The global COVID-19 epidemic weekly report released by the WHO recently showed that in the past week in Europe, the number of newly diagnosed patients per 100,000 people in seven days reached 230, the highest in the world.
The epidemic situation in Europe is severe. New confirmed cases increased by 8% from the previous week, and new deaths increased by 5% from the previous week. It is the only region in the world where both data increased.
According to world real-time statistics, as of the morning of November 21, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide exceeded 257.3 million, including more than 5.15 million deaths. In the past 24 hours, there were 463,000 new confirmed cases and 5,300 new deaths worldwide. Among them, Germany has 41,000 new confirmed cases, ranking first in the world, followed by the United Kingdom and Russia. Russia still has the largest number of new deaths, with 1,254, followed by Ukraine and Poland.
Europe has once again become the “epicenter” of the global epidemic! And this wave of counterattack is even more fierce than the previous worst!
The development of the epidemic in Europe over the past week via: worldometers
Germany
The epidemic is spreading the fastest in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, and Germany has become the “epicenter” of the epidemic in Europe! . On November 20, the German Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced that the number of newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 that day was 63,924. This was the fourth consecutive day that more than 50,000 new cases were reported in a single day. It set a new record for single-day confirmed cases since the outbreak for many consecutive days. highest record.
Due to the increased transmissibility of the Delta variant strain, the climate impact brought about by the coming of winter, and the recent relaxation of epidemic prevention and control in Germany, the COVID-19 epidemic in Germany has continued to rebound since mid-October, with the number of daily confirmed infections rising again and again. The death toll has reached a new high, especially in states such as Bavaria and Saxony. Hospitals are in urgent need and intensive care beds are overcrowded.
However, on November 11, Cologne, Germany, started its annual carnival on time… On the same day, the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in Germany issued an emergency reminder, calling on compatriots in Germany to pay close attention to the epidemic information and strictly abide by local epidemic prevention regulations.
Germany’s current anti-epidemic strategy is that starting from November 15, Berlin will implement the “2G rule”, that is: from now on, only vaccinated and recovered people will be allowed to enter Berlin’s indoor dining, cultural, sports venues and other places. Other regions in Germany have also adopted 2G or 3G restrictions.
“We are really too late now.” German intensive care physician Christian Karaianidis said that the “vast majority” of COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit have not been vaccinated.
According to data from the Robert Koch Institute, 67.5% of the population in Germany has been fully vaccinated. However, a recent poll showed that more than half of those in Germany who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine said they still would not get vaccinated in the near future. German media reported that some people who refused to be vaccinated even obtained forged vaccination certificates through illegal channels in order to cope with inspections.
“I ask everyone to get vaccinated together and persuade relatives and friends to participate.” German Chancellor Merkel said on November 13. She also called on those who have been vaccinated to receive a booster shot of the vaccine. “If we come together and protect ourselves and take care of others, we can do the country a big favor this winter.”
Russia
The epidemic in Russia is still spreading rapidly. On November 20, the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Russia in a single day was still at a high level, reaching 37,120; there were 1,254 new deaths that day, once again setting a new record. So far, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Russia has exceeded 9.29 million, and the cumulative number of deaths has been 262,000.
After entering October, a large-scale COVID-19 epidemic broke out across Russia again. This was also the fourth wave of the epidemic since the COVID-19 epidemic. As the number of infections, hospitalizations and deaths reached an unprecedented level, this wave of epidemic has become the most serious crisis that Russia has ever encountered. the most serious new coronavirus epidemic.
In order to control the worsening epidemic, Russia has implemented a national holiday from October 30 to November 7. Moscow, St. Petersburg and other places where the epidemic is most serious have a holiday from October 28 to November 7; some other states, including Tomsk Oblast, have extended the holiday to November 14.
Moscow City has implemented stricter epidemic prevention measures since November 8, including that when holding cultural and sports activities with more than 500 people participating at the same time, participants must use epidemic prevention QR codes and wear masks. Starting from November 1, St. Petersburg will require all persons participating in conferences, exhibitions, and sports events with more than 40 people to present a QR code that has completed vaccination, or hold a vaccination exemption certificate.
However, this only treats the symptoms rather than the root cause. So far, only 35% of the Russian people have received the COVID-19 vaccine, which is much lower than the 70% to 80% ratio in European and American countries.The Wei event attracted approximately 25,000 people. On November 7, approximately 20,000 demonstrators gathered in The Hague and unfurled the banner “Unvaccinated lives matter”…
Here is an explanation of the “3G”, “2G” and “1G” mentioned in European epidemic prevention rules. They have nothing to do with mobile phone signals. The “G” here refers to three German words – geimpft, genesen, getestet (vaccination, recovery, testing). 3G refers to people who meet three conditions, 2G refers to people who have been vaccinated against the virus or have recovered from the disease, and 1G refers to people who have only been tested.
Nowadays, some stores in Europe will have “3G” and “2G” signs hanging at the door to refer to who can enter. Don’t think that they are providing 3G or 2G network signals.
Austria
The epidemic situation in Austria is also very serious. The Austrian government announced that it will implement a 10-day “lockdown” measure on all residents across the country starting from November 22. This is the fourth time Austria has announced a nationwide “lockdown” since the outbreak.
The WTO has warned that Europe is facing a “devastating winter”. If the current situation continues, another 500,000 people in Europe may die from COVID-19 between now and February 2022.
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