The delta strain of the new crown mutant virus is spreading rapidly around the world, and the epidemic in many countries and regions has returned or even reappeared at the peak of the epidemic.
Spread acceleration
Spread acceleration The delta strain is sweeping the world at an extremely rapid rate
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States shows that the number of confirmed cases of new crown in nearly 90% of the United States is currently on the rise, and various key indicators have rebounded sharply.
According to Yonhap News Agency’s report on the 29th, the number of newly confirmed cases in South Korea in a single day has exceeded 1,000 for 23 consecutive days, and the number of cases infected with the Delta strain has increased significantly
Official The French Ministry of Health said on the 25th that France is experiencing a fourth wave of epidemics due to the spread of the mutated new crown virus delta strain in France
Epidemic prevention becomes difficult
Epidemic prevention becomes difficult The WHO weekly epidemic report last week showed that a new study found that the average time from exposure to the virus to the first positive nucleic acid test results for people infected with the delta strain was 4 days, while the average time for other mutant strains It is 6 days
In response to the menacing Delta strain, many countries have been forced to adjust or introduce new epidemic prevention measures
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on the 28th that 66.
France’s Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clement Bonnet, recently stated that if the number of newly confirmed cases continues to rise, the French government will not rule out the reintroduction of curfew and other measures
Three of Australia's six states have announced "city closure" measures, requiring local residents not to go out unless necessary
Vaccines are useful
Vaccines are useful The spread of the delta strain highlights the urgency of vaccination
New infections in some countries are often related to not being vaccinated
South Korean media quoted the analysis of domestic epidemic prevention experts as saying that the fourth wave of pandemic in South Korea is spreading fast and wide-ranging.
Prime Minister Dr Stephen Winchester, a virology consultant at Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services in the United Kingdom, said that as more people are vaccinated, the risk of infection can be further reduced, thereby preventing the increase in cases of Delta strain infections
The European Medicines Agency and the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention have also recently called on EU citizens to get vaccinated as required as soon as possible
Focus on the new crown pneumonia epidemic
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