Hong Kong, Europe Brief News – Nearly 4.5 millions people were placed under COVID-19 Lockdown for three days starting Monday in China’s northeast.
The city of Jilin has witnessed an unprecedented surge of COVID-19 cases, sparking concern among local authorities.
The country has been trying to tackle its biggest coronavirus outbreak in two years as first COVID-19 deaths reported since January 2021.
Two deaths were recorded in the northeastern province of Jilin, the epicentre of an Omicron-fuelled wave of cases.
The deaths bring the country’s coronavirus death toll to 4,638.
China reported 4,051 new cases on Saturday, down from 4,365 the day before, the National Health Commission said.
The country where the coronavirus first emerged in late 2019 has largely curbed its spread thanks to a combination of border controls, lengthy quarantines and strict lockdowns targeted mostly on buildings where cases have been confirmed but sometimes involving entire neighbourhoods, towns and cities.
With the Omicron variant proving the biggest test yet of the country’s “zero-COVID” strategy, tens of millions of people across the country are living under stay-home orders.
Global Rise In Coronavirus Deaths And Cases ‘Is The Tip Of The Ice berg’: Reveals WHO
Figures all around the world are showing a global rise in COVID-19 cases. It is worrisome as there is a major drop in testing rates too. WHO plans to give a warning to nations as they must remain vigilant against this deadly virus. After one month of drop, cases are seeing a surge suddenly, that even hints at a new wave altogether. The recent lockdowns in Asia and China’s Jilin Province will battle against this outbreak.
According to c a combination of various factors is leading to the increase in infections. The Omicron variant is highly transmissible while the BA.2 sub-variant is even more threatening. If some countries are lifting the restrictions it can turn out to be very dangerous.
In some countries, the rate of vaccinations is comparatively slow. The rise in cases we are seeing right now is just the ‘tip of an iceberg’. Globally the new infections have jumped by 8%. However,the Western Pacific region ovserved the biggest jump.
South Korea and China have seen a massive rise in their cases. As the cases are rising, the death rate is increasing simultaneously too. Africa has seen a drastic increase of 12% and a 14% rise in the death rate. Europe sees a 2% increase while there is no jump in the death rate.
