(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed cases worldwide exceeds 96 million, and the cumulative number of deaths in the United States exceeds 400,000
China News Service, Beijing, January 20. Comprehensive news: WHO released the latest data showing that as of 1:44 on the 20th, Beijing time, there were 94,124,612 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide, and a total of 2,034,527 deaths.
According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 12:15 on the 20th, Beijing time, the number of confirmed cases worldwide has exceeded 96 million, reaching 96,142,794, and a total of 2,05,241 deaths.
On January 13, local time, residents outside the Javits New Crown Vaccination Center in New York.
The Javits Convention and Exhibition Center, which was converted into a shelter hospital, was transformed into a new crown vaccination center under the leadership of the New York State Government, and it was officially opened to the public on the 13th.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
Americas: The United States has over 400,000 new crown deaths
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 24.24 million confirmed cases of new crown and more than 401,000 deaths.
According to data, the state with the most cumulative deaths from new crowns in the United States is New York State, with more than 40,000; followed by California and Texas, with cumulative deaths of more than 30,000; Florida, New Jersey, and Illinois all have cumulative deaths. More than 20,000 cases; Pennsylvania, Michigan, Massachusetts, and Georgia each have more than 10,000 cumulative deaths.
Data shows that it took less than 4 months for the cumulative number of deaths in the United States to increase from 100,000 to 200,000, from 200,000 to 300,000 in less than 3 months, and from 300,000 to 400,000. More than 1 month.
According to another report, on the morning of the 19th local time, New York Mayor Bai Sihao said that the city's new crown vaccine will be exhausted on the 21st.
He said, "At our speed, we will run out of all vaccines on the 21st. By the 22nd, we will have nothing." If a new batch of vaccines is not available, from the 21st to the end of this week, we will have to cancel. Vaccination appointments are not available at many sites.
It is reported that last week, New York City received 220,000 doses, which is equivalent to one injection every three seconds, exceeding the expected rate of 175,000 doses.
Many buildings in London, England lit up blue lights to pay tribute to the heroes of the epidemic.
Europe: The United Kingdom has over 90,000 new crown deaths
Data released by the British government on the 19th showed that the country had 1,610 new deaths from the new crown that day, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 90,000, reaching 91,470. There were 33,355 new confirmed cases and a total of 3,466,849 confirmed cases.
The data shows that the number of new deaths in the UK that day rose sharply from the 671 and 599 on the 17th and 18th, setting a new record for the country's highest number of new deaths in a single day since the outbreak.
As of 21:00 local time on the 19th, a total of 2,074,491 people have been diagnosed in Germany, 1,715589 people have been cured, and 49,265 people have died.
Currently, 1,220,284 people in Germany have received the new crown vaccine.
That night, German Chancellor Merkel and the state governors announced that they would extend Germany’s current “cities lockdown” measures until February 14 and strengthen the implementation of epidemic prevention measures.
According to data released by the Serbian Ministry of Health on the 19th, in the past 24 hours, Serbia has newly confirmed 1,688 new cases of new crown, with a total of 375,799 confirmed cases and a total of 3791 deaths.
Serbian Minister of Health Longcar received the new crown vaccine produced by China National Pharmaceutical Group on the 19th, becoming the first Chinese vaccine recipient in Serbia.
On January 8, 2021 local time, in Tokyo, Japan, a restaurant owner is packing up the seats in the store and preparing to close the store.
Previously, due to the continuous spread of the new crown epidemic, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that the three prefectures (Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa) in the country’s capital area will be in emergency from 0:00 local time on January 8. Status, end time is February 7.
According to reports, after the state of emergency takes effect, the authorities will strengthen epidemic prevention measures, including requiring restaurants in relevant areas to shorten their business hours and restricting the holding of large-scale events.
Asia: Japan's number of new deaths in a single day exceeds 100 for the first time
On the 19th, there were 5,321 new confirmed cases of new crown in Japan, and the total number of confirmed cases has exceeded 340,000; the number of new deaths on the same day was 104, and the number of new deaths in a single day exceeded 100 for the first time, setting a record for the country since the outbreak. The highest number of new deaths per day.
Among them, Tokyo, Osaka Prefecture and Saitama Prefecture all have more than 10 cases.
On the same day, the Japanese government revealed that ordinary people in the country are expected to start receiving the new crown vaccine in May.
According to a report from the Iraqi Ministry of Health on the 19th, 823 new cases of new crown were confirmed in Iraq that day, and a total of 609,852 confirmed cases; 9 new deaths and a total of 12,962 deaths; a total of 573,011 cases were cured.
The Ministry of Health issued a statement on the same day that Iraq’s National Drug Screening Agency approved the emergency use of two new crown vaccines, namely the new crown vaccine produced by China National Pharmaceutical Group and the new crown vaccine jointly developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca.
According to the epidemic data released by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia on the 19th, as of noon that day, the country had 3,631 new confirmed cases of new crown in the past 24 hours, with a total of 165,371 confirmed cases and a total of 619 deaths.
In view of the continuous increase in new confirmed cases of new crowns in some states of Malaysia that have not implemented strict prevention and control measures, the Malaysian government announced on the same day that it would expand the scope of the "movement control order" to most parts of the country.
The South Korean Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters announced on the 20th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had newly confirmed 404 new cases of new crowns compared with 0:00 the previous day, and a total of 73,518 confirmed cases.
The number of new cases in a single day increased by 18 compared with the previous day.
Since the New Year, the number of new cases in a single day in South Korea has shown a downward trend. It has recently fallen below 400 cases, and once again rose to more than 400 cases that day.
South Korea’s Ministry of Justice stated on the 20th that former President Park Geun-hye, who was detained in the Seoul Detention Center, was a close contact and would undergo a nucleic acid test on the same day.
As of the 19th, Kazakhstan has confirmed a total of nearly 217,000 cases of new coronary pneumonia and pneumonia with symptoms of new coronary pneumonia but negative laboratory virus test results. The country will start mass vaccination in February, and it is expected that all cases will be completed by the end of this year. About 6 million people will be vaccinated in Kazakhstan.
Africa: The cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeds 3.28 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 3.28 million, reaching 3,288,950, of which nearly 80,000 deaths, reaching 79,782, and 2,721,185 cured.
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