Covid-19 janga la virusi, ambalo lilitokea Wuhan, Uchina, lilianza kuenea haraka ulimwenguni kote mnamo Februari.
Kitovu cha janga hilo kimehamia Amerika katika wiki za hivi karibuni, ambapo zaidi ya 432,000 wamejaribiwa kuwa na Covid-19 na zaidi ya watu 14,000 wamekufa. Gavana wa Jimbo la New York Andrew Cuomo aliamuru bendera zipeperushwe nusu mlingoti baada ya vifo vipya 779 kuripotiwa jana.
Uhispania, Italia, Ufaransa, na Ujerumani zinabaki kuwa nchi ngumu zaidi barani Ulaya, kila moja ikiwa na kesi zaidi ya 80,000 zilizothibitishwa. Mataifa kama Uhispania na Ujerumani yaliona kupungua kidogo kwa idadi ya kila siku ya kesi mpya mapema mwezi huu. Walakini, nambari hizi zimeanza kufanyia upasuaji hivi karibuni.
China, wakati huo huo, inaonekana kuwa imelamba eneo la kiwango cha maambukizo kwani idadi ya visa vipya vimepungua sana. Kwa jumla, watu 81,865 wamejaribiwa kuwa na Covid-19 nchini China hadi Jumatano, wakati visa vingi vipya ni watu wanaorudi kutoka safari nje ya nchi, maafisa wa afya wanasema. Kama ishara kwamba hali inaboreka, karantini ya miezi kadhaa iliondolewa huko Wuhan mapema wiki hii.
NINI CHA KUONDOA KATIKA MAKALA HII:
- The epicenter on the pandemic has shifted to the US in recent weeks, where more than 432,000 have tested positive for Covid-19 and over 14,000 people have died.
- China, meanwhile, appears to have flattened the curve on the infection rate as the number of newly recorded cases has dropped dramatically.
- Nations like Spain and Germany saw a slight decrease in the daily number of newly reported cases earlier this month.
