Keep an eye out: Weekly COVID-19 situation 10-16 Jan 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Situation 10-16 Jan 2021 As of January 16, 2021, there were 94,309,732 COVID-19 cases worldwide, 2,017,798 deaths, 67,341,548 cured patients, while the situation in Thailand had confirmed cases. Accumulated 11,680 people, 8,906 healed, 70 deaths

10 Jan 2021

England has more than 3 million people with COVID-19 and is the fifth country in the world with the highest number of cases. Image source: Simon Dawson / Reuters (quoted in Al Jazeera)

– FPO announces that Thailand has found 245 new infections, including 10,298 people with cumulative infections, 882 more recoveries, 6,428 cumulative cures, 67 cumulative deaths.
– FACC spokesman pointed out that the number of COVID-19 cases in Thailand is still not a downtrend, just balance.
– The global COVID-19 situation has accumulated more than 90 million cases, more than 1.9 million deaths, more than 64 million cured.
– China has doubled the number of new COVID-19 cases, preparing to introduce measures to control the outbreak before the Lunar New Year, where there will be more travel and shopping than usual.
– England has more than 3 million people with COVID-19, it is the fifth country in the world with the highest number of infected.
– Jordan The first lot of COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to Jordan. It is a vaccine of the Chinese Sino Farm Company. Prepare to inject for the public on January 13, 2021.
– Vietnam has started to restrict inbound flights. Until the end of the Chinese New Year in mid-February 2021 and banning groups in closed buildings. To reduce the risk of infectious diseases spreading COVID-19
India is preparing to receive the vaccine against COVID-19 on January 16, 2021, targeting 300 million people by July 2021.

11 Jan 2021

– FPO announced that Thailand found 249 new infected people, including 10,547 people with cumulative infections, 138 additional cured people, including 6,566 cumulative treatment, 67 accumulated deaths.
– 3 weeks, a new outbreak in Thailand 6,090 people have been infected, the most collected in Samut Sakhon Province 3,341
– The World Health Organization (WHO) states that until Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, there are 42 countries around the world. Most of which are industrialized countries Has started or is preparing to vaccinate people
– Africa’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) today said the cumulative number of COVID-19 infections across Africa hit 3,051,036, while the death toll reached 72,705.
– A British research team said a joint arthritis drug developed in Japan could significantly improve the survival rate of COVID-19 patients with critical symptoms.
– China has seen the highest number of new cases of COVID-19 in more than five months after the number of infectious cases in Hebei continued to rise.
– South Korea has found under 500 COVID-19 cases a day for the first time. Since the outbreak hit the record high at the end of Christmas in 2020.
– Malaysia signs agreement to purchase additional 12.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer / Bion Tech.

12 Jan 2021

Malaysia declares a nationwide state of emergency to curb the COVID-19 outbreak | Image source: Lim Huey Teng / Reuters (quoted in Al Jazeera)

– FPO announces that Thailand has found 287 new infections, including 10,834 people with the cumulative infection, 166 additional cures, 6,732 cumulative cures, 67 accumulated deaths.
– FDA reveals, at present, there are 2 companies applying for registration of the COVID-19 vaccine with the FDA, namely AstraZeneca (Thailand) Company Limited, which is in the process of evaluating the data. Registrations are expected to be approved soon and the Sinovac Biotech vaccine, with the Government Pharmaceutical Organization of Thailand as a registered licensee. Other vaccines that have been registered by foreign food and drug agencies. There has not been any application for registration with the FDA.
– The World Health Organization’s Chief Scientist (WHO) warned that sufficient production and vaccination time may be needed to halt the COVID-19 epidemic, and no class immunity will develop. In this year 2021
UK-Japan co-produces Tocilizumab to help COVID-19 patients recover faster and reduce deaths
– Malaysia declared a nationwide state of emergency to curb the COVID-19 outbreak, Malaysia hit the highest number of new infected cases last week. With more than 3,000 infected daily cases for the first time Malaysia currently has a cumulative total of 138,000 people with HIV and a total of 555 deaths.
– New Zealand to impose more stringent border cross-border travel controls By requiring those entering the country to show a negative COVID-19 test result starting on January 18, 2021.
– China announced a lock-down measure in the city of Langfang. Outside of Beijing, 4.9 million people in the city come under strict measures.

13 Jan 2021

Indonesia President Joko Widodo receives the country’s first vaccination against COVID-19. It is the Sinovag Biotech CoronaVac vaccine.

– FPO announced that Thailand found 157 new infected people, including 10,991 people with cumulative infections, 211 more recoveries, 6,943 people with total cured and 67 deaths.
– Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha, Prime Minister, local green light Purchasing the COVID-19 vaccine for local residents Emphasize it must be a vaccine that has been imported into the country and passed the FDA standards only, with confirmation allowing everyone to import the vaccine without blocking.
– Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo receives the country’s first vaccination against COVID-19. It is the coronavirus vaccine from the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovag Biotech. Indonesia aims to vaccinate some 181.5 million people, Indonesia’s drug regulator just approved the vaccine on January 11, 2021.
– Japan has announced an extension of its state of emergency to seven other provinces amid the resurgence of COVID-19.These prefectures are Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Aichiki, Fukuoka, and Tochigi.
– Sinovag Biotech states that 500 million doses of the vaccine can be produced in a year through its existing line. Meanwhile, a new production line with annual production capacity of 500 million doses will be able to start production in February 2021.
– Brazilian researchers have revealed the results of a COVID-19 vaccine test by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech as effective against disease by 50.4%, which is almost unapproved by regulators. Brazilian medicine
– Malaysia and Singapore It said the government would request additional information from Chinese Sinovag Biotech before giving it approval. And purchasing the said vaccine It was reported that the company’s COVID-19 vaccine was effective against 50.4% of the virus.
– China, Heilongjiang More than 37 million people have declared a state of emergency to halt the COVID-19 outbreak, despite the small number of infected. But authorities have taken decisive action to keep the outbreak from spreading.

14 Jan 2021

An international team of scientists led by the World Health Organization (WHO) arrives in Wuhan. In central China to investigate the origin of COVID-19 that has plagued the global epidemic. Image source: Thai news agency

– FPO announced that Thailand found 271 new infected people, including 11,262 cumulative cases, 717 more recoveries, 7,660 total recoveries, 2 additional deaths, including 69 cumulative deaths.
– Prof. Yongphu Worawan, Head of the Center of Specialization Clinical virology Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University There are several factors affecting the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine, suggesting the government negotiated a trial before the public injection. Ask people to assess their own risks and needs before getting vaccinated.
– An international team of scientists led by the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in Wuhan. In central China, to investigate the origin of the COVID-19 that has caused the global outbreak.
– China, the National Health Commission of China said in a statement that 138 new COVID-19 cases were found, the highest daily record since March 5, 2020, or the highest in a cycle. 10 months
Over 10 million people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
– The UK will use pharmacies as a service point for the COVID-19 vaccination for citizens. Because the government aims to vaccinate 1 million people per week.
– Philippines Approves Pfizer / Bion Tech COVID-19 Vaccine It’s an emergency This is the first vaccine to be approved in the country.
– Japan has essentially suspended all foreign entry into the country. In addition, on Thursday, Japan said the number of severely ill cases rose to a record 920.

15 Jan 2021

– FPO announced that Thailand found 188 new infected people, including 11,450 people with accumulated infections, 628 more healed cases, 8,288 people with recovered, 69 accumulated deaths.
– Ministry of Public Health has knocked out the COVID-19 vaccination plan, divided into three phases, phase 1 between February – April 2021, the medical personnel group, phase 2 between May – December 2021, covering the entire country. The 3rd since January 2022 focuses on building immunity in the community.
– Found 20 provinces with new outbreaks. There were no reports of infection in the seven-day cycle.
– The global death toll from COVID-19 is over 2 million since the start of the outbreak.
– An international team of scientists led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the origin of COVID-19 will begin its mission with an online meeting with Chinese officials at a hotel where experts quarantine for 14 days in the city. Wuhan Which is where the first COVID-19 outbreak was found
– Germany has more than 2 million people infected with COVID-19 in the country, being the 10th country with over 2 million infected.
– France is preparing to take measures to shut down the country for 15 days from January 16, 2021 onwards, with a curfew announcement from 6:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. to curb the spread of COVID-19 after the cumulative total number of infections nears 3 Million people

16 Jan 2021

India starts its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 100 volunteers to receive the vaccine at 3,006 centers across the country, starting the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination process. Image source: NDTV.com

– FPO announced that Thailand found 230 new infected people, including 11,680 people with accumulated infections, 618 more recoveries, including 8,906 people who have recovered, 1 additional death, including 70 cumulative deaths.
India starts its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 100 volunteers to receive the vaccine at 3,006 centers across the country, starting the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccination process. India, the second-most populous in the world after China, said India may not need to vaccinate all 1,350 million people to build group immunity. Yet, vaccination for just half of the population is one of the largest vaccination programs in the world.
– Norway says that until January 14, 2021, 29 people had side effects after vaccination and 13 died. All of the deaths were patients in the viewing facility and the elderly, and everyone over 80 years old, the Norwegian Medical Agency said. The side effects that occur are fever and nausea. This can lead to death for the debilitated patient. More than 30,000 people in Norway have received the first Pfizer or Moderna vaccine since the end of December 2020.
– China has found 130 new cases of COVID-19 (as of Jan. 15) as officials continue to deal with the deadly outbreak in the northeast. That has caused more than 28 million people to collide in a locked down state. The National Health Commission Given that the latest outbreak in the northeast of the country. It has originated from people who have arrived from abroad or have a damn food contaminated with COVID-19 imported from abroad.
– Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen It said China would donate 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Cambodia.

Data from Worldometer, as of January 16, 2021 (10:00 a.m.), there were 94,309,732 COVID-19 cases worldwide, 2,017,798 deaths, 67,341,548 cured patients, while the situation in Thailand had accumulated 11,680 confirmed cases. 8,906 deaths 70 people

Timeline data source compiled from: Department of Disease Control | Thai PBS | Thai News Agency | FLY | NHK-World | InfoQuest News Agency

* Update date: 16 Jan 2021, date and time stated may be inaccurate.