China News Agency, Beijing, May 4th. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the World Health Organization website shows that as of 16:20 Central European Time on the 3rd (22:20 Beijing Time), the number of confirmed new crown cases worldwide increased by 721,896 compared with the previous day. , Reaching 152,534,452; death cases increased by 11,711, reaching 3,198,528.

　　The latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that as of 11:22 on the 4th Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases worldwide was 153,185,370, and the cumulative number of deaths was 320,9657.

　　On May 3, local time, the World Health Organization held a routine press conference for new coronary pneumonia. WHO Director-General Tan Desai said that the "New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan" has sent nearly 50 million doses to 121 countries and economies. Vaccines, but the supply of vaccines is still limited.

　　In addition, the WHO-led "Access to Accelerator Tools for Combating New Coronary Pneumonia" international cooperation initiative is currently facing a funding gap of US$19 billion, and next year, additional funding of US$35-45 billion will be needed to vaccinate most adults around the world.

On April 27, local time, people took part in leisure activities at the beach in Richmond, California, USA.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated in the latest guidelines issued on the same day that people who are fully vaccinated against the new crown may not wear masks in some outdoor places.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan

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　　According to Worldometer's real-time statistics, as of about 6:30 on the 4th, Beijing time, there were 33,222,206 confirmed cases and 591,476 deaths in the United States.

　　As of May 3, local time, the seven-day average number of confirmed cases per million people in Alberta, a large western province of Canada, reached 423.8, ranking first among all Canadian provinces and surpassing all states in the United States.

　　As of 18:00 on May 3, local time, according to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Brazil reached 14,779,529, an increase of 24,619 from the previous day.

The Ministry of Health allocated nearly 500,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine to states that day, half of the 1 million doses received last week.

The interval between two doses of vaccine recommended by the Ministry of Health is 12 weeks or 84 days, which is much longer than the 21-day interval recommended by Pfizer and the longest 42-day interval recommended by WHO.

　　According to the news released by the Chinese Embassy in Argentina on the 3rd local time, Sinopharm and related companies in Argentina reached a consensus on co-production of Sinopharm's new crown vaccine in Argentina, and decided to immediately start consultations on relevant technical details and strive to start production as soon as possible. .

On May 3, local time, France launched the first phase of "unblocking", abolishing the restriction that people cannot travel more than 10 kilometers away from the residence and at the same time canceling the ban on cross-regional travel.

The picture shows the new Paris tram line in operation that day.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang

Europe: France starts the first phase of "unblocking"

　　France launched the first phase of "unblocking" on May 3, removing restrictions on people's travel distance.

However, most of the control measures in response to the new crown epidemic are still in effect.

　　In the first phase of "unblocking", the restriction that people can not travel more than 10 kilometers from the radius of the residence was lifted, and the ban on cross-regional travel was lifted at the same time.

People's travel during non-curfew hours has basically returned to normal.

All-law curfew orders are still in effect. People who travel during the curfew period must still carry travel certificates and must have a reasonable reason for travel, otherwise they will still be punished.

　　Affected by the new crown epidemic, Germany's most prestigious folk festival Oktoberfest will be closed again this year.

　　The Danish National Health Service issued a press release on the 3rd announcing that the new crown vaccine developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, was removed from the country’s vaccination plan. The reason was that “the benefits of vaccination against Johnson & Johnson are not greater than the possible side effects risks ".

　　The European Union announced on the 3rd that it will continue to add anti-epidemic supplies such as oxygen generators, ventilators, and antiviral drugs to support India's response to the deteriorating new crown pneumonia epidemic.

This is the third batch of anti-epidemic supplies provided by the EU to India since April 27.

On May 2, 2021 local time, in New Delhi, India, the Indian Commonwealth Games Athlete Village became a temporary new crown ward.

Asia: The cumulative number of confirmed cases in India exceeds 20 million

　　According to data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on the 4th, there were 357,229 newly confirmed cases nationwide in the past 24 hours, with a total of 20,282,833 cases.

This is also the number of new cases in a single day in India for 13 consecutive days above 300,000.

　　According to the Indian Ministry of Health, in the capital area, Gujarat, Maharashtra and other regions where the epidemic was severe in the previous month, the number of new confirmed cases each day has shown early signs of entering a stable or declining zone, but The incidence of Bihar, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu is on the rise.

　　Due to the surge in the number of confirmed cases, the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has decided to implement a 14-day partial curfew from May 5; Mumbai has added 2,624 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest in the past 5 weeks.

　　The Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal released data on the afternoon of the 3rd, saying that in the past 24 hours, there were 7,448 newly confirmed cases nationwide, with a total of 343,418 cases.

This is also the day when Nepal has the largest number of newly confirmed cases in a single day since the outbreak of the epidemic.

　　The Cabinet of Ministers of Bangladesh decided on the 3rd to extend the current public travel restrictions to May 16 in order to continue to prevent and control the epidemic.

During this period, cross-regional long-distance buses, trains and other means of transportation are not allowed to operate.

　　Philippine President Duterte received a Chinese-made new crown vaccine on the evening of the 3rd.

The recent epidemic in the Philippines has rebounded rapidly. As of May 3, the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 1.06 million.

The country officially launched the new crown vaccination plan on March 1, and has now authorized the use of new crown vaccines in many countries.

　　Indonesian officials reported on the afternoon of the 3rd that there were 4730 newly confirmed cases nationwide that day, and the total number has exceeded 1.68 million.

Indonesia’s National Epidemic Prevention and Control and Economic Recovery Committee Chairman Erlanga announced on the same day that the small-scale community restriction prevention and control measures being implemented will be extended to the 17th, and the scope of implementation will be increased from 25 provinces across the country to 30 provinces.

Africa: South Africa fears a third wave of outbreaks

　　According to the latest data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa has a total of 4,575,218 confirmed cases and 122,372 deaths.

　　On May 3, after a person traveling from India to South Africa was found to have tested positive for the new crown, the South African health department began to be on high alert.

　　Both the South African Ministry of Health and the South African National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NICD) have stated that they will give priority to nucleic acid samples from travelers entering South Africa from India, and South Africa will pay close attention to the B.1.617 virus found in India.

　　According to the latest epidemic modeling report of the South African National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the new crown virus may accelerate its spread in the country in the next few months, thus bringing a third wave of infections in South Africa.

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