Dr. Mike Ryan, head of the emergency program of the World Health Organization (WHO) warns the number of people killed from Covid-19 could reach 2 million people, double nowadays before a vaccine. Effectiveness is widely used.
Europe
The European Union warns that disease developments in some countries in the Old Continent are much worse than the peak in March 2020.
In England, bar curfews took effect in England and Wales to stop the spread of the epidemic. Iceland confirmed that the cluster of 100 new infections in the country came from two French tourists who did not accept the prescribed isolation despite having a positive test result.
In France, the Paris association of Public Hospitals announced that non-emergency surgeries would have to be delayed due to the increasing number of Covid-19 infections. In the past three weeks, the number of Covid-19 infections in France more than doubled, from 150 to 330, while the number of cases requiring intensive treatment increased from 50 to 132.
Spain has issued warning that a more difficult period is ahead, when the number of Covid-19 infections in the country reached 735,198 cases, of which 31,232 were fatal. The Madrid metropolitan area is currently an epidemic hotspot, accounting for one third of hospitalizations. The city government has imposed partial blockades in many counties with high infection rates.
Portugal continues to extend its anti-epidemic measures until at least mid-October, amid an increase in both domestic and foreign daily cases.
Despite the second wave of Covid-19 infection occurring in many European countries, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said the risk of passengers infected with SARS-CoV-2 on aircraft Current visitors are "very few" thanks to epidemic prevention measures. EASA data show that, in recent weeks, only 7 out of 3 million airline passengers show signs of Covid-19 infection while on board.
Asia
According to China, the Covid-19 vaccine development program is the top priority of the government of this country. The world’s most populous country is expected to produce 610 million doses of the vaccine by the end of this year, reaching at least 1 billion doses a year by 2021.
Currently, 11 Covid-19 vaccines developed by China are being tested in clinical trials, of which 4 are in phase 3 testing and with satisfactory results. In addition, China is also working on 59 other vaccines.
Korea is actively preparing for a key anti-epidemic period when the Mid-Autumn Festival, a time when people often reunite with their families, is approaching.
In Indonesia, Jakarta decided to extend the restrictions for another two weeks. Meanwhile, Thailand plans to shorten the quarantine period for people entering the country to seven days starting from next November if there are no cases of Covid-19 from abroad detected in October.
Americas
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the country had signed a contract to buy 20 million doses of AstraZeneca (UK) vaccine.
The Samba association (LIESA) - the organizers of Brazil’s most famous 2021 Carnival - decided to postpone this traditional event.
On September 25, Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra announced that the country would open the border and resume international flights to some countries from October 5 to the next 7 months after being forced to close due to the Covid-19 epidemic. outbreak. It is expected that, in the first phase, Peru will resume flights to the US, Mexico, Spain and some countries in Latin America.
Africa
On September 25, WHO announced that Africa had escaped its Covid-19 epidemic peak. The WHO Africa Office based in the Congo capital Brazzaville said that in the past two months, the rate of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the continent has decreased significantly.
In the past four weeks alone, the Black Continent recorded only 77,147 Covid-19 cases, much lower than the 131,647 cases in the same period earlier. As of September 25, Africa recorded 1,439,657 Covid-19 cases, of which 34,706 deaths, significantly lower than in other countries and continents in the world.
The reason for this phenomenon, WHO believes that low population density, hot and humid climate and young population structure are the reasons for this continent’s 1.3 billion population to overcome the epidemic peak. According to WHO, 91% of Covid-19 cases in Africa are under the age of 60, while about 80% of cases do not show symptoms.
