The Chinese authorities announced the registration of 3 new deaths from the Corona virus, as most of the residents of Sichuan Province were infected with the virus, and the increasing number of countries imposing restrictions on travelers coming from China amid fears of a new wave of infection, which prompted Beijing to threaten to take countermeasures.
Today, Monday, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that 3 new deaths from the Corona virus had been recorded throughout the country during the past 24 hours, compared to one death the previous day.
Meanwhile, authorities in southwestern Sichuan Province have confirmed that more than 80% of the province's population has contracted the virus.
On Friday, the World Health Organization urged health officials in China to regularly share specific and timely information about the coronavirus situation in the country.
The organization called on Chinese scientists to provide detailed genetic sequencing data, as well as data on recoveries, deaths and vaccinations.
And the Chinese health authorities had previously canceled the publication of infection and death statistics nationwide, due to the impossibility of tracking the Corona outbreak after lifting restrictions.
The Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, said, in an interview with the American “CBS” network (CBS) on Sunday, that the Chinese economy witnessed a slowdown during the past year, reaching its lowest level in 40 years, considering that the increase in the number of Corona infections in China is disturbing news for the global economy. .
"This year will be more difficult than the previous one for most economies in the world," she added.
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And the number of countries imposing restrictions on travelers coming from China increased due to the high number of coronavirus infections there, as Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan imposed new travel requirements that require arrivals from China to present a negative Covid test or undergo a test when Access.
On the other hand, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters today, Tuesday, "Some countries have imposed restrictions on the entry of travelers targeting only the Chinese. This lacks a scientific basis, and some practices are unacceptable," warning that Beijing may "take countermeasures based on the principle of treatment." likewise.”
Despite Beijing's objection, French Prime Minister Elizabeth Born confirmed today that her country will maintain its decision to oblige travelers from China to undergo examinations, and she said to "France Info" radio, in response to a question about the Chinese reaction, "I think we are doing our duty by requesting examinations (...) we will continue that".
And last week, Beijing announced that inbound travelers would no longer have to undergo quarantine, prompting many Chinese to plan to travel abroad after the return trip became hassle-free, something they had refrained from since the beginning of the pandemic.
According to figures published by the American “Johns Hopkins” University two days ago, the Corona epidemic has so far affected more than 660 million, and killed 6.9 million people around the world.