(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Delta mutant strain continues to spread in the U.S. EU officially launches digital new crown pass
China News Service, Beijing, July 2nd. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 18:28 on the 1st Central European Time, there are a total of 18,1930,736 confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide, and a total of 3,945,832 deaths. According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:21 on the 2nd, Beijing time, there were a total of 182,563,727 confirmed cases worldwide and a total of 3,953,865 deaths.
Americas: Delta mutant strain continues to spread in the United States
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, the United States has a total of 33,678,270 confirmed cases and a total of 6,050,12 deaths.
According to foreign media reports, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on July 1st local time that due to the continuous spread of the highly infectious delta mutant strain, the 7-day average of the number of confirmed cases in the United States this week is about 12,600 cases, an increase of 10% from last week’s average.
CDC Director Valensky said that the delayed vaccination rate combined with the highly transmissible Delta strain may be the reason for the increase in cases. In the next few weeks, the rapidly spreading delta strain will surely become the main strain in the United States.
Varensky also said that unless more people can be vaccinated now, as the delta strain continues to spread across the country, the number of cases in communities where people have not been vaccinated will increase significantly. Former CDC Acting Director Bessel also agreed with this view. He said: “As the delta strain spreads, we will see an increase in the number of cases across the country because there are still quite a few people in the United States who are not vaccinated.”
As of now, the proportion of fully vaccinated adults in the United States is about 57.7%. There is still a considerable gap between the U.S. government’s previous goal of vaccinating 70% of adults with at least one dose before July 4. U.S. President Biden also Recently admitted that the goal could not be achieved.
Europe: EU officially launches digital new crown pass
On July 1, the EU Digital New Crown Pass was officially put into use to promote the restoration of population mobility and economic recovery within the EU. The President of the European Commission von der Lein said on the same day that this measure puts the protection of people’s health first, and it symbolizes the openness and safety of Europe.
There are three types of EU digital new crown passes: certificates for vaccination with the new crown vaccine recognized by the EU, certificates for negative nucleic acid tests, and certificates for rehabilitation after infection with the new crown virus. The certificate is issued in the form of a mobile phone QR code, or it can be downloaded and printed on paper.
The pass is issued by the governments of EU member states and recognized by countries participating in the system. Unless necessary, countries cannot in principle impose additional travel restrictions on holders. The European Medicines Agency has so far approved 4 new crown vaccines including Pfizer, Modena, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.
Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, the Russian capital, stated on social media on July 1 that according to the recommendations of the Russian Ministry of Health, citizens who received the new crown vaccine six months ago are allowed to receive the new crown vaccine repeatedly, regardless of their existing antibody levels. Sobyanin said that Moscow has opened 8 re-vaccination sites, and 12 more will be opened after July 5. These places will re-vaccinate the people with the “Satellite V” or “Satellite Light” vaccine. The Moscow City Government website issued an announcement on July 1, recommending that people receive the new crown vaccine once a year after the epidemic has improved.
The Ministry of Health of Russia stated that if the vaccinated person has an adverse reaction during the initial vaccination, the repeated vaccination can be replaced with another vaccine after obtaining the patient’s consent.
According to the report of the Russian New Crown Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters on July 1, there were 23,543 newly confirmed cases in the country in a single day, with a total of more than 5.538 million confirmed cases. Moscow is still the hardest-hit area in the country, with 7,597 confirmed cases every day.
Asia: Japan has confirmed more than 800,000 cases
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga stated on July 1 that if the epidemic worsens again during the Tokyo Olympics and a state of emergency has to be declared, it will not rule out the possibility of empty venues. However, he emphasized that relevant decisions will be made by the Japanese government and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and other five-party talks.
The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee recently announced that each game of the Tokyo Olympics will allow up to 10,000 local spectators to enter the venue, but the number of spectators must not exceed 50% of the venue’s capacity. Students who have the opportunity to enter the venue at low prices, etc. Not included.
According to statistics from the Japan Broadcasting Association TV station, as of 20 o’clock on July 1, 1754 new cases were confirmed in a single day in Japan, and the total number of confirmed cases exceeded 800,000, reaching 801,553; there were 24 new deaths, and the total number of deaths was 14,808.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, as of June 30, Japan had received approximately 44.9 million doses of the new crown vaccine. As of June 18, Japan has reported a total of 356 deaths after vaccination, but there have been no reports of deaths directly related to vaccination.
According to the Indonesian official report on the afternoon of July 1, there were 24,836 new confirmed cases in the country in a single day. The number of confirmed cases has exceeded 20,000 for 6 consecutive days and hit new highs, with a total of 2,203,108 confirmed cases; 504 new deaths, a total of There were 58,995 deaths. This is the highest number of confirmed cases and the highest number of deaths in Indonesia since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in early March last year.
On the same day, Indonesian President Joko Widodo issued an “emergency restriction order” for community activities, deciding to implement emergency restrictions on community activities in 6 provinces (regions) of Java and Bali from July 3 to 20. Indonesia’s Marine Affairs and Investment Coordinating Minister Luhut, who is responsible for the implementation of the emergency restraint order, stated that the goal is to first reduce the number of daily confirmed cases to less than 10,000.
Africa: South Africa’s infection rate hits record high
Due to the invasion of the delta mutant strain, the number of infections and deaths at the peak of the third wave of South Africa recently increased significantly compared with the peaks of the previous two waves. In particular, the positive rate of the new crown in South Africa has reached 27.6%, setting a record high in the country’s positive rate since the first confirmed case was discovered on March 5 last year. South Africa is also the most severely affected country on the African continent.
In order to combat the current epidemic, the South African government announced at the end of June that the “blockade order” against the epidemic would be upgraded to level four, and a number of epidemic prevention measures such as alcohol prohibition and curfew were issued to prevent the rapid spread of the epidemic. At the same time, the South African government announced on July 1 that it will officially open the new crown vaccination work for people over 50 years of age.
In February of this year, the South African government officially launched the new crown vaccination work, but it is only open to medical workers, educators and the elderly over 60. In the following four months, the vaccination work in South Africa was stopped several times due to various reasons. At present, the number of people vaccinated in the country is still less than 3 million.
In response, South African President Ramaphosa promised that the South African government will speed up vaccination and strive to complete the vaccination target of more than 40 million people, or two-thirds of the total population, within this year. (Finish)