China recorded the highest death toll from the Corona virus in nearly two years.

While countries in Europe are witnessing record numbers of injuries, the mutated Omicron has caused the cancellation of thousands of flights around the world.

The National Health Committee of China said - today, Sunday - that during the past 24 hours, 206 confirmed cases of the Corona virus were detected on the mainland, which is the highest toll in 21 months.

The committee added that 158 ​​of the total of these injuries are local, while the rest are from abroad.

And she added that 155 new infections were recorded in the city of Xi'an (northwest China), which for the fourth consecutive day was subjected to a quarantine imposed by the authorities in order to contain the outbreak of the virus, and the city had recorded 75 cases of the disease the previous day.

Last Wednesday, the authorities asked the 13 million residents of Xi'an to stay in their homes, and announced that only one person from each family was allowed to go out shopping every two days.


Cancellations of flights

And US airlines canceled nearly a thousand flights yesterday, Saturday, in the second consecutive day of huge cancellations, after an increase in infections with the mutated Omicron from the Corona virus led to the absence of some pilots and other crew members, and confused the plans of tens of thousands of travelers for a vacation. The week at Christmas.

The cancellation of this large number of flights comes despite the fact that US President Joe Biden appealed to the Americans a few days ago not to panic about the spread of the mutated Omercon, but at the same time he stressed the need to speed up taking the enhanced doses of vaccines against the Corona virus.

The mutated Omicron has now made up about 75% of all coronavirus infections in the United States.

In all, more than 4,500 flights around the world were canceled by Saturday, and thousands of others were postponed at a time when the outbreak of the new mutant - discovered last month in South Africa - is causing disruption to travel during the holiday season, according to Flightaware. ).

And the website specialized in flight affairs reported that about 2,000 flights were canceled around the world on Christmas Day, including about 700 flights coming from or heading to airports in the United States, while more than 1,500 flights were postponed.

On Friday, about 2,400 flights were canceled, while it was announced that about 11,000 flights were postponed.

The site also recorded more than 600 cancellations of flights scheduled for Sunday.

Pilots, flight attendants and other employees have requested sick leave or had to self-quarantine after contracting or coming into contact with people with coronavirus, forcing Lufthansa, Delta, United Airlines and a large number of other airlines. Aviation, to cancel flights during the period of the year when travel is at its peak.


waves in europe

A number of European countries are facing new waves of the Corona virus, which prompted their officials to warn that their medical sectors are subjected to severe pressure, with the increase in severe cases of the disease in light of the outbreak of the mutant Omicron.

In the past few days, Britain recorded a record number of infections with the Corona virus, exceeding 100,000 cases.

The rise in infections and the outbreak of the mutant Omercon at an accelerating pace prompted European countries to tighten restrictions during Christmas, especially by reducing gatherings.

In contrast to the record numbers in Britain and France, Germany recorded today more than 10 thousand new cases of the virus, a decrease compared to previous days.

In other parts of Europe, Russia is still recording high numbers of deaths, approaching a thousand deaths a day, and countries in the east of the continent, such as Poland, are witnessing large numbers of injuries.

Injuries in the vicinity of the president

In Africa, Nigerian presidential spokesman Garba Shehu confirmed his infection with the Corona virus, and said that he is currently in isolation and undergoing treatment at his home.

Thus, Shehu - who is in his late fifties - is the closest person to President Muhammadu Buhari, 79, to be infected with the virus.

Local newspapers in Nigeria reported that some of Buhari's aides and senior officials were infected with the virus, including Information Minister Lai Muhammad.