(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Delta mutant strains have significantly increased the transmission power of the UK for two consecutive days, with more than 10,000 new diagnoses
China News Service, Beijing, June 19th. Comprehensive news: According to the latest data from the official website of the World Health Organization, as of 17:31 on the 18th Central European Time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide reached 177,108,695, and the cumulative number of deaths was 3,840,223.
The chief scientist of the World Health Organization said on the 18th that due to the significant increase in the transmission capacity of the Delta mutant strain, it is becoming a major global epidemic of new coronavirus mutant strains.
According to reports from various countries, in the past week, 99% of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK were infected with the Delta mutant strain, and 89.3% of the COVID-19 patients in the Russian capital, Moscow, found the Delta mutant strain.
The WHO stated that more data is needed to understand the effectiveness of various new coronavirus vaccines against different new coronavirus variants.
Data map: On May 17, local time, people passed by outside a school in a Jewish community in New York City, USA.
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Americas: Newly confirmed cases of Delta mutant strains in the United States are rising rapidly
Statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States on the 19th showed that there were 33,485,549 confirmed cases and 600,263 deaths in the United States.
According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of the 18th, more than 148 million people in the United States have completed two doses of COVID-19 vaccination.
US President Biden said on the 18th that the Delta mutant strain is easier to spread and potentially lethal, and will make unvaccinated people more susceptible to infection.
There are still many young people in the United States who have not been vaccinated, and the rate of vaccination should be accelerated.
CDC Director Valensky also said on the 18th that the Delta mutant strain is expected to become the main mutated new coronavirus that spreads in the United States. According to CDC statistics, it currently accounts for 10% of new coronavirus cases in the United States, an increase from last week. 4%.
The main Brazilian cities Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo announced detailed COVID-19 vaccination plans on the 18th.
Rio de Janeiro plans to vaccinate all adults over 18 years old by August 31, and start vaccinating young people over 12 years old in September.
Sao Paulo released a complete vaccination calendar, listing specific vaccination dates for all eligible groups.
The Brazilian Senate Epidemic Investigation Committee announced on the 18th that it will investigate 14 current and former Brazilian government officials for suspected criminal activities during the epidemic, including current and former health ministers Cairoga and Pazulo, and former foreign minister Araujo, former Minister of Foreign Affairs. Waengarten, head of the media affairs department of the Presidential Palace, and others.
Europe: The UK newly diagnosed more than 10,000 in a single day for two consecutive days
Affected by the Delta mutant strain, the British new crown epidemic has rebounded rapidly.
Data released on the British government website on the 18th showed that in the past 24 hours, there were 10,476 new confirmed cases of new crown in the UK, a total of 4610893 confirmed cases, and a total of 127,956 deaths.
According to official British data, the last time the daily increase exceeded 10,000 was 11,242 cases on February 22.
At present, cases infected with the Delta variant strain account for 99% of the confirmed cases of the new crown in the UK.
Data map: On April 12, local time, the UK’s third nationwide epidemic lockdown entered the second stage of "unblocking". Commercial institutions such as non-essential shops, restaurants, bars, barber shops and gyms lasted nearly three months. After the closure, the reopening of the company attracted a "consumption wave".
Photo by Zhang Mengqi issued by China News Agency
The Chinese Embassy in the UK issued a reminder on the 19th that the number of newly diagnosed cases in the UK has continued to rise recently, and the number of newly diagnosed cases in the UK has exceeded 10,000 for two consecutive days on June 17 and 18.
With the arrival of the summer vacation in the UK and the launch of the unblocking plan, the flow of people within the UK will increase significantly, and the risk of infection for Chinese citizens in the UK will increase significantly.
Chinese citizens in the UK are reminded that whether they are vaccinated or not, they should continue to take precautions against the epidemic in the near future and avoid unnecessary travel.
Data from the Robert Koch Institute of the German government's disease control agency on the 18th showed that in the past 24 hours, there were 1076 new confirmed cases in Germany.
German Health Minister Span said on the 18th that about half of the population in Germany has received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine, and 29.6% of the total population has completed two doses. "These data give us confidence."
Spen also said that the Delta mutant strain will inevitably become the "mainstream" strain in Germany and needs to continue to promote vaccination to resist.
The director of the Robert Koch Institute also predicted on the 18th that the Delta strain is more contagious and will become the mainstream strain in Germany "at the latest in autumn."
Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez announced on social media on the 18th that he received the first dose of the new crown vaccine at a public hospital in Madrid that same day.
"The new crown vaccine has saved our lives, and it also marks that we are on the road to social recovery. It is the hope of our entire country." Sanchez said.
According to data released by the Spanish Ministry of Health on the 18th, there were 1,895 newly confirmed cases in the country, a total of 3,574,442 confirmed cases, and a total of 80,652 deaths.
Statistics from the Russian New Crown Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters on the 18th showed that there were 17,262 newly confirmed cases in Russia in a single day, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 5.281 million.
The Mayor of Moscow stated on the 18th that 89.3% of the new crown patients in Moscow have found the Delta mutant strain, and the city is again facing the threat of the new crown epidemic.
The Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 18th that Russia has established a new coronavirus mutation database, which can be used to store, sort and retrieve information about mutated viruses circulating in different regions of Russia to find mutations and identify virus strains.
Asia: Palestine refuses to receive one million doses of Israel's "expiring" new crown vaccine
The Israeli Government Information Office issued a statement earlier on the 18th that Israel reached a vaccine exchange agreement with Palestine on the same day, and Israel will transfer 1 million to 1.4 million doses of Pfizer’s new crown vaccine to Palestine.
In exchange, Israel will receive the vaccine that Pfizer originally planned to deliver to Pakistan in September or October, the same quantity as the vaccine handed over to Pakistan by Israel.
A spokesperson for the Palestinian government stated on the evening of the 18th that the medical and technical team of the Palestinian Ministry of Health tested the first batch of approximately 90,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine handed over to the Palestinian side by Israel on the same day, and found that these vaccines did not meet the technical indicators stipulated in the exchange agreement. , Pakistan refused to accept the new crown vaccine that was about to expire, the first batch of vaccines had all been returned to Israel, and the vaccine exchange agreement was cancelled.
The Virology Clinical Research Center of Chulalongkorn University School of Medicine in Thailand issued a notice on the 18th to recruit volunteers for the new crown vaccine mixed trial.
The organizer of the trial said that mixing different brands of vaccines can alleviate the shortage of vaccines. If there is no need to reserve a second dose of the same brand, the first dose of vaccine can be greatly increased, but it must be rigorously scientific test.
At present, the project has passed the ethics approval of relevant departments.
According to a report from “India Today” on the 17th, the government of Uttarakhand, India, is investigating a “new crown virus testing scam” suspected of falsifying 100,000 test results.
According to reports, during the Hindu festival this year, the government hired a testing agency to test more than 250,000 people for the new crown virus, of which only about 2,300 tested positive.
Preliminary investigations found that many private testing agencies did not conduct testing at all, using randomly collected personnel information to fabricate false testing reports to fool things.
According to a report from the Ministry of Health of Mongolia on the 18th, in the past 24 hours, the country has newly confirmed 2,746 cases, a total of 88,516 confirmed cases, and a total of 425 deaths.
The new crown epidemic in Mongolia began to intensify in June, and the number of infections increased rapidly, and the number of new diagnoses in a single day continued to set the highest record in history.
At present, 125 counties in 19 of the 21 provinces of Mongolia have successively implemented high-level disaster prevention states (red level) for different periods of time.
According to local media reports on the 18th, the country’s July flight plans for all international flights have been announced to have been cancelled.
Africa: The third wave of outbreaks in full outbreak
According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 18th, a total of 5,138,245 confirmed cases in Africa and a total of 136,446 deaths were reported.
The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Morty, said on the 17th that the third wave of the epidemic in Africa is in full swing and the medical system is overwhelmed.
In the past week, the number of confirmed cases in Africa has increased by nearly 30%, and the number of deaths has increased by 15%.
Among them, the number of new cases in South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia, Uganda and Namibia accounted for 76% of the total number of new cases.
According to the latest statistics from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people in Africa who are fully vaccinated with the new crown vaccine still accounts for only 0.79% of the total population of Africa, and the stocks of new crown vaccines in many countries have been urgent.
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