Russia records more than 13,500 new cases of the virus for the second day

Corona examinations for an entire Chinese city ... and European measures to contain the epidemic

Long lines at the screening test site after cases of coronavirus infection in Qingdao, China.

Reuters

Nine million people, who are all residents of the Chinese city of Qingdao, are subject to tests for "Covid-19", after the discovery of a small focus, while the increase in the number of infections in Europe forces the authorities to impose measures again to contain the epidemic, as Britain has reactivated field hospitals, and united local restrictions to stop The outbreak of the virus, while Russia recorded more than 13 thousand and 500 new cases of the virus, for the second consecutive day.

In detail, the discovery of six cases of "Covid-19" in China, on Sunday, led the authorities to launch the largest mass check-up campaign in months in Qingdao, which has a population of 9.4 million.

The city council announced a large-scale testing campaign in five districts of Qingdao "within three days" and in the entire city "within five days."

According to the local health authorities, it appears that all of the injured were in contact with a hospital in the city treating patients with "Covid-19", but the focus of infection is not yet known.

China has wide-ranging and rapid testing capabilities, and yesterday the authorities conducted 277,000 tests in Qingdao, nine of whom were confirmed infected.

In June, large areas of the capital, Beijing, underwent mass tests, after the city, which has more than 20 million cases of the virus, was discovered linked to a food market.

The situation in China has improved remarkably since the outbreak of the virus late last year, when it imposed widespread lockdowns that affected the second largest economy in the world.

Hundreds of millions traveled through China for the "Golden Week" holiday, last week, as the country returned to growth, while rapid tests and closures reduced the second waves of the virus.

But the picture is different in the rest of the world, as several countries are struggling with new waves and an alarming rise in the number of injuries.

In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson presented yesterday to parliament a new system, consisting of graded alert levels, as Liverpool is expected to be the only city that is ranked at the highest level.

Like governments in Europe, Johnson's conservative government seeks to balance low infection rates with frustration and anxiety associated with the economy.

According to the new warning system, England will be divided, according to the extent of the virus, into three warning levels, which are "medium", "high" and "very high", provided that the necessary measures are applied for each level.

A Downing Street spokesperson said, "This is a critical time, and it is of the utmost importance that everyone follow the clear guidelines we have provided to help contain the virus."

Many cities in the north of England are subject to several restrictions on social life, such as the prohibition of mixing between different families, but the south of the country has escaped these restrictions so far.

The United Kingdom, the country most affected by the virus in Europe, has recorded more than 42,000 deaths.

Yesterday, the British authorities announced the reopening of three field hospitals that were established in the spring, with a warning system that would simplify the restrictions imposed at the local level.

After recording more than 42 thousand and 800 deaths, which is the highest toll in Europe, and about 604 thousand positive cases, the United Kingdom faces a new wave of infection.

And the number of people who have been hospitalized after being infected with "Covid-19" in England is higher than it was when the general isolation measures were imposed at the end of March.

Health officials explained during a press conference that in the most affected areas, in the northwest of the country, the situation has begun to affect hospital services that are not directly responsible for the epidemic.

To help the health system cope, three large field hospitals were urgently set up in the spring, and then they stopped functioning.

But it was asked to "move during the next few weeks to be ready to receive patients if necessary," according to the Medical Director of Health Services in England Stephen Boyce.

In France, Prime Minister Jean Castex warned that his country's authorities may be forced to impose new closures in an attempt to contain a large new increase in cases of corona "if the epidemic indicators worsen."

The German authorities decided to close bars and restaurants in Berlin, in measures that will continue until the end of the month.

Globally, the epidemic has killed at least 1.07 million people, and infected more than 37 million.

In the United States, the most affected country, with about 7.7 million infections and 214,000 deaths, President Donald Trump sparked controversy when he announced that he had acquired immunity to the virus, after receiving treatment in a hospital in Washington last week.

For its part, the Russian health authorities announced yesterday that 13,592 new cases of corona were recorded during the past 24 hours.

On Sunday, the country recorded the largest daily record number of "Corona" infections recorded by the country since the virus began to appear, amounting to 13,634 cases.

"Russia Today" website quoted the Russian Operations Center for combating the outbreak of the Coronavirus that the total number of infected people has thus exceeded one million and 312 thousand cases.

Russia recorded 125 new deaths, bringing the total deaths in Russia since the start of the epidemic to 22,722 cases.

Britain reactivates field hospitals and unifies local restrictions to contain Corona.

The Corona virus has killed 1.07 million people in the world, while infecting more than 37 million.

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