China News Agency, Beijing, December 1st. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the World Health Organization website shows that as of 17:48 on November 30, Central European Time, the number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide increased by 398,754 compared with the previous day, reaching 261,435,768; deaths; The number of cases increased by 5,901 to 5,207,634.
The World Health Organization said on November 30 that a comprehensive travel ban will not prevent the international spread of the Omi Keron strain, and will only place a heavy burden on people’s lives and livelihoods, and curb the enthusiasm of countries to report and share COVID-19 epidemiology and sequencing data. This will adversely affect the global fight against the epidemic.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the same day that some countries are taking blunt measures that are not based on evidence or are ineffective in dealing with the new crown epidemic, and this approach will only exacerbate inequality.
Countries should adopt reasonable and appropriate risk reduction measures in accordance with the International Health Regulations.
On November 16, local time, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a man sold papaya fruit on the street.
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Americas: Brazil reports the first case of Ome Keron infection
According to Reuters, on November 30, local time, officials from the Ministry of Health of Brazil stated that the country had detected two cases of Ome Keron strain infection, which was the first report of Ome Keron infection in Brazil.
According to the Brazilian Adolf Lutz Institute, two patients who had been diagnosed with Omi Keron strain entered Brazil from South Africa on November 23, and their nucleic acid test results were negative.
On November 25, when the two were returning to South Africa for another nucleic acid test, they were confirmed to be patients with the new crown.
Subsequently, their quarantine samples were sent to the relevant laboratory for further confirmation, and they were found to be infected with the Omi Keron strain.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expert committee supported the emergency authorization of Merck's new crown oral drug with 13 votes in favor and 10 against on November 30, local time.
The oral medicine can be used for patients with mild and moderate symptoms of new coronary disease at high risk, including the elderly and groups suffering from obesity, asthma and other diseases.
It is reported that the working principle of the oral medicine is to induce mutations and errors of the new coronavirus, thereby inhibiting its ability to replicate and spread.
In this regard, some experts worry that the drug may cause more mutant strains of the virus.
Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced on November 30 that in order to prevent the spread of the Omi Keron mutant strain, all passengers on inbound flights except the United States must undergo nucleic acid testing for the new coronavirus.
Currently, Canada has detected 7 cases of Omi Keron strain infection.
Data map: "2G rule" notice posted at the entrance of an Italian restaurant in Berlin, Germany.
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Europe: The Netherlands says the Omi Keron variant may have appeared in Europe long ago
According to news from Agence France-Presse on December 1, the data released by the Dutch government on November 30 local time showed that the mutant strain had appeared in Europe long before the first case of Omi Keron was reported in South Africa.
According to the report, the Dutch government reported that this variant had already appeared in the Netherlands before South Africa officially announced the first case of Omi Keron on November 25.
The report stated that they detected the Omi Kiron strain in two test samples taken on November 19 and 23, and one of the cases did not have a history of travel.
According to official French data, the country has 47,177 new confirmed cases of new crown in a single day on November 30, with a total of 7675504 confirmed cases; 131 new deaths and a total of 119,131 deaths; the number of new crown hospitalized patients has exceeded 10,000. There were 10,249 people at the pass.
At present, the incidence of new crowns in France continues to rise, and has now risen to 306 infected persons per 100,000 residents.
French government spokesman Attar announced on the same day that France had confirmed the country's first case of Omi Keron strain infection in French Reunion.
The German epidemic situation has continued to tighten recently. According to data released by the Robert Koch Institute, the German disease control agency, on November 30, the country has newly confirmed 45,753 people in a single day and 388 new deaths; as of that day, the country has accumulated The number of confirmed cases reached 5,836,813, and the cumulative death toll has exceeded 100,000, reaching 101,344.
In response to the severe new crown epidemic in Germany, the caretaker Chancellor Merkel, the elected Chancellor Schultz and the governors of the states held a video conference on the 30th to conduct consultations.
Schultz said after the meeting that the new government will take over the epidemic prevention work in a week. At that time, it will increase vaccination efforts, set up crisis teams, and limit personal contacts to curb the spread of the epidemic.
A spokesman for the German Federal Government stated that the consensus reached at the meeting included another 30 million doses of vaccine before Christmas.
The Greek government announced on November 30 that in order to curb the spread of the epidemic, it will compel citizens 60 years of age and above to vaccinate against the new crown.
This regulation will be implemented on January 16 next year, and violators may face a fine of 100 euros (about 720 yuan).
Data map: South Korea's 2022 academic year university academic ability examination (college entrance examination) ended.
This is the second college entrance examination that South Korea has ushered in under the epidemic.
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Asia: South Korea's number of newly confirmed cases in a single day exceeds 5,000 for the first time
South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 1st that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea’s new confirmed cases of new crowns exceeded 5,000 for the first time, reaching 5,123, a record high; 34 new deaths were reported.
Data show that the country has been diagnosed with a total of more than 450,000 cases, reaching 450,235 cases, and a total of 3,658 deaths.
According to a report from the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) on November 30, Japan has discovered the first case of infection with the Omi Kiron strain of the new crown mutant virus. The patient was an immigrant from Namibia on November 28.
According to reports, the man was isolated from his family in a facility designated by the Japanese government after arriving in Japan.
According to news from Lianhe Zaobao on the 1st, Singapore’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Yan Jinyong, who co-led the government’s anti-epidemic working group, said on November 30 that it is only “sooner or later” that the Omi Keron strain will flow into Singapore, so action must be taken in advance. , Buy time to learn more about this strain.
According to reports, Singapore will tighten testing procedures for inbound passengers.
Arrivals through the Singapore-Malaysia Land Route Vaccination Tourist Corridor must undergo rapid detection of new crown antigen upon arrival; other inbound passengers must undergo a nucleic acid test for the new type of virus upon arrival.
Africa: Zimbabwe tightens epidemic prevention measures
President Emerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe announced in a televised speech on November 30 that after neighboring South Africa reported the discovery of the Omi Keron strain, the risk of a fourth wave of outbreaks in Zimbabwe has increased.
In order to reduce the risk of the spread of the epidemic, the Zimbabwe government has decided to tighten epidemic prevention measures from now on for a period of 14 days. After the expiration, it will be decided whether to extend it according to the development of the epidemic.
Relevant measures include: all inbound passengers are required to undergo nucleic acid testing and quarantine observation at their own expense after arriving in Zimbabwe; curfews are from 21 o'clock to 6 o'clock the next day; supermarkets and restaurants should not exceed 19:00; bars and nightclubs are only vaccinated against COVID-19 Vaccine customers are open and so on.
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