(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The global death toll from the new crown exceeds 2.5 million, the U.S. reports more than 2,000 cases of mutant virus infections

　　China News Service, Beijing, February 26. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the World Health Organization website shows that as of 16:20 on the 25th Central European Time (23:20 Beijing Time), the number of confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide increased by 421,407 from the previous day. , Reaching 112,209,815; the number of deaths increased by 10,508 to 2,490,776.

According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 20:22 on the 25th in the US Eastern Time (9:22 on the 26th, Beijing time), the total number of confirmed cases worldwide reached 112,963,634, of which more than 250 deaths Ten thousand cases, reaching 2,506,276 cases.

On February 24, local time, the American flag in Times Square, New York, USA was lowered to half mast.

On February 22, U.S. President Biden issued an announcement ordering all federal buildings and military installations inside and outside the United States to fly at half-mast for a period of five days to mourn the deaths of the new crown.

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Americas: The U.S. reports over 2000 cases of mutant virus infections

　　The latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University on the 25th showed that the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States has exceeded 28.4 million, of which more than 508,000 have died.

According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 25th, 2157 cases of mutated new coronavirus infections have been reported across the United States, of which 2102 were cases of mutated virus infections found in the UK, and the rest were cases of mutated virus infections found in South Africa and Brazil.

　　The latest data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 25th showed that 65,998 new confirmed cases in the country within 24 hours, a total of 10,390,461 confirmed cases; 1541 new deaths, and a total of more than 250,000 deaths, reaching 251,498.

　　Colombian President Duque announced on the 25th that the current national health emergency will be extended for another three months from February 28.

Duke also stated that the country is negotiating to purchase more new coronavirus vaccines developed by China Kexing.

　　Ecuador’s Minister of Health Ceballos stated on the 25th that the Ecuadorian government has signed a new crown vaccine procurement agreement with China Kexing Company, which will help Ecuador to carry out mass vaccination as soon as possible and increase the vaccination rate.

Ecuador has newly confirmed 2,390 cases in the past 24 hours, with a total of 281,169 confirmed cases.

　　Guyana’s Minister of Health Anthony recently announced that the country’s Food and Drug Administration has formally approved the emergency use of the new crown vaccine developed by China Sinopharm Group in Guyana.

On February 1, local time, at a supermarket in the center of Paris, France that strictly abides by the epidemic prevention regulations, customers were queuing to enter the store.

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Europe: France will strengthen epidemic prevention measures

　　French Prime Minister Castel said on the 25th that the new crown epidemic in France has worsened in the past few days, and the government will take multiple measures to strengthen epidemic prevention and control.

There were 25,403 new confirmed cases in France on the 25th, with a total of over 3.68 million confirmed cases; 261 new deaths and 85,582 deaths.

　　German Chancellor Merkel said after attending the EU Leaders’ Video Summit on the 25th that EU countries are expected to develop digital “vaccine passports” within three months. The use of “vaccine passports” and COVID-19 testing is expected to help the EU. Resume personnel mobility.

　　The Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office of Hungary, Guas Gelgey, announced on the 25th that the government decided to extend the curfew and other measures to prevent and control the new crown epidemic until March 15.

Hungary has newly confirmed 4385 cases in the past 24 hours, and a total of 414,514 confirmed cases; 120 new deaths and a total of 14,672 deaths.

　　The Finnish government announced on the 25th that within 3 weeks from March 8th, restaurants and bars in most areas of Finland, including the capital Helsinki, will be closed, allowing only takeaway.

The government also plans to move all the teaching of students over 13 years old in high-risk areas to online.

Finland reported 565 new confirmed cases that day, with a total of 55,687 confirmed cases.

Asia: South Korea launches mass vaccination

　　South Korea started the new crown vaccination work on the 26th.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in went to a vaccination site in Mapo District, Seoul.

South Korean Prime Minister Ding Shijun announced on the same day that it will continue to extend the current epidemic prevention measures for two weeks. The epidemic prevention response levels in the metropolitan and non-capital regions will be maintained at level 2 and 1.5 respectively. The gathering of 5 people or more except immediate family members is still prohibited.

According to the report of the South Korean Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters on the 26th, South Korea has newly confirmed 406 cases in the past 24 hours, with a total of 88,922 confirmed cases.

　　According to Japanese media reports, the Japanese government plans to lift the state of emergency in the three prefectures of Kansai (Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto), Aichi, Gifu, and Fukuoka at the end of this month.

　　Malaysia officially launched its new crown vaccination plan on the 24th, and Prime Minister Muhyiddin became the first person to vaccinate.

According to the plan issued by the Malaysian government, the country’s new crown vaccination will be carried out in three stages. The first stage is for medical personnel and other front-line workers in epidemic prevention and control, the second stage is for the elderly and high-risk groups, and the third stage is expanded to 18 Adults over the age of.

The entire plan will cover at least 80% of the total population of Malaysia and is expected to be completed in February 2022.

Africa: President of Senegal vaccinates China

　　The latest epidemic data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that as of 5 o'clock on the 25th Eastern Africa time (10 o'clock Beijing time), the region has a total of 3,856,581 confirmed cases, a total of 1024,470 deaths, and a total of 34,21526 recoveries.

　　Senegalese President Sall was vaccinated at the Presidential Palace on the 25th with the new crown vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group.

After being vaccinated, Sall said that the domestic epidemic in Senegal is still severe and that vaccination is the only preventive measure that can overcome the new crown epidemic.

As of the day, Senegal had a total of 33,741 confirmed cases, including 852 deaths.

So far, 4,087 people across the country have received the new crown vaccine.

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