(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Delta mutant strain spreads to 98 countries and regions and continues to mutate and evolve

　　China News Service, Beijing, July 3rd. Comprehensive news: The latest data on the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 17:41 on the 2nd Central European Time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide reached 182,319,261, and the cumulative number of deaths was 3,954,324.

　　The Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a regular press conference on the new crown pneumonia held on the 2nd that the current epidemic is at a "very dangerous" stage.

Delta mutant strains have appeared in at least 98 countries and regions and have become the main epidemic strains.

This mutant strain is more dangerous and continues to mutate and evolve, requiring continuous evaluation and adjustment of public health measures.

　　Americas: Experts warn of another respiratory virus spreading across the United States

　　Statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States on the 3rd showed that there were 33,693,352 confirmed cases and 605,309 deaths in the United States.

　　According to reports from the Wall Street Journal and other US media, as the situation of the new crown epidemic in the United States improves slightly, the preventive measures taken are gradually decreasing. Experts warn that this may create conditions for a common respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to spread across the United States. .

US health officials said that thanks to social distancing, wearing masks and other new crown epidemic prevention measures, RSV and influenza cases have dropped sharply in the last quarter, but RSV cases are currently on the rise in the United States, especially in southern states.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning to medical institutions to encourage testing for the RSV virus.

　　According to data released by the Ministry of Health of Brazil on the 2nd, there were 65,165 new confirmed cases in the country in a single day, with a total of nearly 18.69 million confirmed cases, 1857 new deaths, and a total of more than 520,000 deaths.

　　The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court approved a criminal investigation against President Bolsonaro on the evening of the 2nd.

Bolsonaro was accused of "committed 23 crimes" during the epidemic, the latest of which was "improper behavior in the purchase of India's new crown vaccine."

The court of audit received reports that the Brazilian government purchased an Indian vaccine that has not yet been approved by the regulatory authorities at a price of 15 US dollars a dose which is significantly higher than that of other pharmaceutical companies' new crown vaccines. This behavior is suspected of violation and there are signs of crime.

There is evidence that Bolsonaro has made it clear in March of this year that there are problems with the negotiations to purchase vaccines in India.

　　The epidemic data released by the Ministry of Health of Argentina on the 2nd showed that the country had 20,888 new confirmed cases in a single day, with a total of more than 4.51 million confirmed cases and a total of 95,382 deaths.

The city of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, will officially open the new crown vaccination for ordinary people aged 35 to 40 this week.

　　Europe: 30% of new cases in France were infected with the delta mutant strain

　　According to data released by the French Ministry of Health on the 2nd, in the past 24 hours, there were 2683 newly confirmed cases in France, with a total of more than 5.78 million confirmed cases and a total of more than 110,000 deaths.

The French Minister of Health said on the 2nd that 30% of the newly confirmed cases were infected with the delta mutant strain, and there is a potential threat of a resurgence of the new crown epidemic this summer.

　　Data released on the British government website on the 2nd showed that in the past 24 hours, there were 27,125 newly confirmed cases in the UK, which has exceeded 20,000 for five consecutive days. The cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeds 4.85 million and the cumulative number of deaths is close to 130,000.

　　British infectious disease experts said that the most severely affected areas in the western part of the UK currently have a low incidence or have reached the peak of infection, while cases in London and the eastern and southeastern parts of the UK are increasing.

According to vaccine data released by the British government, more than 33.24 million people in the UK have completed two doses of COVID-19 vaccination, accounting for 63.1% of the adult population.

　　According to statistics from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German disease control and prevention agency, on the 2nd, in the past 24 hours, there were 649 newly confirmed cases in Germany, with a total of nearly 3.73 million confirmed cases and more than 90,000 deaths.

　　The German Minister of Health said on the 2nd that people who have completed two doses of new crown vaccination are not expected to be restricted by epidemic prevention measures in the future.

The prerequisite is that the vaccine will still be effective against the new coronavirus by then.

According to the latest vaccine data released by RKI, there are currently 31,487,487 people in Germany who have completed two doses of COVID-19 vaccination, accounting for 37.8% of the total population.

　　According to data released by the Russian New Crown Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters on the 2nd, in the past 24 hours, Russia has newly confirmed 23,218 new cases, with a total of more than 5.56 million confirmed cases and a total of 136,565 deaths.

　　The city of Moscow, the worst-affected city, has started the supplementary vaccination of the new crown vaccine.

The mayor of Moscow stated that supplementary vaccination is extremely important in the context of the spread of the more infectious Delta strain, and doctors recommend that the new crown vaccine be vaccinated every six months.

Starting from July 1st, citizens can receive supplementary vaccination at 8 "Healthy Moscow" health stations, and from the 5th, 12 city hospitals in Moscow will start accepting supplementary vaccination appointments.

　　Asia: The cumulative number of confirmed cases in India exceeds 30.5 million and the vaccination rate is less than 5%

　　According to data released by the Ministry of Health of India on the 3rd, India has 44,111 new confirmed cases and 853 new deaths in a single day. The cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeds 30.5 million, and the cumulative number of deaths is 401050.

　　Due to the recent implementation of stricter anti-epidemic lockdown measures in various Indian states, the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day in the country has dropped from more than 400,000 at the peak in May to less than 50,000 at present.

However, the spread of the mutated new coronavirus, the low vaccination rate, and the large movement of people caused by the unblocking make India's future epidemic situation still not optimistic.

　　The Indian government is accelerating the promotion of vaccination, and the goal is to achieve universal vaccination before the end of this year.

According to data from the Indian Ministry of Health, as of the 2nd, India has received about 340 million doses of the new crown vaccine.

Statistics from the University of Oxford in the UK show that as of June 30, the number of people who completed two doses of vaccination in India accounted for only 4.2% of the total population.

　　According to a report from Japan’s NHK television station, Japan’s new confirmed cases were 1,777 on the 2nd, of which 660 were new in Tokyo.

Experts from the Japanese Government's New Crown Epidemic Response Team stated on the 2nd that the average weekly number of infections in Tokyo has exceeded 500, which has entered the most serious "stage 4" state, and the number of infections is likely to increase further in the next one or two weeks.

　　According to data released by the Ministry of Health of Vietnam on the 3rd, in the past 24 hours, Vietnam has newly confirmed 633 cases, including 516 newly confirmed cases in Ho Chi Minh City.

The epidemic has spread to 52 provinces and cities in Vietnam.

　　Africa: The cumulative number of confirmed cases in South Africa exceeds 2 million

　　Data released by the South African National Institute of Infectious Diseases on the evening of the 2nd showed that in the past 24 hours, there were 24,270 newly confirmed cases in the country, the highest since the outbreak in South Africa. The cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 2019,826, and the cumulative number of deaths was 61,332.

South Africa’s densely populated economic center, Howteng Province, remains the epicenter of the epidemic, with more than 14,000 new confirmed cases that day, followed by Western Cape with 2606 new confirmed cases.

　　The Acting Minister of the Ministry of Health of South Africa stated on the 2nd that the positive rate of the new coronavirus in South Africa has risen to about 28% in recent days, and the number of hospitalizations has been increasing.

There is ample evidence that the delta mutant strain is more contagious than other mutant viruses, and even people who have previously been infected with the new crown virus may be infected again.

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