(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of new coronavirus cases in the world is increasing by more than 200,000 daily, and the number of confirmed cases in Africa approaches one million

  China News Agency, Beijing, August 6th. Comprehensive news: According to the latest data released by the WHO, as of 10:00 on the 5th Central European Time (16:00 on the 5th, Beijing Time), the number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide increased by 206709 compared with the previous day. It reached 18,354,342; the number of deaths increased by 5,116 to 696,147. Real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that as of 0:35 on the 5th, Eastern Time (12:35 on the 6th, Beijing time), the number of confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide has exceeded 18.81 million, with more than 70 deaths. Million cases.

  The report released by WHO on the 5th pointed out that as of July 30, WHO had received detailed information reports of more than 8.48 million cases, of which 70% of the reports covered gender information and 76% of reports covered age information. . According to statistics of this type, 53% of COVID-19 cases are men, 47% are women, and 64% of cases are between 25 and 64 years old.

United States: More than 500,000 confirmed cases in two states

  The United States is still the most severely affected country in the world. According to real-time data from Johns Hopkins University, the total number of confirmed diagnoses in the United States has exceeded 4.82 million, and the cumulative death toll has exceeded 158,000.

  The data shows that the states with the most new confirmed cases on the 5th were Texas, 8,760, Florida, 5409, and Georgia, 3765. There are already two states with cumulative confirmed cases exceeding 500,000, namely California and Florida.

  A joint poll recently released by National Public Radio and Ipsos Group shows that about two-thirds of Americans believe that the United States' response to the new crown epidemic is not as good as other countries. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that compared with other countries, the number of new cases in the United States has never been low enough to return to work safely, but some states have continued to return to work with different standards.

  On the other hand, the US Johnson & Johnson announced on the 5th that it had reached an agreement. According to the agreement, the US government agreed to pay more than $1 billion to produce 100 million doses of new coronavirus vaccine. Johnson & Johnson is in the stage of vaccine trials and is currently conducting early human trials in the United States and Belgium. According to Dr. Paul Stoffen, Chief Scientific Officer of Johnson & Johnson, the late-stage human trial of the vaccine is planned to be conducted in September.

Latin America: Argentina's daily increase of more than 7,000 cases set a record

  According to a report from the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 5th, Brazil has confirmed 57,152 cases of new crown virus infection in the last 24 hours, and 1437 cases have died. Since the outbreak, Brazil has confirmed more than 2.859 million cases and more than 90,000 deaths.

  The number of people infected in Brazil has been increasing at a rate of 50,000 per day for many consecutive days. At the same time, the epidemic has spread rapidly among Brazilian government officials. At least eight members of the Brazilian Cabinet are currently infected, including the Minister of Education, the Minister of Energy and the Minister of Science. In addition, according to media reports, several army generals in the Brazilian army have also announced that they have been infected with the new crown virus.

  According to data released by the Argentine Ministry of Health on the 5th, there were 7,147 new confirmed cases in the country that day, the highest number of new cases in a single day, with a total of 220,682 confirmed cases. According to the bulletin of the Argentine Ministry of Health, the Greater Buenos Aires area, including the capital Buenos Aires, is the most severely affected area, with the cumulative number of confirmed cases accounting for 90.47% of the total number of cases in the country.

  Argentine President Fernandez recently announced that the quarantine measures will be extended until August 16. He said that with the resumption of work in some industries, personnel mobility has become the biggest problem in the fight against the epidemic.

Asia and Oceania: North Korea launches a "national struggle" to fight the epidemic

  The Central Organ of the Workers’ Party of Korea, “Rodong Sinmun” published a commentary on the 5th, pointed out that it is necessary to vigorously carry out the new crown epidemic prevention war through a “national struggle” throughout the country, and implement the meeting held by the Political Bureau of the Workers’ Party after the first suspected case was reported in the country. The decision to expand the meeting urgently is a major cause related to the safety of the country and the people.

  According to the statistics of the Japan Broadcasting Association TV station, as of 20:30 on the 5th local time, 1343 new cases were confirmed in Japan that day, and a total of 42,799 confirmed cases. The epidemic in Japan has rebounded recently. Since August, there has been only one day with fewer than 1,000 new confirmed cases in a single day.

  The Deputy Chief Medical Officer of the Australian Federal Government, Michael Kidd, said on the 5th that as of noon that day, the country had 15 new deaths from new crowns in the past 24 hours, a record high in the number of new deaths in a single day. All the new deaths came from Victoria, the most severely affected state.

  According to data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on the 5th, the number of newly confirmed cases in India rose to 1,908,255. In the past 24 hours, India has newly confirmed 52,509 cases, and the number of new cases in a single day has exceeded 50,000 for 7 consecutive days. Indian media reported that the current floods in India have affected the normal lives of millions of people and also hindered the advancement of India's anti-epidemic measures.

 Europe: French Ministry of Health says the epidemic "may get out of control at any time"

  As the epidemic eased, European countries gradually lifted the epidemic prevention and blockade measures, but the epidemic situation in many countries subsequently rebounded, and the number of new cases in a single day has continued to increase in recent weeks.

  The official website of the French Ministry of Health published the report of the scientific committee of the country's highest scientific institution, warning that the second wave of the new crown epidemic is likely to occur in France, saying that the epidemic "may be out of control at any time."

  A new study published by the British medical journal The Lancet pointed out that the British government must strengthen the new crown detection system, and increase the implementation and coverage of tracking, otherwise once schools are reopened, a second wave of epidemics may be triggered. The outbreak, and its scale will be 2 to 2.3 times the first wave.

  According to the "Sun" report on the 5th, in the coastal town of Almeria province in southern Spain, as many as 32 people have tested positive for the new crown virus. Fearing that Spain will face a second outbreak, the town announced the closure of local entertainment venues.

Africa: The number of confirmed cases approaches one million

  As of 10:00 on the 6th Eastern African Time, a total of 980,832 cases of new coronary pneumonia have been diagnosed in Africa and 21,102 deaths.

  According to statistics from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, South Africa currently accounts for more than half of the confirmed cases on the African continent. Since the beginning of July, the epidemic situation in South Africa has become increasingly severe. The average daily diagnosis rate for the past month has been around 25%. The current cumulative number of confirmed cases has reached nearly three times that of a month ago.

  Egypt, which ranks second in the number of cumulative cases in Africa, has seen a significant slowdown in the recent increase in the number of confirmed cases, and the number of new daily additions has declined for five consecutive weeks. Kenya and Ethiopia in East Africa have seen significant growth recently, with the highest increase of nearly 1,000 cases in a single day, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases reached about 20,000.

  In order to effectively prevent and control the epidemic, Ethiopia has officially started a month-long nationwide new crown virus testing activity on the 2nd of this month. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abi said that nationwide large-scale testing is essential to understand the development trend of the national epidemic, so that more effective decisions can be made. (Finish)