Beijing: These days the world is battling with the new variant of the coronavirus, the Omicron Variant. China, which has pushed the world into the Coronavirus pandemic, has once again come under its grip. Here the infection is spreading rapidly and the government has to take strict steps. To stop the new wave of the corona, China has ordered a lockdown in the northern city of Xian with a population of 13 million. People have been told not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary. Apart from this, all transport to and from the city has been suspended except in special cases.
This order came into effect from midnight on Wednesday and will continue till further orders. It has been said in the order that one person from every household will be allowed to go out every two days to buy essential items of domestic use. In the last 24 hours, 54 cases of localized coronavirus infection have been reported in Shiyan on Wednesday.
China has taken this decision at a time when the Winter Olympics is going to start here after a few weeks. The Winter Olympics are to be held in Beijing from February 4. That is why China has resorted to strict restrictions to prevent corona infection. China has been able to successfully deal with Corona to a great extent through strict implementation of the Corona protocol and through large-scale testing, vaccination.
Record cases of corona in the UK
Corona is starting to scare in Britain amid the threat of Omicron variants. In the last 24 hours, a record of more than 1 lakh new cases have been reported here. It is being told that for the first time since the start of the epidemic, so many infected have been found in a day.
Since the start of the epidemic, more than 1 crore 10 lakh people have been hit by this epidemic in the country so far. At the same time, 1 lakh 47 thousand 573 people have lost their lives. The government has appealed to the people to take a booster dose as soon as possible in view of the increasing cases. So far more than 30 million booster doses have been given in the UK.
WHO said – Corona will have to end in 2022
Due to the increasing cases of Omicron, restrictions are being imposed in many countries. This variant has spread to more than 100 countries. Meanwhile, World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Ted Ross said on Tuesday that governments around the world should work towards ending the epidemic. We have to end this pandemic by 2022. He said that 2022 should be the year in which we end the epidemic. If 70% of the population of every country is vaccinated by July next year, then the epidemic can be ended.
