(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in Canada exceeds 700,000, and vaccine supply will be delayed

　　China News Service, Toronto, January 16 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) The cumulative number of new coronavirus infections reported in Canada exceeded 700,000 on January 16.

　　According to data from the Canadian Public Health Department, as of the evening of the 16th, Canada had reported a total of 702,183 cases, with 6,479 new cases in a single day; 6,8084 cases recovered, 17,865 deaths, and 76,234 active cases.

The current total test positive rate is 4.2%.

In the past week, there were 7616 new cases and 137 deaths per day. At the same time, the average number of hospitalized cases per day was 4,705, of which 875 need to be treated in the intensive care unit.

Data map: On January 14, local time, people wearing masks walked on the streets of downtown Toronto, Canada.

Ontario, Canada's most populous province, where Toronto is located, implemented the "home order" from that day.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yu Ruidong

　　At present, 23 cases of mutant viruses found in the UK and 2 cases of mutant viruses found in South Africa have been reported across Canada.

Canadian officials still do not recommend unnecessary overseas travel for citizens.

　　There are still continuous outbreaks of group infections in hospitals, long-term care institutions, and indigenous communities.

A recent epidemiological model of the Canadian Public Health Department predicts that by the end of January, the number of new cases in the country may reach 10,000 in a single day.

　　In Quebec and Ontario, which account for the highest proportion of cumulative cases, 2225 and 3056 new cases were reported on the 16th.

The two provinces have implemented curfews and stay-at-home orders respectively to reduce personnel contacts.

There are 420 patients in Ontario in the intensive care unit, accounting for nearly half of the country.

　　But in Toronto, the capital of Ontario, some people still took to the streets to demonstrate on the 16th to oppose the blockade measures implemented by the province.

Three people have been arrested by the police.

　　Canada's new crown vaccination work has been carried out for more than a month, and currently only about 500,000 doses of vaccination are carried out.

Insufficient supply of vaccines is a major obstacle.

It is expected that a considerable number of people will not be able to get the second dose of vaccine in time.

　　Recently, several people in Canada who have received the first dose of the vaccine are still diagnosed with the new crown virus, including elderly people in an elderly care institution in Quebec that were first vaccinated in the country.

　　Because Pfizer is upgrading its production line in Belgium, vaccine supply to Canada and other countries will be temporarily delayed in the near future.

Canadian Minister of Public Services and Procurement Anand said on the 16th that he has reiterated to Pfizer that he hopes to resume normal supply as soon as possible.

The Canadian government just announced the purchase of 20 million additional doses of vaccines jointly developed by Pfizer and German Biotech.

　　Canada reported its first confirmed case on January 25, 2020. The cumulative number of cases reached 100,000 on June 18, and exceeded 200,000 in the next four months, and reached 300,000 in less than one month. It took more than 400,000 cases in 18 days.

Since then, it took 15 days to increase to 500,000 and 600,000 cases, and this time it took 13 days to increase to 700,000 cases.

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