Although the World Health Organization (WHO) is confident that “the end of COVID is near,” the truth turns out to be strangely different, with the biggest example being China. The country also reported a record number of infections on Thursday. as the first deaths from the virus in months. Due to the surge, some restrictions have been reimposed in several neighborhoods, with shops, schools and restaurants closed.
The National Health Commission on Thursday reported 31,444 local infections, surpassing the 29,317 cases recorded on April 13 at the height of Shanghai’s lockdown.
Why is COVID spreading in China?
The variants of Omicron circulating lately in China are much more contagious than the previous subvariants and this is the explanation for the sudden rise of COVID despite the strong measures.
Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing CDC, said the Omicron BF. 7 variant imported from a commercial city on the outskirts of Beijing is the main strain of the existing COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Global Times report.
He noted that the variant has led to cluster infections in nursing homes, structure sites and schools, as COVID-19 cases have been reported in Chaoyang, Changping, Haidian, Fengtai and Tongzhou.
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu of the WHO cited the same as the main explanation for the same thing.
“The virus evolves, adjusts its behavior,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu. “With this. . . Changing their measures will be very important. “
Another explanation for the spread is the low vaccination rate in the country. According to the BBC report cited, only a fraction of other people over the age of 80 in China have obtained their number one vaccinations, with less than 20% of them receiving a booster. Less than 60% of people aged 60 to 69 are fully vaccinated.
Is India likely to see a COVID surge?
The explanation India is involved is that the Omicron BF. 7 variant, which is causing the existing outbreak in China and has reached the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Belgium, was detected in India last month. Citing the same, Kerala fitness expert Dr. Rajeev Jayadevan told ANI news agency that although the country appears to have a strong minimum of cases, the pandemic is not over and precautions still need to be taken.
He said: “What we want to realize is that the pandemic is not over. There will be periodic regional force surges coinciding, specifically, with festivals and meetings of organizations. Wearing masks indoors and preferring outdoor gatherings over indoor gatherings are options. Other vulnerable people will want to be especially protected. “
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