(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) WHO calls on tracing and depoliticizing experts to warn that the UK epidemic may intensify this fall
China News Agency, Beijing, August 13th. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the World Health Organization shows that as of 18:11 on the 12th Central European Time, the total number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide reached 204,644,849, and the total number of deaths was 43,23,139.
In addition, according to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 10:21 on the 13th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide reached 205,368,850, and the cumulative number of deaths was 43,34088.
The WHO issued a statement on the 12th stating that in order to advance the next stage of research on the traceability of the new coronavirus, the WHO calls on governments to depoliticize the traceability issue, strengthen cooperation, and jointly develop a cooperation framework for the new pandemic that may be faced in the future.
The statement emphasized that the primary task of WHO is to encourage scientists to accelerate scientific work on all hypotheses based on the first-stage traceability study and in accordance with the recommendations in the report in March this year. “Traceability is a difficult process. It is based on science and requires collaboration, dedication and time.”
The statement also reiterated that research on the origin of the new crown is not and should not be a tool for mutual accusations or political manipulation.
Americas: Canada has ushered in the fourth wave of epidemic
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Tan Yongshi said on the 12th that monitoring data showed that Canada has ushered in the fourth wave of the new crown epidemic. Tan Yongshi told the media that the epidemic is showing a strong rebound trajectory, which is mainly caused by the delta strain. Most of the new cases are from people who have not been vaccinated or have not been fully vaccinated.
The latest data from Johns Hopkins University shows that the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeds 36.3 million, reaching 36,305,005, of which nearly 620,000 deaths, or 619,098.
The Ministry of Health of Brazil notified on the 12th that there were 39,982 new confirmed cases in a single day, and a total of 20,285,067 confirmed cases; 1148 new deaths and a total of 566,896 deaths.
Brazilian Health Minister Ceroga said that the effect of vaccination is showing. In the past July, more than 30% of cities across the country had no records of deaths from the new crown.
The epidemic data released by the Mexican Ministry of Health on the 11th showed that the country had 22,711 new confirmed cases of new crowns compared with the previous day, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 3 million, reaching 3,020,596; there were 727 new deaths and a total of 246,203 deaths. Since mid-June, the new crown epidemic in Mexico has rebounded significantly. On July 6, the Mexican Ministry of Health announced that the third wave of epidemics had arrived, and the number of new cases per day continued to increase in the following month.
Europe: Experts warn that the UK epidemic may worsen this fall
According to data published on the UK government website on the 12th, in the past 24 hours, there were 33,074 new confirmed cases of new crown in the UK. So far, a total of 6,179,506 cases have been diagnosed in the UK, and a total of 130,701 cases have died.
According to a report by the Associated Press on the 12th, many British scientists said that the British epidemic is likely to intensify after the fall. Ravi Gupta, a professor at the University of Cambridge, believes that the current delta mutant strain is still raging in the UK, but when the vaccination rate is not enough to form an immune barrier, the government has chosen to “unblock it completely” in the next few months. The epidemic may worsen.
Julian, a respiratory disease expert at the University of Leicester, said that due to the reduction in the number of school tests during the summer vacation and some people choose to avoid testing because they do not want to miss the summer vacation, the actual number of new infections may be higher, which means that the number of confirmed cases will increase sharply in September.
The rebound of the epidemic in Germany since the beginning of July is still continuing. The German disease control agency announced on the 12th that the number of newly diagnosed and death toll was 5,638 and 17, respectively, with a total of 3,805,063 diagnosed and 91,834 deaths.
As of that day, Germany has received 96.3 million doses of vaccine, and a total of 46,653,588 people have been fully vaccinated. On the same day, German Federal Minister of Health Span once again called on the public to actively complete the vaccination. He posted on social media that 62.8% of the population in Germany has received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 56.1% of the population has been fully vaccinated.
Asia: Japan adds a new record in a single day
According to a report from Kyodo News on the 13th, the number of newly diagnosed people in the country exceeded 18,000 on the 12th, a record high for two consecutive days. According to reports, 15 prefectures including Fukushima, Ibaraki and other prefectures in Japan on the 12th had newly diagnosed people exceeding the maximum number of people in a single day. Since the prefectures and prefectures have formulated plans to secure beds for emergency situations based on the expected number of people, the current situation shows that the medical system is in a dangerous state.
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett announced on the 12th that the country will expand the third dose of the new crown vaccination population to under 60 from next week. Bennett said that the government’s goal is to use anti-epidemic measures that do not affect economic development as much as possible to deal with the mutated new coronavirus delta strain, and vaccination is the most important means. Israel has enough vaccines for the third dose of vaccination. According to data released by the Israeli Ministry of Health on the 12th, there were 5,294 new confirmed cases of new crown in the country that day, a total of 923,531 confirmed cases, and a total of 6,602 deaths.
The third wave of the new crown epidemic in Iraq has continued to spread recently, and the epidemic situation is grim. According to data released by the Ministry of Health of Iraq on the 12th, there were 10,234 new confirmed cases of new crown in the country that day, and a total of 1,751,176 confirmed cases.
Oceania and Africa: “City closure” in the Australian Capital Region
The Australian Capital Territory government announced on the 12th that the capital Canberra and its surrounding areas will enter a 7-day “lockdown” from 17:00 local time on the 12th due to the reoccurrence of local confirmed cases of the new crown after a year and the continuous spread of the delta strain. state.
New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern announced on the 12th that New Zealand will adjust its vaccination plan from the same day to expand coverage. The top priority is to get people over 16 years old to complete the vaccination as soon as possible. The border will be reopened step by step from 2022.
According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 12th, the region has a total of nearly 7.15 million confirmed cases, reaching 7,143,602, a total of more than 180,000 deaths, reaching 180,174, and a total of 6,227,224 recovered cases. (Finish)
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