China News Agency, Beijing, March 24th. Comprehensive news: The latest data on the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 15:52 on March 23, Central European Time (22:52 on the 23rd, Beijing Time), the cumulative number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide reached 123419065. The total number of deaths was 2719163.

In addition, according to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:25 on March 24, Beijing time, a total of 124,104,296 confirmed cases and 2,732,494 deaths worldwide have been confirmed.

Data map: The new crown vaccination point at Yankee Stadium in New York, USA, and the staff welcomes citizens.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

Americas: AstraZeneca vaccine clinical trial data in the US is questioned

　　Statistics from Johns Hopkins University on the 24th showed that there were 29,920,024 confirmed cases and 543,744 deaths in the United States.

　　According to Reuters, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said on the 23rd local time that British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca provided outdated information on the effectiveness of its new crown vaccine in large-scale clinical trials in the United States.

NIAID stated that AstraZeneca “may have included outdated information about this clinical trial, thereby providing incomplete information about the effectiveness data”.

NIAID also urged AstraZeneca to immediately cooperate with the Data Security and Monitoring Committee to evaluate the data to ensure that the most accurate and up-to-date validity data is disclosed as soon as possible.

　　After NIAID’s comments, the World Health Organization said in an announcement issued on the 23rd that concerns about AstraZeneca’s vaccine were not a safety issue.

The announcement stated that NIAID is concerned about vaccine effectiveness rather than safety, and that WHO "neither sees the data from AstraZeneca's clinical trials in the United States, nor the details of the issues raised by NIAID."

　　According to foreign media reports, a research article published on the 22nd in the Journal of the American Medical Association Online Open said that children’s response to COVID-19 antibodies is stronger than that of adults. This may be the reason why there are significantly fewer children with COVID-19 and milder symptoms. One.

Researchers said that the new coronavirus antibody response showed significant age differences, with the strongest response in people aged 10 and under.

In addition, it is not clear why the immune response of minors to the new coronavirus is different from that of adults, but it is necessary to consider age factors in the screening and management of related diseases and vaccination.

Data map: Russian President Putin took off his protective gloves after inspecting the hospital.

Europe: Putin vaccinates Russian-made new crown vaccine

　　According to RIA Novosti, Russian President Vladimir Putin was vaccinated with a domestically produced new crown vaccine on the 23rd.

Russian President’s Press Secretary Peskov told the media that Putin feels well after the vaccination and will work all day on the 24th.

Peskov also said that he would not release photos or videos of Putin's vaccination process because "Putin does not like to vaccinate under the camera."

　　At present, Russia has registered three Russian-made new crown vaccines, namely the "Satellite-V" vaccine developed by the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of Gamallea, and the "EpiVacCorona" vaccine developed by the National Science Center of "Vector" Virology and Biotechnology. , And the "Kovivac" vaccine developed by the Chumakov Federal Research and Development Center for Immunization and Biological Products.

　　Russia began mass vaccination in December last year. As of March 22 this year, 4.3 million people had received two doses of the new crown vaccine.

　　According to the epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health on the evening of the 23rd, France has 14678 new confirmed cases in a single day, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases is 4313073. It has now surpassed the United Kingdom and ranked fifth in the world. There were 287 new deaths, accumulatively. There were 92,908 deaths.

　　According to the latest data released by the Paris Region Health Bureau, the incidence of new crowns in the region has greatly exceeded the official alert threshold, increasing to 551 new crowns per 100,000 inhabitants, and the number of severely ill patients with new crowns in the region has increased to 1,370.

The Paris Region Health Bureau estimates that the number of severely ill patients in the region is likely to exceed 1,500 in the next few days.

French health experts warned that if the spread of the virus in the country cannot be slowed down in the short term, the French medical system will face "unprecedented pressure" in the next three weeks.

　　According to reports, a death case of cerebral thrombosis occurred in Germany on the 23rd local time, suspected to be related to vaccination.

The Kempten Hospital in the Algon region of Germany confirmed that a 55-year-old nurse in the hospital developed cerebral thrombosis after being vaccinated with AstraZeneca on March 3 and died unfortunately on the 20th of this month.

Doctors believe that the formation of cerebral venous thrombosis in the deceased is highly likely to be related to the AstraZeneca vaccine.

According to a report by the Paul Ehrlich Institute in charge of vaccine safety in Germany, as of the 19th of this month, there have been 14 cases of cerebral venous thrombosis in Germany after vaccination with AstraZeneca.

Data map: Taj Mahal, India, staff disinfect the railings.

Asia: Indian capital bans public celebration of holidays

　　According to a report on the "India Today" website on the 23rd, the Indian capital New Delhi issued a notice stating that for reasons of epidemic prevention and control, people are prohibited from holding public celebrations during the upcoming Holi festival.

The notice stated that “in the past two weeks, the epidemic situation in the capital New Delhi has shown a continuous growth trend”, so “in order to effectively curb the spread of the virus, gatherings and public celebrations are prohibited during the upcoming festivals.”

　　According to data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on the 23rd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in New Delhi rose to 649,973 and the cumulative number of deaths was 10,967.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in India has exceeded 11.68 million, making India the country with the third most confirmed cases in the world, with a cumulative total of more than 160,000 deaths.

Africa and Oceania: China Aided Vaccines Arrived in Many Countries in Africa

　　According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 8 o'clock on the 23rd local time, a total of 4,116,048 confirmed cases and a total of 110,226 deaths in 54 countries in Africa.

　　On the 22nd, China handed over the second batch of aid for the new crown vaccine to Egypt.

Egyptian Health Minister Hara stated that Chinese vaccines are safe and effective and have played an important role in Egypt's domestic vaccination system.

　　On the 21st local time, the new crown vaccine aided by the Chinese government in Niger arrived in Niamey, the capital of Nigeria.

Nigerian President Issoufou said at the airport handover ceremony that he sincerely thanked the Chinese government and people for their selfless assistance and will start the vaccination campaign as soon as possible.

　　On the same day, the new crown vaccine aided by the Chinese government to Benin arrived in Cotonou, the economic capital of Benin.

Benin’s Minister of Health, Hong Patin, said that the assistance was an important moment in Benin’s anti-epidemic process and a milestone in the friendship between Benin and China. At the same time, the government of Benin will make good use of these vaccines to ensure the health of its people and the Chinese in Benin. Safety.

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