The new crown has become the third leading cause of death of the American people for two consecutive years The epidemic situation in many African countries has stabilized

(Fight against new crown pneumonia) The new crown has become the third leading cause of death for the American people for two consecutive years The epidemic situation in many african countries has stabilized

Beijing, April 23 (China News Service) Comprehensive news: The latest data from the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 17:47 Central European Time on the 22nd, the global cumulative number of confirmed covid-19 cases 505817953, and the cumulative number of new crown deaths 6213876. According to the latest statistics of Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:20 Beijing time on the 23rd, the global cumulative number of confirmed cases 508446857, and the cumulative number of deaths 6215010.

Americas: Covid-19 has been the third leading cause of death for the American population for two consecutive years

According to the data released by Johns Hopkins University at 8:20 Beijing time on the 23rd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States is 80952109, and the cumulative number of deaths is 991171.

According to CNN, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on the 22nd that the new crown pneumonia has become the third largest cause of death for the American people for two consecutive years, after heart disease and cancer. In 2021, more than one in eight deaths will be caused by COVID-19, up from about one in ten in 2020. In addition, In 2021, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and African Americans had the highest overall mortality rates, similar to the 2020 data.

In response to the recent suspension of the "mask order" of public transportation by a US federal judge, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on the 21st that the "arbitrator" of the public health decision should be the US CDC rather than the court, and the order to wear a mask is "not a judicial issue."

Europe: A patient in the UK was infected with COVID-19 for 505 days

According to the data released at 16:00 local time on the official website of the British Ministry of Health on the 22nd, 185625 new confirmed cases in the United Kingdom in the past 7 days, with a cumulative total of 21933206 cases; 1956 new deaths in the past 7 days, with 173352 cumulative deaths.

The Associated Press quoted a research report released by British scientists on the 22nd that a patient with a severely damaged immune system in the United Kingdom had been infected with the new crown for up to 505 days, which may be the longest known new crown case in the world. The patient was diagnosed in 2020 and later died in 2021, the exact cause of death researchers did not disclose.

According to the latest data released by the Robert Koch Institute of the German Disease Control Agency, as of 00:00 local time on the 22nd, there were 161718 new confirmed cases in Germany in a single day, with a cumulative total of 24006254 confirmed cases; 289 new deaths, 133921 cumulative deaths.

German Bundestag Speaker Babel Bass announced on the 21st that in view of the current reduction in the number of confirmed covid-19 cases in Germany, starting from the 24th of this month, the German Bundestag will cancel the mandatory "mask order" and 3G (vaccinated, recovered, tested) certification requirements for bundestags, and bundesrats can continue to wear masks and conduct self-tests voluntarily.

Asia: Daily confirmed cases in Malaysia drop to less than 6,000

The Malaysian Ministry of Health reported on the 22nd that the country confirmed 5899 new cases on the 21st, the lowest record since February 3 this year. Since the beginning of this week, malaysia's daily increase in confirmed cases has remained below 7,000 except for 7,140 in one day. In the past seven days, Malaysia has confirmed an average of 7,440 new cases per day, down 26% from the average daily confirmed case in the previous 7 days.

Malaysian Health Minister Hayry said on the 22nd that as the number of confirmed cases is gradually controlled, the mortality rate and the use rate of intensive care units are also declining, and the Malaysian government will further relax the epidemic prevention restrictions. But he also stressed that the country will gradually relax the steps of epidemic prevention restrictions, "not afraid of slow", "the most important thing is safety".

The South Korean Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 22nd that the country confirmed 81,058 new cases in a single day, with a cumulative 16755055 cases; 206 new deaths, with a cumulative death of 21,873 cases.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government of South Korea announced on the 22nd that the temporary nucleic acid testing point located in Seoul Plaza was terminated. The temporary testing point was opened on July 9, 2021, with a total of 258,000 tests, with a maximum daily testing volume of 2,779. In addition, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that from the 23rd, an outdoor library activity will be held in the square to help citizens gradually return to daily life. This also marks the first resumption of outdoor activities in Seoul Plaza in two years.

According to the data released by the Thailand Epidemic Management Center on the 22nd, there were 21,808 new confirmed cases in Thailand in a single day, with a cumulative total of 4128038 confirmed cases; 128 new deaths, with a cumulative death of 27,520 cases.

Africa and Oceania: The epidemic situation in many African countries is stabilizing

For some time, thanks to the implementation of epidemic prevention and control, the new crown epidemic in many African countries has stabilized.

Rwandan Ministry of Health spokesman Julian Niingabira said on the 20th that thanks to the government and the people's strict implementation of epidemic prevention regulations, the number of new confirmed cases in the country has been greatly reduced, and the positive test rate has dropped from about 10% in December last year to the current 0.02%. Namibian Health Minister Shangula said on the same day that in the past week, the country has added more than 20 new confirmed cases per day, the epidemic situation is relatively stable, and the death rate has dropped significantly.

But the current situation in South Africa is less optimistic. According to the data released by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases of South Africa on the 21st, the country confirmed 4406 new cases on the same day, while 2846 new cases were confirmed on the 20th, and 1475 cases were confirmed on the 19th; the positive test rate climbed from 9.9% on the 19th to 15.8% on the 21st.

According to the data released by the official website of the Australian Federal Ministry of Health on the 22nd, the country has confirmed more than 48,000 new cases in a single day, with a cumulative 5424625 confirmed cases and a cumulative death of 6939 cases.

In response to the recent epidemic situation in Australia, Michael Tours, associate principal investigator of the Burnett Institute in Australia, said that Australia has long adhered to the effective epidemic prevention measures, but for some time, many places, including the country's most populous state, New South Wales, have gradually cancelled most of the epidemic prevention measures, which has led to a rebound in the country.

Tours also quoted the country's Ministry of Health's epidemic data analysis as of the 20th of this month, Australia has confirmed about 5.3 million cases, of which nearly 5 million cases occurred in the first four months of this year; the cumulative death rate is nearly 6900, of which about two-thirds of this year was reported. Judging by the results, this year is the most severe year in Australia since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nancy Baxter, dean of the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, believes Australia's decision to ease its epidemic restrictions while the number of new confirmed cases is still high is very premature. (End)

Source: China News Network