(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of confirmed cases and deaths in a single week in the world have dropped. WHO warns of the risk of Omicron subtype

　　China News Agency, Beijing, March 9th. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 16:31 on the 8th Central European Time, there have been 446,511,318 confirmed cases of new crowns in the world and 6,004,421 deaths from new crowns.

　　According to the WHO, in the week ended March 6, the number of new confirmed cases and deaths globally decreased by 5% and 8% respectively compared with the previous week; the newly confirmed cases counted by the six WHO regional offices More than 10 million cases and more than 52,000 new deaths.

　　The World Health Organization issued a statement on the 8th saying that the Omicron strain of the new coronavirus mutation is currently spreading rapidly and predominately around the world.

The Ormicron strain has multiple subtype variants, including BA.1, BA.2, and BA.3.

Globally, BA.1 has been the predominant subtype of the Omicron strain, but in recent weeks the proportion of reported infections with BA.2 has been increasing compared to BA.1 and has developed into The main transmission subtype.

　　According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:20 on the 9th, Beijing time, there were 449,122,728 confirmed cases and 6,013,540 deaths worldwide.

　　Americas: More than 12.7 million children diagnosed with new crown in the United States

　　According to data released by Johns Hopkins University at 8:20 Beijing time on the 9th, a total of 79,365,746 cases have been diagnosed in the United States, and a total of 961,766 deaths.

　　According to a report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association on the 7th, in the week ended on the 3rd of this month, there were nearly 69,000 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in children in the United States. This is the first time since the beginning of August last year. The number dropped to 10 less than 10,000 cases.

The report also shows that since the beginning of January this year, there have been more than 4.8 million new confirmed cases of the new crown among children in the United States; since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, more than 12.7 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with the new crown, accounting for 19% of the country's total confirmed cases.

　　The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that there is an urgent need to collect more epidemic data at all ages to assess the severity of the disease caused by the new coronavirus mutation and the potential long-term impact on children's health.

　　Europe: The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Germany exceeds 16 million

　　According to data released by the Robert Koch Institute of Germany's disease control agency on the 8th, 156,799 new cases were diagnosed in the country in a single day, with a total of 16,026,216 confirmed cases; 324 new deaths and a total of 124,450 deaths; German officials used it to monitor the severe epidemic. The new crown incidence rate index (the average number of new diagnoses per 100,000 people in seven days) rose to 1293.6 on the same day, which has risen for 6 consecutive days.

In addition, 75.6% of the total German population has been fully vaccinated and 57.5% have received booster shots.

　　According to the "three-step" unblocking plan of the German federal and state governments, most of the new crown restrictions will be lifted on the 20th of this month, and related federal-level laws will expire on the 19th of this month.

However, German Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach believes that it is necessary to maintain epidemic prevention measures after the 20th of this month, "We must take into account the possibility of a new wave of epidemics in the summer."

　　According to statistics from the French Public Health Agency on the 8th, 93,050 new cases were diagnosed in France in a single day, with a total of 23,164,872 confirmed cases; 173 new deaths were reported, and a total of 140,121 deaths.

　　French Agriculture and Food Minister Julien de Normandi said on the 8th that he tested positive for the new crown after participating in the 10-day French International Agricultural Fair 2022.

According to reports, the fair drew about 500,000 visitors, many of whom were not wearing masks.

　　Asia: South Korea's daily increase in confirmed cases exceeds 340,000 and breaks new records

　　According to a report from the Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters of South Korea on the 9th, South Korea newly confirmed 342,446 cases in a single day, a record high, with a total of 5,212,118 confirmed cases; 158 new deaths and a total of 9,440 deaths.

　　According to South Korean media reports, the South Korean Ministry of Education reported on the 8th that in the six days after the start of the new semester on the 2nd of this month, a total of 174,603 primary and secondary school students in South Korea were diagnosed with the new crown.

In 2021, a total of 320,232 students in South Korea were diagnosed with the new crown. In just 6 days of school this year, the number of students diagnosed exceeded half of last year's data.

　　Indonesian officials announced on the afternoon of the 8th that 30,148 new cases were diagnosed in the country in a single day, with a total of 5,800,253 confirmed cases; 401 new deaths were added, and a total of 150,831 deaths.

As of that day, nearly 193 million people in the country have been vaccinated against the new crown, of which nearly 149 million have completed two doses, and more than 12.84 million have received booster shots.

　　The website of the Indonesian Presidential Palace published the new epidemic prevention regulations announced by the National Epidemic Prevention and Control Working Group on the same day, showing that passengers who have received more than two doses of the new crown vaccine are no longer required to provide a negative nucleic acid or antigen test certificate when traveling by land, sea and air in the country. .

However, passengers who have only been vaccinated with one dose of the vaccine and those who have not been vaccinated must still provide a negative certificate of nucleic acid or 24-hour rapid antigen test 72 hours before travel. Passengers who have not been vaccinated must also provide a doctor's certificate issued by a government hospital stating the reason for not being vaccinated. .

　　Oceania: New Zealand adds more than 20,000 local confirmed cases a day

　　According to data released on the official website of the New Zealand Ministry of Health on the 9th, the country added 22,454 new confirmed local cases within 24 hours. The day before, New Zealand added 23,894 local confirmed cases, setting a record since the outbreak.

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