WHO says the total number of new confirmed cases this year exceeded last year's whole year, and the cumulative number of deaths in India exceeded 300,000
China News Service Beijing, May 25 Comprehensive news: The latest data on the official website of the World Health Organization shows that as of 14:50 Central European Time on the 24th (20:50 Beijing time on the 24th), the global cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown has 166,860,081, and the cumulative number of deaths has been 3459,996. According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:21 Beijing time on the 25th, the global cumulative number of confirmed cases was 167,104,468 and the cumulative number of deaths was 3469,303.
24, the 74th World Health Assembly officially opened. In his opening speech, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that since January this year, the total number of confirmed cases reported worldwide has exceeded the whole year of 2020. According to the current trend, the cumulative deaths in the first half of this year are expected to exceed the whole of last year.
Tedros pointed out that more than 75% of the world's vaccine doses are only used in 10 countries, and this "shameful injustice" has caused the epidemic to spread continuously. Therefore, he once again called for fair distribution of vaccines, striving to vaccinate at least 10% of the population in every country around the world by September this year, and at least 30% of the population by the end of this year.
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On May 17th local time, an artist sang on the roadside in United Plaza, New York City, USA. New York State People who have been completely vaccinated with the new crown vaccine may not wear masks or maintain social distance, but they still need to wear masks in public transportation, nursing homes, prisons, schools and other places. China News Service reporter Liao Pan Photo by
America: The United States raises travel warnings to Japan to the highest level
Johns Hopkins University latest data shows that the United States has a total of 33140,850 confirmed cases and a total of 590,515 deaths.
According to US media reports, U.S. State Department 24 issued an announcement stating that the travel warnings against Japan have been raised to the highest level 4 "Don't go". The announcement pointed out that the epidemic in Japan is currently serious, and the lockdown measures in many places may be extended, and the relevant restrictions "affect American nationals to enter Japan."
In recent weeks, the U.S. State Department has frequently updated the travel police. In order to keep its travel warning consistent with the warning of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . At present, many countries have been classified as "Don't go" by them, including Egypt , Austria , Belgium , Denmark, Ukraine and other countries.
Europe: Greece more confirmed cases fell to three-digit
New crown During the epidemic, the problem of difficulty in seeing a doctor in the UK worsened. According to an investigation report released by the British social health care regulator "England Health Guardian", if you make an appointment through the public medical system, some British people have to wait for three years before Can take care of teeth. But if you are willing to change the payment fee to "private appointment", you can see a dentist within a week.
report shows that about 30% of the 2,000 people surveyed had to change to "private appointments" to seek treatment as soon as possible. 23% of the respondents canceled routine examinations and only saw the teeth when they had to receive treatment. Even with the help of public medical systems, 27% of the respondents said that the relevant costs made them stretched, and some simply gave up seeing the teeth.
According to Greece's China-Greece Times, on the evening of May 23 local time, the Greek national public health department announced that the country had added 877 new confirmed cases within 24 hours, which is the first time that the country's daily increase in confirmed cases fell to triple digits in three months. At present, the country has a total of 38 confirmed cases. 9804 cases, with a total of 11,772 deaths.
In order to increase the national vaccination rate, all walks of life in Greece have taken strange tricks. According to reports, a Greek businessman adopted a "cash reward" method to convince his employees to get vaccinated. The businessman said that he provided 300 euros in cash rewards to affirm their efforts to prevent the epidemic in the workplace.
Asia: The cumulative number of deaths in India exceeded 300,000
According to the Indian Ministry of Health on the 24th, the country has added 4,454 new deaths in a single day, the cumulative deaths have exceeded 300,000 to 303,720, and the cumulative confirmed cases have reached 26752,447.
The new crown epidemic in India has not subsided yet, and a recent outbreak of mucormycosis infection has occurred, with nearly 9,000 people infected. Some doctors pointed out that mucormycosis is related to the steroids used to treat new coronary pneumonia .
The number of cases of mucormycosis surged, and the supply of treatment drugs was in short supply. India's Ministry of Health said it is currently seeking more pharmaceutical companies to produce related therapeutic drugs and increase imports. Meanwhile, some Indian suppliers are actively contacting Chinese pharmaceutical companies to obtain life-saving drugs.
In addition, India was found to be infected with the rare disease "yellow fungi". This "yellow fungi" is more destructive and will attack human organs, causing slow wound healing; in severe cases, it may lead to organ failure and acute necrosis, and poses a life threat to patients with immunity-inhibiting drugs and those with combined syndromes such as diabetes .
BP Tyagi, director of the Department of Otolaryngology at Colombia Asia Hospital in India, told the media that "yellow fungi" is usually found in reptiles, which may be the first human infection in India.
In India's neighboring country Nepal , the epidemic situation is still not optimistic.
According to the Indian magazine "Opinion" website on the 24th, Nepal's fragile health system has been overwhelmed by the surge in cases. The country currently has only 1,600 intensive care beds and less than 600 ventilators. In the Nigerian capital Kathmandu , the hospital is filled with patients lying on the ground. Due to the lack of medical oxygen, many private and community hospitals refuse to accept more patients.
Associated Press 23 quoted a senior mountaineer as saying that the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in Mount Everest has caused at least 100 climbers and logistics personnel to be infected. Officials from the Nepal Tourism Bureau said on the 24th that the government has not received any reports of the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in Mount Everest Base Camp, and the mountaineering adventure will continue until the end of next week.
Africa: The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Africa exceeds 4.68 million
According to data released by the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the 24th, Africa has a cumulative number of confirmed cases and a cumulative number of deaths. (End)
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