(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of new deaths in Delhi, India hit a 6-month high, and the number of daily confirmed cases in the world exceeded 830,000

　　China News Agency, Beijing, August 13th. Comprehensive news: According to data from the WHO website, as of 18:36 on the 12th Central European Time, the number of confirmed cases worldwide increased by 831,440 from the previous day to 585,950,085; the number of deaths increased by 2,115. , reaching 6,425,422 cases.

　Americas and Europe: The number of new cases in the United States has declined

　　According to the latest news released by the US "Baker Hospital Review", the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a weekly epidemic report on the 12th local time, showing that as of the 10th, the average daily new confirmed cases in the United States for 7 days was 103,614, which was higher than the previous week. Down 13.8%.

This is also the third consecutive week that the number of newly confirmed cases in the United States has dropped for the 7-day average.

　　As of the 11th, the level of community transmission of the new coronavirus in 39.6% of counties and other areas in the United States was "high", a decrease of 2.1 percentage points from the previous week.

Areas with a "moderate" level of community transmission accounted for 40.7%, an increase of 1.8 percentage points from the previous week.

　　The Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 12th that in the past 24 hours, Russia added 27,810 new cases of new crown virus infection and 57 deaths.

According to the Russian official new crown information website "stopcoronavirus.rf" data, Russia's new crown virus herd immunity level has dropped from 8.6% to 7.4%.

People who have been vaccinated against the new crown in the past six months can go on vacation with peace of mind, but people with chronic diseases and unvaccinated people should be careful .

　　Russian Sputnik News Agency quoted Russian infectious disease expert Yelena Marinnikova as saying on the 13th that doctors are now worried not only about the rising infection rate of the new crown, but also the possible mixed infection of the new crown virus with influenza virus or adenovirus.

Asia: New Delhi death toll hits 6-month high

　　According to data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on the 13th, in the past 24 hours, there were 15,815 new confirmed cases in the country, and the daily test positive rate was 4.36%.

New Delhi TV reported on the 12th that in view of the current epidemic situation, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs has conveyed information to states and related regions, requesting that no large gatherings be held during the celebration of Indian Independence Day, and the public should also follow the epidemic prevention guidelines.

　　The Delhi region of India reported 10 new deaths from the new crown on the 12th, the highest in the past six months.

Meanwhile, the Delhi region also recorded 2,136 new confirmed cases, with a daily test positivity rate of 15.02%.

This is also the 10th day in a row that the region saw more than 2,000 new confirmed cases in a single day.

　　According to news from Kyodo News on the 12th, the Japanese Academy of Pediatrics recently issued an opinion stating that due to the increase in the number of severely ill children in the "seventh wave" of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, it is recommended that healthy minors between the ages of 5 and 17 be vaccinated against the new crown.

　　Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida received the fourth dose of the vaccine on the 12th at the Tokyo Otemachi new crown vaccine mass vaccination venue operated by the Self-Defense Force.

The fourth dose of the vaccine is for the elderly who are over 60 years old, and Fumio Kishida meets the age requirements.

Due to the spread of the "seventh wave" of the epidemic, Kishida Fumio intends to call for the promotion of the fourth dose of the vaccine for the elderly.

　　According to the official residence of the Japanese Prime Minister, as of the 10th, the vaccination rate of the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine among the elderly in Japan was 37.6%.

　　According to a report by Vietnam News Agency on the 12th, in the face of the severe domestic and foreign epidemic situation, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam advised the government to continue to list the new crown pneumonia epidemic as a Class A infectious disease.

　　The Vietnamese Ministry of Health believes that the new crown pneumonia cannot be regarded as an endemic disease for the time being.

Although the epidemic situation in Vietnam is basically under control nationwide, the number of confirmed cases has rebounded recently, and there have been deaths and critically ill cases.

Vietnam basically meets the necessary conditions for the transition from pandemic prevention and control to sustainable management, but still needs to be vigilant against new virus variants, prepare for various contingency plans, and continue to accelerate the third and fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccinations , and vaccinate groups of children between the ages of 5 and 12.

　　Vietnam News Agency reported that Vietnam now has five new crown vaccines in the research and clinical trial stages.

　　Lianhe Zaobao reported on the 13th that although the latest wave of the epidemic caused by the new subtype BA.5 of the new coronavirus Omicron strain in Singapore has passed its peak and gradually slowed down, the number of daily confirmed cases is still high.

Singapore's Ministry of Health pointed out that the existing safety management measures will remain unchanged, and people must still wear masks indoors.

　　The report pointed out that in the past week, the number of newly confirmed cases in Singapore has continued to decline, with a seven-day moving average of 5,092 cases, which has decreased significantly from the peak of 16,870 new cases in a single day on July 13.

Singapore added 5,481 confirmed cases on August 12, and the weekly case transmission rate remained at 0.79, the third consecutive week below 1.

Africa: 255,200 deaths in Africa

　　According to data from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 12th, there have been 12,012,128 confirmed cases and 255,244 deaths in Africa.

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