(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed diagnoses in 9 countries in the past 28 days has exceeded one million and the epidemic in many Latin American countries has slowed down
China News Agency, Beijing, April 26. Comprehensive news: The latest data from the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 17:22 on the 25th Central European Time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns in the world was 50,750,1771, and the cumulative number of deaths from new crowns was 6,220,390.
According to statistics released by Johns Hopkins University at 8:20 on the 26th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases worldwide was 509,946,667, and the cumulative number of deaths was 6,220,144. The data also shows that the cumulative number of confirmed cases in 9 countries in the past 28 days has exceeded 1 million, followed by South Korea, Germany, France, Italy, Vietnam, Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Among them, South Korea has confirmed 4,926,510 cases in the past 28 days, and the United States has confirmed 1,021,547 cases in the past 28 days.
In response to the recent reports of acute hepatitis of unknown cause in children reported in many countries, the WHO’s official website recently announced that the WHO does not currently support the hypothesis that such cases are related to the side effects of the new crown vaccine, because the vast majority of children have not been vaccinated against the new crown vaccine. At present, medical experts in Israel and France have suggested that this type of hepatitis may be related to new coronavirus infection, but the specific situation still needs further research.
According to WHO statistics, as of the 21st of this month, a total of 169 such cases have been reported in 12 countries including the United Kingdom, Spain, Israel, and the United States. Among them, 17 children required liver transplantation, and at least one died. According to Japanese media reports on the 25th, a child under the age of 16 in Japan has been diagnosed with this type of hepatitis.
Americas: Epidemic slowing down in many Latin American countries
According to data released by Johns Hopkins University at 8:20 Beijing time on the 26th, a total of 81,037,785 cases have been diagnosed in the United States, and a total of 991,558 deaths. According to US media reports, the number of confirmed cases of the new crown in 36 states in the United States is on the rise again recently.
According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 25th, there were 6,456 new confirmed cases in Brazil in a single day, with a total of 30,355,919 confirmed cases; 76 new deaths and a total of 662,722 deaths. In addition, according to the statistics of the Brazilian state health departments, in the past 7 days, Brazil has recorded an average of 13,588 new cases per day, down 33% from the data two weeks ago; an average of 100 new deaths per day, down 27% from the data two weeks ago.
The bulletin released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health recently showed that compared with the peak state of the epidemic caused by the Omicron strain at the beginning of this year, the dynamic average of new cases of new crown infections and deaths in Brazil has dropped by about 80%. The communiqué pointed out that the high coverage rate of vaccination is one of the main reasons for the slowdown of the epidemic in Brazil, and vaccination remains a “priority” to respond to the epidemic.
According to the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, in the week ending on the 24th, the number of newly confirmed cases and deaths in Cuba continued to decrease; at the same time, mass vaccinations in the country continued. Cuban President Díaz Canel stressed the need to be vigilant about the new crown virus, “not to reduce our perception of risk”.
According to data released by the Ministry of Health of Panama, during the statistical period from April 17 to 23, a total of 2,892 cases were diagnosed in the country, and a total of 4 deaths. The country’s Health Minister Sucre said that the current situation in Panama is “pretty stable”. Although the government has lifted the mandatory wearing of masks, most people still insist on wearing masks outdoors.
Europe: Russia’s daily increase in confirmed cases drops below 8,000
According to data from the Robert Koch Institute of the German CDC, as of 0:00 local time on the 25th, 20,084 new cases were diagnosed in Germany in a single day, with a total of 24,200,596 confirmed cases; 6 new deaths were added, and the total number of deaths was 134,185.
The Italian Ministry of Health reported on the 25th that 24,878 new cases were diagnosed in the country in a single day, 1,242,600 cases were diagnosed, and a total of 1,616,339 cases were diagnosed; 93 new deaths were reported, and the total number of deaths was 162,781.
The Russian Epidemic Prevention Command reported on the 25th that 7,651 new cases were diagnosed in the country in a single day, with a total of 18,144,788 confirmed cases; 159 new deaths were added, and a total of 375,061 deaths.
Asia: South Korea has confirmed more than 17 million cases
According to data released on the official website of the Korea Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters on the 26th, as of 0:00 that day, 80,361 new cases were diagnosed in South Korea in a single day, with a total of 17,009,865 confirmed cases.
Since the 25th, the South Korean government has lowered the infectious disease level of the new crown pneumonia from the highest level, Category A to Category B, and set a transition period of four weeks. During the four-week transition period, those diagnosed with the new crown are still obliged to isolate for 7 days; after the transition period, the new crown patients do not need to be quarantined, and only need to report within 24 hours after the diagnosis. It is expected that the epidemic prevention standards for Class B infectious diseases will be fully implemented as early as May 23. The South Korean government plans to continue to observe the epidemic situation and virus mutation and determine the specific implementation time.
The Malaysian health department reported on the 26th that 2,478 new cases were confirmed in the country on the 25th, the first time in the past 100 days that the number of cases fell below 3,000. The data also shows that the positive rate of samples tested in the country has dropped to 10.5% on the 23rd of this month, and the positive rate of more than 14% during the peak period has dropped significantly, falling back to the level in mid-to-late February this year.
According to data released on the 25th by the Survey and Research Center of the Public Health Research Institute of the Malaysian Ministry of Health, from March 2020 to January 2022, the excess mortality rate in Malaysia was 2.4%, which remained low among countries in the world and was also in line with the WHO. The organization had previously expected. Excess mortality refers to the number of deaths in an area over a period of time compared to the usual number of deaths during the same period in other years.
The centre’s director, Subhash, believes that higher vaccination rates are an important reason for the lower excess mortality rate in Malaysia. Subas also called on the public to continue to maintain social distancing and observe the wearing of masks and other epidemic prevention measures that can help reduce the threat of the epidemic.
According to statistics from the Cambodian National Vaccination Committee, as of the 25th, 14.89 million people in Cambodia have received the first dose of the vaccine; 14.15 million people have received two doses of the vaccine, accounting for 88.4% of the national population; 8.28 million people have received the third dose, 1.44 million people The fourth dose has been vaccinated.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on the 26th that under the recommendation of the Cambodian National Anti-epidemic Committee, the government decided to completely lift the outdoor mask order. People do not need to wear masks outdoors, but must wear masks in closed places, such as conference rooms and movie theaters.
Africa: The cumulative number of deaths in Africa exceeds 252,000
According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 25th local time, a total of 11,413,273 confirmed cases and 252,072 deaths have been confirmed in Africa. (Finish)