China News Service, Beijing, September 20. Comprehensive news: According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 10:21 on the 20th, Beijing time, there were a total of 228,497,223 confirmed cases worldwide and a total of 4,691,285 deaths.

　　A study published recently on the Research Plaza, a preprint platform of the British journal Nature, showed that the coronavirus and the new coronavirus carried by the chrysanthemum bats that inhabit some caves in northern Laos have common key features, which indicates the existence of nature A virus closely related to the new coronavirus.

Americas: The cumulative total of vaccination in the U.S. exceeds 385 million doses

　　According to US media reports, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stated on a TV program on the 19th that the new crown vaccine for children under 12 years old will be available this fall.

The report also quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that in the best case, children between 5 and 11 years old will be vaccinated at the end of October, and vaccines for children between 6 months and 5 years old will be authorized for use in late November.

　　The latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University show that the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States is 42087282, of which 673763 have died.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that as of 6 o'clock on the 19th local time, the nation has received more than 385 million doses of the new crown vaccine, reaching 385586012 doses.

211,776,515 people have received at least one dose of vaccine, and 181,382,976 people have been fully vaccinated.

　　According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, the country has newly confirmed 9,458 cases on the 19th, with a total of 21,239,783 confirmed cases; and 244 new deaths, with a total of 590,752 cases.

Europe: Many countries vaccinate people with "enhanced shots"

　　According to foreign media reports on the 19th, more and more European countries including France, Germany, Denmark and other countries have begun to vaccinate the people with the new crown vaccine "boost shots."

According to the report, France will provide "enhanced needles" to residents of nursing homes from September 11, which will be expanded to people over 65 years old in the future.

Portugal began to provide "enhancement needles" on September 13.

People over 60 years of age in Greece can be vaccinated with "booster shots" from September 14.

Starting from September 20th, the Czech Republic has recommended that people over 60 be vaccinated with "enhanced shots."

　　According to the latest data released on the official website of Russia's new crown virus epidemic prevention on the 19th, there were 2,174 new confirmed cases in Russia, and a total of 7,274,928 confirmed cases; 793 new deaths and a total of 19,218 deaths.

Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 17th that Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that nearly 47.5 million people have completed the first dose of the new crown vaccination and 41 million people have been fully vaccinated.

　　According to official British epidemic data, 29612 new cases were confirmed in the country on the 19th, with a total of 7,429,746 confirmed cases.

The latest data show that more than 89% of the population over 16 years old in the UK have received one shot of the new crown vaccine, and more than 81% have received two shots.

　　The Italian Ministry of Health stated that on the 19th, 3838 new cases were confirmed in the country, a total of over 4.63 million cases; 26 new deaths, a total of 130,310 cases.

The number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients (not including intensive care unit patients) reached 3,929 on the 19th, a decrease from 3,958 the day before.

Asia: Nearly 90% of Mumbai's population has COVID-19 antibodies

　　According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health of India on the 19th, in the past 24 hours, India has newly confirmed 30,773 cases, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has risen to 33,448,163; there have been 309 new deaths, and the cumulative number of deaths has reached 444,838.

Reuters quoted a survey report on the 17th that nearly 90% of the population of Mumbai, the financial capital of India, has COVID-19 antibodies.

The survey was conducted from August to early September this year and included 8,674 adults, of whom nearly 65% ​​had been vaccinated against the new crown.

　　The Associated Press reported on the 19th that with the decrease in the number of confirmed cases in Nepal, the local people resumed the Indra Festival celebrations that had been scaled down the previous year due to the epidemic.

According to data released by the Ministry of Health of Nepal, the country has accumulated more than 780,000 confirmed cases, of which more than 11,000 have died.

19% of Nepal’s population has been fully vaccinated.

　　According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 20th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had 1,605 newly confirmed cases compared with the previous day, and a total of 287,536 confirmed cases.

Among the new cases on that day, there were 1577 cases of community infection and 28 imported cases from abroad.

　Oceania and Africa: Sydney relaxes epidemic prevention restrictions in multiple districts

　　According to Reuters, New South Wales, Australia, said on the 20th that there were 935 new confirmed cases in the state, the lowest record since August 27.

　　According to reports, as the vaccination rate has accelerated, 53% of the NSW adult population has been fully vaccinated.

Starting on the 20th, 12 areas in western Sydney will relax epidemic prevention restrictions and lift outdoor exercise time restrictions. Those who have completed the vaccination can have a gathering of up to 5 people outdoors.

　　According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 19th, the region has a total of nearly 8.15 million confirmed cases, 8,148,616, a total of 20,0657 deaths, and a total of 7,483,532 recovered cases.

　　The new crown vaccine donated by China arrived at Ouagadougou International Airport, the capital of Burkina Faso, on the evening of the 18th.

Minister-level representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Burundi Clarice Melandor Uouba said that the current situation of the Burundi epidemic is generally controllable, which is largely due to China's support.

The Burundian side will cherish and use this batch of vaccines to make them play a full role in improving people's protection capabilities and reducing infection rates.

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