(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The UK investigates the link between children's hepatitis and the new crown Omicron's new variant, causing an increase in cases in South Africa

　　China News Agency, Beijing, May 1st. Comprehensive news: According to statistics from the Worldometer website, as of around 8:00 on May 1st, Beijing time, there were 51,322,0106 confirmed cases of the new crown worldwide, and 6,260,272 deaths.

Globally, there were 504,955 new confirmed cases and 1,609 new deaths in a single day.

Americas: White House communications director tests positive for coronavirus

　　According to statistics from the Worldometer website, as of about 8:00 on May 1, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States was close to 83.06 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 1.02 million. Within 24 hours, 40,253 new confirmed cases and 264 new deaths were added. example.

　　On April 29, local time, Bedingfield, director of the White House Communications Office, announced that he was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia.

Bedingfield said on social media that she was not identified as a close contact of U.S. President Biden, who was last seen wearing a mask at a meeting on the 27th.

Bedingfield said she has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and given a booster shot, has only mild symptoms, and is working from home as required to isolate herself.

Europe: UK reports 145 cases of unexplained childhood hepatitis under investigation for link to coronavirus

　　The British Health Security Agency said on April 30, local time, that since April 25 local time, 34 cases of unexplained childhood hepatitis have been confirmed in the United Kingdom, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 145. Among them, 10 children have received liver transplants, and no death cases.

　　The findings suggest that an increase in sudden-onset hepatitis cases in children may be linked to a common cold virus called adenovirus.

Experts at the UK's Health Security Agency said the agency was still investigating other possible sources of infection, including coronavirus or environmental causes.

　　According to statistics from the Worldometer website, on April 30, the top three countries in the world in terms of newly confirmed cases of the new crown were all from Europe, followed by Germany, Italy and France.

　　Statistics from the Worldometer website show that on April 30, Germany added 57,003 new confirmed cases of the new crown, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 24.76 million; Italy added 53,602 new confirmed cases of the new crown, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 16.463 million; France added new confirmed cases of the new crown There were 49,482 cases, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 28.645 million.

　　The European Commission's commissioner for health and food safety, Kyriakidis, said recently that about 30% of the EU's total population has been diagnosed with the new crown. If unreported infections are included, it is estimated that 70% of the EU's total population has been infected. Corona Virus.

　　European Commission President von der Leyen said in a statement that the number of infections in the EU is still high, and many people around the world are still dying from new coronavirus infections. measure.

Asia: India's new cases rise

　　According to the data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on May 1, local time, in the past 24 hours, there were 2,508 new confirmed cases of new crown in India and 40 new deaths. .

　　According to Indian media reports, the number of newly confirmed cases of the new crown in India has been rising for several weeks, and the number of newly confirmed cases in the country's capital, New Delhi, has remained above 1,000 for several days, raising public concerns about a new wave of epidemics.

　　Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a video conference with the chief ministers of the states a few days ago, "Now we can see an increase in cases in the states, and we must remain vigilant. The first priority is to vaccinate every eligible child with the new crown as soon as possible. It is necessary to ensure that appropriate epidemic prevention measures are taken in public places."

　　According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters reported on April 30, local time, that as of 0:00 that day, 37,771 new confirmed cases of new crown were added in South Korea within 24 hours, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases was close to 17.276 million.

The number of new cases in a single day in South Korea fell below 100,000 for 11 consecutive days, and fell below 40,000 after 12 weeks.

Africa: A new variant of Omicron BA.4 caused another surge in cases in South Africa

　　Statistics from the Worldometer website show that on April 30, South Africa added 6,527 new confirmed cases of the new crown, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 3.79 million.

　　According to foreign media reports, since February this year, the number of new cases of new crowns in South Africa has continued to decline.

However, the new variant of Omicron, BA.4, has been increasing the number of new cases since last week.

　　The South African government's new crown epidemic adviser said that the number of confirmed cases in South Africa has exceeded 6,000 a day, and the number was only a few hundred a few weeks ago.

The positive test rate for the new coronavirus jumped to 19% from 4% in mid-April.

There has been a slight increase in hospitalizations.

The new variant appears to be rapidly taking over the dominance of the original Omicron and other versions of the strain, but it's too early to tell if BA.4 will cause a "full-blown wave."

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