(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Fauci said the U.S. was “going in the wrong direction” in response to the epidemic, Japan began accepting applications for “vaccine passport”
China News Service, Beijing, July 26. Comprehensive news: According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 9:21 on the 26th, Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide reached 1940,92,488, and the cumulative number of deaths. For 4158316 cases.
Americas: Fauci pleads for vaccinations
The latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University show that as of the evening of the 25th local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States reached 344,43064, of which 610,891 were deaths. Data show that in the past week, every state in the United States has reported more cases of new crowns than the previous week.
According to the Associated Press, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stated on a US TV program on the 25th that the United States is trapped because there are still a large number of people who have not yet been vaccinated and the delta strain is spreading. The “unnecessary dilemma” of a surge in confirmed cases.
Fauci expressed “very frustration” about this, saying that the United States was “going in the wrong direction” in response to the epidemic. He said he begged the people who had not been vaccinated to go out of their homes and actively get vaccinated. “What I really want to see is that in those areas where there is no vaccination, more and more leaders come forward to speak out and encourage people to get vaccinated.”
According to the data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the evening of the 25th, Brazil has 18,129 new confirmed cases and a total of 19,968,863 confirmed cases; 476 new deaths and a total of 549,924 deaths.
The Ministry of Health of Argentina reported on the 25th that there were 7,506 new confirmed cases in the country within 24 hours, with a total of 4,846,615 confirmed cases; 137 new deaths and a total of 103,721 deaths. Starting on July 26, the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, will open the registration of new crown vaccination for residents aged 13 to 17 in the region.
Europe: A total of nearly 6 million confirmed cases in France
The epidemic data released by the French Ministry of Health on the 25th showed that there were 15,242 new confirmed cases in France that day, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases approached 6 million, reaching 5,993,937, and the cumulative number of deaths was 111,644.
French President Macron visited French Polynesia on the 25th, visited local hospitals, and checked the local epidemic response. He delivered a speech to local medical staff, re-emphasizing the importance of vaccination, and pointed out that the new crown vaccine is a “weapon against the virus.”
The head of the Paris Region Health Bureau said on the 25th that with the arrival of the fourth wave of the epidemic in France, the medical system may face “significant risks.”
According to data released by the German CDC on the 25th, the number of newly diagnosed and newly added deaths on that day was 1,387 and 4, respectively, with a total of 3,755,898 diagnoses and 91,524 deaths.
The Minister of the German Chancellery Braun said on the 25th that the number of new diagnoses in Germany is currently rising, and he called on people to actively vaccinate. Braun said that the vaccine not only has a 90% preventive efficiency against severe COVID-19, but that those who have been vaccinated in the future will enjoy greater freedom than those who have not been vaccinated.
Asia: Japan begins accepting applications for “vaccine passport”
According to Kyodo News, the Japanese government announced that it will start accepting applications for “vaccine passport” on the 26th. In the immigration inspection of countries that recognize the passport, citizens can enjoy preferential measures such as exemption from isolation or nucleic acid testing.
The Japanese government stated that the “vaccine passport” is currently only used by the public when going abroad. As of the 21st, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Bulgaria and Poland have agreed to relax quarantine requirements for holders of Japanese “vaccine passport”. In addition, the passport is also recognized as one of the documents required for exemption from isolation in South Korea.
Indonesian officials announced on the 25th that in the past 24 hours, there were 38,679 new confirmed cases in the country, with a total of 3,166,505 confirmed cases; 1266 new deaths and a total of 83279 deaths. This is the 10th consecutive day that the number of new deaths in a single day has exceeded 1,000. Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced that night to extend the implementation period of the “emergency restrictions on social activities” that was originally scheduled to expire on the same day to August 2.
According to data released by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia on the 25th, as of 12:00 noon that day, there were 17,045 new confirmed cases in the country in the past 24 hours, a record high for three consecutive days, with a total of 1013438 confirmed cases; 92 new deaths and a total of 7,994 deaths example.
According to data from the Ministry of Health of Malaysia, as of the 24th, more than 11.5 million people in the country had received the first dose of vaccine, accounting for 35.2% of the total number of people, of which more than 5.39 million had completed two doses of vaccination, accounting for 16.5% of the total number.
Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur counties in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal announced on the 25th that they would extend the ban that expired that day for another 10 days to August 4.
Africa: South Africa downgrades its “closed city” level
South African President Ramaphosa issued a national television speech on the evening of the 25th, announcing that as the country’s third wave of the new crown epidemic has passed its peak, the government has decided to lower the level of “closure” from the current level 4 to level 3.
Ramaphosa emphasized that although the various bans on the epidemic have been greatly liberalized, the public cannot relax their vigilance because of this. They still need to wear masks in public places and strictly abide by the various epidemic prevention regulations.
Data released by the South African National Institute of Infectious Diseases on the 25th showed that in the past 24 hours, there were 9,718 new confirmed cases in the country, and a total of 2,377,823 confirmed cases; 287 new deaths and a total of 69,775 deaths.
According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 25th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the region exceeded 6.45 million, reaching 6,455,535, the cumulative number of deaths reached 163,920, and the cumulative number of recovered cases was 5,580,018. (Finish)