(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the world is nearly 40 million, the number of confirmed cases increases daily
China News Agency, Beijing, October 18th. Comprehensive news: WHO released the latest data showing that as of 1:43 on the 18th Beijing time, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide has reached 39,196259, with a total of 1,101,298 deaths.
The number of confirmed cases of the new crown worldwide increased by 392,471 from the previous day, the largest increase in a single day since the outbreak.
The number of newly confirmed cases in a single day globally hit a record high for 2 consecutive days.
The recent rapid rebound of the epidemic in Europe is an important reason for the increasing number of confirmed cases worldwide.
According to WHO data, the European region reported 153,783 new confirmed cases on the 17th, which was the largest number among the six regions that the WHO divided the world, followed by the Americas, which reported 135,640 new cases that day.
According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 11:50 on the 18th, Beijing time, 39,607,763 confirmed cases worldwide, and 1,108,607 deaths.
Americas: Infection rate in the central and western regions of the United States hit a record high
According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 11:24 on the 18th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of deaths in the United States has exceeded 219,000.
In the past three days, the average daily infection rate of all 12 states in the Midwestern United States has reached a record high. Among them, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Indiana have seen the epidemic worse.
According to reports, the United States has recently increased the number of deaths from new crowns of about 700, maintaining a relatively stable state, which is still lower than the peak in summer.
However, some experts reminded that the number of new deaths in a single day in the United States may increase.
According to the latest data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the evening of the 17th local time, there were 24,062 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the country in a single day, and a total of 5,224,362 confirmed cases; 461 new deaths and a total of 153,675 deaths.
Europe: German President enters quarantine, Austrian Foreign Minister test positive for new coronavirus
German Television One quoted the spokesperson of the German Federal Presidential Palace as saying on the 17th that a bodyguard of German President Steinmeier has been diagnosed with the new crown virus.
Steinmeier himself was subsequently tested for the new crown and the result was negative.
At present, Steinmeier has cancelled the schedule originally scheduled to attend the event in Frankfurt on the 18th and entered a state of isolation.
On the same day, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the German people to significantly reduce social contacts, abandon all unnecessary travel and celebrations, and stay at home as much as possible.
The website of the Hungarian New Crown Epidemic Prevention and Control Center announced on the 17th that there were 1,792 new confirmed cases of new crowns in the country in the past 24 hours, the highest number of new cases in a single day since the outbreak; a total of 44,816 confirmed cases, a total of 1,109 deaths, and a total of 13,580 cured cases.
The spread of the new crown epidemic in Hungary has accelerated recently.
Since August 30, the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day in the country has broken records many times.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Hungary on September 10 exceeded 10,000, and the number exceeded 20,000, 30,000, and 40,000 on September 23, October 4, and October 14, respectively.
A spokesman for the Austrian Foreign Minister Schellenberg said on the 17th that Schellenberg tested positive for the new crown virus and has no symptoms and is in isolation at home.
On the same day, the Austrian Ministry of Health reported 1,747 new confirmed cases of new crowns, the largest increase in a single day since the outbreak of the country, with a total of 63,134 confirmed cases.
On the 17th local time, more than 32,000 new cases of new coronary pneumonia were diagnosed in France in a single day, setting a new high since the outbreak.
Paris (covering the greater Paris area), Lyon, Marseille and many other places officially implemented curfews on the same day, lasting at least four weeks.
The curfew affected 20 million people, accounting for nearly 30% of the total population of France.
Asia: Malaysia’s new crown cases hit a record high in a single day, Iran’s new crown deaths exceeded 30,000
The epidemic data released by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia on the 17th showed that as of noon that day, the country had newly confirmed 869 new cases in the past 24 hours, a record high since the outbreak, with a total of 19,627 confirmed cases.
Since the 11th of this month, Malaysia’s daily new confirmed cases have exceeded 500.
The Malaysian government recently announced the implementation of a two-week "conditional movement control order" in Sabah, Kuala Lumpur, and Selangor, where the epidemic has developed rapidly.
According to data released by the Iranian Ministry of Health on the 17th, Iran has added 253 new crown deaths in the past 24 hours, with a total of 30,123 deaths.
27 of the country's 31 provinces are high-risk areas.
According to reports, Iran’s health authorities have recently adopted strict prevention and control measures against the capital Tehran and other major cities, and called on people to avoid travel, reduce going out, and avoid gathering activities such as family gatherings.
South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 18th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had newly confirmed 91 new cases of new crowns compared with the previous day, and a total of 25,199 confirmed cases.
The number of new cases in a single day in South Korea has hovered around 100 this month, and has continued to remain in double digits since the 16th.
Sporadic cluster infections continue to occur throughout the country, especially in nursing homes, rehabilitation hospitals and other facilities where the virus is easily transmitted. The epidemic prevention department remains highly vigilant.
Africa: Cumulative new crown death cases nearly 40,000
According to the latest data from the official website of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the cumulative number of confirmed diagnoses in Africa exceeds 1.62 million, reaching 1,623,287 cases, of which 39,597 people died and 1,338,219 cases were cured.
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