Xinhua News Agency, Tbilisi, November 23. Xinhua News Agency reporters in Asia and Europe report: On the 23rd, the new crown epidemic continued to spread in some countries in Asia and Europe.
The number of newly confirmed cases in Russia reached a new high in a single day, and the number of newly confirmed cases in Ukraine exceeded 10,000.
According to news from the Russian Epidemic Prevention Headquarters on the 23rd, in the past 24 hours, Russia has added 25,173 new confirmed cases of new crowns, a new high since the outbreak; a total of 2,114,502 confirmed cases, 36,540 deaths, and 1,611,445 cases cured.
Russian President’s Press Secretary Peskov said that day that the regional governments of Russia have the right to decide whether to strengthen anti-epidemic measures based on local health conditions.
According to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on the 23rd, there were 10,945 newly diagnosed cases in the country in the past 24 hours; a total of 635,689 confirmed cases, 291,060 cured cases, and 11,075 deaths.
Uzbek Health Minister Stepanov said on the 23rd that there are currently 53,445 hospital beds for COVID-19 and 27,792 hospitalized COVID-19 patients across the country. Bed tensions have appeared in Kiev, Kharkov, and Cherkassy regions. The Ministry is discussing increasing the total number of COVID-19 beds to 90,000.
According to news from the Ministry of Health of Belarus on the 23rd, in the past 24 hours, 1483 new cases have been confirmed; a total of 125,482 confirmed cases, 1,104 deaths, and 104,698 cured cases.
The State Television of Belarus reported on the 23rd that the Acting Minister of Health Pinevich said that the current epidemic in Minsk and Grodno regions in Belarus has reached its peak. All other regions except Brest Oblast have a low incidence. Period of rising epidemic.
Various places have required people to wear masks in closed spaces, and the system is expected to last until June next year.
As of the 23rd, Kazakhstan has confirmed a total of 126,182 cases, 1,970 deaths, and 111,483 cured cases; 11,386 new crown patients are receiving treatment, including 644 children.
Nur-Sultan City issued a resolution on the 21st to prevent the further spread of the epidemic, continuing to restrict citizens from participating in and organizing various recreational and family activities; prohibiting Internet cafes, nightclubs, indoor children's playgrounds, karaoke and other places; restricting the elderly over 65 People go to crowded public places; citizens must wear masks, use disinfectant at all times and keep social distance when going out.
Some other Asian and European countries also updated the cumulative number of confirmed cases on the 23rd: Georgia, 108,690, Armenia, 126,709, Uzbekistan, 71,713, Kyrgyzstan, 69,885, Tajikistan, 11,894. (Notewriter: Li Ming; participating reporters: Guan Jianwu, Zhang Xiao, Li Dongxu, Ren Jun, Wei Zhongjie, Cai Guodong)