Kathmandu. Covid-19 is once again in the news. In Hong Kong, covid cases have increased more than 30 times every week in the last 10 weeks. But this growth is not limited to Hong Kong.
In Singapore too, the number of infected people has increased by about 30 percent in a week. There have also been reports of increasing cases of Covid-19 from China and Thailand.
A total of 1,042 new covid cases were reported in Hong Kong in the week ending May 10. Last week, the number was 972. At the beginning of March, there were only 33 cases per week. This means covid-19 infections have been steadily increasing since March.
The biggest concern is that the Covid positivity rate continues to rise. In the week ended March 1, the positivity rate was only 0.31 per cent. It rose to 5.09 per cent by April 5 and to 13.66 per cent in the week ended May 10.
The Hong Kong government has appealed to everyone to pay attention to personal and surrounding hygiene to keep themselves safe. So that you and others can also be protected from Covid.
Following a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Hong Kong government has advised high-risk individuals, especially those who have already had the disease or have a weakened immune system, to take the previous dose or another dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least six months after infection. It doesn’t matter how much they’ve taken before.
Cases in Singapore rose from 11,100 on the Weekend of April 27 to 14,200 on the Weekend of May 3. This means there has been an increase of about 30 percent in a week. Not only this, the number of patients admitted to the hospital has also increased from the daily average of 102 to 133. These figures are from the Singapore government.
Singapore’s government says the increase could be due to several reasons. Lf.7 and NB.1.8 are the most prevalent covid variants currently circulating in Singapore. they are. Both are the next generation of the JN.1 variant. It is important to note that the JN.1 variant was used to make the current Covid vaccine.
In Thailand, covid cases have also increased rapidly after the recent holidays. So far this year, 71,067 people have been infected with Covid-19 and 19 of them have died. – Agency
