(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The United States postpones the review of the new crown vaccine for children under 5 years old, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Africa exceeds 11 million

　　China News Service, Beijing, February 13. Comprehensive news: According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:21 on the 13th Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the world has reached 409,804,006, and the cumulative number of deaths 5808090 cases.

Americas: U.S. delays Covid-19 vaccine review for children under 5

　　According to the Associated Press on the 12th local time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) delayed a review of Pfizer’s new crown vaccine for children under the age of 5.

The FDA said it needed to make a decision after evaluating data on Pfizer's third dose of the vaccine in younger age groups.

Pfizer said in a statement that it expects data to be released in early April.

　　According to ABC News, the new crown pneumonia has left tens of thousands of children in the United States orphaned, and California is considering a trust fund bill for children who have lost a parent or guardian in the epidemic.

　　According to data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health, 27,000 Brazilian children have been hospitalized with the new coronavirus diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Of these, 1,544 people died.

According to data from Brazil’s National Institute of Geography and Statistics, the proportion of children aged 5 to 11 years old who are vaccinated against the new crown is about 20%, far lower than Brazil’s national immunization plan.

Data map: New York, the United States, people register for testing at a new coronavirus testing point in Times Square.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Fan

　Europe: Mass protests break out in Germany and France

　　On the 12th local time, large-scale protest marches broke out in Germany and France against the epidemic prevention measures implemented by the government.

　　About 3,000 people protested in the German capital Berlin and the southern city of Freiburg.

German police said the protest did not cause riots.

　　In Paris, France, demonstrators from many parts of the country formed a convoy to try to block roads in Paris to oppose the vaccine pass measure.

On the same day, some demonstrators' vehicles circled around the Arc de Triomphe and honked their horns to protest, but were driven away by the police.

French Interior Minister Dalmanin said that night that police had arrested 54 demonstrators and issued 337 fines.

　　French government spokesman Attar attributed the protesters' anger in part to "fatigue and tiredness" caused by the prolonged implementation of anti-epidemic measures.

French Prime Minister Castel said officials would respond firmly if demonstrators tried to block traffic in Paris.

　　According to the British "Guardian" report on the 12th local time, British epidemiologists said that the British government should be more cautious in lifting restrictions on new coronary pneumonia, because future variants of new coronary pneumonia may be more dangerous than the Omicron strain. .

　　Mark Woolhouse, an epidemiologist at the University of Edinburgh, stressed that it is dangerous to accept the prevailing assumption that the virus will continue to mutate.

He said the Omicron variant did not come from the delta strain, but from a completely different part of the virus family tree.

"Because we don't know where the new variant in the virus family tree is going to come from, we don't know how pathogenic it is. It could get weaker or it could get stronger."

　　According to a Reuters report on the 12th, the Norwegian government announced on the same day that because the new crown pneumonia virus infection is unlikely to endanger the country's health services, Norway will cancel most of the remaining new crown pneumonia epidemic prevention measures, including no longer requiring people to wear masks, Remove the 1-meter distance rule in public places, etc.

　Asia: Thais may pay for COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals

　　The Thai government's New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Management Center reported on the 12th that there were 16,330 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the country that day, and more than 10,000 new infections have been added in a single day for several consecutive days.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Anutin recently stated that the Ministry of Health is considering adjusting the treatment plan, preparing to remove the new crown pneumonia from the list of diseases that are subsidized and paid by the government, and allow patients to pay for treatment through channels such as health insurance and social insurance. fee.

It is expected that relevant documents will be issued in the near future, which will take effect from March 1.

　　Anutin emphasized that the government will still pay for the new crown treatment for patients who enjoy corresponding benefits, but the cost of receiving treatment in private hospitals must be borne by themselves.

　　According to Kyodo News on the 12th, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on the same day that the government is discussing the direction of relaxation on the epidemic prevention measures at border ports that prohibit foreigners from entering in principle.

　　In addition, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines launched the third dose of the new crown vaccine at Tokyo Haneda Airport on the same day.

According to relevant government sources, this is the earliest third dose of workplace vaccination in private enterprises.

According to the report, the third dose of workplace vaccination is a signature policy to achieve the goal of "1 million doses per day" proposed by the Kishida cabinet.

　　South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters reported on the 13th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had added 56,431 new confirmed cases of new crown compared to 0:00 the previous day, and it has exceeded 50,000 for four consecutive days.

According to the South Korean government's forecast, the spread of the Omicron strain may lead to a continued increase in new confirmed cases, and the country's single-day new cases by the end of this month may reach 130,000 to 170,000.

　　According to Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao", Malaysia added 22,802 new confirmed cases of the new crown on the 12th, adding more than 20,000 cases for two consecutive days; the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 3 million, reaching 3,019,163.

　Africa: The cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in Africa exceeds 11 million

　　According to data from the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 12th, there have been 11,015,013 confirmed cases and 243,875 deaths in the region.

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