Comprehensive news: According to data released by Johns Hopkins University at 9:20 on the 20th, Beijing time, there are 523,949,956 confirmed cases of new crowns in the world and 6,273,201 deaths from new crowns. In addition, the number of confirmed cases in the United States and Germany in the past 28 days has exceeded 2 million, and the number of confirmed cases in France, Italy, Australia and South Korea in the past 28 days has all exceeded 1 million.
According to the official website of the World Health Organization, as of 19:28 CET on the 19th, there were 520,912,257 confirmed cases and 6,272,408 deaths globally.
The World Health Organization announced on the 19th that the recombinant new crown vaccine Keweisha developed by China’s CanSino Biological Co., Ltd. has officially passed the WHO emergency use certification. This is the third Chinese new crown vaccine certified by WHO for emergency use after Sinopharm and Kexing vaccine.
The WHO said the CanSino vaccine was 64 percent effective at preventing symptomatic infection with the new coronavirus and 92 percent effective at preventing severe disease. Up to now, 11 new crown vaccines that have been certified for emergency use by WHO include 4 in the United States, 3 in China and India, and 1 in the United Kingdom.
Americas: The number of confirmed cases in the United States has risen to the highest in the world in the past 28 days
According to data released by Johns Hopkins University at 9:20 Beijing time on the 20th, the United States has newly confirmed more than 2.14 million cases in the past 28 days, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 83.06 million; more than 10,000 new deaths have been added in the past 28 days. , the cumulative deaths exceeded 1 million. The above four figures are the highest in the world.
Professor Fernanda Ludolf of the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil and his team recently announced that they have developed a test that can detect the presence of antibodies against the new coronavirus in urine with an accuracy of Comparable to current serum-based assays. The team’s study, published in the journal Science Advances in the United States, reported that the urine test was slightly more accurate for detecting antibodies than the serum test, although the statistical difference between the two was not very large. At the same time, the technology provides a non-invasive way to assess an individual’s risk of contracting the new coronavirus.
Europe: Russia to conduct clinical trials of combined flu and new crown vaccine
According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 19th, the Russian State Technology Group announced that a clinical trial of a mixed vaccine against influenza and the new crown will be carried out in the second half of 2022, and a single dose of this vaccine is enough to resist the invasion of the two diseases. “We plan to complete preclinical trials and enter clinical testing in the third quarter of this year,” said Chemezov, the group’s president.
The Russian Epidemic Prevention Command reported on the 19th that 4,927 new cases were diagnosed in the country in a single day, with a total of 18.278 million confirmed cases; 97 new deaths were added, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 378,000.
According to Reuters, the British police announced on the 19th that they had ended their investigation into the “Party Door” of the British Prime Minister’s Office and issued a total of 126 fines. British Prime Minister Johnson and his wife and British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak are on the list of punishment targets. middle. According to the report, the investigation involved 8 illegal gatherings held and attended by the British Prime Minister’s Office and some government staff during the epidemic prevention and control period. Johnson has previously apologized publicly for “Partygate”, but said he would not take the blame and resign.
According to the official website of the British Ministry of Health, as of the 19th local time, there have been 58,786 new confirmed cases in the United Kingdom in the past seven days, with a total of more than 22.23 million confirmed cases and more than 177,000 deaths.
According to data released by the Italian Ministry of Health on the 19th, more than 30,000 new cases were diagnosed in the country in a single day, with a total of 17,178,199 confirmed cases; 108 new deaths were reported, and a total of 165,738 deaths.
Asia: Cambodia vaccinates over 15 million
The Cambodian Ministry of Health reported on the 19th that there were no new confirmed cases or deaths in the country that day, and it has maintained “zero new cases” for 12 consecutive days. A total of more than 136,000 cases have been diagnosed in Cambodia, with a total of 3,056 deaths. In addition, more than 15 million people in Cambodia have been vaccinated against the new crown. Among them, 14.26 million people have completed two doses of the vaccine, accounting for 89.1% of the country’s total population, 9.02 million people have received the third dose, and 2.25 million people have received the fourth dose.
According to data released on the official website of the South Korean Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters on the 20th, as of 0:00 that day, more than 25,000 new cases were diagnosed in South Korea in a single day, and 43 new deaths were added, with a total of 17,914,957 confirmed cases. According to a report by the South Korean Ministry of Defense on the 19th, the South Korean military reported 1,127 new confirmed cases that day, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 150,000.
Africa: More than 11.58 million confirmed cases in Africa
According to the data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 19th local time, a total of 11,580,073 cases have been diagnosed in Africa, with a total of 252,829 deaths and a total of 1,0899,483 cured cases.