Chinanews, July 22nd, according to a comprehensive report, according to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide has exceeded 190 million, and the cumulative deaths have exceeded 4.12 million.

On the 21st local time, World Health Organization Director-General Tan Desai warned that the world is in the early stages of a new wave of new crown epidemics.

In the United States, where the epidemic is most severe, the delta variant virus spread rapidly, leading to a surge in cases. The authorities once again called on the public to be vaccinated as soon as possible.

Data map: Tan Desai.

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Tan Desai: The world is in the early stages of a new wave of epidemics

　　On the 21st local time, WHO Director-General Tedros Tedros said in a speech in Tokyo, Japan, that the world must unite with "determination, commitment and discipline" to defeat the new crown pandemic.

　　He warned that the world is now in the early stages of another wave of infections and deaths from the new crown.

He urged all countries to start a "large-scale global effort" to vaccinate at least 10% of the population by September. 

　　Tan Desai said that 75% of vaccines are now vaccinated in only 10 countries, while in low-income countries, "only 1% of people have received at least one dose."

　　Tan Desai said that the world's failure to share vaccines, tests and treatments, including oxygen, is exacerbating the imbalance between openness and lockdown of pandemics on different tracks.

"This is not just a moral stain. It is also self-defeating and self-defeating in epidemiology and economics. The longer the inequality lasts, the slower the recovery will be." 

　　He warned that more transmission will lead to more potentially dangerous virus mutations, even more mutations than the devastating delta variant.

"The more mutations, the more likely it is that one of the variants will escape the vaccine and let us all go back to square one."

He reiterated that "until we are all safe, we are not safe."

　　Tedros said that the new crown pandemic has claimed more than 4 million lives, and the death toll continues to rise. The number of deaths this year has more than doubled the total last year.

"The new crown pandemic has taught us a painful but important lesson, including when health is in danger, everything is in danger."

On May 12th, local time, at the COVID-19 vaccination site at Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets baseball team, people lined up for vaccination.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

Delta virus spreads rapidly in the U.S.

　　The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Valensky said on the 20th local time that 83% of the new confirmed cases in the United States were infected with the delta variant virus, a sharp increase from the 50% figure in early July.

　　Varensky pointed out that the increase in cases is evident in the unvaccinated population.

She called on the public to get the new crown vaccine as soon as possible, saying that the CDC has always emphasized that "vaccine is our most powerful weapon against the spread of new crown virus."

　　On the 21st local time, American infectious disease expert Fauci said that fully vaccinated people can consider wearing a mask indoors to deal with the rapidly spreading delta variant virus in the United States.

　　He said: "If you want to go further in terms of safety, even if you are vaccinated, you can consider wearing a mask when you are indoors, especially in crowded places."

　　Fauci also suggested that if you are in a community with a high virus infection rate, it is also recommended to wear a mask indoors.

He said officials are worried about seeing more breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated people in the United States, even if they are only mild.

　　As the mutant virus continues to spread in unvaccinated communities, some counties and private companies in the United States may choose to enforce the mask order.

Currently, almost two-thirds of the counties in the United States have less than 40% vaccinated.

　　Fauci said he did not expect to see a return to the home order in the short term.

"What I see is that there are more people being tested, more local protective measures are introduced, and the drive to encourage people to get vaccinated is stronger."