BANGKOK – Thousands lined up for coronavirus testing in a nearby Bangkok province on Sunday as Thai authorities faced an outbreak that has infected about 700 people.
The lines of mainly migrant workers stretched about 100 meters only in one place in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, as the health officials of the mobile units took nasal methods.
There were three locations in total in the area. Nearby, wires and police guards blocked access to one of Thailand’s largest seafood markets and its associated residential complex, the epicenter of the new cluster.
Thailand’s disease control department said Sunday they found 141 more cases related to the market outbreak. On Saturday, the department reported 548 cases, the largest daily rise in Thailand.
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VIRUS BROUGHT:
– European countries stop flights from the United Kingdom, fearing the new variant of the coronavirus.
– General ho sento f or “poor communication” about vaccine shipments.
– An increase in “new poor” related to closed restaurants and hotels they are fighting in the midst of the outbreak of Italy.
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HERE IS WHAT HAPPENS MOST:
PRAGUE – The Czech Republic imposes restrictions on travel from Britain following the discovery of a new, allegedly contagious strain of coronavirus in the south of England.
The Czech Ministry of Health says that given the risk associated with the new variant that was confirmed in Britain, all people who arrive in the country and have spent at least 24 hours in British territory in the last two weeks must ‘isolate.
The ministry says they should remain isolated for 10 days unless negative tests are done by a five- to seven-day PCR test until they are self-isolated.
He says the measure, which aims to increase public safety, becomes effective on Sunday.
Belgium and the Netherlands began banning flights from the UK in reaction to tougher measures imposed on Saturday by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London and surrounding areas and Germany, a neighbor of the Czech Republic, is considering doing the same .
Johnson said a new variant of the virus that moves quickly and is 70% more transmissible than existing strains appears to be driving the rapid spread of new infections in London and the south of England.
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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s planning minister, who also heads the national coronavirus control body, tested positive and isolated at home, as federal authorities reported 80 new deaths and 3297 cases of COVID-19 for the last 24 hours on Sunday.
Asad Umar announced on Saturday his isolation due to the virus. Umar called on compatriots to take preventive measures to physically distance themselves and wear facial masks at all times when they are in public or crowded meetings. But it is being observed that 22 million people in this nation rarely follow the rules to avoid COVID-19.
Authorities remain partially or completely closed in many neighborhoods across the country. With the new deaths, the country’s figure reached 9330, while the number of people affected is 457288. Pakistan is likely to be vaccinated in late February and will start vaccination in March, giving priority to health workers. and the elderly.
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BERLIN – Germany is studying limiting flights from Britain to make sure a new, allegedly contagious strain of coronavirus spreading through southern England does not reach Germany, the dpa news agency reported on Sunday.
A senior German government official told dpa that restrictions on flights from Britain are a “serious option”.
Belgium and the Netherlands began banning flights from the UK in reaction to tougher measures imposed on Saturday by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London and surrounding areas.
Johnson said a new variant of the virus that moves quickly and is 70% more transmissible than existing strains appears to be driving the rapid spread of new infections in London and the south of England.
The German government, which holds the rotating EU presidency, is in close contact with its European neighbors over the developing situation, the ApD reported.
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BRUSSELS – Belgium joins the Netherlands to ban flights from the UK and has also banned rail connections in an attempt to ensure a new coronavirus strain crossing the south of England does not spread to its territory .
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Sunday that he issued the order for 24 hours from midnight “as a precaution”.
“There are a lot of questions about this new mutation and whether it is still on the mainland,” he said. From Tuesday I hoped to have more clarity.
The Netherlands bans flights from the UK at least the rest of the year.
Both Belgium and the Netherlands reacted on Saturday to tougher measures imposed in London and surrounding areas by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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AMSTERDAM – The Netherlands is banning flights from the UK for at least the rest of the year to try to make sure a new strain of coronavirus crossing the south of England does not reach its shores.
The ban went into effect on Sunday morning and the government said it was reacting on Saturday to tougher measures imposed in London and surrounding areas by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Netherlands said it would assess “with other European Union countries the possibilities of containing UK virus imports”.
Johnson said a new variant of the virus that moves quickly and is 70% more transmissible than existing strains appears to be driving the rapid spread of new infections in London and the south of England.
“There is no evidence to suggest that she is more lethal or causes more serious illness,” the prime minister stressed, or that vaccines will be less effective against her.
The Dutch government is already strongly advising its citizens not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
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JERUSALEM – Israel began its coronavirus inoculation on Sunday with the aim of vaccinating about 60,000 people a day to try to eliminate the growing disease among its population.
The country will first immunize health workers, followed by the elderly, high-risk Israelis and those over 60. Israel says it has secured sufficient doses for much of the country’s 9 million people, both Pfizer and Moderna, whose vaccine U.S. authorities approved this week for emergency use.
With public opinion polls showing many Israelis reluctant to be shot immediately, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would set a “personal example” and insisted on being the first Israeli to be vaccinated. He was shot Saturday night.
Netanyahu called it an “exciting moment” that would put Israel on the road back to its normal routines. The country’s health minister also received a vaccine.
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SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea has registered more than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus for the fifth day in a row, pressuring authorities to enforce tougher distancing rules that would further harm the economy.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency says 1,097 additional cases have been found in the past 24 hours, the highest daily count since the pandemic began. This brings the number of national cases to 49,665, including 674 deaths.
About 70% of new cases come from the densely populated metropolitan area of Seoul, which has been at the center of a viral resurgence.
The pace of propagation has already met government conditions to raise the norms of social distancing to its highest level. But officials have been reluctant to move forward with the measure out of concern for the economy. The new steps would be to ban meetings of more than ten people and close hundreds of thousands of non-essential businesses.
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SYDNEY – The outbreak on the outskirts of Sydney’s northern beaches has grown to 70 cases with an additional 30 in the last 24 hours, and authorities say they may never be able to trace the source.
As figures rise, New South Wales Prime Minister Gladys Berejiklian said on Sunday that there was no evidence of mass planting outside the North Beach community. A new list of cases, however, shows that the virus had spread to Sydney and other parts of the state.
The government has imposed a closure in the area until Wednesday. Residents will only be able to leave home for five basic reasons, such as medical care, exercise, grocery store, work, or compassionate care.
State health chief Kerry Chant said contact tracers have not yet located the zero patient, but that extensive investigation is underway.
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