biotechnology based on mRNA technology has been approved for clinical trials in China. United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Currently, Abogen and pharmaceutical companies Pfizer-BioNTech (of the US and Germany) and Moderna (the US) are “racing” in an effort to test potential vaccines specifically to prevent Omicron, a variant of the SARS virus- CoV-2 is considered by scientists to be highly infectious and “dodges” the antibodies produced by available vaccines.

Up to now, mainland China has vaccinated more than 88% of the country’s 1.4 billion people eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with non-mRNA-based vaccines. China has not approved the use of any vaccines manufactured by other countries, although actual data shows that Sinopharm and Sinovac’s two most used Chinese-made products are effective in preventing COVID-19 disease was lower than that of the two mRNA vaccines of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.

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