(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) U.S. conference members have 21 people infected with the new crown
China News Service, Beijing, December 20th. Comprehensive news: According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:21 on the 20th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide reached 274,685,746, and the cumulative number of deaths reached 5354047 cases.
Americas: 21 U.S. congressmen infected with the new crown virus
According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States has reached 50,846,828, and the cumulative number of deaths has reached 806,439.
On the evening of December 19, local time, several hours after U.S. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren announced that she had tested positive for the new crown virus that day, U.S. New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker (Cory Booker) posted on social media. The post stated that his test result for the new coronavirus was positive.
Including Warren and Booker, there are currently 21 members of Congress in the United States who have been fully vaccinated with the new crown virus, including 6 in the Senate and 15 in the House of Representatives.
The picture shows a drive-through testing center in London. A medical worker is preparing to perform a nucleic acid test on a driver.
Europe: British officials say the actual number of Omi Keron infections is "significantly higher" than official data
The European Commission said on the 19th that it will provide each member state with an additional 20 million doses of the new crown vaccine in the first quarter of 2022 to help member states fight the Omi Keron variant strain.
The data released by the British government on the 19th showed that the country has accumulated more than 37,000 cases of infection with the Omi Kiron strain of the new crown mutant virus, but the British Health Secretary Said Javid pointed out that day, the Omi Kiron strain was infected with "data" There is a gap," and the actual number of infected cases is "significantly higher" than the official data.
Javid said that because not everyone will be tested, and there is a lag in the time it takes for people to get test results.
The number of officially reported cases of Delta strain is about one-fifth or one-fourth of the actual number of infections, while for the Omi Keron strain, this proportion may be even lower.
The latest report issued by the British Emergency Science Advisory Group stated that there are currently "hundreds of thousands" of new Omi Keron infections in England every day-far exceeding the official report.
Due to the lag in reporting, the number of hospitalized cases currently observed in the UK due to the Omi Keron strain may be only one-tenth of the actual number.
The government should implement additional epidemic prevention and control restrictions as soon as possible within "a few days" to deal with the rapid spread of the Omi Keron strain.
According to data released by the Robert Koch Institute, the German disease control agency, 29,348 new confirmed cases were confirmed in Germany on the 19th, and a total of 6,793,536 confirmed cases; 180 new deaths and a total of 108,233 deaths.
In response to the rapid spread of Omi Keron mutant strains, the newly established Committee of Experts on New Crown Epidemic Prevention of the German Federal Government recommended in its first epidemic assessment report on the 19th that the country adopts nationwide social restrictions in the next few days.
Many media such as German TV One and German News Agency obtained the contents of the above-mentioned report that day.
The report recommends that in addition to strengthening existing epidemic prevention measures, a nationwide coordinated response should be prepared to control the development of the epidemic. In particular, “social restrictions should be introduced after good planning and adequate communication.”
The report also suggested that the intensity of vaccination work should also be significantly strengthened.
German Minister of Health Lauterbach said in an interview with German media that day, although he would not implement a "closed city" before Christmas as in the neighbouring Netherlands, he also emphasized that the epidemic prevention measures did not set a red line.
Lauterbach did not rule out the possibility of closing restaurants and retail shops in the interview.
Asia: Fifth wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett said on the 19th that with the increase in Omi Keron strain infections, the fifth wave of new crown epidemics has broken out in Israel.
In a televised speech to the public that day, Bennett said that the Omi Keron strain is spreading rapidly, and it is expected that Israel will see an increase in the infection rate within 3 to 4 weeks or even less.
The Israeli government is trying its best to buy time to delay the large-scale spread of the Omi Keron strain in Israel.
According to data from the Israeli Ministry of Health, there were 40 new cases of Omi Keron strain infection in the country on the 19th. The cumulative number of infections reached 175, and another 380 were suspected cases.
In order to curb the spread of the Omi Keron strain, Israel has banned all foreigners from entering the country from the early morning of November 29, and the current ban has been extended to the 29th of this month.
At the same time, Israel also listed more than 50 countries as "red" high-risk countries, and banned people from going there.
Gu Ya, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Iran, said on the 19th local time that Iran had found the first case of infection with the Omi Keron strain of the new crown mutant virus.
According to a Reuters report, the Minister of Public Health of Thailand stated on the 20th that in order to curb the spread of the Omi Keron mutant strain, the department would recommend that the Thai government resume compulsory isolation measures for foreign travelers.
According to reports, the proposal will abolish the current isolation exemption for vaccinated travelers and restore related hotel isolation measures.
South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 20th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had 5,318 newly confirmed cases and a total of 570,414 confirmed cases; 54 new deaths and a total of 4,776 deaths; and 997 severely ill patients, which has been reached for 7 consecutive days. More than 900 cases.
Data map: September 27 news. Recently, South Africa sent a train carrying the new crown vaccine to one of its poorest provinces to deliver vaccines to areas with tight medical facilities.
Africa: South Africa's Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy is again infected with the new crown virus
South Africa’s “Daily Sun” reported on the 19th that South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Mantashe tested positive for the new crown virus on the 18th and is currently self-isolating.
According to reports, this is the second time that Mantache has tested positive for the new coronavirus.
In July last year, Mantashe was also diagnosed with the new crown virus.
Oceania: New Zealand man dies from side effects of Pfizer's new crown vaccine
According to Reuters, New Zealand authorities said on the 20th that a 26-year-old man in the country suffered rare side effects after being vaccinated with Pfizer's new crown vaccine and eventually died of myocarditis.
This is the second death from the side effects of Pfizer's new crown vaccine reported in New Zealand.
According to a report by Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao, Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales added 2566 confirmed cases of new crowns on the 19th, a record high.
Of the 2,566 confirmed cases, only 313 were confirmed to be the Omi Kiron strain, but the state health officials believe that in fact, most of the confirmed patients were infected with the Omi Kiron strain.
Due to the surge in Omi Keron cases, the country’s health experts and some officials urged the state government to re-implement the mandatory wearing of masks.
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