China News Service, Beijing, October 21. Comprehensive news: The latest data on the World Health Organization website shows that as of 17:09 on the 20th Central European Time, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide increased by 457013 from the previous day, reaching 241411380; death cases An increase of 8093 cases reached 4912112 cases.

　　The latest WHO weekly report on the global new crown epidemic shows that in the week ending on the 17th, the global new crown epidemic was generally stable, with the number of newly confirmed cases falling in most regions, with only Europe rising by 7%.

In this week, the top 5 countries in the world with the number of new confirmed cases of new crowns are the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Turkey, and India.

Data map: Citizens of New York State wear masks when shopping in a supermarket on Long Island.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

Americas: White House announces new crown vaccination plan for children

　　The White House announced on the 20th a plan to vaccinate children aged 5 to 11 against the new crown, and said that the plan can be implemented once it is approved.

The White House said in a statement that the time to start implementing the plan depends on the approval process and schedule of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The two organizations will meet on October 26 and November 2 to 3, respectively, to discuss the approval of Pfizer's new crown vaccine for children aged 5 to 11.

　　The statement said that the government has procured enough vaccines to begin vaccinating 28 million children aged 5 to 11 years in the United States within a few days of approval.

Vaccination points will be set up in more than 25,000 pediatric clinics, more than 100 children's hospitals, pharmacies, schools, and community health centers across the United States.

　　The US Food and Drug Administration revised the emergency use authorization of the new crown vaccine on the 20th, approving the vaccination of Modena and Johnson's new crown vaccine booster for specific populations, and allowing vaccinators to choose a vaccine booster that is different from the previous vaccine brand.

The US Drug Administration said in a statement that elderly people 65 years and older and high-risk groups can receive a booster dose of Modena vaccine at least 6 months after the second dose of Modena vaccine.

High-risk groups refer to people aged 18 to 64 who are at risk of severe new coronary disease and people who are at risk of occupational exposure.

People aged 18 and above can receive a booster dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least two months after receiving a single dose of Johnson & Johnson's new crown vaccine.

Data map: Russian President Putin.

Europe: Putin approves national paid vacation for epidemic prevention

　　Facing the new peak of the new crown epidemic, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on the 20th that he would approve the national holiday from October 30 to November 7 as paid holidays. Individual areas with severe epidemics can start the paid leave mode in advance.

　　The situation of Russia's epidemic situation has deteriorated sharply recently.

The epidemic data released by the Russian Epidemic Prevention Headquarters on the 20th showed that the country had 34,073 new confirmed cases of new crowns and 1028 new deaths compared with the previous day. Both data set new highs since the epidemic.

As of that day, Russia has confirmed a total of 8094825 new crown cases and a total of 226,353 deaths.

　　British Health Secretary Javid said at a press conference on the 20th that the new crown epidemic is far from over. People may see that one day this winter, there are as many as 100,000 new confirmed cases of new crown in the UK in a single day.

But he also said that the British government has no plans to tighten epidemic prevention measures.

Javid called on people who have not been vaccinated against the new crown vaccine as soon as possible. In addition, people should also be vaccinated against influenza before winter comes.

He asked the public to take preventive measures such as wearing masks to prevent the surge in new crown infection cases this winter.

　　According to data released by the British government on the 20th, there were 49,139 new confirmed cases of new crown in the country that day, and the number of daily increased cases exceeded 40,000 for 8 consecutive days, with a total of 8,589,737 confirmed cases; 179 new deaths and a total of 1,390,31 deaths.

As of the 20th, more than 86% of people over the age of 12 in the UK have received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine, and about 79% have received two doses of the vaccine.

Data map: Tokyo Dome Stadium in Japan has become a new crown vaccination center, and people come to get vaccinated in an orderly manner.

Asia: Japan’s metropolitan area will lift restrictions on restaurant business hours

　　According to a report by Kyodo News on the 21st, due to the decrease in the number of newly diagnosed people, the prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa in Japan decided on the 20th to completely lift the restrictions on alcohol supply and shorten the business hours and the number of customers required by restaurants to implement measures on the 25th. Will also be cancelled.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to lift the requirements for shortening business hours after the expiration on the 24th, and the final coordination is underway. The four prefectures in the metropolitan area are expected to lift the restrictions together.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will make a decision after listening to expert opinions at an epidemic monitoring meeting to be held on the 21st.

　　Kuwaiti Prime Minister Al-Sabah announced on the 20th that Kuwait will resume normal life "cautiously" from the new crown epidemic in order to achieve full resumption of work and production.

He thanked medical workers for their efforts to fight the new crown epidemic and called on everyone to "take on new responsibilities in the post-epidemic era."

　　Kuwait’s government spokesman Tariq Muzirim said that starting on the 24th, Kuwait will implement a number of measures to ease the prevention and control of the epidemic, including that there is no need to wear masks in open spaces, but it is still necessary to wear masks indoors and maintain social distancing; allowed; Hold meetings, wedding celebrations and other gathering activities, but only those who have been vaccinated with the new crown vaccine must wear masks; return to issuing entry visas for foreigners, but only for those who have been vaccinated with the new crown vaccine approved by the government; Kuwait Airport will be fully restored Operations, etc.

　　Kuwait’s Minister of Health, Basel Sabah, said that for those who have been vaccinated with the new crown vaccine that has not been approved by the government, they only need to receive another dose of the vaccine approved by the government and hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate to enter the country.

Africa and Oceania: New Zealand's increasing number of diagnoses hits a new high

　　According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 20th, the region has a total of 8,445,917 confirmed cases, a total of 21,013 deaths, and a total of 7,824,863 recovered cases.

　　According to Reuters, due to the continuous spread of the delta mutant strain in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, the number of new confirmed cases in New Zealand on the 21st broke the highest record since the epidemic in three days, reaching 102 cases, including 94 cases in Auckland.

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