COVID-19: WHO marked many countries in red and orange in South - Southeast Asia

• The global COVID-19 epidemiology report shows signs of a new wave in southern Asia, stretching from West to East; while Europe splits into two extremes.

According to data that Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper received from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the morning of April 7 (Vietnam time), in the past 28-day cycle, there have been nearly 3.3 million new COVID-19 cases reported. fox. While that is underreported due to the decrease in testing, the change in rates and deaths still reflects the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic globally.

In the past 28 days, the world recorded an additional 23,849 deaths from COVID-19. The number of new cases and deaths decreased by 28% and 30% respectively compared to the previous cycle.

Leading the table in 6 epidemiological regions continues to be Europe, with more than 1.38 million new cases and 10,417 new deaths, down 13% and 5% respectively.

This decrease is mainly because some countries with the highest number of cases, such as Russia and Germany, have cooled down. Russia fell 9% to 313,998 new cases, although the number of deaths 1,014 cases was approximately the same as the previous cycle. Germany sharply reduced the number of new cases by 64% to 139,261 cases, down 39% of deaths to 1,090 cases.

The UK does not report a large number of cases but has the highest number of deaths in the region at 2,678 cases.

Meanwhile, France appeared in the list of countries with the highest number of cases with 193,359 cases, an increase of 98%. There are 22/61 European countries that recorded an increase of more than 20% in this cycle, causing orange - red (increase and increase) and green - blue (decrease and decrease) in the euro area during the period. The map shows the change in the rate of new cases.

The Americas ranked second in the world with nearly 1.05 million cases (down 29%) and 10,152 new deaths (down 34%), of which the US still holds the majority with 626,532 new cases and 7,458 new deaths. due to COVID-19.

The colors represent a strong new wave centered around the geographical South Asian country, India, which has tended to spread rapidly to Southeast Asia and geographic West Asia, corresponding to the Western Pacific epidemiological areas. Ocean, Southeast Asia and Eastern Mediterranean.

Despite reporting a limited number of cases, the two epidemiological regions of Southeast Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean showed an increase in the number of new cases of 289% and 147%, respectively, and the number of deaths increased by 36% and 118%, respectively.

WHO "red" many countries in the new incidence map, including Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia...; Color orange for the Philippines, Timor-Lester, Myanmar, Bhutan...

India, Pakistan, Iran, Bangladesh... are marked in red on the map showing the change in the death rate from COVID-19.

Vietnam and neighboring countries including Cambodia and Laos are still highlighted in green and blue, indicating a downtrend.

Africa reports very few cases, but a strong upward trend is evident in several North African countries.

* SOURCE: https://nld.com.vn/suc-khoe/covid-19-who-danh-dau-do-cam-nhieu-nuoc-nam-dong-nam-a-2023407084215592.htm