[Epoch Times December 28, 2021](Epoch Times reporters Dai Furuo, Li Yan, Yan Shu comprehensive report) According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of Tuesday (December 28) 3 a.m. Eastern Time 21. The total number of CCP virus (Wuhan virus, New Coronavirus, COVID-19) cases worldwide has exceeded 281 million (281,420,873), and the death toll has exceeded 5.4 million (5,407,244).
The following are statistics on the number of newly confirmed cases and deaths in a single day in some countries on December 27 (Monday) (some data are adjusted according to worldometers):
229,016 confirmed cases and 823 deaths in the United States;
21,001 confirmed cases in Canada and 38 deaths;
10,051 cases were confirmed in Australia and 7 people died;
98,515 confirmed cases and 143 deaths in the UK;
30,383 confirmed cases in France and 256 deaths;
18,734 confirmed cases in Germany and 223 deaths;
6,358 confirmed cases and 293 deaths in India;
6,840 confirmed cases and 91 deaths in Brazil;
23,210 confirmed cases in Russia and 937 deaths;
14,872 confirmed cases and 204 deaths in Vietnam;
Japan has 274 confirmed cases and 0 deaths;
4,207 confirmed cases in South Korea and 55 deaths;
16 cases were confirmed in Taiwan and 0 people died.
The following is a real-time update on the CCP virus epidemic:
Record infections in eastern U.S. and multi-states during Christmas
As the Omicron variant of the coronavirus (Chinese Communist Party virus) spread rapidly across the country, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. all reported record-breaking cases of COVID-19 (disease caused by the Chinese Communist Party virus) during the three-day Christmas weekend.
According to a report in the “Washington Post”, on Monday (December 28), the average number of new cases reported in seven days in the U.S. capital and neighboring states was the highest since the pandemic.
“In Virginia, 18,513 people tested positive during the three-day Christmas weekend and 25 people died of COVID-19. Maryland reported 5,376 new cases on Monday, based on more than 15,000 cases during the weekend.”
“Due to cyber attacks affecting the state’s health department, reports of deaths have not been resumed.” The newspaper wrote: “From December 23 to 26, 9,200 cases and two deaths were reported in the district.”
The Post said that many of the positive test results appeared in a large number of people queuing for testing before the holidays. As of Sunday, more than 16% of all reported test results in Washington, DC were positive-the media said that the actual percentage may be higher because this percentage does not consider residents who have tested at home but have not reported to the health department.
At the same time, Baltimore County, Maryland, declared a state of emergency on Monday, and counties in northern Virginia have seen an increase in cases in the past two months.
Japan’s first Omicron case cluster
According to a report by the Japanese local media Kyodo News on December 28, a cluster of five Omicron cases was discovered in Osaka City.
A few days ago, Japan was anxious about Omicron’s community transmission, and Japan imposed strict border restrictions to try to keep this variant out of the country.
The cluster of Omicron cases discovered this time is five people in a nursing home. Kyodo News reported that although individual cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in Japan before, this is the first suspected cluster.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said last Thursday (December 23) that Japan is ready for the domestic Omicron outbreak. He said: “Using the time gained by strengthening border controls has accelerated efforts to strengthen prevention, detection and early treatment processes.”
According to the Japan Times, 214 new cases have been detected in Japan in the past 24 hours, an increase of 67% from the 128 cases on Tuesday two weeks ago. No deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours.
Research shows Covid-19 vaccine helps prevent breakthrough infections
Researchers reported on Tuesday (December 28) that the Covid-19 (disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus) vaccine helps prevent breakthrough infections, even in immunocompromised people, such as organ transplant recipients and rheumatoid joints Inflammation patients.
But these patients face a higher risk of breakthrough infection than other vaccinated people, and the researchers said in the report that this group of people should take additional precautions.
Dr. Jing Sun (Jing Sun), an epidemiologist at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, and colleagues studied the records of 660,000 people as of September 16 who had received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine ( CCP virus).
CDC reduces Omicron prevalence estimates: it accounted for less than 60% of Covid-19 cases last week
According to estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday (December 28), the Omicron variant brought 58.6% of COVID-19 cases to the United States last week, which is much lower than previously thought. .
Last week, the agency estimated that Omicron variant cases accounted for 73.2% of the total CCP virus infection cases in the week ending December 18.
A CDC spokesperson told CNN last week that there is a lot of uncertainty about these numbers-as low as 34% and as high as 95%. She added that the agency will “adjust based on additional sequencing.”
The agency has lowered its estimate for the week, from 73.2% to 22.5%.
Over the past four weeks, Omicron estimates have risen rapidly-0.6% of cases as of December 4, 6.9% in the following week, then 22.5%, and now 58.6%.
The Delta variant accounts for almost all of the rest.
Finland announces new round of Covid-19 restrictions on immigrants
Finland announced on Tuesday (December 28) that it has tightened its entry requirements, requiring a Covid-19 (disease caused by the Chinese Communist virus) vaccine or a certificate of full recovery within the past six months.
“Starting from Tuesday, internal border controls will be restored at the Finnish border. The Finnish Ministry of the Interior said in a press release: “There will also be other changes to the restrictions on entry. From December 28, the same restrictions will apply to all People arriving in Finland from abroad. “
The press release added that the new measures will be implemented until January 16, 2022.
Karate Asian Championships Thailand coach confirmed that Kazakh epidemic prevention is loose
Kazakh hosted the Asian Karate Championships, and the infection spread after the members of the multinational delegation returned to their country. The coach of the Thai delegation, Yanisa, said that all members of the Thai delegation were found to be diagnosed after returning home. She believed that it was caused by the loosening of Kazakh’s epidemic prevention and management measures.
The Central News Agency reported that the Taiwanese karate team returned to Taiwan after going to Kazakhstan to participate in the Asian Championships. 12 of the 22 members of the team were diagnosed with COVID-19. Not only the Taiwanese athletes were diagnosed, but the Japanese, Hong Kong and Thai delegations also spread the epidemic after returning from the competition.
The Thai media including “Thairath”, “Khaosod”, “Matichon”, Prachachat reported that the Thai team returned to Thailand after going to Kazakh for the competition. The whole team includes coaches, players, staff and The chairman and secretary-general of the Thai Karate Association who accompanied the group were diagnosed.
Coach Yanisa Torrattanawattana pointed out that the team members were diagnosed because the Kazakh organizer’s epidemic prevention and management measures were loose. For example, there was only one quick screening check on the 10-day schedule, and the competition venue was not well-ventilated, the practice venue was crowded, and the social network was not maintained. distance.
Yanisa pointed out that when asked about other national teams, all members of the team were also diagnosed. At present, the Thai team members are in isolation and treatment, and are waiting for the results of the inspection to see if they are Omicron variants.
Omicron spreads to Denmark, Iceland and hits a new single-day high of confirmed diagnoses
The rapidly spreading Omicron mutant strain has made Europe a global hotspot for diagnoses and deaths; Denmark has become the country with the highest infection rate in the world, with 1,612 people diagnosed per 100,000 people.
The Central News Agency reported that before the emergence of Omicron, Denmark and another Nordic country, Iceland, had the lowest COVID-19 infection rates among European countries. Now the two countries have reached a new high in a single day.
According to Agence France-Presse’s statistics and official sources, the number of confirmed cases and deaths in Europe in the past 7 days has reached the highest record. And the five countries with the highest global infection rates in the past seven days are all European countries.
Among them, the number of people infected in a single day in Denmark exceeded 15,000 for the first time. According to the Ministry of Health, there were 16,164 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Denmark, with a population of 5.8 million, has one of the highest infection rates in the world, with 1,612 people diagnosed per 100,000 people. Although the number of hospitalizations has risen, it has remained below the level of the epidemic in January this year.
As Omicron became the main epidemic strain, Denmark closed cultural attractions in the middle of this month and restricted the opening hours of bars and restaurants to combat the latest wave of epidemics.
In addition, Iceland has notified 672 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, and Iceland has never had more than 200 new cases in a single day until the middle of this month; in the wave of the epidemic last fall, Iceland has never had more than 100 new confirmed cases in a single day.
In neighboring Norway, Omicron has also become the main epidemic strain in the capital Oslo.
South Korea’s epidemic slows down and plans to shorten the quarantine period for Omicron contacts
The South Korean epidemic prevention authority stated today (December 28) that, judging from the various epidemic indicators last week, the overall scale of the epidemic is shrinking, and the assessment has shifted from spreading to slowing; the isolation time of Omicron infected and close contacts will also be reduced. Unified with other virus strains, shortened from the current 14 days to 10 days.
The Central News Agency reported that according to the statistics of the Korean Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters, as of midnight on December 28, 3,865 new cases were confirmed in South Korea, and the number of confirmed cases in a single day fell to less than 4,000 after 28 days, although it cannot be ruled out that the number of inspections on weekends is small. The influence of the factors, compared with the weekend of last week, is still slowing down.
However, the number of severely ill patients and deaths has not yet begun to decrease. The number of severely ill patients has remained above 1,000 for 8 consecutive days, and the number of deaths on the 27th has increased by 46.
In addition, the authorities pointed out that if the new virus Omicron spreads rapidly, it may cause a rapid increase in patients with mild illness. While expanding the number of beds, it is necessary to prepare for home treatment.
However, due to increased research and understanding of Omicron, the Central Anti-epidemic Headquarters assessed that there is no difference in the transmission period of Omicron and Delta’s other existing viruses. Therefore, it has decided to quarantine the current isolation regulations for Omicron infected persons and close contacts with cases related to other virus strains. Unified, estimated to be implemented from next week at the latest.
South Korea currently stipulates that asymptomatic infected persons must be isolated for 10 days, and the isolation must be extended for 10 days when symptoms appear.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States also recently updated its recommendations to reduce the isolation days of asymptomatic patients from 10 days to 5 days. In response, South Korean authorities stated that there is insufficient evidence to reduce the number of isolation days in China. It is unlikely to follow American practices.
19 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan
Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center today (December 28) announced 19 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 imported from abroad; there were no new deaths among the confirmed cases.
The command center stated that today there are 19 new cases of overseas immigration, 9 males and 10 females, aged between under 10 and over 80, from the United States (8 cases), Switzerland (1 case), and Laos. (Lao nest, 1 case), Vietnam (1 case), Cambodia (1 case), Canada (2 cases), Kazakhstan (1 case), Hong Kong (1 case), China (1 case) and Turkey (2 cases) entered the country, The entry date is between December 14 and December 26, 2021.
According to statistics from the command center, a total of 16,950 confirmed cases were confirmed, including 2,296 overseas immigration, 14,600 local cases, 36 Dunmu fleet, and 3 aircraft infections. A total of 850 deaths from COVID-19 have been accumulatively since 2020, and 12 cases have been imported from abroad.
Hong Kong strengthens aircrew quarantine regulations under Omicron threat
Hong Kong’s health authorities said on Tuesday (December 28) that the city will tighten quarantine regulations for airlift crews in response to the growing threat of the Omicron variant.
Dozens of Omicron infections have been detected in Hong Kong through regular testing, but Omicron and other variants have not spread in the community.
Air crews who have recently infected Omicron only need to be quarantined at home, while most returning to Hong Kong must be quarantined in hotels.
The new quarantine measures require returning air crew members to be quarantined in a hotel for three days before being quarantined at home. The crew member newly infected with Omicron was discovered within three days of arrival.
“We expect that most of the future cases will be new Omicron variants,” said Xu Lejian, director of the Hong Kong Health Protection Center. “The risk of outbreaks in our community is very high. A single spark can trigger the fifth wave.”
14 more cases of Omicron confirmed in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Center for Health Protection announced that as of 0:00 on December 27, there were nine newly confirmed imported cases. In addition, according to the results of whole-genome sequencing analysis, it was confirmed that all the 14 cases announced earlier carried the variant virus strain Omicron. A total of 58 cases involving Omicron have been recorded in Hong Kong so far.
The new cases involved 5 men and 4 women, aged between 19 and 59 years old, 4 of whom were crew members. They came to Hong Kong from Qatar, France, South Africa, Britain, Ethiopia, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan and other places.
Hong Kong has so far accumulated 12,598 confirmed cases and 213 deaths.
In addition, according to the results of whole-genome sequencing analysis conducted by the Public Health Laboratory Service of the Department of Health, it was confirmed that the 14 cases announced earlier contained the mutant virus strain Omicron that requires attention. These cases involved 8 males and 6 females, aged between 20 and 80 years old. Nine persons were diagnosed at the temporary sample collection center on “test pending” tests upon arrival, and 5 persons were diagnosed during the quarantine period.
Together with the above cases, Hong Kong has so far recorded 58 cases involving Omicron.
Macau’s first case of Omicron variant
The Macau authorities stated on December 27 that one new imported confirmed case was an asymptomatic infection announced on the 27th. The patient developed related symptoms on the 28th and was transferred to a diagnosis. The virus gene sequence test confirmed that the patient was infected with the Omicron mutant virus strain. It was also the first case of Omicron infection in Macau.
The patient is a 23-year-old male Macau resident who received two doses of Fubital vaccine in June and July 2021, and went to study in New York, USA in August. He departed from the United States on December 23 and arrived in Australia via Singapore on the 25th. He was tested when he entered the country and the result was positive. He was then classified as an asymptomatic infection. However, the patient developed symptoms such as cough and sputum on the 28th, and the diagnosis was confirmed.
U.S. CDC reduces the 10-day quarantine period to 5 days
US health officials on Monday (December 27) recommended reducing the quarantine time for all Americans infected with the COVID-19 virus from 10 days to 5 days, and also shortening the quarantine time for close contacts.
According to the Associated Press, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that this guidance is based on growing supporting evidence that people infected with COVID-19 should have symptoms within the first two days and three days after the onset of symptoms. The most contagious.
The recent surge in COVID-19 cases also prompted the CDC to make this decision. This wave of epidemic is mainly caused by the Omicron variant.
Early research suggests that the disease caused by Omicron may be milder than the disease caused by the previous variant. But experts say that due to the high level of contagion and the quarantine of more people, this may overwhelm the operations of hospitals, airlines and other companies.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said that the United States is about to see a large number of Omicron cases.
“Not all of these cases will be serious. In fact, many people will be asymptomatic.” She told the Associated Press on Monday.
“We want to ensure that there is a mechanism through which we can safely continue to operate society while following science.” She added.
Last week, the CDC relaxed the quarantine regulations for medical staff, allowing medical staff infected with COVID-19 but asymptomatic to return to work after 7 days of negative test results, compared with the previous requirement of 10 days.
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