China News Service, Beijing, December 19th. Comprehensive news: The latest data on the WHO website shows that as of 17:14 on the 17th Central European Time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide reached 27,1963,258, and the cumulative number of deaths reached 5,331,019. According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 12:21 on the 19th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases worldwide reached 274,213,886, and the cumulative number of deaths reached 5,349,699.
The World Health Organization pointed out in a report released recently that nearly 90 countries and regions around the world have discovered the Omi Kiron strain. Existing evidence shows that compared with the Delta strain, the Omi Keron strain has a significant growth advantage.
Americas: Related reports claim that US government officials have deliberately obstructed epidemic prevention and control
According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 23:22 on the 18th Eastern Time, the United States had a total of 50,773,620 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and a total of 806,273 deaths.
Bloomberg reported that as of the 17th local time, the Omi Keron strain has appeared in at least 39 states in the United States and is expected to become the dominant new crown virus strain in the United States in the next few weeks. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that it is ready to respond to a new wave of epidemics.
According to a report by the US “Capitol Hill”, Harvard University announced on the 18th local time that due to the increasing number of confirmed cases of new crowns and Ome Keron infections in Massachusetts and across the United States, it will start a period of several weeks from January 2022. Distance teaching mode.
On the 17th local time, the Special Committee on the New Crown Epidemic of the US House of Representatives issued a report stating that US government officials had “deliberately obstructed the prevention and control of the epidemic in order to achieve political goals” in the early stages of the epidemic. According to this report, the U.S. government has prohibited officials from making public statements about the epidemic, deliberately reducing the scale of new crown testing and intervening in the formulation of epidemic prevention guidelines.
As of December 18, local time, there have been 13 cases of Omi Kiron strain infection in São Paulo, Brazil’s largest city. The Sao Paulo city government stated that the three newly discovered cases of Omi Keron strain infection were all spread in the community.
According to data released by the official website of the Brazilian National Council of Ministers of Health, as of 6 pm local time on the 18th, Brazil had a total of 22,212,343 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, an increase of 3323 from the previous day; a total of 617,754 deaths, compared with the previous day 153 new cases were added.
Europe: The UK has more than 10,000 new cases of Omi Keron virus infection
On the 18th local time, data released by the British government showed that there were 90,418 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United Kingdom that day, of which 10,059 new cases of Omi Kiron strain were infected.
At present, the number of infections with the Omi Keron strain in the UK has risen to nearly 25,000. British Prime Minister Johnson stated that the Omi Keron strain has become a “very serious threat” to the UK, and the country is facing a very serious “case wave” of Omi Keron strain infection.
On the 18th local time, in view of the sharp increase in the number of cases of Omi Kiron strain infection and the increasing number of hospitalizations, the Mayor of London announced that London had entered a state of “major accident”.
The Dutch government announced on the evening of the 18th local time that since the 19th, all “non-essential” public places such as restaurants, bars, gyms, hairdressers, theaters, playgrounds, and zoos will be closed, and restaurants can only provide takeaway services. All major, middle and elementary schools will be closed until January 9, 2022.
According to statistics from the National Institute of Public Health and Environment of the Netherlands, 14,616 new cases of new coronary pneumonia have been newly confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours. Prime Minister Rutte said that the Netherlands may be ushering in the fifth wave of epidemics.
According to the latest data released by the Robert Koch Institute, the Federal Agency for Disease Control in Germany, as of 0:00 local time on December 18, Germany has a total of 6,764,188 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, an increase of 42,813 cases from the previous day; a total of 108053 deaths , An increase of 414 cases from the previous day.
The results of a research report released by the German Charity and Welfare Association on the 16th local time showed that the new crown epidemic has increased the poverty rate in Germany to 16.1%. This means that approximately 13.4 million people belong to the “poor population”, which also set a record high in Germany’s poverty rate.
According to the information released by the official website of the Russian new crown virus epidemic prevention, as of 11:30 on December 18, Moscow time, there were 27,434 new confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in Russia in the past 24 hours, with a total of 10,186,823 confirmed cases; 1076 new cases of death, with a total of deaths 296180 cases.
Asia: India’s Omi Keron strain infection cases increase to 131
South Korea’s Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 19th that as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had newly confirmed 6,236 new cases of new crowns compared with 0:00 the previous day, with a total of 565,098 confirmed cases. The number of new cases in a single day in South Korea decreased by 1,077 from the previous day, and fell to less than 7,000 after a lapse of 5 days.
On the 18th local time, India added 18 new cases of Omi Keron strain infection, raising a total of 131 cases. The Ministry of Health of India advises people to avoid unnecessary travel and large gatherings, and reduce New Year celebrations. Maharashtra is currently the region with the largest number of Omi Kiron strain infections in India, with a total of 48 cases.
Africa: Egypt reports Omi Kejon case for the first time
The Ministry of Health of Egypt reported on the 18th the country’s first three cases of Ome Keron infection. The three infected were all Egyptian citizens who had recently returned from overseas. Among the 102 million people in Egypt, only 14 million have completed the full course of two doses of the new crown vaccine.
The South African Ministry of Health confirmed on December 17, local time that there were 20,713 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in South Africa that day, with a total of 3,276,529 confirmed cases; 35 new deaths and a total of 90,297 deaths.
Related research reports show that from the incidence of different populations in South Africa, the 40-59 year-old age group has the highest risk of disease, with more than 300 confirmed cases per 100,000 people, followed by the 20-39 year old group .
(Original title: The number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeds 50 million, and the number of new Omi Keron infections in the United Kingdom exceeds 10,000)