(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of daily confirmed cases in the world is nearly one million. The epidemic situation in Japan is severe

　　China News Agency, Beijing, July 30th. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the World Health Organization's official website shows that as of 17:33 on the 29th Central European Time, there were 997,348 new confirmed cases of new crowns and 2,308 new deaths in a single day around the world. There were 572,239,451 confirmed cases and a total of 6,390,401 deaths.

Americas: The average daily number of confirmed cases in the United States in the past week is close to 130,000

　　According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 17:21 on the 29th Eastern Time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown in the United States exceeded 91.22 million, and the cumulative number of deaths was close to 1.03 million.

　　U.S. media reported on the 27th local time that due to the raging of the new subtype BA.5 of the Omicron strain, in the past week, the average daily increase in confirmed cases of new crowns in the United States is close to 130,000.

On the 25th local time, the number of confirmed cases in the United States increased by 128,015 a day, an increase of 10% compared with two weeks ago.

Considering that some people still conduct self-tests at home, the data has not been fully collected, and the actual confirmed cases may be more.

　　According to the report, 82% of the new crown cases in the United States are currently infected with the new subtype of the Omicron strain BA.5.

BA.5 is the most transmissible mutant strain to date.

Asia: Japan's epidemic situation is severe, the capital area's pediatric ward is urgent

　　The new round of new crown epidemic situation in Japan is grim.

According to the latest WHO report, in the week ending on the 24th, there were about 6.6 million new confirmed cases of new crowns in the world, of which more than 969,000 new confirmed cases were confirmed in Japan, the most in the world.

　　According to Japan's NHK TV station, on the 29th local time, Japan's new confirmed cases of new crown exceeded 220,000, more than 200,000 for three consecutive days, and 122 new deaths, more than 100 for four consecutive days.

　　On the 29th local time in Tokyo, there were nearly 37,000 new confirmed cases and 5 new deaths.

Some Japanese experts predict that Tokyo may usher in the peak of the current round of epidemics around August 6, local time. At that time, the daily average number of newly confirmed cases in the 7-day period may reach 39,000, an increase of one from the previous peak of 18,000. times more.

　　The surge in infections has put pressure on Japan's healthcare system.

Official data shows that as of the 27th local time, the occupancy rate of hospital beds for new crown patients in 19 of Japan's 47 prefectures and prefectures has exceeded 50%.

Kyodo News, citing pediatricians in the metropolitan area, reported that at present, the number of children with fever in major hospitals has increased sharply, hospital beds are already full, and some pediatric clinics are too busy.

　　The Japanese government said on the 29th local time that it still does not plan to take nationwide epidemic prevention restrictions.

　　Yonhap News Agency reported on the 29th local time, citing news from the Korean Agency for Disease Control, that due to the recent slowdown in the growth of new cases, the Korean government predicted that the peak of this round of new crown epidemics may be lower than previously expected, ending at more than 20 new cases in a single day. The level of 10,000 cases, and believes that in this case, social distancing measures can also be effectively dealt with.

　　According to the report, the South Korean government had previously speculated that due to the continuous spread of the new subtype BA.5 of the Omicron virus strain, the current round of the epidemic in South Korea will peak from mid-August to the end of the month, and the number of new cases in a single day may reach 250,000. about.

　Europe: Spain's new crown infection rate has declined in the past 14 days

　　The latest epidemic data released by the Spanish Ministry of Health on the 27th local time showed that the country's new crown infection rate in the past 14 days has shown a downward trend, but the hospital load has increased slightly, and the occupancy rate of the intensive care unit is about 6%.

Spanish Health Minister Darias said the country is expected to start the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine in the autumn.

　　According to the latest data released by the Swiss Federal Office of Health, in the week ending on the 26th local time, there were 37,738 new confirmed cases of the new crown in the country.

The Swiss government recommends that people over the age of 80 get a booster shot of the new crown vaccine.

　Africa: Morocco extends national health emergency

　　According to data released by the Moroccan government, in the week ending on the 29th local time, there were 3,882 new confirmed cases of new crowns and 24 new deaths in the country.

　　The Moroccan government announced on the 27th local time that it would extend the national health emergency until September 30.

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