Are there more people who are positive? WHO warns, experts remind →
2024-08-11
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The World Health Organization recently warned that at least 40 athletes have been infected with the new coronavirus and other respiratory disease pathogens during the Paris Olympics. The international community should pay attention to the abnormal increase in new coronavirus infections in the summer and recommends vaccination of the highest-risk groups with new coronavirus vaccines.
On August 6, local time, Maria Van Kerkhove, acting director of the World Health Organization's epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention department, warned at a press conference in Geneva that data from more than 80 countries showed that the number of people infected with the main pathogen of the new coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has continued to increase in recent days.
The World Health Organization called on governments to strengthen emergency preparedness and vaccinate the most at-risk groups with COVID-19 and influenza vaccines.
Are there more “yang” people?
Recently, on social platforms
Many Shanghai netizens said they were positive again
Some people have symptoms such as fever, cough, and body aches.
Many sources indicate that COVID-19 infections are on the rise again
So, what are the current monitoring data like?
In July, the national sentinel hospitals
The positive rate of influenza-like cases with COVID-19
Continued Rise
August 8
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has released
July 1 to July 31, 2024
National novel coronavirus infection situation
↓↓↓
There has been no significant increase in the number of severe cases.
From July 1 to July 31, 203 new severe cases and 2 deaths were reported in 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (including 0 deaths due to respiratory failure caused by COVID-19 infection and 2 deaths due to underlying diseases combined with COVID-19 infection).
Compared with the 358 and 588 new severe infections in February (the rising phase) and March, there were 203 new severe cases in the rising phase of this round of epidemic in July, and there was no significant increase in the number of severe cases.
Flu-like illness
The positive rate of new coronavirus has increased
From July 1 to July 31, the number of patients treated in fever clinics (examination rooms) in 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps decreased slightly from 125,000 on July 1 to 92,000 on July 31.
From the 27th week (July 1st to July 7th) to the 30th week (July 22nd to July 28th) of 2024, the proportion of influenza-like cases in outpatient (emergency) department visits in sentinel hospitals across the country decreased slightly.
The positive rate of influenza-like cases for the new coronavirus continued to increase from 8.9% in Week 27 (July 1 to July 7) to 18.7% in Week 30 (July 22 to July 28).
According to the latest monitoring data, from July 1 to July 31, 7,042 local cases of novel coronavirus genome sequences were reported by 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, all of which were Omicron variants. The main prevalent strains were JN.1 series variants and XDV series variants.
Peng Jie: We must not let our guard down
Peng Jie, director of the Difficult Infection Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, pointed out that the new coronavirus infection is similar to influenza, and there may be a peak of epidemic every four or five months. This periodic fluctuation is related to the continuous mutation of the virus strain and the weakening or disappearance of antibodies in the human body.
"The speed of vaccine development can never keep up with the speed of virus mutation. If the human body cannot produce sufficient immune function to resist the 'attack' of the new strain, a new round of epidemic peak will occur. We must not let our guard down," he said.
Should we continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
Is it necessary for the general population to continue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine? Lu Hongzhou, director of the National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases and president of Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, said that people should pay attention to vaccination recommendations issued by authoritative departments and make decisions based on their own health conditions, exposure risks and local epidemic situation.
"Currently, the new coronavirus is still mutating. Although the epidemic situation is relatively stable, there is still a risk of local spread and small-scale epidemics. Vaccination with the new coronavirus vaccine can effectively reduce the risk of severe illness and death after infection and enhance immunity to the virus." Lu Hongzhou said.
He introduced that recent studies have shown that the current vaccine components combined with the infection history of Omicron mutant strains can effectively stimulate a broad-spectrum and highly efficient antibody response against different Omicron mutant strains, providing better protection for the body.
Take good personal protection
Start small
CCTV News Client, Guangzhou Daily, Knews, China CDC website, China Business Network, China News Network, People's Daily Health Client
Source: CNR
