(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Germany officially implements "hard lockdown" and Brazil has confirmed more than 7 million cases

　　China News Service, Beijing, December 17th. Comprehensive news: The latest data on the WHO website shows that as of 17:51 on the 16th Central European Time (0:51 on the 17th Beijing Time), the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide was compared with the previous day. An increase of 585455 cases reached 72196732; deaths increased by 11463 cases to 1630521 cases.

According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 11:09 on the 17th, Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases worldwide has exceeded 74.15 million, reaching 74158470, and the cumulative number of deaths has reached 1,647,873.

Americas: Brazil has over 7 million confirmed cases

　　According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 11:10 on the 17th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 16.95 million.

　　The U.S. Vice President’s Office confirmed on the 16th that U.S. Vice President Pence and his wife will publicly receive the new crown vaccine at an event on December 18.

In addition, US President-elect Biden's transition team officials said that Biden will be vaccinated "as soon as next week."

　　In addition, the US State Department issued a statement on the 16th that Secretary of State Pompeo has been confirmed to have been in contact with people infected with the new crown virus.

According to the guidance of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he will begin isolation, and the medical team is paying close attention to his physical condition.

The statement also said that Pompeo had been tested for the new coronavirus that day and the result was negative.

　　According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 16th, the country's cumulative confirmed cases have exceeded 7 million, making it the third country after the United States and India to have more than 7 million confirmed cases.

On the same day, the Brazilian Federal Government formally introduced a national new crown vaccination plan, and it is expected that all vaccination will take 16 months.

Europe: Germany officially implements "hard lockdown"

　　According to Agence France-Presse, former Swiss Federal President Flavio Cotti died of coronavirus infection at the age of 81.

Coty also served as Switzerland's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Interior.

　　The German disease control department released data on the 16th that the country’s single-day death toll reached 952, a record high since the epidemic.

On the same day, Germany officially implemented the strict anti-epidemic measures of "hard lockdown". Most shops, primary and middle schools, and kindergartens were closed. Private gatherings could not exceed 5 people. Some states also issued curfews.

　　On the 16th, the total number of confirmed cases in France exceeded 2.4 million.

French Prime Minister Castel said on the same day that as long as the European Medicines Agency finally approves the first batch of new crown vaccines on the 21st, France can start vaccination work.

Castel said that France has ordered 200 million doses of the new crown vaccine, which can vaccinate 100 million people. It will obtain 1.16 million doses of vaccine through suppliers before the end of this year, and another 670,000 doses will be received in early January next year.

　　The British official in charge of the deployment of the new crown vaccine, Nazem Zahavi, said on the 16th that 137,897 people in the country have been vaccinated against the new crown vaccine.

According to the plan of the British government, nursing facility personnel, elderly people over 80 years old, and front-line medical and social workers will give priority to vaccination.

　　The Russian Epidemic Prevention Command reported on the 16th that there were 26,509 newly confirmed cases in Russia in 24 hours, with a total of 2,734,454 cases.

Russian Health Minister Murashko said recently that the new crown vaccine has been delivered to all federal entities in Russia, and vaccination is also being carried out in all regions, and the people are voluntarily vaccinated.

Moscow Mayor Sobyanin said on the 16th that full-time education will be resumed based on the improvement of the city’s epidemic situation, and citizens will resume their normal lives without restriction after being vaccinated.

　　According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Health on the 16th, there were 10,622 newly confirmed cases in the country within 24 hours, with a total of 919,704 confirmed cases.

The Uzbek Rada (Parliament) recently passed a budget stipulation that the total scale of medical budget expenditures in 2021 will be 159 billion hryvnia (1 US dollar is approximately 27.7 hryvnia), of which 19.4 billion hryvnia will be used to fight The new crown epidemic.

　　According to data released by the Slovenian government on the 16th, there were 2,107 newly confirmed cases in the country in the past 24 hours, and a total of 100,389 confirmed cases.

Slovak Health Minister Gantar recently announced that a large-scale rapid test of new coronavirus antigens will be launched in the capital Ljubljana as early as the 21st, and the scope of testing will be expanded after the new year.

He expects that another wave of the epidemic will begin in January next year, and maintaining social distancing and wearing masks are the key to prevention and control.

Asia: South Korea exceeds 1,000 new confirmed cases for two consecutive days

　　South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters announced on the 17th that as of 0:00 that day, the country had newly confirmed 1,014 cases, and a total of 46,453 confirmed cases.

South Korea has confirmed more than 1,000 new cases in a single day for two consecutive days.

　　According to data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on the 16th, the number of confirmed cases in India rose to 9,932,547.

In the past 24 hours, 26,382 new cases were confirmed.

　　According to data released by the Israeli Ministry of Health on the 16th, there were 3690 newly confirmed cases and a total of 364,320 confirmed cases.

According to the Ministry of Health on the same day, the country will start the new crown vaccination from the 20th.

　　The Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia announced on the 16th that there were 180 new confirmed cases and a total of 360,335 confirmed cases.

Health Minister Rabiye said on the 16th that the first batch of new crown vaccines ordered by Saudi Arabia had arrived on the same day, and the health department plans to start distribution in the next three days.

　　The Palestinian Ministry of Health website published data on the 16th showing that there were 2,525 newly confirmed cases and a total of 131,037 confirmed cases.

With the rapid increase in the number of new crown patients, the government is formulating emergency measures to deal with the spread of the epidemic.

Africa: South Africa breaks 10,000 new cases in a single day

　　According to the latest data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 11:50 on the 17th, Beijing time, more than 2.42 million confirmed cases were reported in the region, reaching 2429662; the total number of deaths reached 57,422.

　　South African Health Minister Mukez said on the evening of the 16th that there were 10,008 new confirmed cases that day.

This is the first time since August 1 this year in South Africa that the number of new confirmed cases in a single day exceeded 10,000.

The total number of confirmed cases is approaching 900,000, reaching 883,687.

　　Algeria added 442 new confirmed cases on the 16th, with a total of 93,507 confirmed cases.

The Afghan government decided on the 16th to continue the 15-day curfew in 34 provinces from the 17th.

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