Recently, the epidemic in the United States has rebounded rapidly, and the number of new confirmed cases in a single day has exceeded one million, and the American people are suffering from a shortage of medical resources, and Australia, which is more than 10,000 kilometers away from the United States, is also facing the same disaster.
On January 18, local time, Australia suffered the deadliest day since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, and what is worse, not only did the number of new confirmed cases surge, but also the number of deaths set a local historical record.
At present, New South Wales is the hardest hit area of the epidemic in Australia, and its confirmed cases account for half of the newly confirmed cases in Australia. Seeing that the state has been unable to cover up, but the governor of the state still refuses to strengthen the lockdown in order not to affect the economy, this policy further strengthens the tension of local medical resources, and soon there is a shortage of medical resources and a surge in hospitalizations across Australia.
This is still quite rare for Australia, which has a total population of just over 20 million, in response to the outbreak. The Australian government is launching a 2020 agreement to move more than 100,000 health workers and nearly 60,000 nurses from the private health system to the public health system, thereby alleviating the labor shortage in the health care system.
For example, about 1.6 million confirmed cases have been reported in Australia so far, of which 1.3 million have occurred in the past two weeks. In New South Wales, the hardest hit, Governor Perrote said Jan. 18 was a "very difficult day" and rising numbers meant tragedies were on the rise, with each number followed by the death of a loved one, or a difficult time in intensive care.
And because of the heating up of the epidemic, the "small friction" between Australian Prime Minister Morrison and the tennis star Djokovic has also seriously affected Australia's image.
Recently, Djokovic's entry into Australia has not been successful, and the dream of defending the Australian Open has been shattered. In fact, the farce began on January 6. On the same day, the tennis superstar was first detained by the immigration authorities because of the "vaccine dispute", and then the court ordered his release, but on the 15th, Djokovic was detained again, and the court did not hear him again until the 16th.
In the end, his visa was revoked by the Australian government and he was expelled from Australia, according to the worst plan, Djokovic may not be able to enter Australia for 3 years, which will affect next year's Australian Open.
When the superstar returned to Serbia, he was greeted with heroism, with Serbian President Vucic accusing Morrison of using the visa issue to play politics in the upcoming elections as a tactic of Morrison's grandstanding and public delight.
While Morrison has always been good at playing political games and making a big fuss, officials across Australia are now afraid to be half sloppy about vaccinations.
According to NSW health officials, the death toll is likely to continue to grow in the coming days. Of the 36 deaths in the state, 33 were vaccinated, but none of them received boosters, so officials believe the virus appears to target people who are not vaccinated, and call on people to get vaccinated with boosters.
But they didn't want to "affect the economy" for the sake of it, so local officials refused to tighten the lockdown, even if the epidemic was likely to be more ferocious later.
At the same time, Australia has mobilized more than 100,000 health workers and 57,000 nurses to the areas most affected by Omiljung to cope with the labor shortage. The health care workers of these private health systems are also well trained and may have the ability to change the current situation of tight medical resources in Australia, but even so, the situation in Australia is still very serious.
Even U.S. President Joe Biden dispatched military doctors to deal with the epidemic, but with little success, can Morrison's countermeasures be useful? It's hard to say.