(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of confirmed cases of the new crown in the United States exceeds 26 million and the number of confirmed cases in Europe exceeds 34 million
China News Service, Beijing, January 31. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the World Health Organization website shows that as of 19:49 Central European Time on the 30th (2:49 Beijing Time on the 31st), the number of confirmed cases worldwide increased by 500,985 from the previous day. The total number of deaths reached 101,561,219; the number of deaths increased by 13,915, and the total number was 2,196944.
Americas: Over 26 million confirmed cases of new crown in the United States
The latest statistics on the new crown epidemic released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that as of 15:21 on the 30th in the U.S. Eastern Time (4:21 on the 31st, Beijing time), the country has more than 26 million confirmed cases. There were 26,022,247 cases and a total of 438,452 deaths.
On January 1 this year, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeded 20 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 346,000. The number of confirmed cases increased from 20 million to 26 million in less than a month. During this period, the cumulative number of deaths increased by more than 90,000.
Data map: On January 26, local time, a pedestrian wearing a mask entering the station at Pennsylvania Train Station in New York, USA.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a directive that, starting in the early morning of February 1, it is mandatory for passengers to wear masks when riding on transportation vehicles including planes, ships, trains, subways, buses, taxis, and shared vehicles.
The Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Security announced on the 30th that the country has confirmed the first case of a mutated new coronavirus infection in Brazil.
The patient is a 24-year-old female from Tabatinga, a border city in Brazil, with dual citizenship of Brazil and Colombia.
The patient received COVID-19 treatment at a hospital in Leticia, a border city in southern Colombia, a few days ago. He has recovered and is isolated at home.
Europe: The cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeds 34 million
According to the latest data from the WHO website, there were 133,022 newly diagnosed cases in a single day in the European region on the 30th, with a total of 34 million cases, reaching 34,069,310, including 739,812 deaths.
On the 29th, the European Commission approved the conditional listing of a new crown vaccine jointly developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.
This is the third new crown vaccine approved by the European Union.
The approval for marketing is based on the European Medicines Agency's comprehensive assessment of the safety, effectiveness and quality of this vaccine.
The mayor of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France, Blair said on the 29th that many vaccine centers had to stop vaccination work due to problems in the new crown vaccine supply chain.
Some medical workers who have already received the first dose of the new crown vaccine also face the problem of not being able to receive the second dose.
Some people's vaccination appointments have been cancelled.
Hungary’s chief medical officer Miller Cecilia announced on the 29th that the new crown vaccine produced by China National Pharmaceutical Group has been approved for use in Hungary.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban said in an interview with local media earlier in the day that he was confident in China's new crown vaccine.
Spain’s Asturias Regional Government Chairman Barbán said on social media on the 30th that the region has learned that about 25% of the newly confirmed cases are mutated new coronavirus infections found in the UK.
Asia: Japan intends to extend the emergency declaration
According to a report on the 30th by the Japan Kyodonet, the government is considering extending the emergency declaration that was originally scheduled to expire on February 7 due to the severe epidemic in Tokyo and other areas.
Next week, the government will make a judgment on the extension period and the region based on expert opinions.
South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 31st that as of midnight on the same day, South Korea had newly confirmed 355 cases compared with the previous day, and a total of 78,205 confirmed cases.
Yonhap News Agency reported that the number of new cases in a single day decreased by 103 compared with the previous day, and fell to below 400 again after five days. This may be due to the sharp decrease in the number of weekend tests.
The Ministry of Health of Malaysia reported on the 30th that as of 12 noon that day, the country had 5,728 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours.
This is a new record of new confirmed cases in a single day after breaking through 5,000 on the 29th.
So far, Malaysia has a total of 209,661 confirmed cases and a total of 746 deaths.
The Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan said on the 30th that the country has reported its first case of mutated new coronavirus infection. The patient is being isolated at home and is in good health.
Uzbekistan’s Special Committee for Epidemic Prevention and Control decided that day that the country’s flight suspension with eight countries: Britain, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Australia, the Netherlands and South Africa will be extended to March 1.
According to data released by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on the 30th, there were 70 new confirmed cases in the country in the past day, and a total of 78,672 confirmed cases.
Africa: Algeria will be vaccinated nationwide
The Algerian government announced on the 29th that it had received the first batch of new crown vaccines provided by Russia on the same day, and on the 31st it will also receive a batch of new crown vaccines from the British company AstraZeneca.
Algeria will start vaccination nationwide on the 31st.
At present, the country has a total of 106,887 confirmed cases, including 2,884 deaths.
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