(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Sweden lifts epidemic prevention restrictions, 81-year-old Danish queen diagnosed with infection
China News Agency, Beijing, February 10. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 20:32 on the 9th Central European Time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown worldwide reached 39,960,607, and the cumulative number of deaths was 5,757,562.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 17:21 on the 8th Eastern Time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns in the world exceeded 400 million, reaching 400,244,031, and the cumulative number of deaths was 5,761,208.
The World Health Organization said on the 8th that the number of new new crown cases worldwide decreased by 17% in the week from January 31 to February 6 compared with the previous week, and the number of deaths increased by 7%.
The global death toll from the new crown rose for the fifth week in a row.
Americas: The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeds 77.21 million states, announcing the abolition of the "mask order"
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 18:00 EST on the 9th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown in the United States exceeded 77.21 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 910,000.
In the United States, there were 185,691 new confirmed cases of new crowns and 3,293 new deaths within 24 hours.
According to the "New York Times" website on the 8th local time, the spread of the Omicron virus strain has led to an astonishing increase in confirmed cases. It took only one month for the number of confirmed cases of the new crown in the world to increase from 300 million to 400 million.
But studies have shown that the Covid-19 vaccine could prevent the worst outcomes despite the virus mutating.
In New York City, for example, the peak number of cases this winter was up 541% from last winter, but the peak increase in deaths was only 44%.
This week, the governors of California, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Oregon said they would end statewide mandatory indoor mask orders, some for schools and others for public place.
Epidemiological experts caution that whether to ease restrictions should take into account local vaccination rates, the number of infected cases, and hospitalization rates.
According to the latest official statistics from Brazil, as of the 9th local time, there were 178,814 new confirmed cases of the new crown in Brazil within 24 hours, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 26.95 million.
At present, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in Brazil ranks third in the world after the United States and India.
Europe: Sweden lifts coronavirus restrictions
According to the "Guardian" report on the 9th, British Prime Minister Johnson suddenly announced that the United Kingdom will abolish all new crown epidemic prevention regulations within two weeks, including the requirement to isolate after a positive nucleic acid test.
The British government has said that all restrictions on epidemic prevention will be lifted after the relevant regulations expire on March 24.
However, Johnson announced in the House of Commons on the 8th that he would "propose a strategy to deal with the new crown pneumonia" on February 21, and if "current (epidemic) data continue according to encouraging trends", it will push all domestic epidemic prevention regulations to end, and on Changes "officially begin" later this week.
The decision has been questioned by many experts.
Public opinion analysis pointed out that Johnson's statement was designed to win support in the party a day before the House of Commons adjourned, but it would expose vulnerable groups to danger.
According to data released by the British government website on the 9th local time, in the past 24 hours, there were 68,214 new confirmed cases of new crown in the United Kingdom, and 276 new deaths.
Sweden lifted almost all epidemic prevention restrictions on the 9th local time and stopped large-scale new crown testing.
According to Reuters and other foreign media reports, from the 9th, Sweden has stopped large-scale new crown testing, including people with symptoms of infection. Only medical workers, elderly care workers and the most vulnerable people have symptoms when they have symptoms. The right to get free testing, the rest of the population will be required to isolate at home if they develop symptoms of the new crown.
Meanwhile, bars and restaurants are allowed to remain open after 23:00, restrictions on the number of patrons and events at large indoor venues are lifted, and vaccine passes are lifted.
The Swedish Health Authority said that the cost of large-scale new crown testing is too high.
But medical experts have called for the pandemic to be over and "there should be a little more patience and we are rich enough to continue testing".
According to official data released by Sweden, as of the 9th local time, Sweden added 114 new deaths from the new crown in a single day, bringing the total number of deaths to 16,182.
Its death rate is lower than in most European countries, but much higher than in its Nordic neighbors.
A French government spokesman said on the 9th local time that due to the improvement of the epidemic situation, it is possible to cancel the vaccine pass from the end of March to the beginning of April.
"As soon as the hospital situation returns to normal, i.e. no hospital is under high tension due to the outbreak, the vaccine pass will be cancelled," he said.
Danish officials also said that they will relax epidemic prevention measures.
The number of daily Covid-19 tests will be reduced from 500,000 to 200,000 to "match the current stage of epidemic development".
Free, government-funded rapid tests will stop on March 6.
At the same time, the Danish royal family issued a statement on the 9th local time confirming that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark tested positive for the new crown virus.
The 81-year-old queen, who "has only developed mild symptoms", has canceled plans to go on holiday to Norway and quarantined at the Royal Palace in Copenhagen, the statement said.
The Spanish royal family issued a press release on the 9th local time, saying that King Felipe VI of Spain tested positive for the new crown virus that day.
He developed mild symptoms on the evening of the 8th, and was tested for the new crown virus on the 9th. The result was positive. He is currently in good condition and will be quarantined at home for 7 days.
Asia: Myanmar sees the fourth round of the epidemic, the Japanese royal family has the first case of infection
According to the news released by the Myanmar Ministry of Health on the evening of the 9th local time, among the 23,738 samples tested that day, 1,043 confirmed cases of the new crown were found, with a confirmed rate of 4.39%. Less than 2% quickly climbed to more than 4%.
According to local media reports, all 7 provinces and 7 states in Myanmar have outbreaks, of which Yangon Province has the most confirmed cases, and a factory and a hospital in Yangon have a large number of confirmed cases.
At present, Myanmar has entered the fourth round of the epidemic. The emergence of a large number of newly confirmed cases has made the country's health department aware of the risk of the spread of the epidemic and has opened a large number of isolation and treatment areas to prepare for the treatment of confirmed cases.
According to information from the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Mikasa Miyako, a member of the Japanese royal family, was admitted to the Imperial Household Agency Hospital on the 8th local time after being diagnosed with the new crown virus.
This is the first confirmed case of the new crown in the Japanese royal family.
Mikasamiya Yaozi's sister Mikasamiya Binzi recently met with Yaozi. To be cautious, Mikasamiya Binzi will be examined.
Mikasa Miyako currently lives alone, and the route of infection is still unclear.
The South Korean government decided to relax the isolation rules for confirmed patients and their close contacts from the 9th local time to simplify the process and improve the efficiency of prevention and control.
According to data released by the Korea Agency for Disease Control, South Korea reported 36,719 new confirmed cases of the new crown on the 8th local time, more than 35,000 for 4 consecutive days, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 1.08 million. The cumulative number of deaths was 6,922.
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