(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of confirmed cases in many European and Asian countries has rebounded recently. International passengers will not need to undergo new crown testing before boarding in the United States
China News Service, Beijing, June 11. Comprehensive news: According to the official website of the World Health Organization, as of 18:09 CET on the 10th, more than 574,000 new confirmed cases of the new crown were added in a single day in the world, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has reached 532,201,219. The cumulative number of deaths was 6,305,358.
According to data released by Johns Hopkins University at 8:20 on the 11th, Beijing time, there are 534,670,714 confirmed cases of the new crown worldwide and 6,307,842 deaths from the new crown. At the same time, the number of confirmed cases in the United States, Germany and Australia in the past 28 days is all higher than 1 million, of which the United States has added nearly 3 million confirmed cases in the past 28 days.
Americas: International passengers will not need to undergo a new crown test before boarding the United States
According to data released by Johns Hopkins University at 8:20 Beijing time on the 11th, a total of 85,468,816 cases have been diagnosed in the United States, and a total of 1,011,164 deaths.
According to a statement issued on the official website of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 10th, from the 12th of this month, international passengers will no longer be required to undergo a new crown test before boarding a plane in the United States, nor will they need to present a negative certificate of the new crown test. The CDC still recommends that travelers to the U.S. get tested for the new crown before departure, and cancel travel if they feel unwell. In this regard, some US media pointed out that this decision is likely to lead to an increase in new crown cases in the United States, and even the introduction of new variants of the new crown virus.
Europe: Nearly 990,000 new confirmed cases in the UK in a week
According to French media reports on the 10th, the number of daily confirmed cases in France has been increasing in recent days. Among them, the subtype BA.2 of the Omicron strain accounts for about 80% of the newly confirmed cases. At the same time, the subtypes BA.4 and BA.5 of the Omicron strain are also spreading rapidly throughout France, with the former accounting for 1.1% of newly confirmed cases and the latter accounting for 18% of newly confirmed cases. Published scientific studies have shown that BA.5 and BA.4 are more communicative than BA.2.
According to a statement issued by the French Sports Ministry on the 10th, French Sports Minister Castella tested positive for the new crown, and she will self-isolate for 7 days.
Data released by the Office for National Statistics on the 10th local time showed that nearly 990,000 people in the UK tested positive for the new crown in the past week, up from about 954,000 in the previous week. This is the first rise in the country’s coronavirus cases in nearly two months. The ONS pointed out that the rebound of the epidemic may be caused by an increase in the number of people infected with the BA.1, BA.4 and BA.5 subtype strains. According to the official website of the British Ministry of Health, in the week ended June 5, there were 42,113 new confirmed cases in the country, more than 7,000 cases higher than the previous week.
On the 9th local time, the Spanish Ministry of Health announced the approval of an additional dose of the new crown vaccine booster, the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine, for groups over 80 years old and residents of nursing homes in the country, but the time to start the vaccination has not yet been determined.
Asia: South Korea’s daily increase in confirmed cases falls below 10,000 for two consecutive days
According to the Indonesian official report on the afternoon of the 10th, in the past 24 hours, the country has newly confirmed 627 cases in a single day. This is the first time that the data has exceeded 600 since late April this year, with a total of 6,059,363 confirmed cases; 3 new deaths, cumulative There were 156,638 deaths. According to data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health, as of that day, more than 200 million people in the country have been vaccinated against the new crown, of which nearly 168 million have completed two doses and nearly 47.46 million have received booster shots.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said that although the number of confirmed cases is increasing, the outbreak is still under control. He asked all parties to be more vigilant about this. Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Oceans and Investments Luhut, who is also vice-chairman of the National Commission for COVID-19 Prevention and Economic Recovery, emphasized that all parties should continue to abide by the epidemic prevention and hygiene norms to curb the spread of the epidemic. Luhut also said that the current Indonesian government is in no hurry to downgrade the new crown epidemic to a local epidemic status.
According to data released by the official website of the Central Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters of South Korea on the 11th, as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had newly confirmed 8,442 cases in a single day.
Africa: The cumulative number of deaths in Africa exceeds 253,000
According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 10th local time, a total of 11,685,125 cases have been diagnosed in Africa, and a total of 253,584 deaths. (Finish)