The United States has suffered the worst day of the pandemic, with three Americans dying every minute, as China took decisive steps Wednesday to eradicate a tiny coronavirus revolution. Global infections have risen to 91 million, and the spikes have forced governments around the world to reintroduce restrictions such as neutral and painful locks, including in Europe, which are fighting the second devastating wave.
The United States is the worst-hit country, recording 4,470 deaths in 24 hours Tuesday, surpassing winter rise in diseases that have overtaken hospitals and clinics in many areas even when vaccines are distributed.
“This is definitely the darkest time of my entire career,” said Kari McGuire, palliative care supervisor at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Apple Valley, a small rural town in California. “I personally have to watch people I know, who I care for, watch their loved ones die. It’s been very sad,” he said. according to values reported by Agence France-Press (AFP).
Coronavirus patients at the overhead hospital were combed into hallways, intensive care unit (ICU) beds and even the pediatric ward. McGuire said there were “celestial numbers” of COVID-19 deaths – the United States accounts for one-fifth of nearly 2 million coronavirus deaths.
Authorities announced Tuesday, starting Jan. 26, that all travelers entering the United States must pass the COVID-19 negative test before departure. Nearby Canada was also accused of a disturbing uprising, forcing Ontario residents – the economic engine and most populous province – to stay at home. Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford warned that the health care system was “on the verge of collapse.”
The U.S. daily death toll on Tuesday exceeded the official death toll for the pandemic in China, where the coronavirus was first detected in late 2019. China partially eradicated revolution. great through a number of tight locks and extensive testing and detection, but recently weeks on a number of issues. That has forced more than 20 million people under some form of lockdown in the northern regions of the country.
The government of northeastern Heilongjiang province – home to 37.5 million people – declared a state of emergency Wednesday after 28 cases were discovered, urging residents not to leave the province unless absolutely necessary.
China is in a hurry to send millions using rural vaccines ahead of the Lunar New Year’s travel spree, which authorities fear could increase the risk of transmission. Japan had planned to extend the coronavirus crisis situation Wednesday beyond Tokyo further to seven more regions to counter an increase in cases. Although the uprising in Japan is still relatively small, with around 4,100 deaths in total, doctors say hospitals are under intense pressure from the spikes in the worst-hit areas.
Governments around the world are racing to get and deliver vaccines to help stop the COVID-19 crisis, although the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that widespread coverage is not expected. enough for population-level immunity this year.
One of the vaccines developed in China, CoronaVac, showed 50% efficacy after testing in Brazil, the group that oversees its production in the South American country said Tuesday. While that figure is significantly lower than the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, Indonesia – one of the most populous countries in the world – has given it the green light and launched a major defense campaign by Wednesday. . President Joko Widodo was the first person to get Indonesia for that picture on live television.
“This vaccine is given to achieve herd immunity. The participation of all Indians will ensure the success of this program,” Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said Wednesday, as told The Associated Press (AP).
While criticism and fears about the slow spread of vaccines are growing in North America and Europe, there was good news on Tuesday when the European Union began the approval process for the Oxford-AstraZeneca bullet. But the Ukrainian government was under pressure for not receiving any vaccines made in the West, with health officials in Kyiv so far refusing to fire Russia’s Sputnik V bullet. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed for help from the EU on Tuesday, saying it was “extremely important to get the vaccines.”
The daily number of COVID-19 cases in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) exceeded the 3,000 threshold for the first time this week when authorities in the Middle East business and tourism center urged people to accept vaccines. The health ministry late Tuesday reported 3,243 new daily infections and six deaths. That was the highest level in the Gulf Arab region where daily affairs in each of the other five states have fallen below 500. The rise in diseases in the UAE, an international travel hub, Britain took the country off the list of travel corridors on Tuesday. .
Most coronavirus restrictions were lifted in the UAE, but social distance and mask wear are still needed in public. Visitors have come to Dubai in the peak winter tourist season as other countries install new locks. The Arabian Gulf state has also stepped up its vaccination campaign, ranking second behind Israel in terms of their vaccination rate. Emirati officials have said they aim to vaccinate more than 50% of the population around 9 million in the first quarter of this year.
“Taking the vaccine is up to everyone to protect their health, their families and society at large,” wrote UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also governor of Dubai, on Twitter Tuesday.
The vaccine developed by the Sinopharm National Pharmaceutical Group in China has been approved by the UAE and is available to the public. The Dubai emirate is bringing in people with the vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTec. The UAE is participating in Phase 3 trials for the Sinopharm vaccine and for the Russian Sputnik V image. In total, the UAE has recorded 236,225 infections and 717 deaths. The total for the six Gulf Arab states stands at more than 1.12 million COVID-19 cases, with Saudi Arabia holding the highest individual count at 364,096.