(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Newly confirmed cases in Israel set a record, 70% of EU adult population completed vaccination

　　China News Agency, Beijing, September 1st. The latest data released by the World Health Organization shows that as of 17:11 on August 31, Central European Time (23:11 Beijing Time), the number of confirmed new crown cases worldwide increased by 521035 compared with the previous day. The total number of deaths reached 216,867,420; the number of deaths increased by 8,483, and the total number of deaths reached 4,507,837.

　　On August 31, local time, the WHO released a weekly epidemiological report of new coronary pneumonia, showing that there were nearly 4.4 million new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide last week. In addition to the increase in the number of new cases in the Western Pacific region, new cases in other regions Both have declined.

The Eastern Mediterranean Region and the Western Pacific Region saw a significant increase in new deaths last week, and the Southeast Asia Region saw a sharp drop in new deaths.

　　Americas: Severe shortage of intensive care beds in many states in the United States

　　According to a report by CNN on August 31, with the surge in the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia across the United States, the patient capacity of the medical system has reached its limit.

Hospitals across the United States are overcrowded. Southern state hospitals have been hit particularly hard, with many hospitals reporting oxygen shortages.

　　The Brazilian Ministry of Health warned on August 31 that due to the epidemic of the more contagious delta mutant strain, the number of new crown cases in the country is at risk of accelerating growth in September, so it will be a population with low immunity from mid-September. And the elderly are vaccinated with a booster shot of the new crown vaccine.

Statistics from the Brazilian Ministry of Health show that as of the end of August, Brazil has received more than 187 million doses of the new crown vaccine, of which 59.1 million have been fully vaccinated.

　　Europe: 70% of the EU adult population has completed the new crown vaccination

　　The European Commission said on August 31, local time that 70% of the adult population in the European Union has completed the new crown vaccine, reaching the goal it set at the beginning of the year.

However, there are huge differences in vaccination among EU countries. Some countries have exceeded the 70% target, while countries in the eastern region of the EU are far behind.

For example, only one-fifth of adults in Bulgaria are vaccinated, and about 30% of adults in Romania are vaccinated.

　　According to official French epidemic data, France has 19,425 new confirmed cases in a single day on August 31, with a total of more than 6.76 million confirmed cases, or 6,765,708; 136 new deaths and a total of 114,494 deaths.

　　French Prime Minister Castay went to Strasbourg in eastern France on August 31 to check the implementation of local epidemic prevention measures.

He said that the fourth wave of the epidemic in France has been brought under control, but has not yet been completely freed from it.

He once again called on the people to fulfill their responsibilities for epidemic prevention.

　　According to French official data, 48.63 million people in France have received at least one dose of vaccine, accounting for 72.1% of the French population; 44.26 million people have completed two doses, accounting for 65.6% of the French population.

　　According to the latest data released on the official website of Russia's new crown virus epidemic prevention on August 31, Russia has 17,813 new confirmed cases, a total of 6,918,965 confirmed cases, 795 new deaths, and a total of 183,224 deaths.

　　According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on August 31, Russian Health Minister Murashko said that within six months of recovery from the new crown virus, the risk of death may increase sharply.

　　Asia: Record new confirmed cases in Israel

　　According to a report from the Israeli Ministry of Health on August 31, in the past 24 hours, there were 10,974 new confirmed cases in the country, a record high since the outbreak; 9 new related death cases were added.

The country’s positive rate of new coronavirus tests rose to 7.81%, the highest level since February.

Up to now, Israel has confirmed a total of 1,066352 cases and a total of 7,043 deaths.

　　According to the website of the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), as of 23:59 on August 31, local time, Japan has reported 17,713 new confirmed cases, an increase of more than 4,000 from the previous day.

Comprehensive Japanese media reported on August 31 that the "N501S" mutation of the Delta strain was discovered for the first time in Japan.

Japanese research institutes report that the mutation is likely to have occurred in Japan.

There are only 8 reports of such mutations in Delta strains in the world.

So far, Japan has a total of 1,491,352 confirmed cases and a total of 16,083 deaths.

　　According to the Viet News Agency, on the evening of August 31, local time, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam reported that in the past 24 hours, there were 12,607 newly confirmed cases in the country, which has exceeded 10,000 for 13 consecutive days.

Among the newly confirmed local cases, Ho Chi Minh City is still the city with the highest number of cases, with 5444 newly confirmed cases.

　　It is reported that the Vietnamese government has set the basic goal of containing the epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City on September 15.

Ho Chi Minh City is the economic center of Vietnam and the “epicenter” of the current round of the epidemic in the country.

On August 23, the Vietnamese government deployed troops on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City to assist in the "closure of the city" measures.

　　Africa: South African officials say vaccines are effective against newly mutated viruses

　　The South African National Institute of Infectious Diseases reported that a new variant of the new crown pneumonia virus was found in the country and named it "C.1.2."

The report pointed out that, compared with the previously discovered variant viruses, the C.1.2 variant virus may have stronger transmission and greater resistance to vaccines.

South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla (Joe Phaahla) said at a regular press conference of the South African Parliament on August 31 that although the C.1.2 variant virus was discovered a few days ago in South Africa, data shows that vaccination can still protect the public effect.

　　Fahra revealed that more than 9 million South Africans have been vaccinated, and 3 million people have received the first dose of the new crown pneumonia vaccine.

As of August 31, South Africa had 2,777,659 confirmed cases and 82,261 deaths.

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