As of Friday, June 24, 2022 at 09:00 UK Time, the cumulative number of test results was 514,605,757 (to be updated); The cumulative number of confirmed cases is 22,592,827 (+16,473); Cumulative deaths were 179,927 (+68).
As of today, the entire UK territory is:
53,539,970 people were vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine (to be updated);
A total of 50,069,860 people were vaccinated with the second dose (to be updated);
A total of 39,850,810 people were vaccinated with the third dose (to be updated).
*The UK government said that the total number of epidemic data is only updated every Monday and Thursday, but the number of increases in outbreaks in each region will still be updated daily; Northern Ireland stopped updating on 20 May for your reference.
June 24 News list
a。 Hong Kong proposes to shorten the quarantine period to 5 days, and overseas arrivals may be changed to home quarantine
b。 The new crown infection rate in the UNITED Kingdom exceeded expectations, with more than 200,000 new cases per day over the weekend;
c。 Scotland/Northern Ireland has rebounded and is forecast to be in the midst of another wave of the outbreak
d。 The UK government plans to vaccinate people over the age of 50 in the autumn with boosters
e。 The 96-year-old Queen's latest riding photos are made public
f。 British Airways Heathrow employees will strike in the summer
g。 The Conservative Party lost two parliamentary by-elections, and the resignation of the Conservative chairman "frightened" Boris
h。 The latest progress of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the update of the world epidemic situation
Hong Kong proposes to shorten the quarantine to 5 days
Overseas arrivals or changes to home isolation
According to media reports, The Secretary-General-designate for Medical And Health of Hong Kong, China, Mr. Lo Pian-mo, said that after taking office, new measures will be introduced to reduce the restrictions on visitors to Hong Kong, and the entry quarantine period will be shortened from the current period of at least 7 days to 5 days or even shorter.
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After Hong Kong, China, will allow non-Hong Kong residents to enter the country with effect from 1 May, the current immigration quarantine measures in Hong Kong are divided into two main categories: mainland and Macau visitors; Visitors from Taiwan and overseas.
According to the rules, visitors from overseas areas are required to make an appointment in advance for quarantine hotels, and after presenting a negative COVID-19 certificate and completing vaccination, the minimum hotel quarantine period is 7 days, and if there is no vaccination certificate, they need to quarantine for 14 days.
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Lee Ka-chiu, chief executive-designate of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, also said that even if the entry requirements are not fully opened in the short term, further study will be made of "more convenient" temporary measures, including stay-at-home quarantine or shortening the number of days of hotel quarantine.
The current hksar government will end on 30 June, and chief executive-designate Lee Ka-chiu will take office on 1 July, leading the new governance team to continue its work.
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The RATE OF COVID-19 INFECTION IN THE UK CONTINUES TO RISE
200,000 new or more cases per day were added or exceeded on weekends
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says COVID-19 levels continue to rise in all four regions of the UK. An estimated 1.7 million people were infected with COVID-19 last week, up 23 percent from 1.4 million in the previous week. That's the highest estimate of infections since late April, but still well below the all-time high of 4.9 million reached at the end of March.
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According to the latest data from the ZOE Covid research app, daily asymptomatic cases jumped 70% this month, rising for two consecutive weeks to 193,767. Tim Spector, a researcher at the programme and a professor at King's College London, predicts that by the end of the week, the number of covid-19 infections will exceed 200,000 a day.
At the end of December 2021, the daily new case rate in the UK exceeded 200,000 for the first time and continued to rise for 6 weeks after the wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant in March, until it reached a peak of around 350,000 at the end of March.
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Like most British scientists, Professor Tim Spector underestimated the speed at which the coronavirus has spread in the UK in recent weeks. "I said earlier that it is unlikely that the number of new cases will exceed 150,000 per day, but this number has now far exceeded that number and looks set to reach 200,000 again."
"The current growth is worse than expected". The UK is still in the "high epidemic phase" of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a slight change in the risk of transmission can lead to large fluctuations in infection rates. Tim Spector believes growth will last for a few weeks through July, and then hopefully stabilize and see a decline. However, a complete or substantial decline is less likely.
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) believes this is because the new Omicron variants, BA.4 and BA.5 subspons, are more contagious and spread faster than earlier BA.1 subspons, as well as the current dominant strain in the UK, BA.2.
Early studies have shown that BA.4 and BA.5 subspons have stronger escape immunity. This means that people who have some resistance through vaccination or natural infection are still likely to become infected.
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The positive message is that because people have built up immunity and the symptoms caused by the Omicron variant infection are milder, the current rate of severe illness and mortality is much lower than the previous peak.
Scotland/Northern Ireland CORONAVIRUS rebound
The forecast is in the midst of another wave of the outbreak
The latest figures from Public Health Scotland show that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Scotland increased by more than 30% last week. In the week ending 19 June, 15,541 new cases were reported. In the week ending June 14, COVID-19 hospitalizations increased by 15.2% to 696.
The weekly NBS report estimates that 176,900 people in Scotland are infected with the virus, or about 3.36% of the population. The infection rate is even slightly higher than in England.
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Unlike the reasons for the increase in data across the UK, Professor Rowland Kao of the University of Edinburgh said the increase in cases of BA.2.12.1 subspons was perhaps a key reason for the rise in confirmed cases in the region. The subsponsive variant is rising faster in Scotland than in the rest of the UK and may become the dominant case of transmission in Scotland in the future.
As a branch of the Omicron variant BA.2 subspons, the BA.2.12.1 subsponsus is spreading rapidly in the United States. In April, the subproduct variant sparked a new wave of infections in New York and New Jersey, with a surge in the number of confirmed cases and the dominant transmission strain across the United States by May.
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Asked whether the variant would further affect the rest of the UK, the professor said, "It may just be a matter of timing when the virus appears. Transmission of the BA.2.12.1 subsponsus begins earlier in Scotland, and in a few weeks it may have a similar pattern of infection in England, Wales and Northern Ireland."
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Separately, the latest figures from the Northern Ireland Public Health Agency show that confirmed cases in the region increased by around 1,000 in a week to 3,500. As a result, experts believe that "Northern Ireland is in the midst of another wave of COVID-19, but it is not expected to be as severe as it was at its peak at the beginning of the year".
But because only a small number of infected people are tested, these numbers do not show the true situation of the outbreak. Even more illustrative of the covid-19 infection rate is the wastewater monitoring now under way. The images show a "noticeable increase" in COVID-19 infections around the week of June 2022.
Dr Connor Bamford, a virologist at Queen's University Belfast, said: "It is clear that the coronavirus is not gone".
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The UK government plans autumn
People over 50 years of age are given boosters
In order to maintain immunization levels for the UK population, the UK government is planning to promote booster vaccination in the autumn to all adults over the age of 50, covering a wider range of people than previously recommended by vaccine consultants.
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According to interim guidelines issued last month, only nursing home residents, people over the age of 65, frontline health and social workers, and young people who are clinically vulnerable to immunization are eligible for another dose of booster vaccine.
But Health Secretary Sajid Javid's decision to "prepare at least for vaccination of people over the age of 50" in case the number of infections increases led the JC Joint Commission on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) to expand the vaccination cluster.
Some immunologists and public health experts also recommend introducing a booster vaccine for all adults in the fall and winter. As before, it is carried out in stages based on age and other risk factors. But the likelihood of the program is considered "low."
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On Wednesday 22 June, in a letter to NHS leaders outlining the next steps in COVID-19 vaccination, it was mentioned that the NHS should plan autumn vaccination "in accordance with the minimum protocol for groups 1-6 and the maximum protocol for groups 1-9". The former will include people aged 65 and over, while the latter will include people aged 50 and over.
The letter also included "considering how to rapidly deploy additional COVID-19 vaccinations in the event of a surge."
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According to London-based health analysis firm Airfinity, the UK's fourth dose vaccination programme has been a success by international standards, with a vaccination rate of 84%, far higher than in other Western countries. The vaccination rate of the third dose of the vaccine is about 60% of the population, similar to other European countries.
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The Queen's latest riding photos are public
According to the Daily Mail, the 96-year-old Queen of England appeared in Windsor on horseback nine months after being advised by doctors to stop riding.
One source said the queen enjoyed riding the horse again. "It's quite remarkable to be able to do that at 96 years old."
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The Queen has been in great health these days and did not use crutches in earlier meetings with archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury. Earlier, due to her mobility problems, the Queen had missed many important events and always took crutches with her to attend.
Since getting an "exclusive pony" in 1929 at the age of three, the Queen has been famous for her love of horses and love of riding horses at home and abroad. Throughout her adult life, she has been faithful to being a female rider and "horse breeder".
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British Airways Heathrow Airport
Employees will go on strike during the summer months
The railway strikes are not over, and the aviation strikes are coming one after another
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British Airways (BA) Heathrow crews have voted to strike during the summer holidays, a move that will undoubtedly cause more travel chaos.
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GMB and Unite members of the trade union groups representing airport check-in and ground staff voted overwhelmingly to allow strikes to settle disputes over paychecks. It is reported that 95% of the two unions voted in favor of the strike, with turnout rates of 81% and 63% respectively. This means more than 700 British Airways check-in and ground crews will strike during the summer tourist season.
No specific strike dates and arrangements have been announced. The union said it wanted to give the airline some time to change its mind on the key issue. The union wants to cancel the 10 percent pay cuts caused by flight suspensions and cuts to about 13,000 jobs caused by flight suspensions due to COVID-19.
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It is understood that if the strike proceeds, the number of customer-facing absentee teams at Heathrow Airport will account for less than 50%.
British Airways responded by saying it was "very disappointed by the outcome of the union's choice to take the strike". Despite the "extremely challenging" external environment, with losses of more than £4 billion, the company has proposed a 10 per cent one-time remuneration package, which is understood by most of its other colleagues. The strike at this point will be an "unnecessary blow" to the recovering tourism and aviation industries.
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A spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris urged the union and British Airways to reach an agreement on the issue as soon as possible: "The government does not want to see any further disruption to passengers, and strike action will only increase the problems passengers face at the airport."
If this cannot be resolved, it is desirable to take timely emergency measures to ensure that disruption is minimized and passengers are able to get a refund. ”
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The Conservatives lost two by-elections
The resignation of the party chairman "frightened" Boris
In two parliamentary by-elections on Thursday, 23 June, Britain's current ruling Conservative Party lost, suffering one of the worst by-election results since 1945.
According to previous reports, the by-election was due to the forced resignation of two Conservative MPs for sexual assault and pornography in the House of Commons Chamber.
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The Conservative Party's highly assured and pro-Brexit Seats in Tiverton and Honiton were won by the Liberal Democrats, whose candidate, Richard Foord, won the seat by an absolute margin of more than 6,000 votes, a record reversal.
After former Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan was jailed for child sex offences, Wakefield's seat was won by Labour Simon Lightwood with more than 5,000 votes.
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Conservative Party chairman Oliver Dowden offered his resignation after the party suffered a double by-election. In his resignation letter, he did not say whether he would remain loyal to Boris, but said he would "remain loyal to the Conservative Party". His aides also did not answer questions about whether he still supported Boris as Britain's prime minister.
Roger Gale, another Conservative who opposed Boris, believed the chairman could no longer defend what was undefended, so he resigned.
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British Prime Minister Boris Boris Johnson, who was attending a Commonwealth summit in Rwanda, went for a swim in the hotel immediately after learning of the defeat in the by-election, and the source admitted that he was "intimidated" by the decision to resign the conservative chairman at the time.
Subsequently, 10 Downing Street made it clear that Boris would not shorten the 9-day foreign trip to deal with the crisis, which also included participation in the G7 meeting in Germany and the NATO meeting in Spain.
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Update on the latest developments in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis
The European Council announced on Thursday, June 23, local time, that it has decided to grant Ukraine and Moldova EU candidacy. Although ukraine could take more than a decade to finally join the group, the decision was hailed as a "historic moment" by Kiev and the European Union itself.
Josep Borrell, eu high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said: "The Ukrainian people belong to the European family. Ukraine's future is with the EU".
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy posted on social platforms: "The future of Ukraine is in the European Union."
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The first four highly mobile artillery rocket systems promised by the United States to Ukraine have now entered the country, while the newly announced batch of four HIMARS systems will be delivered by mid-July, according to a senior U.S. Defense Department official.
Biden announced his 13th security aid program for Ukraine, worth $450 million. These include a new high-mobility artillery rocket system that adds tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition to the artillery systems already supplied, as well as patrol boats, among others.
The official told reporters on background phone calls that Ukrainians were being trained to operate the systems.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog has expressed concern about the conditions of staff at Ukraine's Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe and under the control of Russian troops since March.
The U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement that the IAEA was aware of recent media reports that the situation of staff at the plant was deteriorating. Physical inspections of the plant are being considered.
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World epidemic update
According to the National Health Commission on June 24 (Friday), in the past 24 hours, Chinese mainland 37 new confirmed cases and 106 asymptomatic infected people. New home-grown confirmed cases fell 81.6% from the previous week.
On the evening of June 23, Kexing Pharmaceutical issued an announcement that the company's clinical trial registration application for the new crown small molecule oral drug SHEN26 capsule developed in cooperation with Shenzhen Antaiwei Biomedical Co., Ltd. was accepted by the State Drug Administration. It is reported that China's fastest-advancing oral new crown small molecule drugs have completed clinical phase III, according to the current research and development progress, 2023 will be the first year of the listing of domestic new crown oral drugs.
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Researchers reported on Thursday, June 23 that an estimated COVID-19 vaccine has saved nearly 20 million lives in its first year. On 8 December 2020, the UK took the lead in vaccinating its citizens with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, officially launching the Global Vaccination Campaign. Over the next 12 months, more than 4.3 billion people worldwide lined up to get vaccinated.
Experts at Imperial College London, who led the modelling study, said vaccination rates, while affected by persistent inequalities, were effective in preventing "unimaginable deaths" of a certain scale.
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According to the latest data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, as of the evening of June 23, local time, there were 72,049 new confirmed cases and 365 deaths in the country in the past 24 hours.
A local parent council survey showed that half of schools in São Paulo, Brazil's largest city, were closed between May 23 and June 15, and 92 percent had confirmed COVID-19 cases as a result of the country's rebound.
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The latest data from the Spanish Ministry of Health on Friday, June 24 shows signs of a rebound in the country's COVID-19 outbreak, with the occupancy rate of inpatient beds for COVID-19 patients rising from 5.5% to 6.3%, and 1,030 new hospitalizations in the past week.
It is reported that the BA.4 and BA.5 subspons of the Omicron variant have spread in the country and are an important reason for the rise in confirmed cases in Spain.
Another study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, all adult groups in Spain are spending more time using social media as a form of social support.
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UK Daily Death/Cure Data Analysis
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England · England
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Data from 24 June: 6,752 confirmed COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized, bringing the cumulative total number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients to 761,314 (+6,733).
There are currently 168 COVID-19 patients using ventilators in England (+14); A total of 156,564 COVID-19 patients died.
Wales region · Wales
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Data from 26 May: 0 deaths recorded in Wales.
Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
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Data from May 20: a total of 27 confirmed COVID-19 patients were hospitalized (=), and 20,332 confirmed COVID-19 patients (+24) were discharged, with a cure rate of 99.8%. There are 2 suspected/confirmed COVID-19 patients in the severe ICU (-1) and 16 spare severe ICU beds (-4).
Scotland region · Scotland
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Since 5 March 2021, a total of 65,243 (*) confirmed patients have been discharged from hospital in Scotland. As of midnight on 5 June, 637 suspected/confirmed COVID-19 patients had recent hospitalizations (+47), of which 8 (+4) were confirmed to be in the intensive care unit ICU.