The outbreak in many Countries in Europe and Asia has rebounded violently, and nearly 500,000 people in the Uk have been infected with the new crown virus in the past two weeks

【Global Times comprehensive report】With the advent of autumn and winter and the relaxation of prevention and control measures in various countries, the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Russia, the United Kingdom, Singapore and other countries has rebounded, causing concern.

According to Russian media reports on the 21st, Russia's new confirmed and fatal cases in the past 24 hours have hit a new high, reaching 36,339 cases and 1,036 cases respectively. According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of the early morning of Beijing time on the 22nd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Russia exceeded 8.13 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 227,000. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that he would take paid leave across the country from October 30 to November 7 to fight off a new wave of the epidemic. The worsening of the epidemic in Russia is related to the low vaccination rate in the country. Putin once again called on the public to actively vaccinate on the 20th.

After the relaxation of epidemic prevention measures in the United Kingdom, the epidemic has also recently shown a sharp deterioration trend. According to the British "Daily Telegraph", CNN and other media reports, in the past two weeks, nearly 500,000 people in the United Kingdom have been infected with the new crown virus. On Monday alone, the number of confirmed cases in the UK was close to 50,000, more than France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined. On Tuesday, Britain announced a single-day death toll of 223, the highest figure since early March. With an increase in hospitalizations, some UK hospitals are once again on the verge of collapse. British Health Minister Javid warned on the 20th that if no immediate measures are taken, the daily new confirmed cases in the UK may rise to 100,000. He called on politicians to take the lead in strengthening epidemic prevention, including wearing masks where crowds gather. Javid also urged people to get booster injections as soon as possible.

In continental Europe, the epidemic in many countries is worsening as rapidly as in the United Kingdom. Agence France-Presse and Reuters said that the Ukrainian government data on the 21st showed that the country's new confirmed cases in a single day hit a new high since the outbreak of the epidemic, reaching 22,415 cases. Bulgaria is experiencing its worst outbreak crisis since April this year. The number of new infections in the country reached 3,246 on Tuesday, more than double that of a week ago. Data released by Slovakia's health ministry on Wednesday showed the country's single-day new confirmed cases to a high of 3,480 since March 9. Poland's health minister said on Wednesday there had been an "explosion" of cases in the country. On the 21st, the Polish government announced that the number of new infections in a single day exceeded 5,000, the first time since May.

The epidemic in Singapore is also not optimistic. Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" reported on the 21st that the number of single-day deaths announced by Singapore on the 20th reached 18, which is the highest number since the outbreak of the epidemic. The Indian people celebrated the milestone of 1 billion doses of vaccination on the 21st. Although the epidemic in India has eased significantly compared with its peak, the number of new infections (18,454) announced on Thursday was 26% higher than the previous day. (Ji Shuangcheng Yanagi Nao)

Source: Global Times