(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) A total of nearly 530 million cases have been diagnosed worldwide, and nearly half of the U.S. population is still in high-risk areas of community transmission
China News Agency, Beijing, May 31. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the World Health Organization’s official website shows that as of 17:16 CET on the 30th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown worldwide reached 526,182,662, and the cumulative number of deaths was 6,286,057.
Americas: Nearly half of the U.S. population is at medium-high risk of community transmission
According to statistics from the Worldometer website, as of around 6:30 on the 31st, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown in the United States was close to 85.73 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 1.03 million.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 46 percent of the U.S. population is now in a moderate-to-high risk zone for community transmission of the novel coronavirus.
According to the latest data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, in the past week, there were 166,777 new confirmed cases of new crown in Brazil, reaching the highest value in nearly two months. As of the 29th local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown in Brazil exceeded 30.95 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 660,000.
Brazilian infectious disease experts pointed out that as the weather turns cooler in autumn, the number of new crown cases will increase to a certain extent, and the increase in cases is also related to the characteristics of the Omicron variant. In addition, influencing factors include the relaxation of epidemic prevention measures and the resumption of people’s participation in offline activities and parties. Call for increased Covid-19 vaccination coverage.
Europe: German finance minister calls for an end to expansionary fiscal policy during the coronavirus pandemic
German inflation hit another record in May, fueled by soaring energy and food prices, adding to the urgency for the European Central Bank to pull out of stimulus measures during the coronavirus pandemic,media reported. German Finance Minister Lindner said on the 30th local time that curbing soaring prices was the “priority task” and advocated ending the expansionary fiscal policy.
Spain’s official local time reported on the 30th that 30 cases of unexplained hepatitis in children have been found in the country, and a total of 76 cases of monkeypox have been diagnosed in the capital Madrid region.
According to a report released by the Spanish Ministry of Health on the 30th local time, from January 1 to May 26, 2022, a total of 30 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown cause in children were found in 10 regions, of which 24 were aged 10. The average age of the cases was 6.1 years. Currently, the Spanish Ministry of Health is conducting research on this, and no epidemiological link has been found between the cases.
The public health department of the Madrid region of Spain reported on the 30th local time that 76 cases of monkeypox infection have been confirmed in the region, and 48 suspected cases are under study. At present, monkeypox cases in the Madrid region have been found to be linked to several chains of transmission, and the local public health department is still looking for monkeypox “case zero”.
Asia: South Korean government issues compensation for coronavirus losses to small businesses
South Korean media reported that with the passage of the supplementary budget in the National Assembly, the South Korean government began to distribute compensation for new crown losses with a maximum limit of 10 million won (about 54,000 yuan) to 3.71 million small industrial and commercial households on the 30th local time.
According to Japan’s “Yomiuri Shimbun” report, Japan’s largest new crown temporary medical facility “Osaka New Crown Rehabilitation Center” will be officially closed at the end of May. The center is located in Osaka, Japan and has 1,000 beds. At present, 53 convalescent facilities have been opened in 18 prefectures in Japan, with a total of 3,265 beds.
According to Japanese media reports on the 30th local time, the Fukuoka prefectural government of Japan announced that 157,000 doses of Moderna’s new crown vaccine will be scrapped. These vaccines, which are expected to expire in three months, were originally planned to be used for the third dose of the new crown vaccine. Local officials said there was a large surplus due to concerns about the side effects of the Moderna vaccine. Previously, Kyoto City, Osaka City, Hiroshima Prefecture and other places in Japan have successively announced the abandonment of a large number of Moderna vaccines.
Africa: South Africa’s new crown positive test rate reaches the lowest value in nearly a month
Statistics released by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases of South Africa on the 30th local time show that in the past 24 hours, South Africa has carried out a total of 10,689 new coronavirus tests, with a positive detection rate of 9.4%, reaching the lowest value in the past month.
The South African Ministry of Health also said this week that 50% of South African adults are now vaccinated against Covid-19. While this is an important milestone, it is still well short of the original target of vaccinating 70% of South African adults against Covid-19 by the end of 2021. (Finish)