(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Over 16.05 million confirmed cases in the United States, 189 countries and economies have joined the "New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan"
China News Service, Beijing, December 13th. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the World Health Organization shows that as of 18:46 on the 12th Central European Time (1:46 on the 13th Beijing Time), the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide has increased from the previous day There were 656,181 cases, reaching 69,808,588; death cases increased by 11,868, reaching 1,588,854.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 12:13 on the 13th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases worldwide has exceeded 71.64 million, reaching 71649876, and the cumulative number of deaths has reached 16,04516.
WHO Director-General Tan Desai recently stated that the "New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan" has received nearly 1 billion doses of vaccines, including three types of new coronary pneumonia vaccines.
At present, 189 countries and economies have joined the "New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan."
Americas: A total of 16.05 million confirmed cases in the United States
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of 12:14 on the 13th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 16.05 million.
At present, the state with the largest cumulative number of confirmed cases is California, with 1,535,962; followed by Texas with 1,395,889.
According to the "New York Times" statistics, as of the 12th, at least 295,664 people in the United States have died due to the new crown virus.
According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, in World War II, the number of people killed in battle in the United States was 291,557.
According to Perner, the chief operating officer of the Department of Defense, who is responsible for the operation of the US vaccine project "Operation Warp", announced that the first batch of new crown vaccines will be shipped to all parts of the United States on the 14th.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a few days ago that in view of the continuous increase in new cases of new coronavirus infections, in order to protect the health of people on both sides of the border, he has decided to extend the currently closed land border between the two countries for another one month, until January 21, 2021.
The Federal Preventive Health Risk Committee under the Mexican government issued an announcement on the 11th that it approved the emergency use of the new crown vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. and the German Biotech Company in Mexico.
The Mexican government previously stated that it plans to launch a national vaccination plan in the third week of December, and it is expected that universal vaccination will be achieved across the country in March 2022.
Europe: The cumulative number of confirmed diagnoses in Germany exceeds 1.3 million
The German disease control department released data on the 12th showing that the country has 28,438 new confirmed cases, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 1.3 million.
German Deputy Chancellor and Minister of Finance Scholz called on all parties to make a decision as soon as possible on restrictions on the retail industry to protect the health of the people.
German media reported that the states are expected to agree to implement the "hard lockdown" measures no later than the 16th of this month and continue until at least January 10th next year.
As of the 12th, the total number of confirmed cases in France exceeded 2.4 million.
French President Macron called on the public to be more vigilant about the epidemic during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
According to the French government a few days ago, when the epidemic has eased, officials are considering allowing ski resorts to reopen the cable car after January 7 next year.
The British Ministry of Health and Social Security released data on the 12th, showing that there were 21,502 newly confirmed cases in the UK in the past 24 hours, and a total of 1,830,957 confirmed cases.
On the 12th, Russia’s official website for new crown virus epidemic prevention announced data that Russia has added 28,137 confirmed cases, and a total of 2,625,848 confirmed cases.
Asia: Japan and South Korea hit a record high in new cases in a single day
According to the latest data from the Japan Broadcasting Association TV station, Japan has 3,041 confirmed cases on the 12th, which is the first time since the outbreak of the epidemic that there were more than 3,000 new cases in a single day, with a total of 178,242 confirmed cases.
Data show that on the 12th, 621 new cases were confirmed in Tokyo, a record high in a single day, with a total of 46,745 confirmed cases.
In addition to Tokyo, Saitama, Iwate, Fukushima and other places also set new records for newly diagnosed cases on the 12th.
The South Korean epidemic also rebounded sharply.
South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 13th that South Korea had 1,030 newly confirmed cases compared to the previous day, of which 1,002 were local cases. The number of newly confirmed cases in a single day exceeded 1,000 for the first time.
The government will set up more than 150 new temporary screening stations in the metropolitan area in phases from the 14th to expand the scope of screening.
On the 12th, the Indian government approved the first domestically produced mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for human clinical trials.
According to a New Delhi TV report on the 12th, this vaccine is called "HGCO19". If approved successfully, it will effectively promote vaccination in India.
According to data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on the 12th, the number of confirmed cases in India rose to 9,826,775, with 3,006 newly confirmed cases in the past 24 hours.
Turkey currently continues to implement the "weekend ban".
According to data released by the Ministry of Health on the 12th, there were 29,136 newly confirmed cases in the country in the past 24 hours, with a total of more than 1.8 million confirmed cases, reaching 1,809,809.
On the 12th, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported 1,845 newly confirmed cases, and a total of 123,002 confirmed cases.
Health Minister Mai Kaila said that the government plans to provide vaccine subsidies for some of the population.
On the same day, the Iraqi Ministry of Health stated that there were 1,022 newly confirmed cases in the country and a total of 573,622 confirmed cases.
This is the day with the lowest number of newly confirmed cases in Iraq since mid-June.
The Iranian Ministry of Health reported 8201 new confirmed cases on the 12th, with a total of 1,100,818 confirmed cases.
President Rouhani said on the same day that Iran had adopted stricter epidemic prevention measures in the past two months to slow down the spread of the epidemic.
Oceania and Africa: New Zealand and the Cook Islands will open borders next year
According to the latest data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 12:40 on the 13th, Beijing time, more than 2.34 million confirmed cases have been reported in the region, reaching 2,344,651; a total of 55,677 deaths have been reported.
The South African Ministry of Health confirmed on the 12th that there were 7,882 newly confirmed cases that day, and the total number of confirmed cases reached 852,965.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown issued a joint statement on the 12th, announcing that the two countries will open their borders to each other in the first quarter of 2021 and lift the travel restrictions that impose a 14-day quarantine on immigrants.
According to the joint statement, New Zealand will first cancel the travel restrictions for residents of the Cook Islands to enter New Zealand, and then gradually transition to the cancellation of two-way travel restrictions.
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