(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The Queen of the United Kingdom tests positive for the new crown, Australia reopens its borders
China News Service, Beijing, February 21. Comprehensive news: According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 10:20 on the 21st, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the world has reached 424,181,303, and the cumulative number of deaths 5886362 cases.
Americas: Summerfest music festival in the United States may relax new crown precautions
According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns in the United States has reached 78,479,134, and the cumulative number of deaths has reached 935,335.
According to a report by the Associated Press on the 20th, the Summerfest music festival in the United States plans to relax its new crown pneumonia prevention measures this year.
Festival organizers say visitors to the festival this year do not need to wear masks, show a negative coronavirus test certificate or show proof of vaccinations to enter the venue.
According to Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao", the new crown epidemic has contributed to the online fraud cases in the United States. Data shows that such cases increased by nearly 80% last year compared with the previous year, and the amount of fraud was as high as 547 million US dollars.
File:Queen Elizabeth of England.
Europe: Queen of England tests positive for coronavirus
According to a number of foreign media news on the 20th, Buckingham Palace announced on the 20th that Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom tested positive for the new crown virus and currently has mild symptoms.
In response, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson posted on social media that on behalf of everyone, he wished the Queen a speedy recovery.
The Queen of England is said to have received three doses of the new crown vaccine.
The royal family said the Queen will continue to do some "light" work at Windsor Castle.
According to a Reuters report on the 20th, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will unveil plans on the 21st to lift the new crown restrictions, which is part of the country's "living with the virus" strategy, aiming to get rid of the epidemic faster than other major economies.
According to the plan, the UK will become the first major European country to allow infected cases to freely use shops, public transport and work.
"After one of the most difficult periods in our nation's history, today will be a proud moment as we begin to learn to live with the coronavirus," he said in a previous statement.
The report pointed out that the death toll in the UK exceeded 160,000 in 28 days, the second highest in Europe after Russia.
Last week, the UK averaged around 43,000 new cases and 144 new deaths a day.
According to data released by the French public health department on the 20th local time, as of the afternoon of the same day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown in France reached 22,286,829, with 59,003 new cases in 24 hours; the cumulative number of deaths was 136,673, with 79 new cases in 24 hours.
As of the 20th, there were 2,923 severely hospitalized patients in France.
Statistics released by the Italian Ministry of Health on the 20th local time show that in the past 24 hours, the country has added 42,081 new confirmed cases of new crowns, with a total of 12,469,975 confirmed cases; 141 new deaths and a total of 152,989 deaths.
Asia: Israel to significantly ease entry restrictions
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett issued a statement on the 20th local time, saying that Israel will significantly ease entry restrictions.
According to the new entry policy, all travelers can enter Israel regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or not, as long as they submit a negative COVID-19 test certificate before and after arriving in Israel, and do not need to undergo quarantine or submit special permits.
The policy will be implemented from March 1 this year.
Bennett said in a statement that Israel will gradually open its entry to Israel in view of the country's recent decline in the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia.
According to Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao", the latest research results from the University of Tokyo in Japan show that the new coronavirus Omicron BA.2 subtype variant not only spreads faster, but may also cause severe illness, and may even avoid some of the antibodies produced by the vaccine. It is also resistant to some therapeutic drugs.
However, the antibodies in the blood of patients who have been infected with Omicron seem to have a certain protective effect on BA.2, especially those who have been vaccinated against the new crown.
The Ministry of Health of Malaysia reported on the 20th that the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the country reached 28,825 in a single day on the 19th, setting a new record since the epidemic after the 16th of this month.
According to the relevant website of the Ministry of Health, as of 0:00 on the 20th, there were more than 243,000 active cases in Malaysia, of which about 95% were under home isolation.
According to a report by Vietnam News Agency on the 21st, in the context of the continuous increase in the number of new confirmed cases of the new crown in Thailand, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Thailand has asked all provinces to fully strengthen various epidemic prevention measures.
According to the report, from January 1 to February 13, a total of 260,380 cases were diagnosed in Thailand, with an average of 8,000 new cases in a single day.
Since then, the number of new cases in a single day has increased significantly, from 14,177 on February 14 to 18,953 on February 20.
A representative of the Clinical Virology Expert Center of the Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University in Thailand predicted that the number of new cases in a single day in Thailand could reach 30,000 to 50,000.
Oceania: Australia reopens international borders
According to a Reuters report on the 21st, Australia reopened its borders on the 21st to allow the entry of international tourists who have been vaccinated against the new crown.
This is the first time Australia has reopened its doors after about two years of border control due to the new crown epidemic.
More than 50 international flights will arrive in the country that day, with 27 landing in Sydney, the country's largest city, the report said.
Qantas expects more than 14,000 passengers to arrive in Australia this week.
According to the British "Guardian" news on the 21st, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on the 21st that after the country's current Omicron epidemic peaks, there may be a rapid decline, and then cases will stabilize at a lower level.
Only then will the government consider easing public health measures and lifting Covid-19 restrictions.
Regarding the protesters of the anti-epidemic measures, Ardern said: "No one wants to live under restrictions, but if we are not willing to work together and protect each other, then as individuals, we will all be worse off, including losing the ones we love. people.” (End)