China is closing its borders to prevent the corona virus from entering the country again. Drastic measures are being taken in Vietnam.
- Vietnam is said to intern tens of thousands of citizens
- China prohibits foreigners from entering the country
- Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 * caused curfews for months
Update from Thursday, March 26, 2020, 7:51 p.m .: The Chinese government has announced that it will close its borders to foreigners due to the corona crisis . The measure is to apply from Saturday and also applies to foreigners with visas and permanent residence permits. The government announced in Beijing.
With this step, the government of the People's Republic of China wants to prevent a second wave of infections. After the situation had eased in the past few days, 541 cases of infected travelers were counted.
Vietnam is said to have interned tens of thousands of citizens of the country who came back from traveling abroad. Deutschlandfunk reports this via Twitter.
+++ Vietnam interns tens of thousands of citizens who return from abroad. +++
- The News (@DLFNews) March 26, 2020Slow normalization in China and South Korea
First message from Tuesday, March 24th, 2020: Who would have known a few months ago that a viral disease in the Chinese province of Hubei would limit our lives as dramatically as has been the case in Germany since mid-March. There is now good news from the central Chinese province of Hubei.
As the local government of Hubei announced on Tuesday (24.3.20), the strict exit restrictions are to be lifted at midnight on Wednesday. People can then leave the province again. There is one exception, however.
Corona pandemic: relaxation in China
In the metropolis of Wuhan, where the corona virus was particularly raging, the strict prohibitions on contact continue to apply, which have practically brought life to a halt in Wuhan for almost two months. But a ray of hope: from April 8, people should be allowed to move freely again.
Corona: curfews and bans on contacts are gradually lifted in the province
The reason for the relaxation of the strict measures is that the number of new local infections in China has decreased significantly since last week. As the Beijing Health Commission announced on Tuesday, the virus was again detected in 74 other people who recently entered the People's Republic. A total of 427 imported cases have been identified to date, the Commission said.
On January 23, the Chinese metropolis Wuhan was completely closed off due to the new Sars-CoV-2 corona virus. Until a complete lockdown occurred, government measures were gradually increased. At first, entry was no longer permitted, a little later there were restrictions on car traffic, after all, nobody was allowed to take to the streets, let alone leave the city.
Quarantine in China due to corona pandemic: situation under control
After a few weeks of iron, sometimes martial, quarantine of millions of people, the Chinese government said it had the situation over the epidemic under control again and has recently even been able to target countries struggling with the corona pandemic. support with protective clothing and experts. Almost two weeks ago, hygiene experts traveled to Italy to support the local authorities with the protective measures.
Many killed by or with corona infection in China
In China, 3160 people died of the novel coroan virus (Sars-CoV-2) (as of Johns Hopkins University on March 23, 30). Around 60,000 people have survived the infection.
Corona in South Korea: Sect got the ball rolling
The corona virus also raged in South Korea. The sad climax was at the end of February. Back then, 900 people were infected with the dangerous pathogen Sars-CoV-2 within 24 hours. Apparently, a follower of the Christian sect Shincheonji Church of Jesus had spread the virus to members of the cult in South Korea. Lee Man Hee, the leader of the sect, and other leading members are now facing criminal charges. They are said to have violated the Infection Protection Act.
Mayor of Seoul has made serious allegations over the South Korean corona epidemic
Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon made serious accusations against the cult leaders via Facebook. "If they had taken active action early, we could have prevented the explosive increase in Covid 19 cases in Daegu and North Gyeongbuk Province and the deaths of several people," it says.
A senior member of the cult community defended behavior in the corona crisis against the AFP. The stigma and discrimination because of their belief prevent many members from working with the health authorities.
So far, 120 people have died in South Korea with or from an infection with the novel coronavirus (as of March 24, 20, Johns Hopkins University)
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