(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) US media said that the number of deaths from the new crown in the United States exceeds one million, and the increase in passenger flow at Singapore Airport has increased significantly

　　China News Agency, Beijing, May 5. The latest data from the WHO website shows that as of 20:38 CET on the 4th (2:38 Beijing time on the 5th), the number of confirmed cases worldwide increased by 566,814 from the previous day, reaching 512,607,587 cases; deaths increased by 1,585 to 6,243,038.

　　The World Health Organization said on the 4th that despite the emergence of new mutated new coronaviruses in South Africa and the United States, the new crown vaccine has a significant effect in preventing severe illness and death, and the WHO still recommends that the public be vaccinated in a timely manner.

Americas: US Secretary of State Blinken has coronavirus

　　US State Department spokesman Price issued a statement on the 4th saying that Secretary of State Blinken tested positive for the new crown virus that afternoon, and his symptoms are currently mild. He will temporarily isolate at home and work remotely.

He said Blinken has received two doses of the new crown vaccine and booster shots and has not met with President Biden in the past few days.

　　According to NBC statistics, as of May 4, more than one million new crown patients have died in the United States.

This number is comparable to the population of San Jose, California, the tenth largest city in the United States.

While the number of deaths from the virus has fallen in recent weeks, about 360 Americans still die every day, far higher than was widely expected in the early days of the pandemic.

　　Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine, said it is still shocking that so many people are dying from the new coronavirus across the United States.

Europe: The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Germany exceeds 25 million

　　The German disease control agency Robert Koch Institute announced on the 4th that the number of new diagnoses and the number of new deaths were 106,631 and 241, respectively.

As of that day, Germany had a total of 25,033,970 confirmed cases and 135,942 deaths.

In addition, the German CDC recently recommended that the quarantine period for people infected with the new crown be shortened to 5 days.

　　The Russian New Crown Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters released news on the 4th that in the past 24 hours, Russia had 5,093 new cases of new coronavirus infection, with a total of 18,206,167 cases; 129 new deaths, a total of 376,421 cases.

Asia: Passenger traffic at Singapore Changi Airport has grown significantly

　　According to the Ministry of Health of Singapore, the country added 1,638 confirmed cases on the 4th, with a total of 1,204,184 cases; 2 new deaths were added, with a total of 1,340 cases.

"Lianhe Zaobao" reported on the 5th that Changi Airport has received more passengers one month after Singapore reopened the border to all those who have completed the new crown vaccination, and the air passenger volume at the end of April has increased to nearly 40% of the pre-epidemic level. , compared with about 18% in March, a significant increase.

Singapore officials expect that air passenger numbers will continue to grow in the next few months and are expected to return to 50% of pre-pandemic levels within the year.

　　South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters reported on the 5th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had added 422.96 million new confirmed cases compared with 0:00 the previous day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 17,438,068.

So far, South Korea's single-day new cases have remained below 100,000 for 15 consecutive days since April 21.

At the same time, there were 79 new deaths in South Korea, with a total of 23,153 deaths, with an average fatality rate of 0.13%.

　Africa: There are nearly 11.459 million confirmed cases in Africa

　　According to data from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 4th, there have been 11,458,664 confirmed cases and 252,197 deaths in the region.

　　South African media disclosed on the 4th that Aspen, a well-known pharmaceutical company in the country, recently confirmed that the company has so far not received the production of a new coronavirus vaccine under the relatively low vaccination rate in South Africa and the imminent arrival of a new wave of epidemics. 's order.

　　As one of Africa's largest drugmakers, Durban-based Askin reached an agreement with Johnson & Johnson in November last year, thus realizing the original intention of "Made in Africa for Africa", which is to obtain the right to produce its own-brand Covid-19 vaccine. qualifications.

Nicklau, the company's senior director of strategic trade development, said that if orders for the production of new coronary pneumonia vaccines continue to be unavailable, there is no reason for Aishijian to retain production lines for preparations for new coronary pneumonia vaccine production.

　　Africa is the continent with the lowest Covid-19 vaccination rate.

According to previous data from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, less than 16% of Africa's population has been vaccinated.

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