Another wave of the virus, slowing the rate of infection


Visitors watch a dolphin show on August 25, 2020 at the Madrid Zoo Aquarium Park in Madrid, Spain, while setting up a bench as a safety distance.

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Coronavirus is a cause for cautious optimism in some European countries fighting a second wave of epidemics, as the rate of new infections daily begins to stabilize.

Meanwhile, a report released on Thursday reassured Asha that the country hopes to get back under control in cases of coronavirus. The UK’s Royal Caryal London published the latest findings of an ongoing study of the virus’s prevalence, stating that the reproductive (or R) number of coronaviruses has dropped from 1.7 to 1.1 … but with its extended potential range from 0.7 to 1.5. “

The R number indicates the average number of secondary infections generated from an infected person. Scientists want to keep the spread below R1 to slow the spread of the disease.

“This indicates that the incidence of new infections has decreased, but in the sense above R1 the case will increase if current trends continue,” said Royal Scientists, who reported the results of swab tests conducted on more than 80,000 people during September. . 18 and 26 as part of his “React 1” study.

The study looked at current cases of Covid-1 in the community by examining more than 100,000,000 randomly selected people each month over a two-week period. Volunteers take nose and throat scars at home, which are analyzed in a laboratory.

Professor Paul Elliott, director of the React program at Imperial, said some of the measures introduced in the UK to curb the spread of the virus, including the “rule of six” limiting social gatherings, could be effective.

“While our recent findings show some preliminary evidence that the growth of new cases may be slowing, indicating that efforts to control the infection are working, the prevalence of the infection is the highest we’ve seen so far,” he said.

“This reinforces the need to limit the spread of the disease and the need for protective measures.”

The UK has seen some of its most daily infections in the past week. On Wednesday, 7,108 more cases were reported, followed by 7,143 new cases on Tuesday, a daily increase in the number of infections reported so far.

Mixed signals

The UK as well as other European countries have tightened coronavirus measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including re-entering local lockdowns in some regions and cities and limiting the number of people who can socially congregate. Early hours of pubs, bars and restaurants.

Both Germany and Spain this week announced strict regional measures to curb spikes caused by family reunions, especially in urban areas.

The major European countries that have seen the spikes are also looking at what the signs might be, with daily numbers of infections, while still high, in some cases temporarily stabilizing and starting to decline – but not all.

In Spain, the daily rate of infection is high, with around 11,000 reported on Wednesday and around 10,000 this week, but there has been a temporary decline in new cases. Data from the Spanish Ministry of Health have been reduced.

Between September 14-20, more than 70,000 new cases were reported, while only 53,000 new cases were reported in the week after. Although the government does not take any chances with the virus hotspot Madrid, there is a decision on Wednesday that there is an increase in infections because the capital should be closed. According to regional data certified, they account for one-third of new daily infections across the country. Spain has the highest number of cases in Europe at 769,188, according to Johns Hopkins University.

In France, which has the highest number of coronaviruses (with 604,031 cases, says JHU), the situation is not so good. More than 12,000 new cases were reported by the health ministry on Wednesday, more than 10,000 new cases for the first time in three days, and the number of hospital admissions rose to a 90- to 10-week high, according to Reuters. .

Italy and Germany are the largest economies in Europe that have not seen such a dramatic boom elsewhere, although both have seen sharp outbursts in some regions.

According to the Robert Koch Institute, 1,7988 new cases were reported in Germany on Wednesday, according to the Robert Koch Institute. Mainly more than 1, “although it was 0.96 on Wednesday.

In Italy, the rate of new infections does not increase dramatically every day. However, the Ministry of Health reported 1,851 new cases on Wednesday, more than 200 compared to the previous day, but the Italian news agency Ansa reported that the Ministry of Health conducted 15,000 more coronavirus tests than the previous day, and this is possible to account for the increase. .

Describing the infection curve as “stable”, Ansa noted that no new infections were found in any of the areas, followed by “Campania, once again with 287 new cases” followed by Lazio, where Rome is located, with 210 new cases reported. . And Lombardy, where the Italian origin erupted, became 201 more cases the next day.

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