Chinanews, January 3, according to a comprehensive report, according to the data of Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:23 on January 3, Beijing time, there were 84,511,153 confirmed cases of new crown worldwide, and more than 1.83 million deaths.
Among them, the number of newly diagnosed cases in the UK in a single day hit a new high again, with a total of over 2.59 million confirmed cases.
At the same time, the European Medicines Agency is expected to decide whether to approve the Modena vaccine in the near future and accelerate the vaccination plan.
On December 21, 2020 local time, the Eurostar terminal at St. Pancras International Railway Station in London, England, was empty.
New diagnoses hit a record high in a single day
Vietnam's first case of mutated new coronavirus
According to statistics from the British government on January 2, the country added 57,725 new confirmed cases of the new crown that day, setting a new record for the number of new confirmed cases in a single day since the outbreak of the country, with a total of 2,599,789 confirmed cases.
In addition, the British government stated that there were 445 new deaths, and the cumulative number of deaths rose to 74,570.
The number of newly diagnosed cases in a single day in the UK has recently hit new highs, exceeding 40,000 for the first time on December 28, 2020. Since then, the number of newly confirmed cases released by the British government every day has exceeded 50,000.
Earlier, the mutant new coronavirus discovered in the UK caused widespread concern.
According to Vietnamese media, the country’s first case of mutated new coronavirus infection was found in a Vietnamese citizen who had recently returned from the UK.
The Ministry of Health of India stated on the 1st local time that four more people in India were infected with the mutated new coronavirus, and the total number of patients with mutated new coronary pneumonia has reached 29.
On December 27, 2020 local time, many member states of the European Union officially launched the new crown vaccination work.
The picture shows a woman working in a nursing home in Berlin, Germany, being vaccinated against the new crown.
Speed up vaccination!
The European Medicines Agency may approve the Modena vaccine
According to reports, the European Medicines Agency is expected to decide in the near future whether to approve the US Modena vaccine.
The European Medicines Agency has approved Pfizer's vaccine a few days ago and started vaccination. If Modena passes the customs smoothly, the EU will also speed up the vaccination work.
As for the vaccine jointly developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca recently approved by the British government, the European Medicines Agency said that additional scientific information on the quality, safety and efficacy of the vaccine is still needed. It is currently under batch review and needs to be approved before the market is approved. a period of time.
At present, hospitals across the UK have begun to receive the new crown vaccine jointly developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.
About 530,000 doses of vaccine are expected to be vaccinated across the country.