Today, Tuesday, China imposed a closure that included tens of millions across the country, with the exacerbation of the new Corona virus infection (Covid-19) and a record number of daily infections, while India and Germany, in turn, recorded records in the number of infections.
Beijing announced 5,280 new infections, more than double the number recorded the previous day, in light of an alarming outbreak of the "Omicron" mutant across the country.
At least 13 cities became subject to a comprehensive closure today, Tuesday, while partial closure measures were imposed on a number of other cities, knowing that the country recorded about 15,000 injuries this month.
Official data confirm that about 80% of people in that age group have received two doses of the vaccine, but Beijing is watching with concern the situation in Hong Kong, where the largest number of virus deaths is recorded in the world due to the low proportion of vaccinated among the older population.
The scenes of closed neighborhoods, the rush of residents in several cities to buy supplies and the police cordoning off certain areas, recall the early stages of the epidemic, which appeared in China in late 2019 before its severity declined in most parts of the world.
India and Germany
In India, the Ministry of Health announced today that the total number of injuries has risen to 43 million, after 2,568 new injuries were recorded.
The ministry said that the number of deaths rose to 515,974 after recording 97 new deaths.
And in Germany, the authorities recorded today a record increase in the weekly infection rate, days before the planned easing of restrictions to confront the pandemic.
And the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases recorded about 200,000 new infections, an increase of 42,000 over last week, bringing the total number of infections to more than 17.4 million.
This week, the government is seeking to pass a facilitating law that would significantly ease restrictions across Germany, knowing that the current law expires next Saturday.