[NTD News December 28, 2021 Beijing time]Recently, the number of newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom, the United States and France has continued to soar. Bloomberg strategists warned that people may seriously underestimate the threat of Omicron mutant strains. Even if the severe illness rate of Omicron infected people is much lower than Delta, the continuous increase in the number of infections will lead to a surge in hospitalizations, and the world may be prepared to endure a record-breaking wave of infections. The blow.
According to Taiwan’s “Economic Daily” report, Bloomberg Information strategists recently warned that investors believe that the disease caused by the Omicron variant virus strain is mild and should not have a significant impact on the economy. This view may seriously underestimate the threat of Omicron. The global possibility We must be prepared to bear the heavy blow of a record-breaking wave of infections, and the warming of the epidemic will force some businesses to “soft seal the city” and will also weigh on the economy.
Bloomberg’s report pointed out that the United States and Europe are experiencing a huge wave of infections brought by Omicron. Even if the rate of severe illness caused by Omicron may be much lower than that of the Delta virus strain, the continuous increase in the number of infections will eventually lead to a surge in the number of hospitalizations.
The report said that it is possible that for people who have been fully vaccinated, the condition of Omicron infection is relatively mild, but the risk of severe illness and death for those who have not been vaccinated is still relatively high. According to the warning issued by Hong Kong scientists last week, the Kexing vaccine developed by China has almost no defense against Omicron even after the third booster shot. There are hidden risks behind this. A more serious problem is that many emerging market countries with large populations have the largest number of Coxing vaccines.
Bloomberg’s strategists warned that India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Japan, Brazil, Mexico and other Asian and Latin American countries with large populations, the number of confirmed cases has not soared. This may just show that a greater impact of the epidemic has not yet arrived. With the invasion and widespread spread of Omicron, the number of confirmed cases in these countries will increase sooner or later.
In fact, the CCP virus outbreaks in the United Kingdom, France, and the United States have continued to soar in recent days.
According to data released by The New York Times, as of December 24, the average number of newly diagnosed cases in a single day in the United States has exceeded 197,000 in 7 days, the average number of hospitalizations in 7 days was 70,000, and the average number of infections in a single day in 7 days Therefore, there were 1,345 people.
The data released by the British government showed that on the 24th, the number of newly diagnosed people in the country reached 122,186 in a single day. This is the third consecutive day that the number of newly diagnosed cases in a single day exceeded 100,000.
The data released by the French public health department on the 25th also showed that the country’s new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours exceeded 100,000, reaching 104,611. This is a new day since the outbreak of the country. The highest record of increased cases; and 84 new deaths in the past 24 hours.
French government spokesman Attar said that France is suffering from a “ferocious attack” from the Omicron mutant strain; French Health Minister Véran said that it is expected that the Omicron strain will become the main strain circulating in France during Christmas and New Year.
Although the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a single day in Germany has declined in recent days, the country’s health authorities still stated on the 24th that the proportion of people infected with the omicron variant virus will increase sharply in the next few days, calling on people to avoid being caught during the Christmas holidays. Infect.
Christian Drosten, a well-known toxicologist for German disease, recently said in an interview with Süddeutsche Zeit that China is now his “biggest worry”.
The head of virology at Charité Hospital in Berlin, Germany, admitted that Omicron will also spread in China, and the vaccine commonly used in China is too weak to protect against this variant of omicron. He said: “This is a real risk, and it is also true for the global economy.”
(Comprehensive report by reporter Zhu Ying / Chief Editor: Zhu Xinrui)
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