Coronavirus to make a comeback in India? Cases in UK, Russia, China increases
New Delhi : It appears like the deadly coronavirus is set to make a comeback as the number of positive cases are on a rise in many nations. Since the beginning of this week, many countries including Russia, the United Kingdom, China and some in Eastern Europe have witnessed a significant rise in Covid cases, according to news reports.
According to a latest report by World Health Organization, the highest numbers of new cases were reported from the UK (283,756 new cases; a 14 per cent increase) and Russia (217,322 new cases; a 15 per cent increase). The European Region showed a 7 per cent increase of new weekly cases.
The UK has recorded more than 50,000 Covid cases for the first time since July 17. While Delta has been the dominant variant in the country, AY.4.2 delta sub-lineage (also being called Delta plus) is currently increasing in frequency, according to the latest report from the UK Health Security Agency.
It has been learned that China has closed down all the schools, hundreds of flights have been cancelled and mass testings are being done amid the new outbreak of the virus. While the number of cases was largely low (43 on October 21) but as the country reported a spike in new cases for the fifth consecutive day, authorities beefed up Covid protocols.
WHO has blamed the situation on easing the coronavirus restrictions. “The Northern Hemisphere is heading into another winter, and just need to be a little concerned about that uptick across Europe as we enter the late, late, deep autumn,” said Dr Mike Ryan, head of the WHO’s emergencies programme.
“As societies are opening up, we’re seeing those numbers rise, and in a number of countries, we’re already seeing the health system begin to come under pressure, we’re seeing the number of available ICU beds decreasing,” he said.
