(Fighting new crown pneumonia) Nearly 700,000 new crown deaths worldwide, WHO says the epidemic can still be controlled

  China News Agency, Beijing, August 4th. Comprehensive news: According to the latest data released by the World Health Organization, as of 10 o'clock on the 3rd Central European time (16:00 Beijing time), the number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide increased by 257,677 compared with the previous day. There were 17,918,582 cases; the number of deaths increased by 5810 from the previous day, reaching 686,703. According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 11:36 on the 4th, Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide exceeded 18.22 million, and the cumulative deaths exceeded 690,000.

  WHO Director-General Tedros Tedros said on the 3rd that the new crown epidemic is a "once in a century" health crisis, but it can still be controlled. The WHO also said that day that it will form an international expert group including Chinese experts to jointly search for the animal source of the new coronavirus.

On July 13, local time, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, people took a rest in a local park. On the same day, the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, allowed parks meeting sanitary and epidemic prevention conditions to resume opening on working days. Photo by China News Agency reporter Mo Chengxiong

Americas: Canada has diagnosed over 110,000 in total

  The number of confirmed cases in the United States currently exceeds 4.71 million, of which more than 155,000 have died. The cumulative number of confirmed cases and deaths ranks first in the world. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in an interview with the Journal of the American Medical Association on the 3rd that areas with severe new crown epidemics in the United States should consider suspending or canceling the plan to "restart the economy." Keep the number of new crown cases at a low level before the flu season this fall.

  According to the Public Health Agency of Canada on the 3rd, the cumulative number of confirmed diagnoses in Canada currently exceeds 110,000, of which 8,945 people have died. In the past month or so, the number of new cases in Canada has been declining, and all provinces and regions have resumed work and production. However, the government has recently decided to extend the ban on foreigners’ entry until August 31.

  The Ministry of Health of Brazil said on the 3rd that there were more than 16,000 newly diagnosed cases in the country that day, and a total of more than 2.75 million confirmed cases, including more than 90,000 deaths. The Brazilian Ministry of the Interior released news on the 3rd that Interior Minister Braga Neto tested positive for the new crown virus and is currently in isolation. Neto is the seventh minister in the current Brazilian government to be diagnosed with COVID-19.

  According to news from the Mexican Ministry of Health on the 3rd, the country has newly confirmed 4767 cases, with a total of more than 440,000 cases. The Mexican Minister of Education announced on the same day that the country will resume classes in the form of distance learning in the new semester.

On July 20, local time, due to the rebound of the new crown epidemic in some areas of France, France began to enforce the decree that mandatory people wear masks in closed public places. The picture shows a customer wearing a mask entering a shop in Paris.

Europe: France implements masks in many places to compel the UK to implement half-price meal concessions

  Many places in France have officially implemented mask injunctions on the 3rd, including the western city of La Rochelle where the epidemic is getting worse, the northern city of Lille and the southern city of Cannes. According to the epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health that night, 3376 new cases were confirmed in France in the last three days.

  In order to promote the recovery of the catering industry, the British government has implemented a half-price discount plan for dining out from the 3rd. According to the plan, consumers do not need any vouchers and can enjoy a discount of up to £10 per person at more than 72,000 dining establishments from Monday to Wednesday. There is no minimum spending limit for this offer, but it does not include alcohol and does not apply to takeaways. Catering companies registered to participate in the program can obtain preferential part of financial compensation from the UK Government’s Ministry of Finance with their bills.

  According to news from the Russian Epidemic Prevention Command on the 3rd, Russia has newly confirmed 5394 cases in the past 24 hours, with a total of 856264 cases. The new crown vaccine project of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the "Gamalea" National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology conducted a comprehensive inspection of volunteers participating in clinical trials on the 3rd. The results showed that all volunteers had obvious symptoms 42 days after the first vaccination. Immune response, and no adverse reactions or discomfort, indicate that the vaccine is safe and tolerable.

  As of the evening of the 3rd, the number of newly diagnosed people in Germany in the past seven days has increased to 4839, a significant rebound from the same period last month, with a total of more than 210,000 confirmed diagnoses. German President Steinmeier said on the same day that all German citizens shoulder the responsibility of preventing the country from adopting a "closed city" again. He warned that if social life ceases again, it will have a much greater impact on people than earlier.

On May 25th, passengers wearing protective clothing and face masks traveled at Shiragee International Airport in Mumbai, India. The Indian government allows domestic routes to resume from May 25.

Asia: India’s daily increase of over 52,000 cases, Japan’s cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeds 40,000

  According to a report from "India Today" on the 4th, India has newly diagnosed 52,050 cases in the past 24 hours, with a total of more than 1.85 million; 803 new deaths, with a total of nearly 39,000.

  Japan has newly confirmed 955 cases nationwide on the 3rd, with a total of 40,212 confirmed cases. It took 80 days for the number of confirmed cases in Japan to increase from 10,000 to 20,000, 19 days for the increase from 20,000 to 30,000, and only 8 days for the increase from 30,000 to 40,000. Japan’s five-time Olympic diver Ken Teruchi was recently diagnosed with the new crown pneumonia virus and became the first infected person to be selected for the Japanese delegation to the Tokyo Olympics.

  The Maldives had 215 new confirmed cases on the 2nd, the highest record since the outbreak in March, with a total of 4164 confirmed cases. On the 3rd, President Saleh of the Maldives urged the public to wear masks in public through social media and abide by the health guidelines set by the Health Protection Agency.

  As of the 3rd, Kazakhstan has diagnosed a total of 92,662 cases, cured 62,511 cases, and died of 1,058 cases. Kazakhstan’s Minister of Health, Alexei Zoe, said on the same day that the country’s new crown incidence has stabilized and the peak of the epidemic has passed.

  The Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia announced on the 3rd that there were 1,258 newly confirmed cases in the country in the past 24 hours, and a total of 2,800,93 confirmed cases, which is the lowest single-day increase in Saudi Arabia in the past three months.

On July 22, local time, in Johannesburg, South Africa, customers bought disinfection supplies and masks and other anti-epidemic supplies in a pharmacy. Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Xi

Africa: Accumulatively diagnosed over 950,000 South African epidemic prevention results

  According to statistics from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 5 o'clock on the 3rd, Eastern Africa Time, more than 957,000 cases have been diagnosed in Africa, including more than 20,000 deaths. The current cumulative number of confirmed cases in South Africa exceeds half of the total number of confirmed cases in Africa.

  The South African Ministry of Health announced on the 3rd that 5377 new cases were confirmed on the same day, a total of 516862 cases; 173 new deaths, a total of 8539 deaths. South African President Ramaphosa recently stated that although the pressure on prevention and control is still huge, as the number of infections gradually slows down, the South African government's epidemic prevention measures have now achieved initial results. He pointed out that South Africa’s epidemic prevention and control work must not be slackened, but to prevent a new round of large-scale outbreaks.

  Egypt is the country with the second largest number of confirmed cases in Africa. According to news from the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population on the 3rd, there were 157 new confirmed cases in Egypt that day, a total of 94,640 cases and a total of 4,888 deaths. (Finish)