The number of deaths from new crowns in the world exceeds 2 million, WHO says it may never find case zero

  China News Service, Beijing, January 16th. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the World Health Organization shows that as of 2:08 on the 16th, Beijing time, there were 91816091 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide, and a total of 1986871 deaths.

According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 12:13 on the 16th Beijing time, there were 93,816,953 confirmed cases worldwide, with more than 2 million deaths, and a total of 2008,237 cases.

  On the 15th local time, the WHO held a routine press conference on the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Maria van Kokhoff, the technical director of the WHO health emergency project, said that through clinical samples or stored serum samples, it was found that new crowns existed in 2019. For pneumonia cases, the WHO will follow up these studies, but the zero case of new coronary pneumonia may never be found.

On January 13, 2021 local time, Anaheim, California, USA, and Orange County, California, USA. The government announced that the government has placed a large temporary new crown vaccination site in the local Disneyland Resort. The picture shows people at the vaccination site Waiting in long lines.

Americas: Brazil confirms the first case of secondary infection caused by a locally detected mutant new coronavirus

  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 23.52 million confirmed cases and more than 390,000 deaths.

  On the 15th, Utah health officials stated that Utah had confirmed the first case of a mutated new coronavirus infection.

So far, about 10 states in the United States have reported confirmed cases of the mutant new coronavirus, and more than 70 people infected with the mutant new coronavirus have been found.

  On the same day, a research report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that by March 2021, the mutated new coronavirus may become the main strain of infection in the United States, and the mutated virus may see "rapid growth" in the next few months. ", bringing greater trouble to the healthcare system.

  The Ministry of Health of Brazil announced on the 15th that Amazon has confirmed the first case of secondary infection caused by a local mutation of the new coronavirus.

The Osvaldo Cruz Foundation, a Brazilian new crown virus research institution, found a new variant of the new crown virus in the patient's sample, which is the same as the variant virus found in Japan's recent arrivals from Brazil.

The foundation said that this mutated new coronavirus may be more contagious, or one of the reasons for the recent surge in the number of cases in Amazon.

On January 5, the cumulative number of people diagnosed with the new crown virus in Germany exceeded 1.8 million.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that the nationwide "city closure" measures will be extended to January 31, and at the same time the "city closure" will be strengthened.

The picture shows that day, an international school in Berlin changed to remote teaching.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei

Europe: Germany has more than 2 million confirmed cases of new crown

  The epidemic data released by the British government on the 15th showed that there were 55,761 new confirmed cases that day, and a total of 3316019 confirmed cases; 1280 new deaths and a total of 87,295 deaths.

British Prime Minister Johnson announced on the 15th that in order to reduce the risk of the introduction of the new mutated new crown virus, the UK will suspend the "travel corridor" measures from the 18th, and all incoming passengers must self-isolate in accordance with regulations.

  According to data released by the Robert Koch Institute, a German disease control agency, on the 15th, as of 0:00 that day, there were 22,368 new confirmed cases in Germany, with a total of 2,000,958 confirmed cases; 1,113 new deaths and a total of 44,994 deaths.

As of that day, 961,682 people in Germany had received the new crown vaccine.

  On the evening of the 15th local time, the National Public Health Organization of Greece announced that there were 610 new confirmed cases in Greece in the past 24 hours, and a total of 147,860 confirmed cases; 34 new deaths and a total of 5,421 deaths.

The Greek government announced on the same day that as the epidemic has eased, it has decided to approve the opening of retail stores across the country from January 18.

  The Russian Epidemic Prevention Headquarters said on the 15th that compared with the previous day, the country had 24,715 new confirmed cases, a total of 3,520,531 confirmed cases, a total of 64,495 deaths, and a total of 2,909,680 cured cases.

  According to news from the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on the 15th, the country has newly confirmed 8199 cases compared with the previous day, with a total of 1146963 confirmed cases, a total of 20542 deaths, and a total of 847,391 cured cases.

On December 17, 2020, local time, a temporary screening station is being set up at the Seoul Plaza in the center of Seoul, South Korea.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zeng Nai

Asia: South Korean government extends the period of anti-epidemic response measures to the end of the month

  South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 16th that South Korea had 580 new confirmed cases compared with the previous day, with a total of 71,820 confirmed cases.

South Korea’s Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced on the 16th an adjustment plan for epidemic prevention response measures, announcing that the current epidemic prevention response and the implementation period of the ban on gatherings of more than 5 people will be extended by another two weeks, and the next month 1 to 14 will be designated as the "Spring Festival Special Epidemic Prevention" Period", intensify the prevention and control of the epidemic.

  In order to improve the actual effect of the epidemic prevention measures, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare held a meeting of experts on the response to the new crown epidemic on the 15th to discuss plans to punish those infected who fail to comply with the epidemic prevention requirements.

  According to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal on the afternoon of the 15th, there were 270 new infections across the country in the past 24 hours, with a total of 266,816 cases.

The Nepal Drug Administration issued an announcement on the same day, approving the emergency use of a new crown vaccine jointly developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca.

  The Ministry of Health of Malaysia reported on the 15th that as of 12 o'clock that day, the country had newly confirmed 3,211 cases in the past 24 hours, with a total of more than 151,000 confirmed cases.

The Malaysian government announced on the same day that the areas where the movement restriction order will be implemented will add Sibu in Kelantan and Sarawak.

  According to news from the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan on the 15th, as of that day, Kazakhstan had a total of 166,146 confirmed cases, a total of 2,386 deaths, and a total of 151,838 cured cases.

Africa: The cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeds 3.17 million

  According to the latest data from the official website of the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the cumulative number of confirmed diagnoses in Africa exceeds 3.17 million, reaching 3,176,784, the number of deaths exceeds 76,000, reaching 76,752, and 25,940,88 cured.

  South Africa’s education department announced on the 15th that all public and private schools have been postponed by two weeks.

Public schools will open on February 15th, and private schools will be postponed by two weeks from their original start dates. Private schools that have already started should be suspended immediately.

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