(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) A total of more than 73.47 million cases of infections in more than 1.6 million children in the United States have been diagnosed worldwide

　　China News Agency, Beijing, December 16th. Comprehensive news: WHO released the latest data showing that as of 1:51 on the 16th Beijing time, there have been 71,581,532 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide, with a total of 1,618,374 deaths.

　　According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 14:08 on the 16th, Beijing time, there were 73,475,980 confirmed cases worldwide, and a total of 1,635,427 deaths.

　　Americas: More than 1.6 million children in the United States are infected with COVID-19

　　The latest data from Johns Hopkins University shows that the United States is still the most severely affected country in the world, with more than 16.71 million confirmed cases of new crown and more than 303,000 deaths.

　　The latest report jointly issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association shows that since the outbreak of the new crown, nearly 1.64 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with the new crown virus.

In the week ending December 10, there were nearly 180,000 new confirmed cases of children, a record high in a single week since the outbreak.

　　On the 15th local time, US Vice President Pence visited a new crown vaccine production facility in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.

He said that he looked forward to getting the vaccine in the next few days and he would not hesitate to get it.

　　Europe: France resumes curfew

　　On the evening of December 15, local time, the National Public Health Organization of Greece announced that in the past 24 hours, Greece had newly confirmed 1,240 new cases of new coronary pneumonia, with a total of 126372 confirmed cases; 98 new deaths and a total of 3785 deaths.

Experts from the Greek Ministry of Health predict that Greece is expected to start vaccination in early 2021.

　　According to the epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health on the evening of the 15th, there were 11,532 newly confirmed cases in a single day in France on the 15th, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases was close to 2.4 million, or 2,391,447; the cumulative number of deaths was 59,072.

France resumed its curfew from the same day in response to the new crown epidemic.

French Prime Minister Castel said that because the epidemic is still ongoing, it is impossible to determine when the restaurant will reopen.

　　European Commission President Von der Lein said on the 15th that the European Union is expected to start vaccination against the new crown in 2020.

The European Medicines Agency has accelerated the approval process for vaccines and is expected to approve the emergency use authorization of Pfizer vaccine before Christmas.

　　According to the European Commission's commitment to the new crown vaccine approval schedule, the German Ministry of Health said that Germany plans to start the new crown vaccination work on December 26 this year.

　　Asia: South Korea sets a record for the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day

　　The South Korean Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 16th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had newly confirmed 1,078 new cases of new crowns compared with 0:00 the previous day, and a total of 45,442 cases were confirmed.

The number of new cases in a single day increased by 198 compared with the previous day, and it exceeded a thousand cases after 3 days, setting a record for a single day increase, and the epidemic prevention situation is unprecedentedly severe.

In view of the continued spread of the epidemic, the scale of confirmed cases may continue to expand in the near future.

　　As a countermeasure against the new crown epidemic, the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan intend to use a reservation system in some event venues that provide services such as public broadcast to limit the number of visitors.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will also continue to review measures such as seat separation distances, design changes, and setting the maximum number of admissions. It is expected that the epidemic prevention plan will be consolidated in the spring of 2021.

　　The Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia reported on the 15th that there were 142 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, a total of 360,155 confirmed cases, and a total of 6,069 deaths.

Saudi Arabia has opened the new crown vaccination registration to Saudi citizens and foreign residents through the mobile application of the Ministry of Health.

　　The Ministry of Health of Oman announced on the 15th that there were 215 new confirmed cases, a total of 126719 confirmed cases, and a total of 1475 deaths.

The Ministry of Health said on the same day that Oman had approved the import of vaccines developed by Pfizer in the United States for emergency use by people aged 16 and over.

　　According to data released by the Israeli Ministry of Health on the 15th, there were 1,560 newly confirmed cases, a total of 360,630 confirmed cases, and a total of 3,014 deaths.

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on the same day that if there are 2500 new confirmed cases in a single day or the basic infection number of the new crown virus reaches 1.32, further restrictions will be implemented.

Edelstein said that he and Prime Minister Netanyahu will be vaccinated against the new crown on the 19th.

　　Africa: A total of nearly 2.39 million confirmed cases

　　According to the latest data on the official website of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the cumulative number of confirmed diagnoses in Africa is close to 2.39 million, reaching 2,389,975 cases, of which 56,647 people died and 2024010 cases were cured.

　　According to data released by the Moroccan Ministry of Health on the 15th, there were 2,793 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, a total of 403,619 confirmed cases, and a total of 6,711 deaths.

Health Minister Khalid Ait Talib stated that the new crown vaccine will cover Moroccan citizens over the age of 18, and medical staff, civil servants, police, educators and the elderly and infirm will be given priority.

　　The Tunisian health department announced on the 15th that there were 1483 new confirmed cases, a total of 113241 confirmed cases, and a total of 3956 deaths.

The Tunisian official news agency reported on the same day that as Minister of Economy, Finance and Investment Promotion, Curry, was diagnosed with the new crown virus during his visit to France with Prime Minister Mechihi, Mechihi and his party cancelled their scheduled work visit to Italy on the 15th.

It is reported that the other members of the delegation received nucleic acid tests before leaving France, and the results were all negative.

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