Chinanews, December 31, according to a comprehensive report, according to the statistics of the Johns Hopkins University website, as of about 7:23 on the 31st, Beijing time, the global cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown has exceeded 82.53 million, and more than 1.8 million deaths .
Another state in the United States has reported cases of mutated virus infection. Experts say the virus may have spread in the country; the United Kingdom has approved another new coronavirus vaccine.
The data picture shows Tan Desai, Director-General of the World Health Organization.
Tan Desai's New Year Message
Says 2020 provides lessons and reminders
On December 30, local time, WHO Director-General Ghebreyesus gave a New Year message.
He said that the past year has witnessed the fastest and most far-reaching global health emergency response in human history.
Vaccines, treatments and diagnostic tools have also been introduced at a record-breaking speed, but it is necessary to ensure that all risk groups have access to vaccines. This is a challenge that must be faced in the new year.
He emphasized that the events in 2020 provide lessons and reminders for us to enter 2021.
The government must increase investment in public health, including funding for everyone to obtain the new crown vaccine, and fully preparing for the prevention and response to the next inevitable pandemic.
Tan Desai once again pointed out that due to the time required for large-scale vaccination, we must continue to observe epidemic prevention measures, including maintaining physical distance, wearing masks, and avoiding crowded indoor places. These simple but effective measures can save lives.
On December 29, local time, people in Washington, the US capital, ate in an outdoor "bubble" restaurant.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sha Hanting
Another U.S. state reports a mutated new coronavirus
Has it spread among Americans and people?
On December 30, 2020 local time, a county health official in Colorado, the United States, said that a second case of infection with the mutant new coronavirus found in the United Kingdom has been found.
The day before, the state reported its first case of mutated virus infection.
On the same day, California also reported the state's first case of infection with the mutant new coronavirus.
In recent days, the epidemic in California has become increasingly serious. On the 29th local time, there were 442 deaths in a single day, setting a new high in the state of new crown deaths in a single day.
According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, this number can be understood as one person dies of new coronary pneumonia in California every three minutes.
On December 30, local time, Henry Walker, the head of the new crown epidemic of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that this mutant virus is likely to have spread between Americans.
American infectious disease expert Fauci also said that it is not surprising to find cases of the mutant virus in California. It is likely that more cases will appear, and other states may soon see the same cases of infection reported.
But he also said that the mutant virus seems to be more infectious, but it is not fatal.
Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said that this mutant strain may make already overcrowded hospitals "exacerbate the situation."
In addition, another variant of the new coronavirus strain found in South Africa may have also spread to the United States.
The World Health Organization's Regional Office for Africa also called on African countries to strengthen genome monitoring and analysis through a network of genome sequencing laboratories to find mutations in the virus and curb the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
On December 8, local time, the United Kingdom began to receive the new crown vaccine.
The picture shows medical staff vaccinating 90-year-old woman Margaret Keenan.
Margaret Keenan is the first person in the country to receive the new crown vaccine.
UK approves second new crown vaccine
U.S. nurse diagnosed after vaccination
On the 30th local time, the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine was approved by the British Medicines and Healthcare Products Administration (MHRA) and will be officially put into clinical use for mass vaccination.
This is the second new crown vaccine approved by the United Kingdom after Pfizer vaccine in the United States.
At present, the British government has ordered 100 million doses of Oxford vaccine, enough to vaccinate 50 million people, who make up about 73% of the British population.
According to reports, the Vaccine Center will invite patients to be vaccinated from next week.
The British government has identified priority groups for vaccination, and it is estimated that more than 25 million people will be vaccinated in the first phase.
In addition to the United Kingdom, the Argentine regulatory agency also approved the emergency use of the vaccine in the country on the same day.
On the other hand, a nurse in California, USA, diagnosed the new crown 6 days after receiving the first dose of Pfizer's new crown vaccine.
According to reports, the nurse received the first vaccination on December 18, local time, and felt only a slight pain in his arm.
But after 6 days, symptoms of chills, muscle pain and fatigue began to appear.
Later that day, he was tested and the result was positive.
Experts pointed out that it is not impossible to diagnose the new crown after the vaccine.
It takes some time for the vaccine to trigger the protective effect, usually 10 to 14 days.
In addition, as far as Pfizer vaccine is concerned, the first shot can provide approximately 50% protection.
The degree of protection will not increase to 95% until the second shot is finished.