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OMICRON HAS BECOME A NIGHTMARE! A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED… ALL UK BUSINESSES ARE CLOSING
In Europe, Omicron has become a nightmare. From December 18-19 2021, the number of cases per day in the UK has been running at over 90 thousand for 2 days, while the total number of cases with Omicron mutations has reached 24 thousand 968. In London, Mayor declared a state of emergency in the capital after the Omicron mutation spread rapidly and cases continued to rise. And in the Netherlands, due to the increasing number of cases and Omicron mutation, it was decided to close all non-mandatory businesses by mid-January, starting tomorrow.
The daily number of cases of the corona virus epidemic in the UK has been hovering above 90 thousand for 2 days. The total number of cases increased to 11 million 279 thousand 428 with the detection of 90 thousand 418 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
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THE HIGHEST DAILY NUMBER OF CASES HAD BEEN REACHED
The ministry also said that 125 people have lost their lives due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, and the total loss of life has increased to 147,173 people. The number of daily cases in the country, which has been decimating for 3 consecutive days since last Wednesday, reached 93,45 yesterday, the highest number of daily cases since the beginning of the epidemic was recorded.
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INOCULATED POPULATION UPTO 81.7 PERCENT
The Ministry also shared data on Covid-19 vaccination, noting that 81.7 percent of the population was fully vaccinated against Covid-19, while 47.2 percent received a 3rd dose of the vaccine.
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THE NUMBER OF OMICRON CASES HAS INCREASED TO 24,968
The total number of Omicron cases has increased to 24,968 with the detection of 10,59 new cases of Omicron mutations in the last 24 hours across the United Kingdom. It was noted that more than 9 thousand of the newly identified cases were in England, followed by Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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AN ALARM HAS BEEN RAISED IN LONDON
The Mayor of the capital London, declared state of emergency in the capital after an increase in the number of cases. “We have taken the decision to declare state of emergency for London today by meeting with our partners due to the increase in London hospital admissions and shortage in number of UK health workers,” said.
Due to the rapid spread of the Omicron mutation, the staff of vital institutions such as the National Health Service (NHS), the fire service and the police are in a difficult situation said, stressing that everyone in London and the country should receive booster doses of the vaccine.
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UK HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS HAVE INCREASED BY 30 PERCENT IN THE LAST 1 WEEK
In London, where the most cases of Covid-19 have been observed in the country recently, 78 thousand 168 cases have been recorded in the last 1 week, while the total number of cases has exceeded 1.5 million since the beginning of the epidemic in the capital, according to government data. It was also noted that in London, the number of patients currently receiving Covid-19 treatment in hospitals has reached about 15 thousand, with hospital admissions increasing by 30 percent over the past 1 week.
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IT WAS LAST ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY
It is expected that a number of adjustments will be made to the emergency services in the capital after declared a “state of emergency”, saying the capital was at a “crisis point” and urgent action was needed to protect health services.
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STAFF SHORTAGES AT LONDON FIRE BRIGADE
The increase in cases of the corona virus has left the London Fire Brigade facing an “unprecedented” shortage of personnel, which is why nearly a third of London’s fire engines were unavailable last week, the Fire Brigade Union (FBU) said yesterday.
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A CALL FROM THE MINISTERS OF GERMANY
Due to Omicron mutation of corona virus, the Health Ministers of 16 states in Germany have called on the federal government to implement stricter travel measures at entrances from the UK to Germany.
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BUSINESSES ARE CLOSING IN THE NETHERLANDS
Due to increasing cases of Covid-19 in Netherlands and the Omicron mutation, quarantine measures were tightened before Christmas, and it was decided to close all non-mandatory businesses from tomorrow until mid-January.
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I’M STANDING IN A GLOOMY MOOD
Announcing that schools, universities and all non-essential shops, bars and restaurants across the country will be closed from tomorrow until January 14, Prime Minister said in a statement: “I stand here tonight in a gloomy mood. To summarize it in one sentence, the Netherlands will be quarantined again from tomorrow,” he said.
PM stressed that the decision to close was inevitable due to the 5th wave of the epidemic caused by the Omicron mutation.
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MAXIMUM 2 GUESTS
After the decision to close in the Netherlands, a maximum of 4 guests over the age of 13 will be allowed to be admitted to the houses on Christmas and New Year’s Eve, and a maximum of 2 guests outside of these dates.
On the other hand, the partial shutdown in the Netherlands that has been in effect since November 28th was recently extended for another 1 month and it was announced that it will continue until January 14th, 2022. Since November 28, restaurants, bars, shops that do not sell mandatory necessities and other public places in the country are closed from 17.00 to 05.00 local time, sports events are held without spectators and are worked from home as much as possible.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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