(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The Chief Minister of Scotland in the UK tested positive for the new crown, and the number of single-day arrivals in Japan has been relaxed to 20,000 from June

　　China News Agency, Beijing, May 21. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the WHO website shows that as of 18:10 on the 20th Central European Time (0:10 on the 21st Beijing Time), the number of confirmed cases worldwide increased by 361,038 compared with the previous day. The number of deaths reached 521,694,216; the number of deaths increased by 1,086 to 6,274,111.

Americas: The number of newly confirmed cases in the United States exceeds 80,000 in a single day

　　According to statistics from the Worldometer website, as of about 6:30 on the 21st, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded 84.84 million, the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 1.028 million, and 82,723 new confirmed cases and new deaths were added within 24 hours. 311 cases.

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

　　According to the US "Washington Post" report on the 18th, because the widely used home screening results are usually not reported to health agencies, there must be underreporting of newly confirmed cases in a single day.

Citing U.S. government officials and experts, the report said cases are expected to surge in the southern U.S. during the summer, possibly worse than the summer of 2021.

In the fall and winter of this year, it is still possible that due to the epidemic of a new subtype of the Omicron virus strain, the number of confirmed cases of one million confirmed cases in a single day will once again appear in the United States.

Without congressional funding, it will be difficult for the public to get enough doses of the vaccine.

　　According to data released by the National Health Research Institute of Brazil on the 20th, after analyzing the results of 221,643 nucleic acid tests from February 1 to May 14, 2022, the laboratory found that the positive rate of new crown tests increased from the week of April 16. 8.5% rose to 23.6% in the week of May 14, with positivity rates rising across all age groups.

　Europe: UK and Scotland's chief minister tests positive for coronavirus

　　According to the BBC, the first minister of Scotland, Sturgeon, said on social platforms on the 20th local time that he had tested positive for the new crown virus.

　　According to data released by the French public health department on the 20th local time, as of the afternoon of the same day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France exceeded 29.315 million, with 24,332 new cases in 24 hours; the cumulative number of confirmed deaths exceeded 140,000, with new deaths in 24 hours 68 cases.

　　On the 19th, the website of the French newspaper Les Echos published an article entitled "The French epidemic caused nearly 100,000 more deaths than normal".

The article said that France has been paying attention to the number of deaths directly attributable to the new crown, estimating the "excess deaths" during the epidemic relative to normal times.

According to data released by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economics on the 19th local time, there were 95,000 "excess deaths" in France between March 2020 and December 2021.

　　Russian Satellite News reported on the 20th that Russia's herd immunity level against the new crown virus was 36.8%, and the number of first doses of the new crown vaccine exceeded 91.3 million, and the number of two doses was 87.3 million.

　Asia: Japan's single-day arrivals eased to 20,000 from June

　　According to Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" report, the Japanese government announced on the 20th that it will further relax entry restrictions, starting from June 1 to relax the maximum number of people entering a single day from the current 10,000 to 20,000.

　　According to the Japan Broadcasting Association TV report, the Japanese government decided on the 20th that from May 25, the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine will be implemented for people over 60 years old and people over 18 years old with underlying diseases or a high risk of severe disease.

　　The South Korean government announced on the 20th that the quarantine policy for people diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia will be extended to June 20.

South Korea's relevant policy stipulates that confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia are quarantined for 7 days.

On the 15th of last month, the South Korean government released the "Response Plan for the Post-Omicoron Period" and planned to cancel this policy on May 23rd.

Since then, after evaluating the epidemic situation and making estimates of the future situation, the South Korean epidemic prevention department decided to continue to extend the isolation policy for people diagnosed with the new crown on the 20th.

　　The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand confirmed to the media on the 20th that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Don Pamawinai, was infected with the new crown virus and is currently receiving treatment in the hospital.

According to Thai media reports, Don conducted an antigen kit test on the morning of May 19, and a nucleic acid test that night, all of which were positive.

Earlier, Duncan had received 4 doses of the new crown vaccine.

Africa: The cumulative number of confirmed cases in South Africa exceeds 3.9 million

　　According to data released by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in South Africa on the 19th, there were 7,238 new confirmed cases in the country within 24 hours, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 3.9 million; 12 new deaths were reported, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 100,000.

　　In this regard, Ridwan Suliman, a senior researcher at the South African Scientific and Industrial Research Council, said that the peak of the epidemic caused by the new coronavirus Omicron strain subtypes BA.4 and BA.5 has arrived, but it is different from the previous one. Compared with several peaks, the number of hospitalizations and deaths has dropped significantly this time.

　　Ahmed Ogwell, deputy director of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on the 19th that with the increase in the number of new crown cases on the African continent, "in the foreseeable future, there is a high possibility of a new mutant strain of the new coronavirus in Africa."

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