Ecuadorian children will be vaccinated against China south of the country's prediction that the number of severe cases and deaths in the country may increase
China News Service Beijing, February 14, comprehensive news: According to the latest statistics of Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 12:20 Beijing time on the 14th, the global cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia reached 411679785, and the cumulative number of deaths 5815376.
Data chart: In New York, USA, people register for testing at a new crown virus testing point in Times Square. Photo by China News Service reporter Wang Fan
Americas: Children aged 3 to 4 in Ecuador will be vaccinated against China's Coxing vaccine
The Ministry of Health of Ecuador issued a notice on the 13th local time, and on the 14th, it will start to launch the vaccination of the new crown vaccine for residents over the age of 18 nationwide. Starting on the 15th, the country will start the vaccination of children aged 3 to 4 years old with the new crown. According to the recommendations of the Ecuadorian Immunization Practice Advisory Committee and the Pediatric Society, children aged 3 to 4 years in the country will be vaccinated against China Kexing.
According to ABC News, about 650 people in New Haven, Connecticut, have been vaccinated with the improperly stored Pfizer covid-19 vaccine. Improper storage may lead to a weakening of the vaccine's effectiveness. The city's health officials said in a statement that it is recommended that citizens who receive the vaccine re-vaccinate as soon as possible.
According to the Brazilian Television System (SBT) reported on the 13th local time, Edmuel Meschita, a former state councilor in São Paulo State, Brazil, died on the 12th due to complications of the new crown, at the age of 67. According to reports, Edmore Meskita has been injected with three doses of the new crown vaccine and was diagnosed with new crown pneumonia last month. In his memory, the Brazilian city of Santos announced a 3-day mourning service.
Europe: German studies show a COVID-19 vaccine against the common cold
Germany's Ulm University Hospital recently issued a press release saying that a new study found that the new crown vaccine can not only effectively prevent the occurrence of severe new crown diseases, but also may play a role in inhibiting other coronaviruses and helping people fight diseases such as the common cold.
The researchers selected 24 volunteers and studied their serum before and after the COVID-19 vaccine. The results found that all volunteers had shown neutralizing activity against multiple coronaviruses that caused the common cold before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. After receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, this neutralizing effect was enhanced by a factor of 1.5 to 4. The study also found that antibodies produced after vaccination with the new crown vaccine can also have an inhibitory effect on the SARS coronavirus.
On the 13th local time, according to the statistics of the French Public Health Agency, in the past 24 hours, there were 86,562 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France in a single day, with a cumulative total of 21708797 confirmed cases; 107 new deaths, 134308 cumulative deaths.
According to the British "Guardian" reported on the 14th, a study by the British think tank Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) shows that anti-vaccines in France are buying fake vaccine passes online to bypass the country's epidemic prevention restrictions. The researchers found that people can jump to encrypted instant messaging software through some social networking sites and buy fake vaccine passes on them. The fake vaccine pass could be used throughout the European Union. ISD researchers have called on social media companies to take more responsibility, and platforms need to take more proactive steps to stop the spread of this type of content.
On January 26, local time, outside the testing point in front of the Seoul City Hall in South Korea, people lined up for nucleic acid testing. On the same day, the South Korean Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters reported that as of 0:00 on the same day, there were 13,012 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in South Korea compared with 0:00 the previous day. Photo by Liu Xu, a reporter of China News Service
Asia: The South Korean government predicts an increase in severe COVID-19 and death cases in the country
According to Yonhap News Agency reported on the 14th, Sun Yinglai, head of the social strategy team of the Central Emergency Response Headquarters of South Korea, said at a press conference on the same day that it is expected that the number of severe cases of new crown and death in the country will increase from this week.
Sun Yinglai said that with the high number of new cases in recent days, the number of confirmed cases in the elderly group is also increasing. As the increase in severe cases typically occurs two to three weeks later than new confirmed cases, an increase in severe cases is expected to begin this week.
The South Korean Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 14th that as of 00:00 on the same day, there were 54,619 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in South Korea compared with 00:00 the previous day, and the number of new cases in a single day has exceeded 50,000 for five consecutive days, and it is 1.55 times that of a week ago and 3.2 times that of two weeks ago. The South Korean government said that the continued spread of the epidemic threatens to lead to a significant increase in critically ill cases, which in turn will overload the health care system, so it plans to receive a fourth dose of the vaccine from the end of the month for people with weakened immune systems, hospitals and nursing facilities, and practitioners.
According to Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" report, as of 19:00 local time on the 13th, there were 77,450 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in the country; 138 new deaths, and the number of deaths in a single day has exceeded 100 for seven consecutive days.
Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported on the 14th that regarding the relaxation of the new crown epidemic prevention border port measures, Japan's deputy chief cabinet secretary Seiji Kihara said in a program on Fuji TV on the 13th that it is sufficient to raise the current maximum number of people entering the country for 3,500 people in a single day to 5,000 people.
Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao reported on the 14th that Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Shapil said that this year will no longer block economic activities for the epidemic, including the Ramadan market. He said the government will develop a more complete set of standard operating procedures for epidemic prevention for Ramadan, and details will be announced at a later date.
According to the Vietnam News Agency on the 14th, from February 15, Vietnam will no longer limit the number of international flights, and the number of flights will return to the pre-epidemic level.
Oceania: Cook Islands prepares for the first community case of COVID-19
According to New Zealand National Radio (RNZ), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said on the 13th local time that the Cook Islands is preparing for the first case of new crown community cases. According to the report, a New Zealand tourist who stayed in the Cook Islands for 8 days was tested positive for the new crown after returning home. "It's likely that the virus is already present in our community." Brown said the Cook Islands are ready for the outbreak and have a response mechanism in place.
According to official figures, 99.6 per cent of the country's population aged 12 and over completed two doses of the vaccine, of which 70 per cent received booster vaccinations. (End)
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