(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Over 220 million confirmed cases of new crown worldwide, U.S. experts call on adults to be vaccinated to protect children

　　China News Service, Beijing, September 8th. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the World Health Organization website shows that as of 16:53 on September 7th Central European Time (22:53 Beijing Time), the number of confirmed new crown cases worldwide has increased from the previous day. There were 355094 cases, with a total of 221,134,742 cases; a total of 4,574,089 deaths.

On August 25, local time, Manhattan, New York, USA, a 110-foot-high Ferris wheel was built in Times Square, which will run from August 25 to September 12.

As one of the government's measures to encourage vaccination against the new crown, 100 tourists who have been vaccinated against the new crown will be allowed to ride the Ferris wheel for free every day.

Americas: US experts call on adults to be vaccinated to protect children

　　According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:21 on the 8th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States reached 40,278,147, and the cumulative number of deaths was 650,510.

　　CNN reported on the 7th that children infected with new coronary pneumonia accounted for more than a quarter of the weekly confirmed cases in the United States.

As for the sharp increase in the number of children's cases, experts believe that it is related to the opening of schools and the resumption of offline teaching.

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that if you want to protect children, especially those who still cannot be vaccinated, all adults in contact with them need to be vaccinated against the new crown.

　　According to a report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on the 7th, the new crown epidemic broke out in a group of "homeless people" in Canada's northwestern region.

Since mid-August, 19 people who entered the shelter have contracted the new coronary pneumonia.

The area has begun to provide nucleic acid testing and vaccination services in shelters, and to find isolation facilities for confirmed cases and their close contacts.

On July 21, 2021, local time, in Paris, France, tourists conduct a new crown test at the entrance of the Eiffel Tower.

Europe: More than 80% of public service workers in France have been vaccinated with two doses

　　According to the epidemic data of the French Ministry of Health, there were 14,534 new confirmed cases in France on the 7th, a total of 6,854,028 confirmed cases, 108 new deaths, and a total of 115,130 deaths.

　　At present, 49.27 million people in France have received at least one dose of the vaccine, accounting for 73.1% of the French population; 45.82 million people have completed two doses, accounting for 68% of the French population.

Among them, 82% of public service personnel have received two doses of the new crown vaccine.

In this regard, French Minister of Public Service De Mont Chalin stated that public service personnel have set an example in terms of vaccination.

　　The latest official data from the Spanish Ministry of Health on September 7 shows that the country has a total of 4,892,640 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, and a total of 85,066 deaths.

　　According to a Reuters report on the 7th, the Spanish medical regulatory agency said that people with severely compromised immune systems can receive a third dose of vaccine.

According to reports, the traditional "two-shot" vaccine has limited protective effects on this group.

The Spanish Public Health Commission pointed out in a statement that the "booster shot" should be separated from the previous shot for at least 28 days, and the same type of vaccine should be used.

Asia: Increasing number of deaths under 50 in Tokyo, Japan

　　According to statistics from the Japanese "Asahi Shimbun" website, as of the 7th, Japan had 10,590 new confirmed cases in a single day, a total of 1,589,409 confirmed cases, 62 new deaths, and a total of 16,455 deaths.

　　The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported on the 7th that in the fifth wave of the epidemic in Tokyo, the epidemic spread among young people, and the number of deaths under the age of 50 increased significantly.

According to Tokyo’s August statistics, deaths under the age of 50 accounted for about one-third of all deaths, reaching the highest level in history.

　　The chairman of the Japanese Society of Infectious Diseases and a professor at Toho University, said that the delta strain is highly contagious. In the case of a sharp increase in the number of infected people, the relatively young generation will also have severe deaths.

　　According to the report of the Korean Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters on the 8th, there were 2050 new confirmed cases in South Korea, a total of 265,423 confirmed cases, 4 new deaths, and a total of 2,334 deaths.

Among them, more than 70% of the confirmed cases in the metropolitan area have set a new record for the first time in a week.

The South Korean epidemic prevention department is concerned that the intensification of the epidemic in the capital area may form a vicious circle with non-capital areas as the flow of people returning home during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday increases.

　　Indonesian President Joko Widodo inspected the new crown vaccination situation in a school in East Java Province on the 7th and asked all 34 provinces across the country to complete the vaccination target of at least 70% of the population by the end of this year.

As of the 7th, over 68.2 million people in the country have been vaccinated, of which over 39.16 million have completed two doses, and nearly 730,000 have received a third booster shot.

Africa and Oceania: Zimbabwe relaxes its “city closure” measures

　　President Emerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe announced on the 7th that as the country’s third wave of the new crown epidemic has passed its peak, the government has decided to relax the "closure" measures, resume intercity travel, and shorten the curfew.

As of the evening of the 6th, 2.729 million of Zimbabwe's approximately 14 million people have received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine, of which 1.728 million have completed all the vaccination procedures, and the vaccination rate is among the highest among African countries.

　　Reuters reported on the 8th that New South Wales, Australia, reported 1,480 local infections, an increase from the previous day.

Currently, three-quarters of people over the age of 16 in the state have received at least the first shot.

　　Chris Shipkins, New Zealand's new crown epidemic response minister, said on the 7th that the New Zealand government is negotiating with many countries to obtain more new crown vaccines.

He said that the relevant agreement is expected to be announced this week.

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