[EpochTimesJune192021](Epoch Times reporters Chen Ting, Li Yan, Zhang Ting, Yan Shujing report) According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of Saturday (Eastern Daylight Time) ( June 19) At 12:10 noon, the total number of CCP virus (Wuhan pneumonia, COVID-19) cases worldwide exceeded 177 million (177,913,499) cases, and the death toll exceeded 3.85 million (3,853,341) people.
New confirmed cases and deaths in a single day on June 18 (Friday) (part of the data comes from worldometer):
10,513 confirmed cases and 637 deaths in the United States;
10,287 cases were confirmed in the UK and 11 people died;
933 cases were confirmed in Germany and 97 people died;
3,187 cases were confirmed in France and 68 people died;
India has 60,753 confirmed cases and 1,647 deaths;
Brazil has 98,832 confirmed cases and 2,495 deaths;
17,051 cases were confirmed in Russia and 447 people died;
1,636 confirmed cases and 48 deaths in Japan;
482 cases were confirmed in South Korea, and 1 person died;
Taiwan has 128 confirmed cases and 20 deaths.
The following is a real-time update on the CCP virus epidemic:
Research: COVID-19 may cause brain tissue loss
According to the results of a long-term study involving 782 volunteers, even patients with mild COVID-19 may cause brain tissue loss.
As part of the UK Biobank study, these participants underwent brain scans before the pandemic. Subsequently, the researchers invited 394 COVID-19 recoveries, as well as 388 healthy volunteers who had not been infected, to come back for follow-up scans.
Of these recovered patients, only 15 need to be hospitalized, and most of the patients are asymptomatic, mild or moderately symptomatic.
However, the researchers found that the brain area of the patient in charge of smell and taste has “significant” gray matter loss. In subjects who were not infected, these changes were not seen.
These affected brain areas include: left parahippocampal gyrus, left orbitofrontal cortex, and left insula. The researchers pointed out that the affected brain regions are also involved in the process of awakening emotional memories.
The researchers said that more research is needed to determine whether COVID-19 survivors have problems that are difficult to induce emotional memory.
They also don’t know whether the loss of gray matter is the result of the virus spreading to the brain or other effects of the disease.
Belgium will ban entry of non-EU travelers from the UK
In order to curb the spread of the CCP virus variant (Delta variant) that first appeared in India, Belgium will ban non-EU travelers from the UK from entering the country.
The spokesperson for the Belgian Minister of Health, Jan Eyckmans, told AFP that the United Kingdom is on a list of 27 countries and these 27 countries will also face this order, which will be issued on June 27 at the latest. Take effect.
Belgian restrictions have been applied to South Africa, India and Brazil. Only EU citizens or Belgian residents can enter the country.
These passengers must still comply with strict quarantine regulations and must be tested for the CCP virus before they can move freely within Europe.
The government stated that the only exceptions for British travelers from prohibited countries or other non-EU travelers are diplomats and transport personnel who perform necessary tasks.
The third wave of the epidemic worsens, Afghanistan is quickly running out of oxygen
Afghan health officials say that as the deadly third wave of the epidemic worsens, the country’s oxygen is rapidly depleting.
A senior health official said in an interview that as the deadly third wave of the epidemic worsens, Afghanistan is stepping up to increase its oxygen supply.
Ministry of Health spokesman Ghulam Dasigi Nazary said the government is setting up oxygen supply plants in 10 provinces. In some areas of these provinces, the increase in cases is hovering around 65%.
Afghanistan received 900 oxygen cylinders from Iran. This is part of the 3,800 oxygen cylinders Iran promised to deliver to Afghanistan last week.
Nazari said the Iranian presidential election delayed the delivery of oxygen cylinders.
Afghanistan has even run out of empty bottles. The country received 1,000 empty bottles from Uzbekistan last week.
At the same time, the hospital is rationing its oxygen supply.
Afghans who desperately need oxygen are knocking on the doors of the few oxygen suppliers in the capital, begging to fill their air bottles for use by their loved ones in their homes.
The total number of deaths from the epidemic in Brazil exceeds 500,000
The Brazilian Ministry of Health said on Saturday (19th) that in the past 24 hours, another 2,301 people have died from the epidemic in the country. So far, the total number of deaths from the epidemic has exceeded 500,000.
Reuters reported that Brazil also recorded 82,288 new cases that day, and nearly 17.9 million cases have been recorded since the beginning of the pandemic.
However, the Brazilian infection shows no signs of abating: According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, about 505,000 people have been infected with the virus in the past week, only 30,000 below the peak in mid-March.
On average, more than 2,000 people still die from the virus every day, and 3,000 people die every day in early April.
Demonstrations broke out across Brazil to protest the government’s ineffective epidemic prevention
According to Reuters, thousands of people across Brazil took to the streets on Saturday (19th) to protest against President Bolsonaro’s pandemic response, including that he did not get the vaccine fast enough.
When the official data is released later on Saturday, the total number of deaths from the epidemic in Brazil is expected to exceed 500,000, second only to the United States (Note: China and Iran are not included in this ranking because the CCP and the Iranian government concealed epidemic data).
Aline Rabelo, a 36-year-old protester in the capital Brasilia, said: “We are protesting against the Bolsonaro government that carried out mass killings. It has not purchased vaccines or taken any measures in the past year. To take care of the people.”
According to data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health, only 11% of Brazilians are fully vaccinated and 29% received the first dose of vaccine.
The country’s largest broadcaster, Globo, reported that shortly after midday, protests were held in at least 44 cities in 20 states.
Mexico City has closed its school gates again from Monday
The Mexican education authorities stated that as the capital’s coronavirus (CCP virus) risk rises to a higher level, the Mexico City school that has just resumed face-to-face instruction will be closed again starting next Monday.
Reuters said that just two weeks ago, Mexico City officials eased restrictions on gatherings in schools, hotels, shops and restaurants because this densely populated urban area entered the lowest risk level in the government’s four-level “traffic light” model.
However, the Federal Ministry of Health raised Mexico City’s risk level from June 21 to July 4 by one level. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said that the city’s epidemiological traffic lights, or risk factor calculations, have climbed from 8 points to 9 points, bringing the capital into a stricter level of epidemic prevention.
The Federal Education Administration of Mexico City (AEFCM) said in a statement that the suspension regulations apply to both private and public schools.
To date, Mexico has reported more than 230,959 deaths from the CCP virus and 2,471,741 confirmed infections.
Cambodia’s single-day death toll breaks record
Cambodia reported 20 deaths on Saturday (June 19), setting a single-day death record in the country.
The first cases of Delta variants have been detected in this Southeast Asian country, and the authorities urge people to stay vigilant. So far, Cambodia is one of the countries with the lowest number of cases in the world. But the first outbreak at the end of February has brought the infection rate to 42,052 cases and 414 deaths.
British Scientific Advisor: The third wave of epidemics is coming
According to a government scientific adviser, the third wave of the outbreak in the UK is “obviously coming”.
Professor Adam Finn, a member of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI), said: “The epidemic is on the rise. Maybe we can be optimistic that the epidemic will not rise faster. Nevertheless, the epidemic is still on the rise. So, obviously The third wave is coming.”
14 new deaths in the UK
The UK recorded 10,321 new cases of COVID-19 (the disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus) on Saturday (June 19), and the number was 10,476 on Friday. Currently, the total number of cases in the country has reached 4,620,968.
In addition, the country has added 14 new deaths from the epidemic, bringing the total number of similar cases to 127,970.
28 new deaths in Italy
The Italian Ministry of Health said that Italy reported 28 deaths related to the coronavirus (Chinese Communist Party virus) on Saturday (June 19), and the number of new infections rose from 1,147 to 1,197 every day.
Since the outbreak in February last year (2020), Italy has registered 127,253 deaths related to COVID-19 (disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus), the second highest death rate in Europe after the United Kingdom, and the eighth highest death rate in the world. .
Reuters reported that the country has reported 4.25 million cases so far.
On Saturday, the number of infected patients in the hospital (excluding those in the intensive care unit) was 2,504, a decrease from 2,680 the day before.
There were 10 new patients in the intensive care unit, down from 11 on Friday. The total number of intensive care patients dropped from 416 to 394.
European Worry Variant Virus, Italy, Belgium, Resumption of UK Entry Quarantine
According to a report by the Central News Agency, European countries are concerned about the new variant of the COVID-19 virus and are worried about the sudden increase in infections of the Delta variant virus in the UK recently. Italy and Belgium announced that they will resume quarantine measures for inbound passengers from the UK.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Delta mutant virus strain that first appeared in India has become the main virus strain in the global COVID-19 disease epidemic, and its infectivity is 60% higher than that of the Alpha mutant virus first discovered in the United Kingdom.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on June 15 that due to the significant increase in the diagnosis rate of the COVID-19 Delta variant, the date of unblocking the epidemic has been postponed by one month. German Chancellor Merkel and French President Macron called on EU countries to coordinate their border reopening policies on June 18 to prevent new mutant viruses.
Italian Minister of Health Roberto Speranza announced on June 18 that due to the recent surge in the number of new infections in the UK, Italy has resumed isolation requirements for passengers entering from the UK.
On the same day, Belgium also announced that passengers returning from the UK must be isolated. Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke said that Belgium must be protected from the evolution of the mutant virus and control the spread of the possible outbreak.
Uganda’s demand for oxygen soars
With the surge in COVID-19 infections and the inadequate health care capacity of East African countries, Uganda’s oxygen demand may increase nearly 9 times within a month.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said in a televised speech that the daily oxygen consumption of coronavirus patients may rise from about 3,000 bottles to 25,800 bottles. The number of confirmed cases increased by 46% this month to 68,779.
Approves the CCP to block the US from donating 2.5 million doses of Modena vaccine to Taiwan
As the CCP continues to send military aircraft to disrupt Taiwan and exert international pressure on Taiwan, a senior US government official told Reuters that the US will ship 2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan on Saturday (June 19). It was previously announced that more than three times the number of Taiwanese vaccines will be donated. US officials also condemned the CCP’s attempt to obstruct Taiwan’s purchase of vaccines.
The American Association in Taiwan (AIT) also stated on Facebook on Saturday that it is looking forward to the 2.5 million doses of Modena vaccine that will arrive in Taiwan tomorrow.
The United States initially promised to donate 750,000 doses of vaccines to Taiwan, but as the US government promotes the delivery of the first 80 million doses of US-made vaccines to the world, the number of vaccines to Taiwan has also increased.
Russian cases surge
Russia reported 17,906 new infections on Saturday, the highest single-day increase since January 31. Moscow remains the country’s severe hot spot, with 9,120 new cases recorded, the highest since records.
The more contagious Delta variant virus has caused a surge in new cases in Russia. Delta was first discovered in India.
This severe situation has forced Moscow and St. Petersburg, the two largest cities in Russia, to reinstate some public restrictions.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin ordered the mandatory vaccination of at least 2 million workers in the capital earlier this week because the rising number of cases could overwhelm the capital’s hospitals.
The British government considers new quarantine rules
The British “Times” quoted anonymous sources as saying that the British government is considering a new epidemic isolation rule, stipulating that British people who have been vaccinated twice can be exempted from the 10-day isolation period if they come into contact with COVID-19 virus carriers. .
Conversely, people who have been contacted by the UK’s testing and tracking system can choose to be tested for COVID-19 every morning during the week, and each negative result can save them from 24 hours of self-isolation.
Oman has been partially blocked from Sunday
Oman announced a partial blockade because the country is in its worst period since the outbreak, and the variants are spreading rapidly. According to Oman Television, the state-run media, from Sunday, from 8 pm to 4 am, individuals and vehicles will be prohibited from traveling; public places and commercial activities will be closed. Some necessary businesses, such as pharmacies and supermarkets, may continue to operate.
In the past two weeks, this Gulf country has reported the highest daily death toll since the pandemic began. There have been cases of infection with delta, alpha and beta COVID-19 variants, and the number of hospitalizations has also increased.
Parents: West Point cadets who have not been vaccinated face severe restrictions
Allegedly, trainees of West Point Military Academy who have not been vaccinated against CCP virus are under pressure to get injections and face severe restrictions.
According to Fox News, West Point Military Academy does not require students to be vaccinated, but the vast majority of the military academy’s students are vaccinated-only about 30 of the 4,500 students are not vaccinated.
Some trainees said that they had been infected with COVID-19 (a disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus) and naturally gained immunity.
But it is said that because they have not been vaccinated, they are now facing stricter restrictions than when the pandemic was at its worst.
The college’s mask guidelines indicate that unvaccinated students must wear masks in shared spaces and barracks, including showers and bathrooms.
Elita Perusek (Elita Perusek) is the mother of a graduate of the West Point Military Academy. She also graduated from West Point. In an interview, she told Fox News that her son was tested positive for COVID-19 (a disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus) antibody at West Point, but the military academy would call it a “susceptible state.”
“Before he left West Point Military Academy, his tactical office told him that because he chose to exercise his right not to be vaccinated, he would be called a’susceptible state’… and his movements would be restricted throughout the summer.” Perusec said.
“This means he will have to give up some of his holidays.”
West Point Military Academy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Tennessee State College intends to charge $1,500 to unvaccinated students
While waiting for the vaccine to be fully approved, a university in Tennessee plans to charge more than one thousand dollars per semester to students who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 (the disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus).
Rhodes College said in a recent letter to students that it hopes to get approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before encouraging students to get injections.
“In anticipation of FDA approval, we strongly recommend that all students get vaccinated this summer, so as not to hinder or delay your return to campus in August. Once the FDA approves, students who want to enter campus must be vaccinated first.” The school said.
“After returning to campus, students who have not been vaccinated will be charged a health and safety fee of US$1,500 per semester to cover the cost of mandatory testing,” it added.
Rhodes College says that international students can waive the fee if they can prove that they plan to be vaccinated when they arrive on campus. The purpose of this move is to show that the school recognizes that some foreign students may not get the vaccine.
There are currently three COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, but none of them have been fully approved. Instead, they are using emergency use authorizations to attack.
Canadiens coach Dusham is quarantined
Montreal interim coach Dominique Ducharme (Dominique Ducharme) tested positive for coronavirus (Chinese Communist virus) and missed Friday (June 18) night for the Canadians (Canadiens) against the Las Vegas Golden Knights The team (Vegas Golden Knights) won 3-2 overtime in Game 3 of the semi-final series.
The National Hockey League (NHL) said that Dusham received a positive test for COVID-19 (a disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus) nine days after the second shot. However, neither the Canadians nor the Las Vegas Golden Cavaliers tested positive for anyone else.
Dusham was immediately quarantined. General manager Marc Bergevin said he did not know how long Dusham would be absent.
“I talked to Dom twice today, and he did a great job.” Bergvin said: “He is at home. As for how long he will be absent, we are dealing with this matter and with the Quebec Department of Health and the National Hockey League. Communicate. The situation continues, so I can’t tell you how long.”
Delta variant brings Indonesia’s epidemic back to life
Recently, the COVID-19 (disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus) epidemic has resumed in parts of Indonesia. Health authorities found that most of the confirmed cases in related areas, including the capital Jakarta, were infected with the more infectious Delta variant.
The Wall Street Journal reported that in some parts of Indonesia, local hospitals are overcrowded, many young people have been diagnosed, and compared with the past, this wave of illness has deteriorated faster and more violently.
The observations of Indonesian doctors coincide with the situation in India. The Delta variant first appeared in India, and then set off a new wave of catastrophic epidemics everywhere. The Delta variant has spread in 70 countries and regions including the United Kingdom. Health authorities across the country believe that this is the reason for the recent surge in the number of infections and hospitalizations, and they have postponed the original anti-epidemic measures.
The Delta variant caused a pandemic in three places in Indonesia: Jakarta, a densely populated province, Kudus, a cigarette-rich area in Central Java, and Bangkalan, not far from the coast of Java. The sharp increase in the number of infections has caused a strain on local medical resources. Among them, the number of new diagnoses of the history of ancient Tuss increased by 35 times at the end of May.
Indonesian-born Australian Griffith University (Griffith University) epidemiologist Dicky Budiman (Dicky Budiman) said: “Obviously, Indonesia may become another COVID-19 (disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus) confirmed as a tsunami. Countries that have soared.”
Hong Kong Research: Insufficient Antibody Level of Kexing Vaccine May Need Three Dose
The South China Morning Post quoted a Hong Kong study on Saturday and pointed out that those who received the BioNTech vaccine had “much higher” antibody levels than those who received the Kexing vaccine, and some people needed to take a third dose.
Hong Kong has administered 3 million doses of vaccine, including 1.7 million doses of BioNTech vaccine and 1.3 million doses of China Kexing vaccine. The Hong Kong government commissioned the School of Public Health of the University of Hong Kong to conduct a study to track the antibody response of 1,000 vaccinated people. The results showed that the antibody levels of those who received the Kexing vaccine were significantly lower.
Hong Kong pandemic epidemiologist Benjamin Cowling said that the results of the study found that the BioNTech vaccine had a significantly higher antibody response compared with the Kexing vaccine, and some people needed to take a third dose.
Earlier this week, Indonesian officials also warned that more than 350 medical workers were still infected with the COVID-19 virus after being vaccinated with Koxing vaccine. Dozens of them had to be hospitalized due to severe illness, which caused people to be hospitalized. Concerns about the efficacy of the vaccine.
In fact, this result is also consistent with the protective power shown in Phase III clinical trials. Previous reports pointed out that the BioNTech vaccine has 95% protection, while Kexing has only 50.7%.
Gao Benn explained that the number of antibodies does not directly reflect the protection of an individual, but there is more and more evidence that the number of antibodies is consistent with the immune effect. Gao Benen bluntly said that his research showed that some people who were vaccinated with Kexing need a third dose, and further research is needed to determine the validity period of the antibody.
Biden urges people to get vaccinated to achieve National Day vaccination goals
At a time when the mutant virus has caused serious concerns, US President Biden urged Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible to avoid reaching the July 4th vaccination goal.
“Act now!” Biden said that he urged people who have not yet been vaccinated to consult a doctor or learn about the actual situation with relatives and friends who have been vaccinated.
The goal of the Biden administration is to give 70% of domestic adults at least one dose of the vaccine before the Independence Day of the United States on July 4. According to the current progress, it seems difficult to achieve.
According to Reuters, only 15 states and Washington, D.C., currently meet the standards. According to US CDC data, currently about 65.1% of the US population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, and the vaccination rate has increased by less than 1 percentage point in the past two weeks. To achieve the goal, the United States must inoculate at more than twice the rate in the next two weeks.
At present, 55.4% of the population of adults over 18 years old in the United States has been fully vaccinated.
European Union sues AZ vaccine delivery delay, the court ruled that the replenishment can be done before the end of September
The British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca delayed shipments earlier this year, disrupting the European Union’s vaccination plan. The European Union filed a lawsuit for this, demanding accelerated supply, but today it has lost the first wave of legal actions.
AstraZeneca stated that the court held that the EU does not enjoy exclusive rights or rights over other countries, and acknowledged that AstraZeneca encountered difficulties in this unprecedented situation, which seriously affected the delivery date.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen believes that the court’s ruling supports the EU’s argument that AstraZeneca has not fulfilled its commitments.
Reuters reported that the European Union was plunged into crisis earlier this year due to the dispute, when the member states fell into a shortage of vaccines. Since then, the EU has temporarily stopped purchasing additional vaccines from this pharmaceutical company.
AstraZeneca promised to deliver 300 million doses of vaccine to the EU before the end of June, but due to production delays, only 100 million doses could be delivered.
The EU has also taken legal action against AstraZeneca, hoping to obtain at least 120 million doses of vaccine by the end of June.
But the judge ruled today that AstraZeneca only needs to deliver 80.2 million doses of vaccine before September 27. AstraZeneca stated that production will “far exceed” this figure by the end of June.
The judge said that if AstraZeneca failed to comply with the deadline set by the court, it would have to pay a fine of 10 euros for every missed dose. This amount is less than the EU requirement of 10 euros per dose per day.
The European Union had requested that all 300 million doses of vaccine be delivered by the end of September, but the court did not set a deadline.
Two indigenous cases in Australia’s largest state
Australia’s largest state, New South Wales, reported two local infections on Saturday, raising concerns about the spread of the epidemic.
The authorities believe that the two cases should be related to the highly infectious Delta virus in Sydney. At present, 6 people have been infected by the infection.
New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard said: “The Delta virus seems to be an immediate danger to anyone nearby.”
New South Wales has a population of over 8 million. The most recent chain of infection can be traced back to a driver in his sixties. It is not yet certain how he contracted the disease, but he occasionally carried overseas airline personnel. At present, the authorities have announced 20 places to remind people that these places may be exposed to the virus. Among them is the famous Bondi Beach.
Prime Minister Morrison reiterated on Saturday that the government is not in a hurry to reopen the Australian border. He said: “We must be patient” to observe the effect of vaccination.
A record high of 20 deaths in a single day in Cambodia
Cambodia notified 20 new deaths on Saturday, a single-day record. The authorities reminded that the country has discovered the first batch of infection cases of the Delta variant, and called on people to be vigilant.
Cambodia was once one of the countries with the lowest number of COVID-19 cases in the world, but the epidemic since the end of February has caused the total number of infections to climb to 42,052 cases, of which 414 people died unfortunately.
“Please continue to be vigilant, pay attention to hygiene, maintain social distancing, and avoid leaving home unnecessarily. At present, COVID-19 is still raging in our country and the world.” The Cambodian infectious disease control department said in a statement on Facebook on Saturday.
The Ministry of Health said that the authorities also found 7 cases of Delta variant infection among land travelers from neighboring Thailand.
“Everyone must continue to be vigilant.” Cambodian Ministry of Health spokesman Or Vandine said in a tweet.
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