(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) New cases in a single day in many countries in Central Asia rise, vaccination will accelerate
China News Agency, Nuer Sultan, August 6 (Reporter Zhang Shuo) The recent epidemic situation in Central Asian countries is still severe, and the number of new cases in a single day continues to rise. To prevent and control the spread of the virus, many countries are accelerating vaccination.
Affected by the delta mutant strain, the number of confirmed cases in Kazakhstan has climbed. Kazakhstan Health Minister Alexei Zoe recently stated that based on the current trend of the epidemic, it is expected that the number of new confirmed cases will reach 250,000 from August to September. He called on the people to trust the government and actively cooperate with vaccination.
The epidemic situation in the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, is tightening. The city’s chief health physician Besenova said that Nur Sultan has been included in the “dark red zone” of the epidemic risk level. Besenova said that 915.9 people have recently been diagnosed with infection per 100,000 people, which is the highest level of infection since the outbreak. In the past 19 days, the city has an average of more than 1,500 new confirmed cases per day.
According to data from the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan, as of 14:00 local time on the 6th, the number of new confirmed cases in the country in the past 24 hours has approached 7,800, and the total number of confirmed cases has reached 681,000.
Another Central Asian country, Uzbekistan, has continuously set new records with increasing cases. As of the 6th local time, there were 974 new cases in the country in a single day, with a total of more than 134,000 confirmed cases. According to expert analysis, the low vaccination rate and some people’s weak awareness of epidemic prevention are important reasons for the increase in the infection rate.
In order to prevent and control the epidemic, the Uzbekistan government is accelerating the promotion of vaccination, and plans to increase the universal vaccination rate to 70% by November. President Mirziyoyev said that the country is vigorously importing vaccines and plans to cooperate with Russia and China to produce vaccines.
As of the 6th local time, the total number of confirmed cases in Kyrgyzstan exceeded 167,000. According to information from the Kyrgyz President’s Office, President Zaparov had been vaccinated against China’s new crown at the end of July. After the vaccination, Zaparov said that Kyrgyzstan expressed its gratitude to China for providing vaccine support and assistance to Kyrgyzstan. At the same time, he called on the public to actively vaccinate.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Tajikistan has exceeded 15,440. Experts said that the country’s virus infection rate has recently been on the rise, and in order to reduce the spread of the virus, it is necessary to take 20-day isolation and blockade measures. According to data from the Ministry of Health of the Tajikistan, the number of vaccinations in the country has exceeded 1 million doses. (Finish)
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