The number of cases in Australia keeps rising; Omicron launches 1,000 new flights in the US

Quarantine and testing policies are being reviewed and rapid antigen testing may be introduced for some people within 48 hours to pressure test facilities, AAP reports.

There has been no increase in the number of cases on Monday with only 70 more infections recorded in the last 24 hours compared to 714 on Sunday.

However, Palaszczuk warned that the number of cases in Queenslanders would continue to rise.

She said:

 

 

I don’t want people to be alarmed by this, the real problem here is what is the impact it has on people in hospitals?

We are not seeing any massive impact on our hospitals, which is very good news.

We are following it very closely.

Only four “significantly ill” people were in a hospital receiving care for symptoms of the virus.

He Territory of the Australian capital has recorded 189 new cases of Covid, a record number. The ACT has an extraordinary vaccination rate of 98.5% of people aged 12 and over.

One person is in the hospital, but no one is in intensive care or ventilated. AAP reports.

The Chinese city of Xi’an, where 13 million residents are currently locked up and confined to their homes, announced tougher restrictions on Sunday as the country recorded its highest number of Covid-19 infections in 21 months.

On Sunday, the country reported 206 new Covid infections, the highest daily figure since March 2020, according to the National Health Commission.

“In the next few days, a number of cases are likely to be detected,” He-Wenquan, head of Xi’an, told Agence France-Presse.

South Koreahas also just released its latest coronavirus figures with some more promising news.

New Covid-19 cases fell below 5,000 on Monday for the first time in 20 days, Yonhap News reports.

The country added 4,207 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases to 611,670, as well as 55 more deaths, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.KDCA).

China has just released its Covid daily report, recording 200 new coronavirus cases as of Dec. 26, according to recently updated data from the National Health Commission.

The figure is a slight decrease from the 206 cases reported a day earlier.

Of the 200 cases reported, an estimated 162 are locally transmitted, with 38 cases imported from abroad.

The northwestern province of Shaanxi, home to the newly closed city of Shaanxi Xi’an, accounted for 150 new cases.

He Boxing Day Ash Test is also underway at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The match started late and chaotic after Channel Seven, the host station, reported that the MCG press box had a confirmed case of Covid-19.

A statement from the station said:

 

 

The Seven Network confirms it is responding after a staff member working on the Ashes broadcast at MCG tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday night.

The staff member was asymptomatic at the time of the test and has been isolated from the time the positive result was returned.

Seven is activating its Covid measures to ensure the health and safety of all staff, as well as the community at large, and is working in accordance with all relevant guidelines and regulations. We are working closely with the MCG and Cricket Australia operating team.

A small change in hospital numbers New South Wales:

Just to summarize Australian Covid News: Three people have died New South Wales – and the Sydney Morning Herald reports that a man died with the Omicron cep. This is the first death of Omicron in NSW.

NSW 6,324 new cases were registered, of which 35 were Tasmania and 784 inches Queensland, where children aged five to 11 are now eligible for vaccinations.

Three more people died Victory and there were 1,999 new cases. Stay tuned for more news.

U.S. airlines canceled nearly 1,200 flights on Sunday as crews remain ashore amid rising Covid-19 infections, causing misery to thousands of Christmas travelers.

Commercial airlines had canceled 1,171 flights in and out of the U.S. by mid-afternoon, according to a count on the flight tracking website FlightAware.com, according to Reuters.

Hi, Samantha Lock is with you on the blog as we review all of Covid’s latest developments from Australia and the world.

Let’s start with the news that US airlines they have canceled more than 1,000 flights as crews remain ashore and forced to quarantine amid rising Covid-19 infections.

The flight tracking website FlightAware.com reported 656 canceled flights to and from the U.S. on Sunday. This comes after nearly 1,000 were canceled on Christmas Day and about 700 on Christmas Eve.

Meanwhile, Covid cases continue to rise to record levels in Australia. The most populous state in the nation New South Wales recorded three deaths and 6,324 new cases while Victory recorded three deaths and 1,999 new cases.

But vaccination rates can offer some consolation, as 92% of Victorians aged 12 and over are fully vaccinated and 93.5% of people aged 16 and over in NSW have received it at least twice.

Europe:

• New restrictions are being introduced Wales, Scotland i Northern Ireland.
• New measures Covid a England it could be in effect until the end of March, including a ban on socializing with another home indoors and a return to the rule of six outdoors.
• Coronavirus vaccination teams could go door-to-door in the UK to reach those who have not yet had their blows, reports have suggested.
• France recorded a record high of 104,611 Covid-19 infections over the weekend, breaking the 100,000 threshold for the first time since the pandemic began.
• Germany There were also 10,100 cases of Covid.
• Italy reported a third consecutive Covid-19 case record on Christmas Day.
• The Omicron variant has become the dominant strain Portugal.

WE:

• More than 1,000 flights were suspended on Sunday.

Asia:

• of China Covid’s local case count has reached a 21-month high driven by the Xi’an outbreak, as the city remains under strict blockade.
• In South Korea, three members of the K-pop sensation BTS The test has been positive after his return from the US. All are fully vaccinated.

Middle East:

• He Palestinian The health ministry said on Sunday that it had identified the first case of the Omicron variant in the Gaza Strip.
• An Israeli The hospital will begin administering a fourth shot to 150 employees on Monday in a trial to assess whether a second nationwide reinforcement is needed.
• Israel has ordered 100,000 units of Pfizer Inc.’s Paxlovid Antiviral Pill for people 12 years of age and older who are at risk for serious illness.
• joIsraeli prime minister Naftali Bennett she has begun to isolate herself at home after her daughter tested positive.
• Iran has banned travelers from Britain, France, Denmark and Norway from entering for 15 days.