(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Canadian experts say that there may be a spring epidemic in the United Kingdom, which is still spreading rapidly

  China News Agency, Beijing, March 26. The latest data from the WHO website shows that as of 18:15 CET on the 25th (1:15 Beijing time on the 26th), the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the world increased by 1,608,935 cases compared with the previous day. , reaching 476,374,234; the number of deaths increased by 5,143 to 6,108,976.

Americas: Canadian experts say there may be a spring outbreak

  On the 25th local time, Ontario, Canada's most populous province, added 667 new cases of new crown hospitalizations, a slight rebound for the third consecutive day, but the number of intensive care cases is still declining.

On the 24th, an investigative team surveyed sewage sampling in the four provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia and found that the spread of the new coronavirus has increased again.

But the team couldn't say for sure if there would be a new wave of outbreaks.

Data map: A restaurant in New York's Central Station, the United States, has not reduced its occupancy rate compared with usual.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

  Isaac Bogage, an infectious disease expert at the University of Toronto, believes that from the current data model, Canada may experience a "bump" in the epidemic this spring.

He said it could be a smaller wave and unfortunately the number of hospitalisations and deaths would rise accordingly.

  According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of 6:21 on the 26th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States reached 79,913,159, and the cumulative number of deaths reached 976,489.

In the past 24 hours or so, there have been 32,421 new confirmed cases and 791 new deaths in the United States.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service recently announced that investigators have found that the total amount of federal coronavirus relief funds has been defrauded of more than $1.8 billion.

  According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 25th local time, there were 34,576 new confirmed cases in Brazil that day, with a total of 29,802,257 confirmed cases; 256 new deaths and a total of 658,566 deaths.

The Osvaldo Cruz Foundation, an authoritative medical research institution in Brazil, issued an announcement on the 25th that at present, the occupancy rate of intensive care unit beds in 26 states and a federal district in Brazil is less than 60%. For the first time since January, it shows that the new crown epidemic in Brazil continues to improve, and the pressure on medical institutions around the country is further reduced, which is an optimistic situation.

  However, the agency said that although the current epidemic in Brazil has slowed down, the virus transmission rate is still high. It is recommended that people continue to wear masks in outdoor closed places and open places where crowds gather.

 Europe: Coronavirus still spreading rapidly in UK

  On the 25th local time, figures from the UK Office for National Statistics showed that in the week to March 19, the number of new cases of new coronavirus infection in the UK reached 1 million, an increase of 29.7% from the previous week, indicating that the new crown virus is still fast in the UK. spread.

The main reason for this is that the Omicron mutant strain is more contagious.

  The new crown epidemic in France has continued to rebound recently.

Official French data show that for three consecutive days, there were more than 140,000 new confirmed cases in a single day: 145,560 new cases on the 23rd, 148,635 new cases on the 24th, and 143,571 new cases on the 25th.

The daily average of newly confirmed cases in France has now risen to 110,000, a 43% increase from the same period last week.

  The cumulative number of confirmed cases in France is now 24,779,912; the cumulative number of deaths is now 141,551, with 108 new deaths.

The incidence rate of the new crown in France is now 1,095 infected people per 100,000 inhabitants, and the positive rate of the new crown virus test is 28.8%.

Asia: Vietnam's capital has dropped more new cases

  Vietnam News Agency quoted the Ministry of Health of Vietnam as saying that from 16:00 on the 24th to 16:00 on the 25th, Vietnam reported 108,979 new confirmed cases, with a total of 8,761,252 cases; 51 new deaths, a total of 42,196 cases.

The number of newly confirmed cases in the capital Hanoi continued to decline on the same day to nearly 11,000, down 1,682 from the previous day.

Hanoi is also one of the places in the country where the number of new confirmed cases dropped the most in a single day.

  Yonhap News Agency quoted the statistics of the Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters of South Korea on the 26th: As of 0:00 that day, South Korea had nearly 335,600 new confirmed cases compared with 0:00 the previous day, with a total of 11,497,711 cases; 323 new deaths were added, with a total of 14,617 cases, an average of 14,617 cases. The fatality rate was 0.13%.

  There are reports that South Korea's health care system is under heavy pressure, with many patients and medical staff hospitalized for other diseases contracting the virus.

The Korea Health and Medical Workers Union (KHMU) said on the 23rd that only on the 21st and 22nd, about 6% of medical staff were forced to isolate.

KHMU called on the authorities to take urgent measures to prevent the collapse of the medical system.

  Kyodo News reported on the 25th that Japanese Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Shigeruyuki Goto revealed on the same day that he had basically reached an agreement with Shionogi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

If approved, 1 million new crown oral drugs developed by the company and applied for approval will be purchased.

This will be the first time the Japanese government has purchased an oral drug developed by a domestic company for mild patients.

 Oceania and Africa: Australia recommends fourth dose of new crown vaccine for high-risk groups

  Australian Minister of Health Greg Hunt announced on the 25th that according to the recommendations of the Australian Immunization Technical Advisory Group, Australian residents over the age of 65, those receiving care in nursing homes and nursing homes for the disabled, and those over 16 with low immunity should be vaccinated. Four months after the first booster shot of the new crown vaccine, another booster shot should be given before Australia enters winter (June to August) this year to enhance protection.

  Hunter said that the new coronavirus is similar to respiratory viruses such as influenza viruses, and there may be a trend of increased new crown cases in the winter.

According to data from the Australian Federal Department of Health, as of March 24, more than 95% of Australians over the age of 16 had received two doses of the new crown vaccine.

  Statistics from the health departments of Australia's states and territories show that as of the afternoon of the 25th, Australia reported more than 50,000 new confirmed cases and more than 20 new deaths within 24 hours.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Australia has exceeded 4 million so far, and the cumulative number of deaths has exceeded 5,800.

  According to data from the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 25th, there have been 11,318,615 confirmed cases and 184,044 deaths in the region.

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