According to Deutsche Welle Chinese website, according to data released by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Saturday morning local time (October 1), the "seven-day infection rate" in Germany (an average of new infections per 100,000 residents within seven days) has reached 497, a significant increase compared with the level of the early 300s last week and more than 200s last month.
Despite this, experts estimate that this data is also very incomplete - because only those who test positive for nucleic acid PCR are included in the statistics, and many mildly infected people may have just done a quick screening test and did not undergo nucleic acid test . Under such circumstances, Germany has also registered 73,856 new infections and 116 deaths in the past day.
Entering October, Germany began to implement new epidemic prevention regulations. The measures implemented in Germany are mainly:
must wear FFP2 masks with a higher level in health facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and other health facilities; this is also required for people over 14 years old to take long-distance trains and high-speed trains. Minors aged 6 to 13 can wear ordinary medical masks.
Before entering nursing homes and medical facilities, an additional negative certificate for the new crown test of the same day must be provided. Staff at these health agencies must undergo at least three tests within a week. The sanitary institution must appoint epidemic prevention specialists to be responsible for vaccination, health supervision, and arrange treatment for patients infected with COVID-19, including using the COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid.
For several months, Germany has no longer required civil aviation passengers to wear masks in the cabin, and this status is still temporarily maintained, but the federal government may reintroduce mask obligations through government orders in the case of an emergency. Without new and more dangerous variants, Germany still does not require any proof from entry abroad, and this status is expected to be maintained until after the autumn holiday and after the Christmas holiday.
Of course, these are the "basic version" epidemic prevention measures designated by the German federal government. Each federal state has the right to add more epidemic prevention regulations. For example, in addition to public transportation (buses, subways, etc.), people are also required to wear masks in stores and restaurants, or in cultural and sports facilities, people are allowed to not wear masks without providing negative test certificates on the same day. Primary and secondary schools and kindergartens may also reintroduce regular testing mechanisms, or re-requiring students over the fifth grade to wear masks in the classroom.
On Friday (September 30), German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach called on people to take preventive measures and vaccination to prepare for the upcoming peak of infection in the fall and winter.
French media quoted statistics from the French Ministry of Health as saying that as of September 27, local time, France had 73,639 new confirmed cases of new crown in 24 hours, and the daily increase in the number of confirmed cases has risen since early September, and has accelerated in the past few days. The French Ministry of Health said that the new coronavirus has accelerated its spread in all regions of France and the epidemic indicators have deteriorated sharply. France will start a new version of the new crown vaccination starting from October 3 local time. France lifted all public transport mask regulations in May 2022, but less than a month later, the country's health minister called for the resumption of the regulations and required the public to wear masks again in crowded areas.
Reuters reported on September 28 local time that British health officials warned that the accelerated spread of the influenza virus and the comeback of the new crown epidemic may make it difficult to survive this winter. The report pointed out that since the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK has issued a "double epidemic pandemic" warning for the COVID-19 and flu every winter, but the previous COVID-19 epidemic prevention restrictions have also kept the influenza infection rate at a low level. This year, the British government lifted restrictions on COVID-19 prevention and control measures, and the social contact rate has returned to a level close to the pre-COVID-19 level. The British health department said that considering the increased risks, it is important for those who qualify for the new crown vaccine and influenza vaccine.
According to the latest news today (October 2), Taiwan, China added 43,241 local confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, similar to the previous day, with another 62 deaths.
Epidemic Command Center stated that 62 dead were 39 men and 23 women, aged between the 50s and 90s, all of which were severely infected, 58 of whom had a history of chronic illness and 45 had not received more than 3 doses of vaccine. Among the newly added local confirmed cases of
, New Taipei City has more than 8,700 cases, followed by Taichung City and Taipei City, with more than 5,400 cases and more than 4,800 cases respectively.
Source丨Deutsche Voice Chinese Network China News Service Hong Kong Radio
Editing丨Liu Liping, Shenzhen TV Direct News Editor-in-Chief
Typesetting丨Qiu Yatong
