(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) US media said that the death toll from the new crown in the United States may be much higher than 1 million, and the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of a resurgence of the epidemic

　　China News Service, Beijing, May 16. Comprehensive news: According to statistics from the Worldometer website, as of around 6:30 on the 16th Beijing time, there were 521,131,636 confirmed cases of the new crown worldwide, and a total of 6,288,133 deaths.

Globally, there were 486,030 new confirmed cases and 898 new deaths in a single day.

Americas: US media say the death toll from the new crown in the United States may be well above 1 million

　　According to statistics from the Worldometer website, as of about 6:30 on the 16th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States exceeded 84.22 million, and the cumulative number of deaths was close to 1.027 million, with 32,621 new confirmed cases and 110 new deaths within 24 hours. example.

　　According to a report by the ABC on the 14th local time, the White House issued a statement a few days ago, saying that the death toll of the new crown in the United States has reached 1 million, which is a "tragic milestone".

American researchers believe that the actual death toll from the new crown in the United States may be well above 1 million.

Europe: European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns of a new variant of Omicron or a resurgence of the epidemic

　　According to reports such as Le Figaro, the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) issued a statement on the 13th local time, warning that the new subtypes BA.4 and BA.5 of the new coronavirus Omicron strain may soon be lead to a resurgence of the epidemic.

　　The ECDC said the current study did not show a change in the risk of serious infections from BA.4 and BA.5 compared to previous strains of Omicron, but they could lead to significant EU Covid-19 cases in the coming weeks and months increase, and may also replace the current dominant strain.

While BA.4 and BA.5 may not be more dangerous than known mutants of Omicron, the increase in the total number of cases could lead to a new wave of hospitalizations.

　　The ECDC called on EU countries to be cautious and maintain screening policies to monitor the spread of the new crown virus, and stressed that countries must develop plans to rapidly deploy a second dose of the new crown vaccine "booster shot" in vulnerable populations.

　　According to data released by the French public health department on the 15th local time, as of the afternoon of the same day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in France exceeded 29.18 million, the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 147,000, and 22,844 new confirmed cases and 7 new deaths were added within 24 hours. example.

　　According to data released by the Italian Ministry of Health on the 15th local time, in the past 24 hours, there were 27,162 new confirmed cases of new crowns and 62 new deaths in the country.

Asia: Singapore reports first case of Omicron variant infection

　　According to the All Nippon News Network, on the 15th local time, there were 35,800 new confirmed cases of the new crown in Japan, including 3,348 new confirmed cases in Tokyo, and more than 2,000 new confirmed cases in Osaka Prefecture, Hokkaido and Okinawa prefectures.

As of the 15th local time, the average daily number of newly infected people in Tokyo, Japan in the past 7 days was 3956.9, which was 124.3% of the previous week.

　　The report pointed out that on the 11th local time, a number of Japanese government officials said that if a sufficient distance can be maintained outdoors, there is no need to wear a mask.

　　Singapore's Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the 15th local time, saying that on the same day, two cases of BA.

This is the first reported case of infection with these two mutant strains in Singapore.

　　From 0:00 local time on the 15th, Vietnam has suspended the requirement of nucleic acid testing for entry personnel.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Trin asked the Vietnamese Ministry of Health to closely monitor the situation in order to give appropriate guidance.

The Ministry of Health of Vietnam has previously stipulated that people entering Vietnam by air, road, water, and railway need to undergo nucleic acid testing or rapid testing, and the test results will be negative before they can enter.

Oceania: Australian media says the country's new crown infection rate is the highest in the world

　　According to a report on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website on the 15th local time, according to statistics, Australia's new crown infection rate calculated as a proportion of the population this week reached the highest in the world.

　　Australian media also reported that as of the 13th local time, Australia’s official statistics for the 7th average daily new crown infection cases increased to more than 48,000, and the number of hospitalizations and deaths were also rising, of which the daily average of new crown deaths reached 40. , which has doubled since March.

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