The Omicron variant virus swept the world, and the number of diagnoses in the United States exceeded one million in a single day, breaking the record!
During the Christmas holidays, Omicron spread rapidly, and the number of confirmed cases has soared in many places. How serious is the epidemic situation in various places?
How does the vaccination rate and third dose in Hong Kong compare with other places?
In the early Christmas holidays, large gatherings and events were held in many places, and the Omicron variant virus spread rapidly around the world.
After the holiday, the number of confirmed cases in a single day on January 3, local time in the United States exceeded one million, the highest on record.
In addition, since the Christmas holiday in the United Kingdom, more than 100,000 cases have been diagnosed in a single day, and the average number of diagnoses in the latest single day in seven days is close to 170,000 cases.
Omicron has also entered the local community. The number of people in the Wangyue Tower group in Festival Walk related to the imported case of Omicron has increased to six people. Other designated locations, such as schools and cultural and recreational facilities, must have at least one injection. The details will be announced later.
Comparing the vaccination rates and diagnosis trends in various regions, the population of Hong Kong who has completed the two doses currently accounts for 70% of the total population (i.e., the vaccination rate), and the number of confirmed cases in a single day in the last week ranges from 12 to 29.
As for Singapore, which has a high vaccination rate of more than 80%, the number of confirmed cases was once high from September to December last year due to the coexistence strategy adopted by the local government.
The Hong Kong government has announced that after the Lunar New Year, February 24, the "vaccine bubble" will be expanded to 18 types of premises including restaurants. Hong Kong citizens will need at least one injection before they can enter. The number of people rushing to get the first injection has increased sharply.
In Macau, the latest two-dose vaccination rate has reached 70%.
In addition, the vaccination rate in the United Kingdom and the United States is between 60% and 70%.
Many places began to administer the third dose of vaccine, the booster dose, since the middle of last year.
The current third-dose vaccination rate in Hong Kong is only about 5%, which is still at a low level. As for the booster vaccination rate in the UK, it is close to 50%, and the booster vaccination rate in the U.S. is about 20%.