Omicron has quickly swept the world since its discovery. Although
Although the toxicity is not as good as Delta, the impact is still continuing.
However, just as many countries are still fighting the epidemic,
Swedish announced the end of the epidemic,
even rushes ahead of the UK to announce the successful fight against the epidemic!
But Sweden is not the only one who completely lie flat,
Recently, Australia has been doing a lot of things,
is not far from completely "coexisting with new crown "...
#01:
Sweden has lifted most epidemic restrictions,
becomes the first country to end the epidemic
Just recently, The first country in the world to defeat the epidemic was born!
Although the epidemic is still facing great pressure, at midnight on February 9, European time, Sweden announced the cancellation of nearly all epidemic prevention restrictions. became the first country in the world to announce the completion of the epidemic! The move by
has also made Sweden one of the more European countries, including Denmark and Norway , to lift the restrictions on the new crown.
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Minister of Health and Social Affairs Lena Hallengren said in a statement: "We know the epidemic, it's over."
From February 9, the number of people gathered in restaurants, stadiums and other activities will be unrestricted; people will no longer be required to work from home; travel restrictions on tourists from other Nordic countries will also be relaxed.
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Previously, British Prime Minister Boris claimed that the UK will be completely unblocked on February 21, and England will become "the first country in the world to announce its victory over the new crown."
However, after Sweden's operation, the UK, the "world's number one", obviously failed to save...
As the first country in the world to end the epidemic, has Sweden really defeated the epidemic?
After reading the data in Sweden, you will find that The confidence in Sweden's announcement of the end of the epidemic is probably due to...optimistic mentality?
In fact, since Sweden had previously shouted " herd immunity to ", the number of confirmed cases and deaths of the new coronavirus has once surged, becoming one of the countries with the worst epidemic in Europe.
Swedish Public Health Agency reported that the average number of coronavirus cases reported daily in Sweden peaked in late January and, although still high, is now declining.
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It is well known that although the Omicron mutant strain has a lower mortality rate, its spread is faster.
However, facing the aggressive Omicron variant, Sweden is very "optimistic" to say that while Sweden has tested positive for the Omicron variant, they put much less pressure on hospitals compared to the previous coronavirus surge.
So, The new crown will no longer be regarded as a social hazard, and the pandemic has ended.
At the same time, the Swedish government lifted the remaining restrictions, and suspended large-scale free testing on the grounds that it was too expensive. data shows that since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in Sweden, the country has paid 24 billion Swedish kroner (about 3.53 billion Australian dollars) for nucleic acid testing.
So with the increase in vaccination rate and the mortality rate of the Omciron strain, the Swedish government believes that this expenditure is completely unnecessary and should be spent elsewhere more important.
At present, the situation of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Sweden is still not optimistic. According to statistics, there are still 2,200 patients receiving treatment in the hospital, which is roughly equivalent to the previous Delta epidemic period.
So although the epidemic has officially been announced, is the epidemic really over? This is not without viruses, it is obviously no money...
#02:
The mask orders of the three major states are relaxed,
Australia is completely open to lie flat
Also, it is not only European countries that choose to lie flat. With the complete opening of Australia's borders and the continuous relaxation of restrictions in various states,
Australia's fight against the epidemic is basically equivalent to announcing the "end".
After 704 days, the Australian border was completely opened this Monday. No matter what type of visa you hold, passengers can enter the country as long as they are fully vaccinated with the TGA approved vaccine.
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At the same time, the road to unblocking in all states across Australia is also making great strides, and even the mandatory mask order, which is considered to be the "most basic and effective" epidemic prevention measures, has been further relaxed.
Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley said at a press conference this morning that the decline in hospitalization rates and the increase in enhanced vaccination rates have made the government make "wise changes."
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Starting at 11:59 pm this Friday, in most indoor environments, Victorians will not need to wear masks, and the advice to work from home is also cancelled.
People are required to wear masks indoors only if there is an exemption:
People who take public transportation, taxis and shared cars, on planes, and indoors at airports;
People who work or visit in hospitals, as well as indoor areas of nursing facilities;
People who work or visit in hospitals, as well as indoor areas of nursing facilities;
People who are in the guesthouse, zero People working in the sales and court system;
staff of judicial and punishment institutions;
students in grade 3 or above, staff in kindergarten centers and primary schools (masks can be taken off in middle schools);
In indoor activities with more than 30,000 people participating;
In special circumstances, for example, you are diagnosed with COVID-19 or are close contacts who need to be isolated.
At the same time, Queensland government also announced today that it would relax the mandatory mask order from 6 pm on Friday, March 4:
Workplaces, schools and shops, cafes, bars, restaurants, and hotels no longer need to wear masks;
Masks are still needed on public transportation, planes, hospitals, prisons, elderly care centers, airports and other places;
The number of people gatherings will also be lifted.
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And the governor of New South Wales, as the man at the forefront of "unblocking", has long announced that he would relax the mask order in New South Wales.
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According to regulations, except for high-risk environments such as public transportation, flights, airports, hospitals, nursing homes, as well as retail employees who cannot maintain a safe distance indoors and are facing customers, most indoor places no longer need to wear masks.
The three most severe epidemic areas in Australia have taken off their masks, and it is probably not far from the day when Australia officially announced the end of the epidemic...
#03:
News are still rising,
These countries have given up restrictions
After two years of restrictions and lockdown, as the vaccination rate increases, just like Australia, although cases in many countries are still increasing, they have completely abandoned restrictions on the new crown.
After all, the virus is likely to coexist, and life still has to continue...
As of now, Denmark, Norway, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Netherlands , Sweden, Ireland and many other countries have canceled comprehensive epidemic prevention policies.
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Denmark
While facing record infection cases, Denmark announced the cancellation of all COVID-19 restrictions starting from February 1 local time. It was earlier than Sweden, but the epidemic did not announce that it was over.
It is reported that Denmark has canceled epidemic prevention restrictions such as requiring masks, possessing a "coronavirus pass" from the same day, and restricting the business hours of bars and restaurants, and only retains some policies for unvaccinated entrants from non- Schengen area in the border areas.
Denmark hopes to deal with the weaker toxic Omicron mutation strain through a higher rate of COVID-19 vaccine .
html After November 31, the new coronavirus will no longer be classified as a "society critical disease". You do not need to show a vaccine card when entering restaurants and other places, and you do not need to wear a mask when taking the bus.
UK
As one of the first countries to propose a "laying policy", starting from January 27 local time, UK officially lifted most epidemic prevention restrictions, no longer requiring masks indoors, and the government no longer requires people to work from home.
The requirements for vaccine passports in entry venues and participating in activities have been changed to voluntary, and the home isolation policy for new coronavirus patients may also be cancelled by the end of March.
U.S.
From February 2, many authoritative media reported that U.S. BidenPresident announced that the number of confirmed cases and deaths of the new crown will no longer be counted.
In short, when all epidemic prevention measures can no longer prevent the spread of the virus, no matter what variant you are, as long as you do not test, there will be no confirmed cases. As long as I say the epidemic is over, the epidemic is over...
Finally
There are indeed many countries that have completely cancelled the epidemic prevention. This "anti-epidemic" seems to suddenly become a tug-of-war of "who sees who ends first", and each of them is full of energy and has lifted restrictions first.
But is it a good or a bad thing to bring life back to normal in this way?
As a brand new virus, although after more than two years of fighting the epidemic, humans can be said to have a certain understanding of the new crown, but they cannot be said to have a complete understanding.
The new coronavirus is still mutating today. Who knows whether the next "Delta" will appear or the next "Omicron" in the future. Just as the "end of the epidemic" was announced, it is likely to be the next disaster...
