COVID-19 Update, 3-April!
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Here’s a worldwide COVID-19 Update for our readers!
India is moving closer to a society where no one wears a mask. New cases of Covid in China are a concern for the government. In other Asian countries testing continues and restrictions are in place on a case by case basis. Most European countries have rules about where you can go. During Ramadan this year, more countries in the Middle East region have eased restrictions on prayers and protocols.
Asia Pacific
India
India is moving closer to a society where no one wears a mask. Facial masks are recommended, but not a requirement, after a two-year ban. People in Delhi and Maharashtra will not be fined if they don’t wear face masks while out in public. While the current trend of daily Covid-19 cases may encourage officials to ease the corona curbs, the World Health Organization maintains that caution is required even in regions with fewer cases than others.
China
New cases of Covid in China are a concern for the government. Shanghai has become the centre of China’s worst outbreak. When China’s “zero-Covid” policy was in place until March, the highly contagious Omicron variant spread to more than a dozen provinces and shook it. The daily caseload had been in the double or triple digits until then.
China’s citizens are being put to the test by the current outbreak, which has led to lockdowns, mass tests, and travel restrictions, even though most of the rest of the world has been open again. People in China have been on lockdown for more than a hundred million days in the last month. This has caused chaos at work and hurts the economy as a whole.
Other Asian countries
Hong Kong is reporting that new infections are spreading all the time, as the city prepares to make all its citizens get tested.
People in South Korea should follow COVID guidelines and not be afraid. Singapore’s health ministry said that the current wave of transmission could peak and fall off in a few weeks.
America and Canada
Americans over 50 who haven’t gotten a booster in at least four months and some young people with very weak immune systems have been given extra doses this week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
People in Canada may soon be able to get a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, which most experts say could be very important in limiting the damage that could happen if there was another surge in cases.
Canadian vaccine experts are expected to change their advice in the next few days because they are worried that the country could be on the verge of a sixth wave. This is why they are expected to do this.
Europe
Most European countries have rules about where you can go. This means that Italy is no longer in a state of emergency. There aren’t going to be any restrictions. Finally, Sweden has lifted its ban on non-essential travel from third countries, which had been in place for years.
Because of COVID-19, people from other countries can’t come to the UK and stay there for long. People in France will be able to get into most places and events without having a COVID passport. In Russia, people who haven’t had their shots are quarantined for 14 days.
Middle East
During Ramadan this year, more countries in the region, like Kuwait, Oman, and Egypt, have eased restrictions on prayers and protocols. This is when the holy month of Ramadan starts. Covid-19 rules for social activities and places of worship in Jordan have also been changed.
Travel restrictions are being eased in some parts of the region, which means more people can go where they want. The rules for pre-flight have changed a lot in Saudi Arabia. The United Arab Emirates has also changed rules for people who are Covid-positive and people who come into the country through land ports.
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