(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) Germany newly diagnosed new high in a single day, Japan liberalizes entry restrictions for some foreign citizens
China News Agency, Beijing, November 6th. Comprehensive news: The latest data on the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 17:11 on November 5th, Central European Time, the number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide increased by 484,880 compared with the previous day, and the number of deaths increased by 6,869. ; A total of 248,467,363 confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide, and a total of 5,027,183 deaths.
On November 3, local time, the National Children's Hospital vaccinated the child in Washington, USA.
The new crown vaccination in the United States has entered a new phase, and millions of elementary school students can now be vaccinated.
Americas: Thousands of US intelligence officials have not been vaccinated or will be fired
According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University, a total of 46,435,555 cases have been diagnosed in the United States, and a total of more than 750,000 deaths, reaching 753,900 cases.
According to a report by the Associated Press on the 5th local time, thousands of US intelligence officials may be fired for failing to comply with the US government's new crown vaccination regulations. Some Republican lawmakers expressed concern about this.
Rep. Chris Stewart, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee and Republican of Utah, stated that as of the end of October, at least 20% of intelligence agency employees had not been vaccinated, and as many as 40% of employees in some agencies had not been vaccinated.
It is reported that US President Biden recently issued a number of orders requiring federal employees, contractors, medical workers and companies with more than 100 employees to comply with the vaccination order in order to increase the vaccination rate in the United States.
Federal employees who have not been vaccinated or granted an exemption before November 22 may face a suspension of up to 14 days and are at risk of dismissal.
According to the Associated Press, on the 5th local time, the Denver Zoo in Colorado, USA, reported the world's first hyena coronavirus case.
The National Veterinary Services Laboratory in the United States said that after several lions in the zoo became ill, people tested samples of a variety of animals, including spotted hyenas, and two hyenas tested positive for the coronavirus.
Europe: Epidemics rebound in many European countries, and new diagnoses in Germany hit a record high in a single day
According to data released by the Robert Koch Institute, the German disease control agency, on the 5th, the number of new confirmed cases of new crowns in Germany once again hit a new high since the epidemic, reaching 37,120, and the new death toll was 154.
As of that day, a total of 4,709,488 people have been diagnosed in Germany, and a total of 96,346 people have died.
German Federal Minister of Health, Spane, said after a meeting with state health ministers that day that the federal and state have agreed to provide booster shots of the new crown vaccine for all age groups.
He emphasized that Germany must speed up the pace of intensified vaccination.
Spann warned that the next few weeks will be "very difficult."
According to official French data, there were 8,998 new confirmed cases of new crowns in a single day in France on the 5th, and the total number of confirmed cases was 7,199332.
The cumulative number of deaths in France is now 117,875, with 28 new deaths.
The number of hospitalized patients with the new crown in France is now 6,735, and the number of severely ill patients is 1,089.
French government spokesman Attar talked about the epidemic situation when visiting a vaccination center in Paris that day, and expressed concern about the rebound of the epidemic in Europe.
He pointed out that the incidence of COVID-19 in France has increased by 15% in the past week; the incidence of COVID-19 at the national level has exceeded 60 per 100,000 residents.
He also said that the progress of the third dose of the new crown vaccine still needs to be accelerated.
The French parliament passed a new version of the anti-epidemic measures bill with 118 votes in favor, 89 votes against, and 1 abstention on the 5th, enabling the government to continue to implement health passes related measures until July 31 next year.
According to the new crown epidemic data released by Romanian officials on the 5th, in the past 24 hours, there were 8,268 new confirmed cases of new crown in the country, and a total of 1,693,532 confirmed cases; 483 new deaths and a total of 50087 deaths.
Data show that the number of deaths from Romania’s new crown has continued to increase recently, with 3176 new deaths in the last 7 days.
In addition, the country currently has 1,877 severe cases of COVID-19, and the utilization rate of COVID-19 beds has been saturated.
With the number of severe cases remaining high, it is expected that the number of new crown deaths in the country will continue to rise.
According to Romanian official statistics, 92% of the country’s new crown deaths have not been vaccinated.
As of the 5th, only 7.235 million of the approximately 19.35 million people in Romania have received at least one dose of the vaccine. The vaccination rate is less than 38%, which is significantly lower than the EU average.
Experts believe that the low rate of COVID-19 vaccination is the main reason why Romania is hit by the epidemic again.
On August 16, local time, Tokyo Dome Stadium in Japan became the new crown vaccination center, and people came to get vaccinated in an orderly manner.
Asia: Japan liberalizes entry restrictions for some foreign citizens
According to a report from the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) on the 5th, Japan added 225 new confirmed cases of new crown that day, and a total of 1,724,176 confirmed cases; 12 new deaths and a total of 18,320 deaths.
Japanese Deputy Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara said on the 5th that the Japanese government will lift restrictions on entry of some foreign citizens starting on the 8th of this month.
The objects allowed to enter this time are foreign citizens who are going to Japan for the first time for the purpose of business, study abroad and technical internship.
In addition, for business people who have been vaccinated with the new crown vaccine, their home health observation time will be shortened from the current 10 days to 14 days (nucleic acid test on the 10th day, if the result is negative, the 4-day quarantine can be exempted) to 3 days.
The entry allowed this time does not include foreign tourists for the purpose of sightseeing.
The Japanese government stated that it will discuss the next step of liberalization in stages according to the actual situation of the epidemic.
An official from the Thai Ministry of Health said on the 5th that as of the 4th, a total of 13,397 tourists entered the country in the 4 days before Thailand opened international tourism, and 10 of them were tested for the new crown virus.
Thailand will be conditionally open to international tourism from November 1st. Tourists from low-risk countries and regions who have been fully vaccinated with the new crown vaccine and have a negative nucleic acid test can be exempted from quarantine after entering Thailand. Those who have not been vaccinated must still receive a period of 7 Isolation of from 10 days to 10 days.
In the first 4 days of inbound international tourists, the number of tourists from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom ranked the top three.
Officials said that overall, Thailand's inspection system is effective and it is safe to reopen the country to welcome international tourists.
Africa: South Africa says it is still uncertain whether the election will affect the epidemic
According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on November 5, local time, a total of 8,520,873 confirmed cases and a total of 219,121 deaths in the region.
South African local government elections ended on the evening of the 4th. In response to the optimistic statement that "the election did not affect the epidemic situation", the South African Ministry of Health responded on the 5th that this conclusion is too early and it is not yet possible to judge whether the election has spread the epidemic. Bring substantial impact.
According to the South African Ministry of Health, the current rate of vaccination against new crown pneumonia in South Africa is maintained at about 200,000 people in a single day. Even on the election day on November 1, 63,000 people have completed the vaccination. There are even polling stations in remote and poor areas. Temporary mobile vaccination points to facilitate the people to vote while completing vaccination.
According to Nicholas Crisp, acting director-general of the South African Ministry of Health, it is obviously too early to determine the impact of the election campaign on the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic only one day after the election results were announced.
According to the law of the spread of the new coronavirus, the infection rate data obtained in the middle of this month will become crucial.
Fortunately, as of now, no large-scale spread of the epidemic has been found nationwide in South Africa.
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