(Fight against new crown pneumonia) Many senior government officials in Peru have been diagnosed with new crown the new crown the number of confirmed cases in many countries in Asia and Europe
Beijing, January 20 (China News Service) Comprehensive news: The latest data from the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 16:52 Central European Time on the 19th, the global cumulative number of confirmed covid-19 cases 332617707, and the cumulative number of deaths 5551314. According to the latest statistics of Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:21 Beijing time on the 20th, the global cumulative confirmed cases 337075277 cases, and the cumulative death cases 5563705 cases.
Americas: A number of senior Peruvian government officials have been diagnosed with COVID-19
According to the data released by Johns Hopkins University at 8:21 Beijing time on the 20th, the cumulative number of confirmed 68488869 cases in the United States and 857665 cumulative deaths.
The report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Association of Children's Hospitals on the 18th shows that since the outbreak of the epidemic, nearly 9.5 million children in the United States have been confirmed with new crown, and the number of new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in children in a single week has exceeded 100,000 for 23 consecutive weeks. In the week ending Jan. 13, the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 among children in the United States increased by 69% from the previous week to nearly 1 million, accounting for 21.4% of the total number of new confirmed cases in the United States in a single week.
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on the 17th that the United States should be the country with the best preparation for the new crown pandemic, but it has become one of the few countries most affected by the epidemic. He believes that inequalities in the field of public health in the United States, such as the lack of access to treatment for some groups and the resistance of many people to public health measures, are important reasons for this phenomenon.
According to Peruvian media reports on the 18th, following the Peruvian Minister of Economy and Finance and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the country's Minister of Health Ceballos, Defense Minister Juan Carrasco and Vice Foreign Minister Luis Chavez also tested positive for the new crown virus. In addition to the above-mentioned cabinet members, at least 7 members of the Peruvian Congress have been infected with COVID-19 since 2022.
Europe: A record increase in the number of confirmed cases in many countries
According to the data released by the Robert Koch Institute of the German Disease Control Agency on the 19th, the number of new confirmed cases in Germany exceeded 100,000 for the first time, reaching 112323 cases, setting a record since the outbreak of the epidemic, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 8186850 cases, accounting for nearly 10% of the country's total population (83.2 million); the country's new deaths in a single day were 239, and the cumulative number of deaths 116081. In addition, the "average cumulative number of new confirmed cases per 100,000 people in seven days" (incidence index) used by German officials to monitor the severity of the epidemic surged to 584.4 on the same day, which has refreshed the extreme value of the epidemic for many consecutive days.
German Health Minister Lauterbach said on the same day that the current epidemic situation in Germany has not yet reached its peak, and due to the existence of a large number of unreported confirmed cases, the incidence index obtained by the disease control agency may be far below the real level of the country. He warned that the current round of large-scale outbreaks triggered by the covid-19 variant of the Virus, the Aomi Kerong strain, is expected to peak in a matter of weeks.
German Chancellor Schoerz delivered a speech at the 2022 World Economic Forum video conference on the 19th, calling on the world to jointly promote vaccination to fight the new crown epidemic. He also pledged that Germany will continue to support the COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation Plan, hoping that the target of 70% vaccination rate of the world's population will be achieved by the middle of this year.
French official data show that France added 436167 new confirmed cases in a single day on the 19th, exceeding 400,000 cases for the second consecutive day, with a cumulative total of 15175464 confirmed cases; 232 new deaths, 127869 cumulative deaths.
The data also shows that the cumulative number of confirmed cases in France since this month has approached 5 million. France currently has an average of 320,000 new confirmed cases per day. The overall covid-19 incidence rate in France is now 3,098 infected per 100,000 residents, and the positive test rate for covid-19 has risen to 24.4%.
According to the data released by the Swedish Public Health Agency on the 19th, the country confirmed 42,725 new cases in a single day, the highest single-day record since the outbreak of the epidemic, with a cumulative 1700336 confirmed cases and a cumulative death of 15,625 cases. The country's population aged 12 years and older completed two doses of vaccination at 83 per cent and 38.5 per cent of those aged 18 years and older received three doses of the vaccine.
According to the data released by the website of the Hungarian New Crown Epidemic Prevention and Control Center on the 19th, the country confirmed 14,890 new cases in a single day, a record high, with a cumulative 1369974 confirmed cases; 85 new deaths, a cumulative death of 40,686 cases.
Hungarian health officials predict that the number of infections will increase significantly in this fifth wave of the outbreak, mainly caused by the Olmikron strain, but the increase in the number of severe cases requiring hospitalization is "much milder".
Asia: The number of daily confirmed cases in many parts of Japan has reached a new high
According to the statistics of the Japan Broadcasting Association Television Station, as of 18:15 on the 19th, 41,485 new cases were confirmed in Japan in a single day, once again breaking the previous record, with a cumulative 1980382 confirmed cases; 15 new deaths in a single day, with a cumulative death of 18,474 cases. The Tokyo metropolitan government of Japan confirmed 7,377 new cases on the same day, also setting a record since the outbreak of the epidemic. In addition, the number of confirmed cases in Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, Fukuoka Prefecture, Hokkaido and other regions has reached a new high.
The Japanese government held a meeting of the Headquarters for COVID-19 Countermeasures on COVID-19 and announced that 13 prefectures, including Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Aichi Prefectures, will apply "key measures such as spread prevention" that are less intense than the state of emergency, and will be implemented from January 21 to February 13. Previously, the Japanese government had announced that Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, and Okinawa prefectures would adopt "key measures such as spread prevention" from January 9 to January 31. The "key measures such as spread prevention" will be extended to 16 of the 47 prefectures.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra revealed on the 18th that he was infected with the Olmi kerong strain not long ago and recovered after 10 days. Thaksin said he had been infected once in the early days of the outbreak, when the symptoms were so severe that he spent 9 days in the intensive care unit to get through the dangerous period. Thaksin revealed that he had received 4 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine but was still infected with the Omilon strain.
Africa: The cumulative number of deaths in Africa exceeds 235 000
According to the epidemic data released by the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the 19th local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Africa has reached 10406257, and the cumulative number of deaths has reached 235152. (End)
Source: China News Network