(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of new crown infections in many European countries has increased significantly, and the number of daily cases in South Korea has steadily declined
China News Agency, Beijing, June 25th. Comprehensive news: According to statistics from the Worldometer website, as of 0:31 on the 25th GMT, there were 548,142,974 confirmed cases of new crowns in the world and 6,349,220 deaths.
Americas: The epidemic continues to rebound in Mexico
Mexico’s daily news network (Mexico News Daily) reported on the 24th that as the epidemic continues to rebound in Mexico, the country’s active cases have almost tripled in the past two weeks. Mexico’s Ministry of Health reported 16,133 new cases on the 23rd, the highest single-day number since late February.
Francisco Moreno, an infectious disease and internal medicine physician at the ABC Medical Center in Mexico City, said the current wave could last until late July, and the number of new daily cases could begin to decline in August. But he warned that the number of confirmed cases could spike again in winter, when the virus spreads more easily. He advised patients infected with the new coronavirus to isolate for at least 10 days.
According to ABC News, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (John Bel Edwards) tested positive for the new crown on the 24th and will undergo a 5-day quarantine.
Edwards has been fully vaccinated and given a booster shot and is currently asymptomatic, the report said.
Europe: The number of new crown infections in many countries has increased significantly
According to the British “Guardian” report on the 24th, Kara Steel, senior statistician of the British New Crown Infection Survey, said that recently, the infection rate across the United Kingdom has continued to rise, with the largest increase in Scotland. Effects of Chronya variants BA.4 and BA.5.
About one in 40 people in England were infected with the new coronavirus in the week to June 18, according to the Office for National Statistics, up from the previous week. The number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in Scotland and Northern Ireland has also increased in the latest week.
The Croatian News Agency reported on the 24th that the Croatian Institute of Public Health said on the same day that the spread of the Omikronya variants BA.4 and BA.5 has led to a significant increase in infections in the country in the current week. The institute pointed out that although the new sub-variant of Omicron is more contagious and has the ability to evade vaccine protection, vaccination can still prevent severe disease.
The report quoted Alemka Markoti?, director of the Zagreb Hospital for Infectious Diseases, as saying that the possibility that the current surge in the number of cases could be called a new wave cannot be ruled out. She also pointed out that Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 could soon dominate in Europe.
Croatia reported 612 new cases on the 24th, nearly three times the number of new cases on June 1.
According to the Greek newspaper “Ekathimerini” on the 24th, the country reported 11,972 new confirmed cases of the new crown that day, and the number of new cases in a single day has exceeded 10,000 for four consecutive days, which is significantly higher than the value on Monday (4,832 cases). Substantial Increase.
The Associated Press reported on the 24th that Germany will end free rapid new coronavirus testing for the public, but vulnerable groups will still receive free testing.
German Federal Health Minister Lauterbach said on the 24th that since July 1, citizens will need to pay 3 euros (about 21.17 yuan) for each test, and the rest will be subsidized by the government.
Asia: South Korea’s daily increase in infections steadily declines
According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s newly confirmed cases of the new crown fell below 7,000 on the 25th.
The report said that since June 10, the daily number of new infections in South Korea has steadily declined and has remained below 10,000. But South Korean health authorities remain cautious, arguing that loosened coronavirus control measures could lead to a resurgence of the virus.
According to Singapore’s “Lianhe Zaobao” report, the country added 6,516 new confirmed cases of new crowns on the 24th, and the weekly case transmission rate increased from 1.38 on the 23rd to 1.42. This is also the 11th consecutive day that the weekly case transmission rate has been above 1 since June 14.
Africa: Somali president tests positive for coronavirus
According to Reuters, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud tested positive for the new crown on the 24th and is currently in self-isolation.
Mahmoud posted on social media, “So far, I have no symptoms, but I will continue to self-isolate and serve the Somali people at home.” (Finish)