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A significant part of the countries of Europe and Asia announced the mitigation of quarantine measures. But in this context, new flashes began to appear.
Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which became the epicenter of the pandemic, will examine the 11 million residents for coronavirus by the end of next week. The reason was the first cases of infection recorded in Wuhan after a month-long break.
In recent days, there has been a jump in the number of infected people in South Korea, which was considered the most successful example of fighting the epidemic, as well as in Italy, which began to lift quarantine restrictions on 4 may. Correspondent.net tell the details
There will be no victory before the invention of the vaccine.
Over the weekend, in some countries where quarantine restrictions were lifted, there was an increase in coronavirus cases, reports Tedros Adan Gebreisus, Director-General of the World Health Organization.
“Until there is a vaccine, a comprehensive package of restrictive measures is our most effective tool to overcome the pandemic,” Gebreisus emphasized.
In this sense, after the weakening of the quarantine, some countries reintroduce restrictions.
Coronavirus in December. The pandemic started earlier
South Korea canceled the permit to resume entertainment. At the beginning of the week, almost 120 cases of coronavirus were detected among those who had visited Seoul nightclubs shortly before. Before this, almost all new cases, of which there were some, were imported.
Young people get sick in South Korea / Getty
German authorities, where one of the lowest death rates, reported that in some areas they may have to re-establish restrictions after local outbreaks.
Since the beginning of the lifting of restrictions in Germany, the reproduction rate of the coronavirus slightly exceeded unity and reached 1.07, that is, an infected person began to infect more than one person.
The Robert Koch Institute believes that while there is nothing to worry about, it will be necessary to worry if the ratio reaches 1.2-1.3 and lasts several days at this level.
Travel agency protesters in Germany / Getty
India and Russia also relaxed the restrictions, despite an increase in identified cases. Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to end the day off, while, according to Johns Hopkins University, Russia came second for the sick.
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On May 13, the Moscow Department of Health explained that more than 60 percent of patient deaths in the Russian capital with COVID-19 were not included in official statistics because other diseases caused the death.
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In Wuhan, authorities ordered 11 million residents to be tested after six new infections. The tests are scheduled for ten days. Particular attention will be paid to densely populated areas. This plan is described in the document as a “ten day battle”.
Yang Zhangqiu of Wuhan University said that according to his evaluation, a significant part of the city’s population had already been evaluated and that evaluating the remaining 6-8 million people in a ten-day period is quite realistic. .
The outbreak occurred five weeks after the alleged victory over COVID-19 in the region. Wuhan authorities reported that there were no coronavirus patients remaining in the city on April 26: the last of those infected was discharged two days earlier.
Wuhan streets full of people again / Getty
A new coronavirus outbreak has also been recorded in the Chinese province of Jilin. Cases have been identified in the capital of the same name, where more than four million people live.
Restrictions on population movement were introduced there again, schools were closed, train and bus services were canceled, restaurants returned to take-away sales only. You can leave the province only after a physical examination.
According to initial data, the impetus for a new outbreak was a sick cleaner who worked on the territory of a large police station. Local authorities are establishing a circle of contacts to control the further spread of the infection.
The total number of cases in China, according to official figures, exceeded 84 thousand, 4,637 people became victims of the new virus. Only those who officially manifest symptoms of the disease in one form or another after diagnosis are considered officially sick in China.
In England on Wednesday, people who were unable to work from home were able to return to their jobs. In particular, in London he resumed work at many construction sites.
Londoners walk again / EPA
Authorities say infection and mortality statistics in the country are constantly decreasing, but the threat of the second wave of the epidemic continues. Britain ranks third in identified cases.
Infection and mortality statistics continue to grow in some of the world’s most populous countries: Brazil and the United States. In Brazil, the number of infected reached 190 thousand people, the number of deaths is more than 13 thousand.
Coronavirus reached the indigenous peoples of Brazil / EPA
American infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is the White House’s top coronavirus adviser, believes the number of COVID-19 victims in the United States is “almost certainly higher.”
“I don’t know exactly how much more percent, but it’s almost certainly more,” he said at a Senate hearing this week.
There are still two ways to defeat a pandemic, according to most experts: developing a vaccine or developing collective immunity. It is true that many discuss the latter option, since immunity to the coronavirus has not been studied.
Around 150 preparations for coronavirus and 80 vaccines are currently being developed worldwide, however, no country has yet entered the second phase of its clinical trials.
Performance of Healthcare Providers / US EPA
And although there is no effective drug, social distance is still the only way to stop the spread of infection.
It takes about five years to take control of the global situation with the spread of the coronavirus. This forecast was made at Summit Swaminathan, Deputy Director General of the World Health Organization, organized by the Financial Times.
The head of the WHO emergency program, Mike Ryan, in turn, admitted that the virus could remain in the human population forever.
According to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal, on May 13, the quarantine will continue until a working medication for COVID-19 is found.
The weakening of the quarantine regime in Ukraine began, as planned on May 11. Parks and other outdoor recreation areas were opened, as well as barber shops, dental offices and notaries.
Intercity Carriers / EPA Protest in Kiev
So far, there has been no sharp increase in the number of cases. By contrast, in Ukraine, the number of recovered exceeded the number of infected identified.
The next stage is scheduled for May 22, if the epidemic situation allows it.
Health Minister Maxim Stepanov said that the second stage of quarantine mitigation in Ukraine provides for:
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spectator-free sports competitions
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opening of hotels, except hostels, without the operation of restaurants and gyms
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external independent test
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public transport
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kindergarten work
In this case, the mask regimen, social distance and antiseptic disinfection should be observed.
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