Global epidemic situation[June 23]: The White House admits that the vaccination target cannot be reached before Independence, Cuba develops the first new crown vaccine in Latin America
The Associated Press (Shanghai Editor Xia Junxiong), according to statistics released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 23:59 on June 23, Beijing time, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide rose to 179,261,894, including deaths. There were 3,884,666 cases.
(Global Epidemic Overview, Source: Johns Hopkins University) The peak period of new confirmed cases in the United States has improved in a single day. A total of 33,567,044 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia have been reported, and 602,504 patients have died.
In terms of the European epidemic, the recent epidemic in the UK has deteriorated. In the previous days, more than 10,000 new cases have been confirmed. As of press time, a total of 4,668,043 cases have been confirmed in the UK, 5,821,949 cases in France, 4,254,294 cases in Italy, 3,768,691 cases in Spain, and 3,731,598 cases in Germany.
Among the major emerging market countries, the number of infected people in India in a single day has improved. The number of new cases in a single day has stabilized below 100,000, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has reached 30,028,709. In other countries, Brazil (18,054,653 cases) and Russia (5,306,069 cases) The epidemic is serious. America’s Colombia (3,997,021 cases), Argentina (4,298,782 cases), and Mexico (2,482,784 cases) are among the top confirmed cases.
The following is the daily trend of newly confirmed cases in relevant countries:
(Source: Finance Association, Wind) Epidemic situation
[National Health Commission: The 24 newly confirmed cases yesterday were all imported cases]
According to data from the National Health Commission, from 0-24:00 on June 22, 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 24 new confirmed cases, all of which were imported cases (12 in Sichuan and 6 in Shanghai) , 3 cases in Guangdong, 2 cases in Jiangsu, 1 case in Fujian); no new deaths; no new suspected cases.
[Ministry of Commerce: Support the Chinese vaccine manufacturers listed in the list to organize exports by themselves]
Today, the head of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce answered the reporter’s question on the “Announcement on the Announcement of the List of New Coronavirus Vaccine Products Available for Export”: Support the listed Chinese vaccine manufacturers to organize exports on their own and concentrate on increasing products. Supply and stabilize market expectations so that all countries, especially developing countries, can use and afford vaccines. The Ministry of Commerce will work with relevant departments to provide support and assistance for countries to purchase vaccines from China.
[Guangdong: No new confirmed local cases and asymptomatic local infections yesterday]
According to the Guangdong Health Commission, there were no new local confirmed cases or local asymptomatic infections in Guangdong from 0-24 on June 22. There were 3 newly imported confirmed cases, Foshan reported 1 case, from Cambodia; Jiangmen reported 2 cases, respectively from Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.
[From now on, all training institutions in Dongguan will suspend offline training services]
The Dongguan New Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters Office issued a notice, in order to further strengthen the prevention and control measures of new coronary pneumonia, we have densely woven a home-school joint prevention and control “anti-epidemic network” to effectively protect the health and safety of teachers and students and prevent the increase of personnel due to gatherings. Great risk of infection. After research, it has been decided that from now on, all training institutions in the city will stop providing offline training services.
[The White House admits that the vaccination target cannot be reached before Independence Day]
On June 22, local time, US White House officials admitted at the epidemic briefing that the vaccination goal set by President Biden could not be achieved before Independence Day, that is, 70% of American adults should be vaccinated with at least one dose before July 4. Ensure that 160 million American adults complete 2 doses of vaccination. The White House Coordinator of Outbreak Response Jeffrey Zients announced that the U.S. government has achieved 70% of the vaccination target among people 30 and older, and is expected to extend it to 27 by July 4 And above. But he also admitted that it will take a few more weeks to achieve the goal of 70% vaccination for people aged 18 and over.
[Cuba develops Latin America’s first new crown vaccine]
On the 21st local time, the Cuban Biomedical Group announced that its self-developed new crown vaccine “Avdala” has an effective rate of 92.28% after three doses. This makes Cuba the first Latin American country to develop and manufacture a new crown vaccine by itself. country. It is reported that “Avdala” has entered the final stage of clinical trials and will be officially authorized by relevant Cuban institutions at the end of June or early July.
Market performance
The three major U.S. stock indexes are trading mixed. As of press time, the S&P 500 index rose 0.08%, the Nasdaq index rose 0.18%, and the Dow Jones index fell 0.03%. Major European stock indexes closed down collectively.