Marcelo and Modric tested positive, and the number of people infected in Europe with Omicron exceeded Delta | in 3 months International Outbreak Watch (16 December)

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0800【Global cumulative confirmed cases exceeded 272 million】

According to the epidemic tracking data of Johns Hopkins University, as of 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 16, the cumulative number of confirmed covid-19 cases in the world 272117612, the cumulative death 5328267 cases, and more than 8.54 billion doses of vaccination.

0855 [UN Report: Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the number of hungry people in the Asia-Pacific region has increased by more than 50 million]

According to the 2021 Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in the Asia-Pacific Region, more than 1 billion people in the Asia-Pacific region alone will not have access to adequate food in 2020, adding nearly 150 million new people in just one year.

0800 [UN Secretary-General Spokesperson tests positive for COVID-19]

On December 15, Stephane Dujarric, a spokesman for the Unproven Secretary-General, emailed reporters to inform journalists that he had tested positive for a routine COVID-19 nucleic acid test earlier in the day.

Diarric said self-isolation would begin under medical guidance. He said he had previously received covid-19 vaccinations and booster injections.

0800 [36 U.S. states found Omiljun strains new York and New Jersey infection rate reached 13%]

U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention Center Valensky said on Dec. 15 that it is estimated that about 3 percent of covid-19 infections are genetically sequenced nationwide. Among them, New York and New Jersey have the highest infection rates, and it is expected that the infection of the Aumechjung strain may account for 13% of all confirmed cases.

Experts say the numbers are likely to be underestimated due to the rapid spread of the Omiljun strain.

0800 [White House decided to reduce the size of this year's Christmas and New Year celebrations due to the new crown epidemic]

0800 [The National Cathedral of Washington, D.C., 800 times to mourn the 800,000 deaths due to new crown pneumonia]

0800【Accompanying news staff confirmed new crown Blinken canceled trip to Thailand】

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken is making his first visit to Southeast Asia, visiting Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.

According to the Associated Press reported on the 15th, due to the positive test of a news officer accompanying the new crown virus on the same day, Blinken canceled the trip to Thailand and will return to Washington early. Blinken said he had expressed his "deep regret" to Thailand's foreign minister on the phone.

0800 [European Center for Disease Control and Prevention: The number of infections with the Omikejong variant may exceed Delta within 3 months]

On the 15th, the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention released a report that the new coronavirus Semikron variant has spread in community in Europe. According to the data model, in the first two months of next year, the Aumequeron variant in Europe will be infected with more people than the Delta strain.

Although current data suggest that the Opmecreon strain may be similar or slightly less pathogenic to the Delta strain, this strain is more contagious and will still cause a significant increase in hospital admissions and deaths in the coming months.

0800 [President of the European Commission: In january next year, Omikron may dominate in Europe]

0800 [Real Madrid announces Masello and Modric test positive for COVID-19]

Two players who tested positive are in home isolation, and other real Madrid first-team players and coaching staff will next undergo a new round of covid-19 nucleic acid testing to confirm whether there will be new positive cases.

0800 [Danish Crown Princess test positive for covid-19]

Danish Crown Princess Mary tested positive for the new crown virus on the 15th, and no infection was found in others in the family. She is currently self-isolating.

0800 [Chief Medical Officer of England: 'Omi Kerong may reduce hospitalisation rates' is exaggerated]

England's chief medical officer, Whitty, said on December 15 that the claim that the Omikejong variant might reduce hospitalization rates was overstated because South Africa had recently built an antibody wall with the Delta variant, so it was better prepared for a new wave of the outbreak.

He warned that even if Omilon's symptoms were milder, the sheer number of cases would once again overwhelm health systems. On the 15th, the United Kingdom added 78,610 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, the highest record since the outbreak of the epidemic.

Whitty said that as infection rates rise, confirmed cases are expected to increase significantly in the coming weeks. He also warned that this would translate into hospitalizations for a large number of patients, including a growing number of people infected with Omikejong.

0800 [German Chancellor Scholz publishes first government report saying he will make every effort to respond to the new crown epidemic]

0800【South Korea tightens national epidemic prevention measures, private gathering limits to 4 people】

On December 16, the South Korean government announced a nationwide tightening of anti-epidemic measures, including a maximum of four people for private gatherings and a resumption of curfews in restaurants and cafes that begin at 21:00.

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Fu-chim said the new measures will take effect from the 18th and end on January 2 next year. According to The Korean media analysis, this is the Facto suspension of the "Phased Resumption of Daily Life Policy" implemented by the South Korean government for more than a month since November, that is, the "coexistence with the new crown" epidemic prevention model.

South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters said on the 15th that the number of new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in South Korea reached 7850 in a single day, setting a record high, with 964 severe patients, also reaching the highest value, and 9 new confirmed cases of Omilon, a total of 128 cases.

0800 [India added 17 new cases of Omi kerong variant infection cases cumulative infection reached 74 cases]

0800 [Two imported cases of the Olmi kerong variant were found for the first time in the Philippines]

0800 [Data model shows 2500 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a single day in New South Wales, Australia next month]

On the 15th, New South Wales, Australia's largest population, added 1,360 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in a single day, a new high in nearly 3 months, and 1 new death case.

The state's Ministry of Health confirmed an additional 25 new cases of INFECTION with the new coronavirus variant virus Omikejong strain, and the number of infections with the Omiljun strain in the state rose to 110.