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The new year is once more heading towards the grip and rampant spread of covid. According to reports, the epidemic which has confined the people of the world to their homes and rooms for two years is returning with greater strength than before. With the spread of the covid virus to Japan and the United States following China, it is indicated that many East Asian countries will soon be gripped by the covid epidemic once more.
The cases of covid are increasing in foreign countries including China. The number of deaths and hospitalizations in China is increasing daily. Meanwhile, China eased restrictions. China does not release any figures officially.
However, the report released by the British health organization ‘Airfinity’ says that more than 10 lakh people are currently infected. This organization shares the information that there are more than five thousand covid deaths in China every day. With this, the World Health Organization is clarifying that the Covid rates are rising sharply once more and it is worried regarding it.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, said this. He also said that China’s health system will be given the necessary protection and support. The World Health Organization also mentioned that several countries have imposed travel bans on travelers from China.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that in the absence of accurate information regarding the spread, it is understandable that countries are taking measures to protect their people. He also stated that he has been continuously asking China to share data and conduct studies on the emergence of Covid and others.
Current possibilities indicate that countries including India will go into lockdown once more by next month. Last month, the fourth wave of covid started in China where the covid epidemic broke out. Later, the disease spread to Japan and from there to Korea. Restrictions, including masks, have been tightened once more in China and Japan.
Within a month, nine and a half lakh people have been infected with Covid once more in China. This is the fourth time that there are people affected by Covid-19 which is causing concern in the health sector. There is also an indication that none of the preventive vaccines given so far are giving permanent results. In the last one month, 34 lakh people have been infected with the new covid in Japan.
After the hiatus caused by Covid, China has announced that it will issue passports to tourists from January 8. This is part of the decision to relax the strong Covid restrictions that have been in place in the country for nearly three years. From January 8, there will be no mandatory quarantine for travelers arriving in China from abroad.
But those coming from abroad will have to undergo a covid test. The last condition imposed as part of the zero covid tolerance policy announced by China is avoided by this. At present, the mandatory quarantine imposed by China for those arriving from abroad is five days. Along with this, China also announced that all visa restrictions will be lifted.
The restrictions that began in China in early 2020 with the spread of Covid-19 intensified and continued without compromise until recently. However, the relaxation started recently following nationwide protests once morest the zero covid policy. With that, the number of covid patients increased massively.
As the new strain of Covid spreads rapidly in China, other countries are skeptical of easing restrictions. India, US, Japan and many other countries have decided to make the Covid negative certificate mandatory for passengers coming from China.
The covid pandemic will not only create misery for the people but also create great concern and uncertainty in the global financial sector. This will lead to further economic recession and people’s crisis. At the same time, the central government has issued an order making the Covid-negative certificate mandatory for those coming to India from six foreign countries, including China.
Passengers coming from China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Thailand should upload the RTPCR test result on the Air Suvidha portal. The order states that this will be strictly enforced from January 1. From January 5th, negative certificate is mandatory for those coming from China. According to the Center for Disease Control.
In 2020, Covid started in China. Initially, there was criticism that China did not take it seriously enough and did not give enough warning to other countries. It is in this context that China is still viewed with suspicion by the world countries. China has also been accused of not releasing enough information regarding the spread of the new variant.
Experts have warned that there will be an increase in the number of covid cases in India by mid-January and caution should be taken. Currently, the majority of international travelers who have been confirmed to have Covid-19 have mild symptoms. Therefore, experts are of the opinion that even if the number of Covid cases increases, the number of people seeking treatment in the hospital will be less.
