(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Several dignitaries in the United States were diagnosed with the new crown after a dinner at the same venue. A total of nearly 15 million cases have been diagnosed in South Korea

  China News Agency, Beijing, April 8. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 16:07 on the 7th Central European Time, there have been 493,392,853 confirmed cases of new crowns in the world and 6,165,833 deaths from new crowns.

According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 9:20 on the 8th, Beijing time, there were 49,600,5686 confirmed cases and 6,170,129 deaths worldwide.

Americas: Several U.S. dignitaries were diagnosed with the new crown after attending the same dinner

  According to the latest data released by Johns Hopkins University, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeded 80.28 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 984,000.

  According to a report by CNN on the 7th, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, believes that the number of confirmed cases of new crowns in the United States is expected to increase in the next few weeks, and the United States may face a new surge in cases this fall.

Data map: On January 4, local time, a new coronavirus testing station on 14th Street in Manhattan, New York, USA tests residents.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

  The latest report released this week by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Association of Children's Hospitals shows that in the week ended March 31, there were 27,521 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in children in the United States; since the first week of September last year, the United States has reported nearly 7.8 million Since the outbreak in the United States, the United States has reported more than 12.84 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in children.

  According to the Associated Press, the Gridiron Club, an organization of American journalists, confirmed that 14 of the guests who attended the club's recent annual dinner have tested positive for the new crown, including U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro and many other U.S. dignitaries.

  Tom DeFrank, chairman of the Gridiron Club, revealed to the media on the 6th that the exact infection time of these guests could not be determined, but given the frequent interactions between guests at the dinner, more infected people may appear in the future.

According to Agence France-Presse, several media staff who attended the dinner have tested positive for the new crown.

  A spokesman for the office of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on the 7th that Pelosi tested positive for the new crown.

According to Bloomberg, Pelosi's recent trip to Asia has been delayed.

  Brazil's Ministry of Health confirmed on the 7th that the country's first case of infection with the new coronavirus recombinant strain XE.

The Brazilian Ministry of Health stated that completing the full dose of the new crown vaccine can maximize the protection of the people, but so far, less than half (49.49%) of Brazilian adults have completed the booster vaccination.

Europe: France allows more people to receive fourth dose of vaccine

  European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on social media on the 7th that she tested positive for the new crown that morning, she will continue to work from home, and the operation of the European Central Bank will not be affected.

  According to data released by the French public health department on the 7th, as of the afternoon of the same day, there were 158,792 new confirmed cases in France in a single day, with a total of 26,549,293 confirmed cases; 98 new deaths and a total of 143,006 deaths.

  French Minister of Health Veran announced on the 7th on behalf of the French official that in order to ensure the continued effectiveness of the vaccine, the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine will be expanded to people over 60 years old.

France has launched its fourth dose of the new crown vaccine on March 14 this year.

French health regulators have previously recommended a fourth dose of the vaccine for people over 80 and people aged 65 to 79 with serious illness.

As of now, French officials have not yet determined whether to release the fourth dose of the vaccine to other age groups.

  According to the latest epidemic data released by the Robert Koch Institute of the German disease control agency on the 7th, 201,729 new cases were diagnosed in Germany in a single day, with a total of 22,265,788 confirmed cases; 328 new deaths and a total of 131,036 deaths; the 7-day infection rate (every 100,000 new confirmed cases within 7 days) was 1251.3.

  German Federal Health Minister Lauterbach said on the 6th that the previously announced measures to allow voluntary isolation of people infected with the new crown from May were "wrong", and Germany will continue to follow the mandatory quarantine policy for people infected with the new crown.

He emphasized that the new crown is not a cold, and the quarantine must be "arranged and controlled" by the health authorities after contracting the new crown.

  According to data released by the German Federal Statistics Office on the 7th, due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, Germany's health expenditure in 2021 is expected to reach a record high of nearly 466 billion euros, of which more than half of the costs are borne by statutory health insurance companies.

Affected by the epidemic, Germany's health expenditure in 2020 has reached a record high of 440.6 billion euros.

Asia: South Korea has confirmed nearly 15 million cases

  South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters notified on the 8th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had newly confirmed 205,333 cases in a single day, with a total of 14,983,694 confirmed cases; 373 new deaths and a total of 18,754 deaths; There are 1,093 severe patients, the number of which has been It fell below 1,100 for the first time since March 25.

Africa: WHO officials say more than two-thirds of Africa's population may have been infected with the new crown

  According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 7th local time, a total of 11,358,274 cases have been diagnosed in Africa, and a total of 251,516 deaths.

  WHO Regional Director for Africa, Machidiso Muti, quoted a WHO study report on the 7th that the real number of new crown infections in Africa may be as high as 97 times the number of reported confirmed cases, which means that more than two-thirds of Africa's The population may have been or have been infected with the new coronavirus.

According to reports, WHO came to the above conclusion by conducting a meta-analysis of more than 150 studies related to new crown infection published between January 2020 and December 2021.

  Muti pointed out that this research report proves that the new coronavirus is still circulating, and even more deadly mutant strains may emerge, so it is necessary to maintain the detection of the new coronavirus, the tracing and monitoring of close contacts.

Muti re-emphasized the importance of vaccination and called on African countries to speed up the promotion of vaccination.

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