China has registered 1,337 new domestic cases in a day. At the same time, according to Reuters, 8,378 cases were registered within China in 2021, which has increased to more than 9,000 so far this year. In the last one week, new cases of Kovid have been reported in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong and Zhejiang provinces including Beijing, Shanghai. Nomura said in a note that this could seriously affect the Chinese economy once again, because in the current situation, more than 30 million people are imprisoned in lockdown in many places.
On the other hand, WHO scientist Maria Van Karkhove has tweeted that a new variant is being developed in the world by combining Omicron and Delta which can bring the fourth wave. Retweeting the tweet of the virologist, Maria wrote that we are tracking it and continuing the conversation.
Many provinces in the grip of Corona in 24 hours
The NHC said that the commission reported that among the new cases of local infection, 1,412 patients are from Jilin province. Here 90 lakh population is imprisoned in lockdown. Apart from Changchun, the administration has also recently ordered a lockdown in Yucheng in Shandong province, which has a population of about half a million. Apart from Jilin, 175 new cases have been reported in Shandong, 62 in Guandong, 39 in Shanxi, 33 in Hebei, 23 in Jiangsu, 17 in Tianjin and 20 in Beijing.
No time to lie: Chinese expert
Amid the rapid resurgence of Covid-19, top Chinese infectious disease expert Zhang Wenhong said on Monday that this is not the time for China to lie flat. We should immediately implement complete and sustainable pandemic strategies instead of debating a zero-covid policy. Commenting on this in a post on Chinese social media platform Sina Weibo, Wenhong said, “This is the most difficult period for China since the Corona epidemic in 2020.” Talking to China’s official newspaper Global Times, he said, ‘It is time to take immediate action, otherwise the situation may become uncontrollable.
Health system collapsed in Hong Kong
Autonomous region leader Carrie Lam said on Monday that if we look at the latest figures, the city’s health system is completely crumbling. But we have been taking tough measures since the pandemic started. There is a ban on the gathering of two people here. Schools and many institutions and public places are closed. Let us tell you that 249 deaths and 26,908 cases have been reported in Hong Kong on Monday. The city has seen over seven lakh infected and 4,200 deaths in the last three weeks.
Barack Obama corona infected, Modi wished for speedy recovery
Former US President Barack Obama has told that he has been found corona infected. Although his wife is not infected. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has wished him a speedy recovery. Obama tweeted, ‘I’ve had a sore throat for the past two days, but I’m feeling fine. “Thankfully Michelle and I got vaccinated and got a booster dose,” he said. About 35,000 people have been infected in the US in the last one week, compared to around eight lakh in mid-January.