Coronavirus: 2nd wave fears rise in China as cases continue to spike

China reported its highest daily number of new Coronavirus cases in months on Sunday with parts of Beijing still under lockdown offering a second wave warning as more European countries prepare to open their borders for travelThe shock resurgence in domestic infections has rattled China It also gives a bleak insight into the difficulties the world will face in conquering COVID19 mdash even as Europe prepares for the summer holiday season after an encouraging drop in contagion with some countries set to welcome visitors from elsewhere on the continent from Monday36 domestic infectionsOf the 57 new cases logged by China 36 were domestic infections in the capital where a large wholesale food market at the centre of the outbreak has been closed and nearby housing estates put under lockdown The meat sellers have had to close This disease is really scary said a fruit and vegetable trader Others were more sanguine As long as you wear a face mask it should be fine Anyway I have to buy food right said shopper Song Weiming43L dead globallyAt least 429000 people worldwide have died from the respiratory illness nearly halfway through a year The total number of confirmed cases has doubled to 77 million in slightly over a month and the disease is now spreading most rapidly in Latin America There is still no treatment for COVID19 but pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca said it has agreed to supply an alliance of European countries with up to 400 million doses of a possible vaccineCOVID may trigger diabetesAn international group of 17 leading experts in the chronic condition has said COVID19 may trigger the onset of diabetes in healthy people and also cause severe complications in diabetic patients In a letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine they said it is still unclear how SARSCov2 the virus that causes COVID19 impacts diabetesEarlier studies had shown that protein ACE2 which binds to SARSCov2 allows the virus to also enter tissues involved in glucose metabolism such as pancreas small intestine fat tissue liver and kidney According to the researchers by entering these tissues the virus may cause multiple and complex dysfunctions of glucose metabolismThe 3 phases of COVID19Scientists including those from the University of Florence in Italy have described three distinct phases of COVID19 progression in patients Phase 1 Virus multiplies in the body and may cause mild symptoms that could be confused with a common cold or flu Phase 2 The immune system gets affected and leads to primarily respiratory symptoms such as persistent cough shortness of breath and low oxygen levels Phase 3 A hyperactivated immune system may cause injury to the heart kidneys etc Cytokine storm mdash where the body attacks its own tissues mdash may occurS Korea Egypt see rise as curbs easeThe COVID19 infections in South Korea and Egypt has risen showing how the disease can come back as curbs on business and travel are lifted Egypt reported its biggest daily increase on Saturday It has reported 1484 deaths and 42980 confirmed cases The Egyptian Health Ministry announced 1677 new confirmed cases The world is seeing over 1 lakh new cases every day South Koreas government reported 34 more COVID19 cases adding to an upward trend in cases The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 30 of the new cases were in the greater Seoul areaCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever