China News Service, March 26th, according to a comprehensive report, according to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 7:26 on the 26th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide has exceeded 120 million, and the cumulative number of deaths More than 2.75 million cases.
US President Biden announced a new goal of vaccination, that is, to complete 200 million doses of vaccination before April 30; the epidemic has rebounded in many countries, and India has suspended the export of AstraZeneca vaccine produced in that country.
On March 13, local time, the audience visited the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, California, USA.
Biden announces new target of "200 million doses of vaccine"
More than 500 illegal immigrant children diagnosed
On the 25th local time, Biden announced at his first press conference the new goal of the first 100 days of vaccination in his presidency, that is, to complete 200 million doses of vaccination before April 30.
He said, "I know this is very ambitious, twice the original goal...I believe we can do it."
At present, all states have received a total of 130 million doses of vaccines, and 14% of the US population has been vaccinated.
At the same time, Pfizer, Modena and Johnson & Johnson promised that by the end of May, they will produce enough vaccine doses to vaccinate about 260 million adults in the United States.
U.S. officials pointed out that the supply of vaccines in the U.S. will soon exceed demand.
By then, the main concern will not be the shortage of vaccines, but to persuade those who are skeptical of vaccines to vaccinate and decide how to deal with excess vaccines.
Although the vaccination process is accelerating, with the arrival of the spring break, there is a possibility of a new surge in the epidemic in the United States.
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Valensky said on the 24th that the number of confirmed cases in the United States has increased in recent days, and they are paying close attention to the epidemic data.
In addition, it is worth worrying that more than 500 illegal immigrant children detained in US-Mexico border shelters have been diagnosed with the new crown, accounting for 4.4% of the children currently in custody.
The US media pointed out that as a large number of illegal immigrant children arrive at the US-Mexico border, this highlights the new challenges facing the Biden administration.
On March 19, local time, Paris, France, a large number of Parisians gathered at the Montparnasse train station to leave the capital.
Multi-country epidemic rebound
India suspends vaccine exports
Recently, with the gradual restart of economic activities, the people's epidemic prevention has been slack, and the epidemic situation in many countries has rebounded.
After more than 4 months, the number of newly diagnosed people in Germany in a single day once again exceeded 20,000.
German Chancellor Merkel emphasized that the EU should have greater autonomy in the production of new crown vaccines.
France added 45641 confirmed cases on the 25th, a record high since November 2020.
French Minister of Health Vilan announced on the same day that it will further strengthen control measures, and the number of provinces implementing "closures" will increase from 16 to 19.
In India, more than 50,000 confirmed cases have been added every day.
As the epidemic heats up, India's domestic demand for vaccines has increased, and India has temporarily postponed the issuance of vaccine export licenses to poor countries.
According to reports, the New Coronavirus Vaccine Implementation Plan (COVAX) licensed the production of AstraZeneca vaccines in India to ensure that low-income countries have access to vaccines.
However, the delivery of vaccines originally scheduled for delivery from now to the end of March and April will be delayed.
The Global Alliance of Vaccines and Vaccinations stated that “COVAX is negotiating with the Indian government to ensure delivery as soon as possible.”