(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) There are still about 66 million people in the U.S. who have not been vaccinated against the new crown. Melbourne, Australia, will be released early
China News Agency, Beijing, October 18th. According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 12:47 on the 18th Beijing time, there are a total of 240,666,769 confirmed cases and 4,898,487 deaths worldwide.
Americas: About 66 million people in the U.S. still have not been vaccinated against the new crown
Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser of the White House, said on the 17th local time that there are still about 66 million residents eligible for the new crown vaccine in the United States who have not been vaccinated. Residents who have not received the new crown vaccine will pose a threat to the country’s control of the new crown epidemic, which may lead to the fifth wave of new crown virus infections.
Fauci said that with the arrival of winter, the peak of new crown virus infection is at risk of a comeback. However, this risk can be prevented by vaccination.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 77% of the US population 12 years and older have received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine, and 67% have completed two doses of vaccination.
According to the British “Guardian” website reported on October 16th, the United States is wasting millions of doses of new coronavirus vaccines, and vaccine shortages are plagued by many parts of the world. According to an analysis of data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US wasted at least 15 million doses of vaccines from March to September this year. Another survey found that from December last year to July this year, a total of 1 million doses of vaccine were discarded in 10 states. But as of July, only 1% of the population in low-income countries in the world had received the first dose of the vaccine.
Data map: On July 19, 2021, local time, London, England, and England ushered in “Unblocking Day”, and people were partying in nightclubs.
Europe: The number of newly confirmed cases in the UK hits the highest record in 3 months
According to official British data, 45,140 new confirmed cases were reported across the country on the 17th, which is the highest daily record since mid-July. The data shows that among students in grades 7 to 11 and people over 50, the number of infections has increased the most.
In recent days, the number of newly confirmed cases in the UK has been on the rise. The National Bureau of Statistics of the United Kingdom said that the surge in cases means that 1 in 60 people in England has been infected with the new crown virus in the past week.
The French National Health Administration recently recommended that as a preventive measure, the Modena vaccine should no longer be used for booster vaccination because it has a higher risk of causing myocarditis or pericarditis. Earlier in October, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and other countries have restricted the use of Modena vaccine.
Asia: Experts say Singapore’s epidemic has not reached its peak
Singapore officials announced data on the evening of the 17th that in the past day, there were 3,058 new confirmed cases nationwide. This is the third consecutive day that Singapore has more than 3,000 new cases in a single day. “Lianhe Zaobao” quoted experts as saying that the new crown virus is still spreading widely in Singapore, and this wave of epidemic has not yet reached its peak.
The Ministry of Education of Malaysia announced on the 17th that as the capital Kuala Lumpur and other places will enter the most relaxed stage of epidemic prevention restrictions on the 18th, primary and secondary schools in these areas will be fully resumed in November.
Recently, the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day in Malaysia has dropped sharply from September. According to a report from the Ministry of Health of Malaysia, as of 12 o’clock on the 17th, there have been 6,145 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the country in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest number since the beginning of July.
In order to facilitate the inspection of whether people are vaccinated with the new crown vaccine, Cambodian officials will launch a new system to quickly scan the QR code to check their vaccination status, and use the system to realize functions such as tracking close contacts of confirmed patients.
South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 18th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had added 1,050 confirmed cases compared to 0:00 the previous day, with a total of 343,445; 8 new deaths and a total of 2,668 deaths. From the data point of view, the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day decreased by 370 compared with the previous day, which is the lowest since July 7.
South Korean media reported that the coverage rate of the new crown vaccine in South Korea has reached 70%, which meets the core conditions for the transformation of the epidemic prevention system. The South Korean government will gradually relax restrictions related to living facilities, large-scale events, and private gatherings in accordance with the vaccination rate in different periods, but the basic rules of “maintaining social distance” and wearing masks will still be maintained.
According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health of India on the 18th, in the past 24 hours, India has newly confirmed 13,596 new cases, a total of 34,081315; and 166 new deaths, a total of 452,290.
According to the Viet News Agency, Vietnam may be fully open to international tourists from June 2022.
Data map: On October 11, local time, Australia’s largest city, Sydney, was lifted. Restaurants and bars resumed dine-in operations. Public facilities such as shopping malls, gyms, and swimming pools were also reopened to fully vaccinated people.
Africa and Oceania: Melbourne, Australia will unblock ahead of schedule
According to data from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of October 17, there were a total of 8,426,107 confirmed cases and 215,467 deaths in the region.
Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia, will lift the blockade at midnight on the 21st, which is 5 days earlier than originally planned. Although the number of new confirmed cases per day is still high in the state, the two-dose vaccination rate among the people in the state has approached 70%. The Governor of Victoria, Australia, Daniel Andrews said that from 23:59 on the 21st, Melbourne will no longer implement blockades, no longer restrict people from going out, and no longer implement a curfew policy.
Since March 2020, Melbourne has experienced 6 lockdowns for a total of 262 days, the longest lockdown period in the world. The previous record is Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, which was blocked for 234 days. (over)
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