(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The U.S. will restart non-essential travel on land borders and the United Kingdom publishes its first investigation report on the new crown epidemic
China News Agency, Beijing, October 13th. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the World Health Organization website shows that as of 18:08 on the 12th Central European Time, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide increased by 257,154 compared with the previous day, reaching 237,655,302; deaths An increase of 4148 cases reached 4846981 cases.
On September 18, local time, hundreds of thousands of white flags were planted on the National Mall in Washington, DC to mourn the deceased of the new crown.
Americas: The United States will restart non-essential travel on land borders
According to a report by the Associated Press on the evening of the 12th, the United States will reopen its land borders in November to allow non-essential travel and end the 19-month closure due to the new crown epidemic. Since the beginning of the outbreak, vehicle, rail, and ferry travel between the United States, Canada, and Mexico has been basically limited to necessary travel such as trade.
According to reports, from early November, foreign citizens who are fully vaccinated can enter the United States regardless of the reason for travel. By mid-January next year, even essential travelers who want to enter the United States, such as truck drivers, will need to be fully vaccinated.
The latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University show that the total number of confirmed cases in the United States has reached 44,557,745, of which 716,449 have died.
According to statistics from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 6 o’clock on the 12th local time, the United States has received more than 400 million doses of the new crown vaccine, reaching 403,576,826 doses. There are 217,403,897 people who have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 187,714,829 people have been fully vaccinated.
According to Reuters, the Minister of Health of Panama said on the 12th that the country has approved the provision of Pfizer’s new crown vaccine booster for high-risk groups, which will be officially launched in public and private hospitals on the 13th. The booster shot needs to be vaccinated at least six months after the second shot. High-risk groups include medical workers, bedriddens, residents of nursing homes, and people over 55 years of age.
Since the outbreak, Panama has confirmed a total of 469,440 cases, including 7275 deaths. Since January this year, Panama has received more than 5.5 million doses of the new crown vaccine.
Europe: Britain publishes first investigation report on COVID-19tell
The House of Commons of the British Parliament published on the 12th the UK’s first COVID-19 investigation report, “Coronavirus: Lessons Learned So far,” stating that the UK failed to take more measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the early stages of the pandemic, which is the country’s most serious public health area. One of the failures.
The report pointed out that although evidence from China and Italy shows that the new coronavirus is highly contagious, can cause serious health effects, cause serious diseases and cannot be cured or effectively treated at the time, the measures taken by the United Kingdom in the first few weeks of the epidemic are too great. It is impossible to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. “The veil of ignorance that Britain put on during the first few weeks of the pandemic was partly self-inflicted.”
The data released by the British government on the 12th showed that the total number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United Kingdom was 8,231,437, and the total number of deaths was 137,944.
Russian Prime Minister Mishustin said at a government meeting on epidemic prevention and control on the 12th that the situation of the new crown epidemic in Russia is complicated, and vaccination is the main way to prevent the new crown virus. The government has created all necessary conditions for residents to be vaccinated.
Mishustin said at the meeting that the current number of people vaccinated against the new crown in Russia is about 43 million, accounting for about one-third of Russia’s total population. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Golikova said that in order to achieve national collective immunization, more than 90 million people must be vaccinated.
The Russian Epidemic Prevention Headquarters announced on the same day that in the past 24 hours, there were 28,190 new confirmed cases of new crown in Russia, and a total of 7,832,964 confirmed cases; 973 new deaths, which is the highest number of new deaths in a single day since the outbreak, with a total of 218,345 deaths .
On March 22, local time, the state of emergency was lifted in Tokyo, Japan, and the tourism industry gradually recovered. People wore masks and took a sightseeing bus to enjoy cherry blossoms.
Asia: Japan’s growing number of confirmed cases drops sharply
According to statistics from the Japan Broadcasting Association TV Station on the 12th, Japan has currently confirmed a total of 17,11023 cases of new crown; on the 11th, there were 20 new deaths and a total of 17,961 deaths. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government added 49 confirmed cases on the 11th, setting a new low this year for three consecutive days.
According to statistics from the Japanese government, as of the 11th, the total number of new crown vaccination in Japan has exceeded 174 million doses. 73.6% of the population received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 64.3% of the population received two doses of the vaccine, of which 89.8% of the population over the age of 65 were vaccinated. Two doses of vaccine were given.
The epidemic situation in Japan has improved significantly recently. From mid-to-late August there were more than 25,000 new cases in a single day to a rapid decline since the end of September to a daily increase of one to two thousand cases. After October, it dropped to hundreds of cases a day. From October 1st, Japan lifted the state of emergency implemented in many regions of the country.
Indonesian media reported on the 12th that Indonesian President Joko Widodo asked relevant departments to predict the possibility of a third wave of new crown cases after the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, and take effective measures to respond quickly.
Indonesian officials announced that in the afternoon that there were 1261 new cases of new crown confirmed in the country in the past 24 hours, with a total of 4,229,943 confirmed cases; 47 new deaths and a total of 142,763 deaths.
Oceania and Africa: New Zealand will accelerate vaccine promotion
On the 12th, Prime Minister Ardern of New Zealand announced at the regular press conference of the new crown epidemic that a nationwide vaccination promotion event will be held on the 16th, striving to increase the coverage of the new crown vaccine in the shortest possible time to deal with the country’s recent spreading epidemic and increasing complexity. Trend of epidemic prevention.
Since the current round of the epidemic, the vast majority of confirmed cases reported by New Zealand have been concentrated in Auckland. However, in the past week, cases of unknown origin have increased. With the exception of Auckland, Waikato, Far North and other regions have successively reported community-transmitted cases, showing a trend of spread of the epidemic. At the same time, the number of patients with new crown infections in Auckland seeking medical treatment and becoming severely ill has increased. Many medical staff have been diagnosed with the infection, and pressure on medical institutions has begun to appear.
According to data from the New Zealand Ministry of Health on the 11th, more than 2.43 million people in the country have completed vaccination, accounting for 58% of the country’s 12-year-old and above eligible population.
According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 12th, the region has a total of 8,396,346 confirmed cases, a total of 2,14,406 deaths, and a total of 7,759,323 cases of recovery. (over)
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