China News Service, Beijing, September 23. Comprehensive news: The WHO official website shows that as of 15:13 on the 22nd Central European Time (21:13 Beijing Time), the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide increased by 222,256 from the previous day. The number of deaths reached 31,174,627; the number of deaths increased by 3,479 to 962,613.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 11:20 on September 23, Beijing time, the number of confirmed cases worldwide has increased to 31,480,193.
Data map: WHO Director-General Ghebreyesus.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
WHO: China's vaccine clinical trials are effective
On the 21st, WHO Director-General Tan Desai said that nearly 200 new crown vaccines worldwide are in clinical or preclinical trials.
The more vaccine candidates, the higher the chance of getting a safe and effective vaccine.
The fastest way to end the new crown pneumonia pandemic and accelerate the recovery of the global economy is to ensure that all countries have people who can get the new crown vaccine, not everyone in some countries.
Sumia Swaminathan, the chief scientist of the WHO, said that China's new crown vaccine research and development project is very active. Several candidate vaccines are in the leading stage of clinical trials, and some vaccines have been proven effective in clinical trials at this stage.
In addition, UN Secretary-General Guterres delivered a speech at the general debate of the 75th UN General Assembly on the 22nd, calling on the international community to strengthen unity and jointly respond to the new crown epidemic.
Guterres emphasized the importance of maintaining the unity of the international community, urged all member states of the United Nations to remain humble in the face of this public health crisis, and called for science as the guidance and reality in response to the epidemic.
The picture shows the Washington National Mall taken on the 22nd. A civil organization planted 200,000 American flags here to mourn the death of the new crown.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Mengtong
Americas: More than 200,000 new crown deaths in the United States
After experiencing a surge in July and a slowdown in August, the number of newly confirmed cases and deaths in a single day in the United States has returned to an upward trend.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of 11:40 on the 23rd, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 6.89 million, with more than 200,000 deaths.
The Associated Press used "unbelievable" to describe this number.
Its report stated that "the U.S. election is to a certain extent a referendum on President Trump's response to the crisis."
In this regard, Trump called the 200,000 figure a "disgrace."
But he also said, “If we don’t do a good job, 2.5 million people will die.” White House Press Secretary McKenney also quoted a data model saying that if social distancing measures were not taken, 2.2 million people in the United States might die. New coronary pneumonia.
According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health at 19:00 on the 22nd, the country has a total of 91,604 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia.
On the same day, the 95-year-old San Silvestre International Long-distance Race in Brazil announced that it would be postponed to July 11, 2021. This is also the first time the race cannot be held on schedule since its establishment in 1925.
On June 16, local time, a truck passed the border post in Brenner on the border between Austria and Italy.
From the early morning of the same day, Austria resumed free exchanges with 31 European countries, but will continue to retain travel restrictions on Spain, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Europe: President of the European Council decides to self-isolate
On the 22nd, a spokesperson for Michelle, President of the European Council, announced that Michelle had decided to self-quarantine because a close contact had tested positive for the new coronavirus.
The EU summit, originally scheduled to be held from the 24th to the 25th, will therefore be postponed for a week.
On the same day, Lars Heikensten, CEO of the Nobel Foundation, said that due to the epidemic, the traditional Nobel Prize award ceremony will no longer be held in December this year, and the award ceremony will be held online.
According to data released by the French Public Health Agency on the 22nd, as of 14:00 on the same day, the number of confirmed cases in France rose to 468,069, with 10,008 new cases within 24 hours.
French President Macron asked that day to pay more attention to epidemic prevention for the elderly.
In addition, the French National Defense Council meeting on the 23rd will again discuss issues related to the response to the epidemic.
The British epidemic rebounded again.
British Prime Minister Johnson made a television speech on the evening of the 22nd, calling on the public to comply with the newly announced epidemic prevention measures.
Johnson said that the new crown epidemic is the biggest crisis he has faced in the world in his life, and the British epidemic is at a dangerous turning point.
In addition, Johnson also made it clear that on the same day, sports events in England will not welcome spectators back to the stadium as originally planned on October 1.
Data released by the Spanish Ministry of Health on the 22nd showed that the country's cumulative deaths reached 30,904.
Compared with the previous day, there were 241 new deaths, which is also the day with the largest number of new deaths in a single day in the country since May 1.
On the same day, according to data released by the Italian Ministry of Health, there were 1392 new confirmed cases in the country in the past 24 hours, with a total of 300,897 confirmed cases.
Italian Deputy Minister of Health Sileri said on the same day that although the number of infections continued to rise, the increase remained within a slow and controllable range.
According to the press service of the Russian Federation’s Consumer Rights Protection and Public Welfare Supervision Agency on the 22nd, the new crown virus vaccine developed by its Russian "vector" virology and biotechnology research center will be registered before October 15.
In addition, on the evening of the 22nd, the press secretary of the Russian Ministry of Culture Anna Usacheva told the media that the Minister of Culture Olga Ljubimov had been under quarantine observation after her father was diagnosed and started working remotely.
On September 1, a duty-free shop in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea had a sparse passenger flow.
Since August, the number of confirmed cases in South Korea has increased sharply, and the South Korean government has upgraded epidemic prevention and control in the capital.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zeng Nai
Asia: The number of newly diagnosed cases in South Korea exceeds 100 in a single day
South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters announced on the 23rd that there were 110 new confirmed cases in the country and a total of 23,216 confirmed cases.
The new crown virus in various parts of South Korea, mainly in the metropolitan area, is showing a tendency to spread. After a single day of new cases remained at a double-digit level for three consecutive days, it rose again to more than 100 cases that day.
South Korean Prime Minister Ding Shijun received a negative virus test after a confirmed case in the Prime Minister’s Office on the 22nd.
The spread of the epidemic in Indonesia has accelerated, and the number of new cases in a single day has continued to hit new highs since the outbreak.
According to the epidemic data released by the Indonesian National Disaster Relief Agency on the 22nd, the total number of confirmed cases in the country reached 252,923.
The data shows that the Jakarta Capital Territory is the provincial administrative district with the most confirmed cases. On the 22nd, 1,236 new cases were confirmed, with a total of 64554 cases.
Despite the severe situation of the epidemic, Indonesian President Joko said that the local elections scheduled for December 9 will be held as scheduled.
On August 18, local time, a clerk in a well-known bar in Johannesburg, South Africa, was preparing to reopen.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Xi
Africa: South Africa opens its international borders in October
According to real-time statistics from the Worldometer website, as of around 6:30 on the 23rd Beijing time, 1,427,185 confirmed cases have been reported in Africa.
South Africa will open its international borders on October 1 under strict regulations. The country’s Transport Minister Mbalula said on the 22nd that South Africa will use a risk assessment system to determine which countries citizens can travel to South Africa.
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