(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of confirmed cases in the UK exceeds 2 million in a week and the number of daily cases in Japan exceeds 20,000 for 4 consecutive days
China News Service, Beijing, July 3. Comprehensive news: According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 11:21 on the 3rd Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the world has reached 548,805,713, and the cumulative number of deaths. 6,338,474 cases.
Americas: Six Washington counties listed as ‘high risk’
According to the Associated Press news on the 2nd, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that people in six Washington counties should return to wearing masks in indoor public places and public transportation.
Lewis, Pacific, Thurston, Port Grace, Garfield and Spokane counties are all rated “high risk” at the community level for COVID-19, according to the latest information from the CDC, meaning that for the past seven More than 200 people per 100,000 people were infected with COVID-19 within a day, or more than 20 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 for every 100,000 people within a 7-day period.
In these six counties, people at risk of serious illness should consider taking additional precautions, including social distancing from others in addition to wearing a mask, avoiding crowded and poorly ventilated areas, and frequent hand washing, the CDC said.
According to the Latin American News Agency, the Ministry of Health of Paraguay reported on the 2nd that the country reported 5,296 new confirmed cases of the new crown last week, an increase of 152% compared with the previous week.
Guillermo Sequera, head of Paraguay’s Vigilancia Sanitaria, told a news conference that a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections is beginning to spread across the country. Sekra reiterated the importance of adhering to hygiene measures, calling on people to wear masks, ventilate indoors and be fully vaccinated. “It is clear that when people are fully vaccinated, the virus has less impact on hospitalization and mortality.”
Europe: The number of confirmed cases in the UK exceeds 2 million in a week
According to the British “Guardian” report on July 2, according to data from last week, the number of confirmed cases in the UK has increased significantly again. There were more than 2 million confirmed cases in the UK in the week to June 24, an increase of more than 30% on the previous week. In addition, the number of patients admitted to hospital with new crowns in the UK is also increasing. There were 8,928 Covid-19 patients in England in the week to June 30, up from 6,401 the week before.
According to the Italian news agency ANSA on the 2nd, according to data from the Italian Ministry of Health, the country recorded 84,700 new confirmed cases of the new crown in the past 24 hours, with a positive detection rate of 26%, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 18.695 million. The country’s active cases have continued to grow in recent days and now exceed 965,000, the report said.
According to Greece’s Athens News Agency (AMNA), Greek Health Minister Plevelis reiterated on the 2nd that the increase in new crown cases in the summer will not put pressure on the Greek health system. On the same day, Greece added 15,839 new confirmed cases of the new crown, and the number of new cases in a single day has exceeded 15,000 for 5 consecutive days.
According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 2nd, the Russian New Crown Virus Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters stated that in the past 24 hours, there were 3,285 new cases of new coronavirus infection in Russia, and the cumulative number of infections has exceeded 18.43 million; 51 new deaths were added, and the cumulative number of deaths There are more than 380,000 cases.
Asia: Japan’s daily increase in cases exceeds 20,000 for 4 consecutive days
According to the Japan Broadcasting Association TV (NHK) report, as of 18:00 local time on the 2nd, the number of newly confirmed cases in Japan reached 24,903 that day, and the number of new cases in a single day exceeded 20,000 for 4 consecutive days.
According to Yonhap News Agency, according to the report of South Korea’s Central Epidemic Prevention and Countermeasure Headquarters on the 3rd, as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had added 10,059 new confirmed cases of new crown compared with 0:00 the previous day, with a total of 18,389,611 confirmed cases. The number of new cases in a single day decreased by 656 from the previous day, but increased by 3821 from a week ago (June 26), and increased by 3994 from two weeks ago (June 19). The epidemic has shown signs of rebound.
According to the “Times of India” report, India reported 17,092 new confirmed cases of the new crown on the 2nd, and the total number of active cases has exceeded 109,000, with a daily positive rate of 4.14%.
According to the Bangkok Post, the Center for Medical Genomics (CMG) at Ramathibodi Hospital predicts that the more contagious Omikron BA.4 and BA.5 could become the mainstay of Thailand’s disease next month. strain.
The head of the center said that between June 7 and 24, 11 cases of BA.4 infection and 18 cases of BA.5 infection were detected in the country, and the number of cases was in line with the global trend. (Finish)
Article source: China News Service
Responsible editor: Xu Yamin