The latest statistics on the incidence of coronavirus in Belgium confirm scientific models about the onset of a new “wave” of COVID-19 by mid-October, the Sciensano Public Health Institute said.
Updated data from Sciensano released on Tuesday indicates a significant increase in coronavirus infections and COVID-19 hospitalizations.
Last week, daily infections reached an average of 2823 cases, which means an increase of 26% compared to the previous one. During the same period, an average of 94 patients were hospitalized daily. This figure rose by 28% over the week.
The vast majority of cases (92.3%) are infected with a subvariant of the Omicron BA.5 strain. The number of new cases of the disease reached 306 per 100 thousand inhabitants in 14 days.
The average daily number of deaths from coronavirus has increased to almost four, a 42% increase from the previous week. Since the beginning of the pandemic in Belgium, 32,690 people have died from COVID-19.
In the meantime, in France, in connection with the increase in infections with the coronavirus, the issue of resuming the mandatory wearing of protective masks is being considered, Brigitte Autrans, chairman of the French Committee for the Monitoring of Sanitary Risks (Covars), said Tuesday on the RMC radio station.
“All indicators are growing: positive tests, the number of hospitalizations, visits to the emergency rooms of hospitals, and even an increase in hospitalizations in intensive care units is planned. That is, yes, this is the eighth” wave, “Professor Otran stated.
“We really need to wear masks,” she said.
The incidence of coronavirus COVID-19 in the world over the week fell by 28%, mortality – by 22%, according to the weekly epidemiological bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Between September 5 and 11, the incidence of coronavirus fell in all regions of the world. The largest declines in infections were seen in the Western Pacific (down 36%), Africa (down 33%), and the Americas (down 27%). In just a week, more than 3.1 million new cases of COVID-19 were detected worldwide.
The number of deaths from coronavirus has decreased in all regions except Africa, where it increased by 10%. Most of all, mortality decreased in Europe (by 31%), in Southeast Asia (by 25%), and also in America (by 22%).
In general, less than 11,000 deaths related to COVID-19 were recorded worldwide in a week.
Over the entire period of the pandemic, more than 609.6 million cases of coronavirus infection and more than 6.5 million deaths from the consequences of the disease were detected in the world.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in the world as of Thursday morning reached 598 million 527 thousand 703, according to data from the American Johns Hopkins University.
Since the beginning of the spread of the virus in the world, 6 million 461 thousand 600 people have died from the consequences of infection with COVID-19.
Countries with more than 20 million infections include the US, India, Brazil, France, Germany, the UK, Italy and South Korea.
The number of infected and those who died from the consequences of infection, respectively, amounted to:
USA – 93 million 903 thousand 884 and 1 million 42 thousand 398.
India – 44 million 378 thousand 920 and 527 thousand 488.
Brazil – 34 million 329 thousand 600 and 683 thousand 76.
France 34 million 624 thousand 825 and 154 thousand 802.
Germany – 31 million 921 thousand 578 and 146 thousand 797.
Great Britain – 23 million 708 thousand 466 and 188 thousand 475.
Italy – 21 million 721 thousand 630 and 175 thousand 43.
South Korea – 22 million 701 thousand 921 and 26 thousand 332.
According to the portal Worldometers, which specializes in statistics on major world events, the death rate per 1 million people on the planet as of Thursday morning was 831.4. In India, 374 people died per 1 million inhabitants, Brazil – 3 thousand 166, France – 2 thousand 345, Germany – 1 thousand 742, Great Britain – 2 thousand 735, Italy – 2 thousand 904, South Korea – 513. No data available for the USA.
During the pandemic, 12 billion 84 million 421 thousand 164 injections of vaccines against COVID-19 were made in the world.
Kharkiv region is provided with CoronaVac vaccine, in addition, the region received a batch of Comirnaty Tris vaccines from Pfizer and a batch of Janssen vaccines is expected, the press service of the regional military administration reports.
“The region has received 14,000 doses of the Comirnaty Tris vaccine from Pfizer. More than 6,000 doses of the Janssen vaccine are also expected. In addition, today the region is supplied with the CoronaVac vaccine in sufficient quantities,” the message says.
According to the director of the HOVA Health Department Maxim Khaustov, in Kharkiv you can get vaccinated in polyclinics, in the region – in other medical institutions. You can get both the first or second dose, as well as a booster or additional. The technical possibility of entering the new Comirnaty Tris vaccine into the Electronic Health System and uploading updated covid certificates to Diya will become available from next week.
Khaustov noted that a new wave of COVID-19 is already beginning in Europe and urged residents of the region to get vaccinated.
“I remind you that the only effective way to counter the disease is vaccination … Depending on which vaccine was made first, you can do a booster dose of both Janssen, which is a vector vaccine, and Comirnaty Tris, which is an mRNA vaccine,” Khaustov said. .
According to him, since the beginning of the vaccination campaign in the region, about 2 million 850 thousand vaccinations have been made, while more than 1 million 100 thousand people have been vaccinated with two doses. Since February 24, 50,000 vaccinations have been made in the region, of which about 40,000 are booster doses.
Since February 24, 20 people have died from complications caused by COVID-19.
The number of registered cases of coronavirus infection in the world as of Sunday morning reached 535 million 63 thousand 535, according to data from the American Johns Hopkins University.
Since the beginning of the spread of the virus in the world, 6 million 308 thousand 976 people have died from the consequences of infection with COVID-19.
Countries with more than 20 million infections continue to include the United States, India, Brazil, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
The number of infected and those who died from the consequences of infection, respectively, amounted to:
USA – 85 million 500 thousand 976 and 1 million 11 thousand 260.
India – 43 million 222 thousand 17 and 524 thousand 761.
Brazil – 31 million 445 thousand 137 and 668 thousand 74.
France – 29 million 946 thousand 603 and 149 thousand 788.
Germany – 26 million 803 thousand 867 and 139 thousand 806.
Great Britain – 22 million 571 thousand 880 and 179 thousand 884.
According to the Worldometer portal, which specializes in statistics on major world events, the death rate per 1 million people on the planet reached 812.2 on Sunday morning. In the USA, 3 thousand 94 people died per 1 million inhabitants, India – 373, Brazil – 3 thousand 101, France – 2 thousand 269, Germany – 1 thousand 663, Great Britain – 2 thousand 613.
From May 16, Austria removes all coronavirus-related restrictions for foreign tourists, they will no longer need to present a vaccination certificate, a certificate of illness or a test upon entry, the country’s official tourism portal reports.
The so-called 3-G rule (presence of vaccination, certificate of past illness or negative test) is removed from May 16 for those entering Austria from all countries.
Since April 16, many “covid” restrictions have been lifted in Austria. Thus, a vaccination certificate, masks and tests are not required to enter most public places, restaurants, bars and museums. The requirement to wear masks at all times has also been lifted, but they remain mandatory in hospitals, supermarkets and public transport.
