Input 2021.03.28 10:20
Postponement of extension and easing of blockade measures by country due to the increase in the number of confirmed cases
On the 27th (local time), the Institute of Tropical Medicine at the University of Sao Paulo surveyed 73 confirmed cases of Corona 19, and as a result, 47 (64%) were identified as infected with the’P1′ mutant virus that appeared in the Amazon area, local authorities said.
The number of new confirmed cases in Brazil on the 19th of Corona 19 is around 80,000. This is an increase of more than 50,000 people from the 30,000 level in a month. The aftermath of the P1 mutant virus confirmed in the Amazon region is large. Brazil is already recording the world’s second largest corona19 confirmed and dead after the United States. The cumulative death toll is more than 300,000.
The mutant virus originating in Brazil is spreading across borders and throughout South America. Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay, which are bordering Brazil, are setting a new record for the number of new corona19 cases every day. These countries are expected to enter into blockades to prevent re-proliferation early.
The trend of increasing the number of new corona19 confirmed cases in Europe, such as Germany and France, is also unusual. In France, the number of new confirmed cases per day has increased from 20,000 to 35,000 in the last month. During the same period, Germany played from 8,000 to 15,000. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on the 25th (local time), “We are living in a new pandemic as a mutant virus appears.”
The spread of Corona 19 has caused the doors of each country to be locked. France banned outdoor gatherings for more than six people and added three places, including the Lyon area, as restricted movement areas. Previously, the local government enforced restrictions on movement in 16 areas, including Paris. Some European countries, such as the Netherlands and Norway, are also proposing measures such as extending the blockade or delaying mitigation measures. In the case of Germany, it was decided to’complete containment’ and withdrew it in accused public opinion.
In Asia, the spread of India is strong. On the 23rd of this month, the number of new confirmed cases was in the range of 10,000, and recently, it has soared to the level of 60,000 a day. India also raises the possibility of the aftermath of the spread of the mutant virus. Locally, there have been reports of’double mutations’ in which mutant viruses E484Q and L452R appear together. Accordingly, some local governments are introducing blockade measures such as curfew.