Oct 12 (Reuters) - Another wave of COVID-19 infections may have begun in Europe as cases begin to tick up across the region, the World Health Organization and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday.
"Although we are not where we were one year ago, it is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is still not over," WHO's Europe director, Hans Kluge, and ECDC's director, Andrea Ammon, said in a joint statement.
"We are unfortunately seeing indicators rising again in Europe, suggesting that another wave of infections has begun."
WHO's region-wise data showed that only Europe recorded a rise in COVID-19 cases in the week ended Oct. 2, clocking an increase of 8% from the prior week.
Public health experts have warned that vaccine fatigue and confusion over available vaccines will likely limit booster uptake in the region. Millions of people across Europe remain unvaccinated against COVID-19, the WHO and ECDC noted.
They urged European countries to administer both flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of an expected surge in cases of seasonal influenza.
"There was no time to lose," the WHO and ECDC said, adding that vulnerable groups, including people over 60 years old, pregnant women and those with co-morbidities, should get vaccinated against both influenza and COVID-19...
Coronavirus: Omicron subvariant XBB.1 is strongest by far in vaccine evasion, a Hong Kong expert has warned. A new Covid subvariant- XBB.1- which was recently detected for the first time in Hong Kong has sparked concerns as it has the strongest ability by far to evade vaccine protection, leading expert Dr Gilman Siu Kit-hang warned according to a report in South China Morning Post. The expert also said that there could be more strains during the winters.
Here are 5 points on Omicron XBB.1 subvariant: 1. Dr Gilman Siu Kit-hang said that research indicates that the Omicron subvariant XBB.1 which was found in an imported infection is a combination of BA.2.10 and BA.2.75. 2. The subvariant is more evasive to vaccine immunity than other known variants. 3. Dr Gilman Siu Kit-hang said XBB.1 was first found in Singapore, while Nepal and Bangladesh have also recorded cases of XBB.1. 4. Dr Gilman Siu Kit-hang said that it was difficult to say whether XBB.1 would become the dominant strain in Hong Kong. 5. Issuing a serious warning, the expert said that more mutant strains were expected to emerge in the winter throughout the world...
The resurgence of latest variants has started in Germany, France and Italy and soon USA. This development causes gloves usage up will restart hospitals restocking. Winter will make things worse. Fact is not a hope.
Haiyoh world shortage of gloves will start again after many factories closed shop leh. When. Dunno lah. Wait until the day to come lah. Tan Sri can wait why you cannot meh. Haiyoh. Correct?
BobAxelrod
Still dreaming and living in a time loop. Even if Covid rises again, there's NO LONGER any Gloves short supplies in the world.
Haiyoh must be they didnt use gloves lah. Want to save cost lah. Haiyoh. Correct?
Investoz88
The resurgence of latest variants has started in Germany, France and Italy and soon USA. This development causes gloves usage up will restart hospitals restocking. Winter will make things worse. Fact is not a hope.
if covid happens again ... ---... TG will go banklap due to COGS shooting up in Malaysia MORE than other massive glove producing countries like China. Unable to compete
for TG to have a little hope to survive, covid must end; even then can still go banklap.
Tan Sri welcome China competiton with open heart leh. No competition how to improve leh. This is what Tan Sri said mah. China only 20% world supply not 65% leh. Haiyoh. Correct?
i3lurker
if covid happens again ... ---... TG will go banklap due to COGS shooting up in Malaysia MORE than other massive glove producing countries like China. Unable to compete
for TG to have a little hope to survive, covid must end; even then can still go banklap.
In a statement filed by Malaysia-based Aspen on Friday (Oct 7), the property developer – which waded into glove-making at the height of the pandemic, when demand for the protective gear was through the roof – said it intends to sell the land in Kulim Hi-Tech Park in the state of Kedah to Singapore real estate fund manager, Cambridge.
WITH the pandemic easing and the sale prices of gloves sliding, mainboard-listed Aspen (Group) : 1F3 0%is now proposing to sell its glove-making subsidiary’s factory building and the leased land on which the facility sits for RM200 million (S$61.1 million).
Very2 bad. Management screwed up n got it all very wrong: => Spent rm1.4 bil buying stocks at rm7.00 a piece. Now lost 90%. Got it wrong big time.
=> Embarked on n spent money planning for factory and production expansion. Delusioned of reality at the time. Now plan put on hold but money spent and allocated. Got it wrong big time again.
=> Now after screwed up big money into wrong share buy backs and wrong expansion plan, halted dividend to conserve cash. Bcause industry downturn could outlast remaining cash.
=> Come april - july 2023, the world will be hit by post pandemic recession, share price will trade below 0.30, less than half where it is now.
Haiyoh where got break 56sen leh. not up again leh. better dont tilik lah. Lost 228k lagi tilik kah. Haiyoh. Corect?
rr88
Very2 bad. Management screwed up n got it all very wrong: => Spent rm1.4 bil buying stocks at rm7.00 a piece. Now lost 90%. Got it wrong big time.
=> Embarked on n spent money planning for factory and production expansion. Delusioned of reality at the time. Now plan put on hold but money spent and allocated. Got it wrong big time again.
=> Now after screwed up big money into wrong share buy backs and wrong expansion plan, halted dividend to conserve cash. Bcause industry downturn could outlast remaining cash.
=> Come april - july 2023, the world will be hit by post pandemic recession, share price will trade below 0.30, less than half where it is now.
Concerns over new COVID-related restrictions came back to the fore this week after infections in Shanghai hit a three-month high.
Authorities have already closed schools and outdoor venues in China’s financial capital, driving concerns over the imposition of more serious lockdowns.
The developments come before the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party on Sunday, which is expected to define policy for the next five years. Markets will be watching for any changes to Beijing’s strict COVID Zero policy, which has decimated economic growth this year.
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wow a bit of jump due to the recent surge of Omnicron cases in the region