(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) WHO Calls on Countries to Continue New Coronary Prevention and Control Efforts US Vice President Diagnosed

　　China News Agency, Beijing, April 27. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the WHO website shows that as of 19:38 CET on the 26th (1:38 Beijing time on the 27th), the number of confirmed cases worldwide increased by 379,084 compared with the previous day. The number of deaths reached 508,041,253; the number of deaths increased by 2,718 to 6,224,220.

　　The World Health Organization said on the 26th that the sharp reduction in the number of new crown virus tests in various countries has led to a continuous decline in the number of confirmed and dead cases reported to the organization worldwide recently. Now is not the time to back down from the new crown prevention and control efforts.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference on the same day that the number of deaths reported by countries to the organization last week was slightly more than 15,000, the lowest weekly total since March 2020.

But caution should also be exercised about this encouraging trend, as many countries have reduced testing for the virus.

He called on all countries to continue to maintain surveillance of the new crown virus.

　　Michael Ryan, head of the World Health Organization's health emergencies program, said now is not the time to take the spotlight off the new coronavirus and its potential to continue to mutate.

Everyone is eager to get out of this epidemic, but the truth is that "it is still raging, and we are still not out of the epidemic."

　　Americas: US Vice President tests positive for coronavirus

　　U.S. Vice President Harris' press secretary Allen said on the 26th local time that Harris tested positive for the new crown virus that day.

Harris, who is currently asymptomatic, will be in isolation at the vice president's residence and continue to work.

Harris, who has not been in close contact with President Biden and the first lady recently, will follow the guidelines and medical advice of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and return to the White House after testing negative for the new coronavirus.

Harris has previously been fully vaccinated against the new crown vaccine and two booster doses.

　　White House spokesman Psaki said that President Biden's last test for the new crown virus was on the 25th and his test result came back negative.

But Biden also has the possibility of contracting the new crown virus, and the White House will be transparent about this.

　　According to the latest data released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States on the 26th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns in the United States has exceeded 81.04 million, and the cumulative number of deaths has exceeded 990,000.

　　According to the latest report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 26th local time, about 58% of the U.S. population has antibodies produced by being infected with the new coronavirus.

Based on the US population of about 330 million, about 191.4 million Americans have been infected with the new crown virus.

Among children and teens in the U.S., the proportion of the population with antibodies to the new coronavirus is higher, at about 75%, compared with about 45% last year.

　　According to recent reports by US media, due to the impact of the new crown pandemic, about 200,000 children in the United States have lost their parents or primary caregivers and become "new crown orphans". The US government has been ineffective in helping these orphans.

The American "Atlantic Monthly" article pointed out that the problem of "new crown orphans" among disadvantaged groups such as ethnic minorities is even more serious.

Disproportionately from low-income and non-white families, these orphans already face many hardships in their lives, compounded by the loss of a caregiver.

　　Europe: Italian study says link between unexplained pediatric hepatitis and new crown vaccine ruled out

　　On the 26th local time, the Italian Higher Institute of Health released an in-depth research report on the recent emergence of unexplained pediatric hepatitis in Europe and the United States, saying that there is currently no evidence to suggest a link between the disease and the new crown vaccination, after considering a variety of factors. The association between the two can be ruled out.

　　In almost all known cases, the sick children have not been vaccinated, the institute said.

The study also concluded that some researchers' hypothesis that adenovirus causes hepatitis is extremely unlikely.

Italian Deputy Minister of Health Silleri told the media that a total of more than a dozen cases of suspected acute hepatitis in children of unknown etiology have been reported in Italy, of which three cases have been confirmed and one case has completed liver transplantation.

　　Poland's Minister of Health Nedzerski announced on the 26th local time that the validity period of the new crown vaccine booster vaccination certificate will be extended indefinitely.

This policy currently only applies within Poland.

For minors under the age of 18, the booster vaccination certificate is valid indefinitely throughout the EU, Negerski added.

　　Asia: Saudi Arabia to open fourth dose of new crown vaccine to eligible people

　　The Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia announced on its official website on the evening of the 26th that it will open the registration application for the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine to eligible people: Saudi nationals who are over 50 years old and who have been injected with the third dose of the vaccine for more than 8 months and Foreigners in Saudi Arabia can apply for the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine on the officially designated app.

According to official statistics, as of the evening of the 26th local time, a total of more than 64.25 million doses of the new crown vaccine have been vaccinated in Saudi Arabia, and most Saudi nationals and foreigners in Saudi Arabia have completed at least two doses of the vaccine.

　　Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 27th that Kenryo Mori, the undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia.

After he developed symptoms on the evening of the 26th, the antigen test result was positive, and he is currently recuperating in isolation at home.

Mr. Mori had been working, but no one else at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had close contact with him.

　　The Yonhap News Agency quoted South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters on the 26th as saying that of the 16.13092 million confirmed cases of new crowns reported in South Korea, about 55,906 were reinfection cases, accounting for about 0.347% of the cumulative number of confirmed cases.

　　Oceania: The cumulative number of confirmed cases in New Zealand has exceeded 900,000

　　According to a report by National Radio New Zealand on the 27th, there were 9,830 new confirmed cases nationwide in the past 24 hours, with a total of 903,451 cases; 23 new deaths, a total of 710 cases.

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