(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of newly infected children in the United States exceeds 300,000 in 4 weeks

　　China News Agency, Beijing, June 28. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the WHO website shows that as of 16:49 CET on the 27th (22:49 Beijing time), the number of confirmed cases worldwide increased by 183,475 compared with the previous day. The number of deaths reached 540,923,532; the number of deaths increased by 335 to 6,325,785.

Americas: More than 300,000 new cases of new crown infections among children in the United States in 4 weeks

　　The latest report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association on the 27th shows that in the past four weeks, there have been more than 326,000 new cases of new crown infections in children in the United States.

More than 13.6 million children in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the outbreak began.

Data map: A new coronavirus testing station on 14th Street in Manhattan, New York, USA tests residents.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

　　The report shows that in the week ending on the 23rd, there were nearly 68,000 new confirmed cases of new crowns in children in the United States, a weekly increase of about 8 times that of the same period last year.

This year, there have been about 5.8 million new cases of infections among children in the United States.

　　According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 17:21 on the 27th Eastern Time (5:21 on the 28th Beijing Time), the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States reached 87.051 million, and the cumulative number of deaths was 1.016 million example.

Compared with 24 hours ago, there were 84,427 new confirmed cases and 213 new deaths.

　Europe: French health minister asks to resume wearing masks on public transport

　　According to the British "Heropshire Star" report on the 27th, the number of infection cases caused by the evolutionary branches BA.4 and BA.5 of the new coronavirus variant Ormicron strain in the United Kingdom is increasing.

　　According to French official data released on the 27th, France is facing a new wave of new crown epidemics.

In France, there were 164,828 new confirmed cases in three days from the 25th to the 27th; the average number of newly confirmed cases in France in a single day has risen to 71,000, a new high since the end of April.

The incidence of the new crown in France continues to rise, and the current incidence rate is 693 infections per 100,000 inhabitants, an increase of 50% compared to the previous week.

The positive rate of new coronavirus tests rose to 27.5%, up 18.2% from the previous week.

　　Due to the tightening of the epidemic situation, French Health Minister Bourguignon asked people to resume wearing masks on public transportation on the 27th.

She believes the obligation to wear a mask needs to be re-extended to all "closed places" or places that facilitate the spread of the virus.

But Bourguignon also said that wearing masks on public transport has not yet returned to an official mandatory measure.

French officials lifted the mandatory wearing of masks on public transport on May 16.

　Asia: Japan's third dose of the new crown vaccine is 61.6%

　　According to the Japan Broadcasting Association TV report, according to the data released by the Japanese government on the 27th, the vaccination rate of the third dose of the new crown vaccine in Japan reached 61.6%.

　　The data shows that the number of people who completed the third dose of the new crown vaccine in Japan was 779,64857.

The third vaccination rate data shows that 29.7% of 12-19 years old, 44.9% 20-29 years old, 48.6% 30-39 years old, 57.9% 40-49 years old, 50-59 years old 75.4%, 82.5% between the ages of 60 and 69, and more than 90% over the age of 70.

　　According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters reported on the 28th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had added 9,896 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia compared with the previous day, with a total of 18.339 million cases.

There were 5 new deaths, bringing the total to 24,000.

　　Thailand's Ministry of Health reported on the 27th that there were 1,735 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 15 deaths in the past 24 hours.

As of that day, Thailand had a total of 2,292,455 confirmed cases and 8,909 deaths since the beginning of this year.

　　Sasayan, Minister of Transportation of Thailand, said in Bangkok that day that the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has issued a navigation announcement to airlines around the world to inform the latest epidemic prevention measures for entering Thailand by plane, which will be implemented from July 1.

　　According to reports, the main contents of the announcement include: cancellation of the registration of inbound passengers from the Thailand Pass System; passengers who have been fully vaccinated against the new crown virus do not need a nucleic acid test certificate to enter Thailand, and antigen testing is required if they have symptoms; passengers who have not been fully vaccinated, Before the flight, a negative test certificate within 72 hours must be presented; the airline must check the relevant supporting documents of the passengers, and the airport checkpoint may also check the documents of the inbound personnel again.

In addition, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand recommends that passengers wear masks during their flight.

Africa: Chinese government aids Ethiopia with new batch of new crown vaccine

　　According to data from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 27th, there have been 11,775,084 confirmed cases and 254,003 deaths in Africa.

　　The handover ceremony of a new batch of 10 million doses of the new crown vaccine assisted by the Chinese government to Ethiopia was held on the 27th at the Ethiopian Ministry of Health.

Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia Zhao Zhiyuan, Ethiopian Minister of Health Leah Tadesai attended the ceremony and signed the handover certificate.

　　It is reported that the 10 million doses of the new crown vaccine this time aided arrived in Ethiopia in May.

So far, China has provided 14 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to Ethiopia.

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