Increases in cases are occurring in many countries around the world with only Brazil, which is second globally in cases, showing a decline.
America
In America, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced last night that they are recommending that the quarantine period for Americans infected with Covid-19 be reduced to five days, instead of the current 10 days, as long as they are asymptomatic. After the five days in quarantine, they should wear a mask for another five days if they are around other people
Health authorities in Canada announced yesterday, Monday, that 18,230 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed in the previous 24 hours, with the total number of people infected with the new coronavirus in the country now above the 2 million milestone (reaching 2.026,249), while the number of patients who have succumbed due to complications of COVID-19 has reached 30,172, according to CTV.
The province of Ontario, the country's most populous, recorded 9,418 cases, up from 9,400 for the fourth consecutive day, of which 913 are children. 480 people are in hospitals, 176 in intensive care units (ICUs). In terms of vaccination, 88% of Ontario residents over the age of 12 have been fully immunized. The province of Quebec reported 8,231 cases, with the positivity rate soaring to 24.9%.
Latin America
The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced yesterday, Monday, that 86 patients had succumbed to complications of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours and 6 were confirmed.840 cases of SARS-CoV-2, but clarified that these figures are not complete, since two states did not send it data due to technical problems. Infections have reached 22,246,276i Brazil remains third in the world in terms of the number of cases, behind the US and India, at least according to official figures. However, as vaccination of the population has finally progressed, the numbers of infections and deaths have fallen dramatically in recent months.
Brazil's far-right president, Jaich Bolsonaro, announced yesterday (Monday) that he would not vaccinate his eleven-year-old daughter against COVID-19, continuing his dismissive stance against immunization.
Asia
Vietnam's Ministry of Health announced yesterday Monday that 14,872 SARS-CoV-2 infections had been confirmed in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 1,666,545. The deaths of 204 patients due to complications of COVID-19 raised the death toll of the new coronavirus pandemic in the Asian nation to 31,418, according to official data.
South Korean health authorities said today that as of midnight Monday, 3,865 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed and 46 patients had succumbed to complications of COVID-19. The toll of the new coronavirus pandemic in the Southeast Asian country has reached 5,346 deaths out of a total of 615,532 confirmed infections since January 2020 to date, according to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Four cases of the Omicron variant have been identified bringing the total to 449.
The Malaysian Ministry of Health announced today that in the 24 hours to midnight yesterday (Monday), 35 patients succumbed due to complications of COVID-19 and 2,757 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed. The death toll from the pandemic of the new coronavirus in the Asian country of 33 million people reached 31,369 deaths out of a total of 2,743,936 infections, according to official data.
The so-called active cases fell to 42,917. There are 297 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units (ICUs) in Malaysian hospitals, 169 intubated. To date, 78.4% of the population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while 79.6% have received the first dose, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health.
Middle East
The Iranian Ministry of Health announced yesterday, Monday, that 34 patients had succumbed to complications of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours and 1 had been confirmed.967 cases of SARS-CoV-2
Turkey's Ministry of Health announced yesterday Monday that 26,099 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in the previous 24 hours following 362,535 tests, bringing the total number of recorded infections to 9,333,223. The deaths of 157 patients due to complications of COVID-19 increased the death toll to 81,733 by yesterday from March 11, 2020, when the pandemic of the new coronavirus broke out in the Turkish territory. A
Europe
In Germany, confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany rose by 21,080 in the past 24 hours to 7,026,369, data released today (Tuesday) by the Robert Koch Institute, the country's epidemiological surveillance body, show. The deaths of 372 patients due to complications of COVID-19 increased the death toll of the new coronavirus pandemic in the country to 110,805 deaths so far, according to the same source. p APE-MPA SA.
Georgia's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health announced yesterday Monday that 986 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in the previous 24 hours and 71 patients succumbed due to complications of COVID-19. Officially, the death toll of the new coronavirus pandemic since its outbreak in the former Soviet republic on February 26, 2020 has reached 13,583 deaths out of a total of 925,354 recorded infections. By yesterday, according to the latest data, 51 cases of the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus had been detected in the country.
For the first time, the 14-day incidence in Spain exceeded 1,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants today, due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. However, hospitals are under much less pressure compared to previous waves of the pandemic. patients.
Source: CNA
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