New wave of covid-19: coronavirus infections are growing around the world

New variants, more transmissible and resistant to vaccines, concern the authorities; most cases are mild

The number of cases of COVID-19 has grown around the world, as predicted by international health authorities. Last Monday, 7, the China recorded the highest number of infections in the last six months. We United Statescoronavirus-related hospitalizations have been on the rise in several states for weeks, and in Brazilthe positive rate of covid-19 tests has also increased, although most cases have so far been mild.

The increase correlates with the emergence of new sub-variants of Ômicron, BQ.1 and XBB, which may be more transmissible and resistant to vaccine barriers, as demonstrated by the initial studies. Pfizer’s bivalent vaccine could be an alternative when it comes to strengthening immunization against the BQ.1 variant, doctors point out.

United States

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations have increased in several US states in recent weeks, says Albert Ko, physician and researcher at Yale University of Public Health in an interview with The New York Times🇧🇷

Among the most affected are Arizona, Indiana, Illinois, Nevada, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Despite this, the country does not face a substantial increase in the total number of new cases, according to data from JHU CSSE COVID-19 data.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sub-variant BA.5, which fueled the country’s Covid-19 outbreak in the summer, still causes just under half of the infections in the United States. However, the sub-variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are growing rapidly and are expected to soon surpass BA.5.

On Friday, 4, BQ.1 was responsible for 14% of Covid-19 infections in the United States, while BQ.1.1 was responsible for 13.1%. Another variant has also gained ground since August, called BA.4.6, which currently accounts for 9.6% of cases. The data comes from the CDC.

Asia

The Asian continent, like the United States, is experiencing its highest peak in recent months. In Japan, there were 66,300 new cases on Sunday 6, a level that the country had not reached since the end of September.

China reported on Monday 7 the highest number of covid-19 infections in six months. There have been 5,600 new cases of the disease, nearly half in Guangdong province, a manufacturing center with large trading ports in the south of the country.

In Singapore and India, the first cases of the sub-variant XBB have been discovered, called by some researchers the “nightmare variant” due to its transmissibility rate and its high resistance to vaccines.

According to a report from the Open University of the Unified Health System (UNA-SUS), XBB was responsible for 54% of COVID-19 cases in Singapore in the week of October 3-9, 2022. It passed the sub-variant BA.5, which had been the most prevalent until the previous week.

South America

In South America, Brazil is the first to feel the impact of the new wave. In Chile, the number of Covid-19 cases has doubled in the past week but remains low. The country went from 3,700 new cases on November 3 to 7,700 on November 7.

In Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and other countries, covid-19 numbers remain low, JHU CSSE COVID-19 Data points out. However, the data may be underestimated by the lack of access to diagnostic tests in some regions.

Africa

From the data, the countries of the African continent still seem not to have heard the new wave of covid-19. However, as in South America, the data may be underestimated.

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Source: Terra

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