General

The delta strain is spreading rapidly around the world, prompting certain countries or regions to adopt new blockade and restrictive measures. As of July 4, according to World Health Organization statistics, the Delta virus has spread to 98 countries. Countries such as Malaysia, South Africa, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Australia have again adopted different levels of blockade measures to control the spread of the epidemic.

Malaysia

Epidemic lockdown continues

According to overseas media reports, the outbreak in Malaysia has remained high recently, and the nationwide blockade measures have been extended indefinitely. The epidemic has led to a severe recession in the local economy, and people’s lives are in trouble. Individual communities have implemented the "Strengthening Action Management Directive" and installed barbed wire in the community to prevent people from going out.

On July 9, local Malaysians launched the "White Flag Campaign" on social media, calling on low-income families to hang up the white flag for help. According to Malaysian media reports, many families have not had any income for 6 weeks. After raising 20 white flags in a fishing village in Kedah, it received assistance from the fire department.

Malaysia has been fighting the epidemic in recent months, and the total death toll has more than tripled in the past two months to nearly 5,400. On July 11, the country added 9,105 new cases within 24 hours, marking the third consecutive day since the outbreak of the outbreak with more than 9,000 new cases in a single day.

South Africa

Extension of the fourth-level "blocking order" time

According to data released by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases of South Africa on July 2, there were 24,270 new confirmed cases of new crowns in the country in a single day, the highest since the outbreak in South Africa, with a total of more than 2 million confirmed cases. The densely populated economic center of Houteng Province is still the epicenter of the epidemic, with more than 14,000 newly confirmed cases in a single day.

South Africa is experiencing the third wave of the peak of the new crown epidemic. In response to the third wave of the new crown epidemic, South Africa raised its "city closure" level on June 28, and adopted restrictive measures such as extending the curfew, banning alcohol sales, and closing schools. This is the third time the country has raised its "closed city" rating in the past month.

South African President Ramaphosa announced in a national television speech on the evening of July 11 that the South African government has decided to extend the current four-level "blockade order" for the new crown pneumonia epidemic by two weeks to July 25. Anti-epidemic measures remain basically unchanged during this period, including the ban on all social, political, and religious gatherings; curfews from 21:00 to 4:00 the next day; a total ban on the sale of alcohol products; all campuses of South African universities, middle and primary schools are closed until July 26 .

So far, more than 4.2 million people in South Africa have been vaccinated against the new crown pneumonia, and the progress of vaccination continues to accelerate. South Africa welcomes the imminent use of vaccines from China, and is also studying the introduction of new crown pneumonia vaccines from Russia to ensure that enough vaccines are available to complete the vaccination task.

Indonesia

Over 35,000 cases in 4 consecutive days

According to the new crown epidemic data released by the National Disaster Relief Agency of Indonesia on the 11th, there were 36,197 new confirmed cases of new crown in a single day, exceeding 35,000 in 4 consecutive days. To control the epidemic, Indonesia has adopted a series of restrictive measures on the severely affected islands of Java and Bali.

Experts warned that hospital beds and medical staff across Indonesia are on the verge of collapse, and that Southeast Asia’s most populous country is on the brink of disaster. The Associated Press reported that Indonesia's medical oxygen is about to run out, and it is currently seeking help from other countries, hoping to get emergency supplies, including Singapore and China.

From July 3 to 20, Indonesia will implement strict lockdown measures, and office staff must work 100% from home.

Bangladesh

The control is arbitrary and the form is severe

Due to the raging delta strain of the new crown mutant virus, the Bangladeshi government has decided to implement a week-long "city lockdown" nationwide from July 1. According to the latest city closure measures announced by the Bangladeshi government, under normal circumstances, people do not go out unless they buy necessities, medicines or go to the hospital for medical treatment. All public transportation operations are suspended, shopping malls are closed, and restaurants can only provide takeaway services. Those who violate relevant anti-epidemic regulations may be prosecuted. During the "closed city" period, the army and riot police will patrol the streets to help prevent the epidemic.

In fact, since June, the Bangladeshi government has disregarded the warnings of experts, liberalized national controls, and resumed work to a limited extent. Controls are sometimes strict and sometimes relaxed, so that the country's anti-epidemic situation has not improved, but has become more severe. According to officials from the Ministry of Health of Bangladesh, India has stopped vaccine exports due to the worsening of the epidemic in India, and Bangladesh cannot obtain vaccines from India, so it can only look for China and Russia to purchase. Bangladesh has successfully purchased 15 million doses of vaccines from China.

Australia

More than 12 million people fight the epidemic at home

On July 2, the Australian government stated at a press conference that the state of New South Wales, Australia, had added 32 new cases in the latest epidemic statistics, and 31 of these 32 cases were local transmission. . Currently, Australia has sealed 7 cities in succession.

More than 12 million people in Australia are currently under lockdown, accounting for about half of the total population. Four major Australian cities, including Sydney, Darwin, Perth and Brisbane, have adopted restrictive lockdown measures. If you count a number of small cities that have implemented relatively loose blockade measures, the affected population exceeds 20 million, which is almost 80% of Australia's total population.

As of July 11, there have been 116 new cases in New South Wales, including 112 local cases. NSW is currently facing the dual test of a severe epidemic and a shortage of vaccines. The Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and other areas of NSW have now entered the third week of lockdown. NSW Governor Barry Jikelian called on people to stay at home as much as possible, hoping that the number of confirmed cases will be cleared as much as possible before the end of the lockdown. But she said that she could not confirm the release time.