(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of new crown deaths in the world exceeded 6 million. The EU's vaccinations last week hit a new low

　　China News Agency, Beijing, March 8. Comprehensive news: According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:20 on the 8th Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns in the world was 447,370,049, and the cumulative number of deaths from new crowns broke through. 6 million cases, reaching 6,006,238 cases.

　　The data shows that the cumulative number of deaths worldwide increased to 1 million on September 28, 2020; 2 million on January 15, 2021, 3 million on April 17, and 4 million on July 7 For example, it increased to 5 million cases on November 1.

　　Americas: The cumulative number of deaths in the United States exceeds 960,000

　　According to data released by Johns Hopkins University at 8:20 Beijing time on the 8th, a total of 79,336,264 cases have been diagnosed in the United States, and a total of 960,236 deaths.

　　A report jointly released by dozens of public health experts in the United States on the 7th showed that before the new crown epidemic, an average of 1,150 people died of respiratory diseases every week in the United States, while the current weekly death toll from the new crown in the United States is about 10 times this figure.

The report believes that the United States is still a long way from defeating the epidemic and returning to normal life, and it must not declare victory in advance.

　　According to the data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 7th local time, there were 20,456 new confirmed cases in Brazil in a single day, with a total of 29,069,469 confirmed cases; 198 new deaths and a total of 652,341 deaths.

　　The municipal government of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, issued a new decree on the 7th, deciding that the city will cancel the "mandatory mask order" from now on, allowing people not to wear masks anywhere outdoors.

However, the public will still be required to show proof of vaccination when participating in activities in public places, and this will be maintained until March 31 this year.

Rio de Janeiro also became the first capital city in Brazil to lift the "mandatory mask order".

It is reported that the city of Sao Paulo, the capital of the state of Sao Paulo, will also announce the same measures on March 9.

　　Europe: EU vaccinations hit record low last week

　　According to data from the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in the week ended February 27 this year, a total of 3.7 million doses of the new crown vaccine were administered in the EU, and the total number of vaccinations in a single week was the lowest since January 2021.

According to Reuters, the number of vaccinations in the EU has gradually declined since the beginning of 2022, and the rate of decline has accelerated since mid-February, with an average weekly decrease of about 30%, and the rate of decline is the fastest during non-holiday periods.

　　As of now, about 72% of the EU's population has received two doses of the vaccine, but tens of millions of EU residents remain unvaccinated.

Hans Kluge, director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, previously warned that the new coronavirus is still a "deadly" virus and that vaccination is still the best way to prevent severe illness and death in Europe.

　　According to the latest data released by the Robert Koch Institute, the German disease control agency, as of 0:00 local time on the 7th, 78,428 new cases were diagnosed in Germany in a single day, with a total of 1,5869,417 confirmed cases; 24 new deaths were reported, and the total number of deaths was 124,126.

　　According to statistics from the French Public Health Agency on the 7th, 14,496 new cases were confirmed in France in a single day, with a total of 23,071,822 confirmed cases; 173 new deaths were reported, and a total of 139,448 deaths.

　　Asia: Indonesia significantly eases epidemic prevention restrictions

　　South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters reported that as of 0:00 on the 7th, South Korea had 210,716 new confirmed cases and 139 new deaths in a single day, with a total of 4,666,977 confirmed cases.

　　South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters said on the 7th that South Korea's national new crown epidemic risk level last week (February 27 to March 5) was the highest level "very high".

Previously, the national epidemic risk in South Korea remained at a "high" level for six consecutive weeks from the third week of January this year (January 16 to 22).

　　The Indonesian Ministry of Health announced on the afternoon of the 7th that 21,380 new cases were confirmed in the country in the past 24 hours, with a total of 5,770,105 confirmed cases; 258 new deaths were reported, and a total of 150,430 deaths.

　　Indonesia's Coordinating Minister of Oceans and Investment Luhut announced on the 7th that passengers who have been vaccinated with more than two doses of the new crown vaccine do not need to present a negative nucleic acid test or antigen test certificate when traveling by sea, land and air in Indonesia.

Luhut said the new regulations are based on the continuous improvement of the epidemic in Indonesia, where the number of daily cases, hospitalization rates and mortality rates in the country have continued to decline.

　　The Indonesian government has also relaxed restrictions on spectators of various sports events. Spectators who have been vaccinated against the new crown can watch sports events live. The limit on the number of people entering stadiums depends on the local epidemic prevention level.

According to Indonesian media reports, since that day, international tourists entering Bali are no longer required to be quarantined, and the tourist resort has also opened a visa-on-arrival policy for tourists from more than 20 countries.

　　Africa: South Africa reports zero new deaths in a single day for the first time in 2022

　　According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 8th local time, a total of 11,230,332 cases have been diagnosed in Africa, and a total of 249,680 deaths.

　　According to an official report from South Africa, there were no new deaths in a single day in South Africa on the 6th. This is the first time that South Africa has zero new deaths in a single day since the Omicron strain of the new coronavirus variant was discovered in South Africa in November last year and since 2022. case.

As of the 7th local time, a total of 3,684,319 cases have been diagnosed in South Africa, with a total of 99,543 deaths.

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