as of March 8, 2022 (Tuesday) 09:00 UK time, the cumulative test results of are 479,555,492 (+713,449); has a total of 19,307,014 confirmed cases (+61,900); and 162,359 (+212) of deaths.
All the UK As of today:
A total of 52,677,564 people have been vaccinated with the first dose of vaccine (+4,596);
A total of 49,120,352 people have been vaccinated with the second dose of vaccine (+13,522);
A total of 38,396,473 people have been vaccinated with the third dose of vaccine (+19,321); ).
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Queen moves out of Buckingham Palace
Permanent residence Windsor Castle
According to multiple British media reports on March 7 (Monday),
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It is understood that Since March 2020, the Queen has no longer lived in Buckingham Palace . Instead, I chose to "work from home" at home located in Berkshire to meet with politicians and officials.
Since 2015, the Queen has gradually reduced her time in Buckingham Palace. In 2011, the Queen lived here for 109 nights; in 2015, it was 88 nights. However, the stay time in Windsor Castle increased from 119 to 159 nights during the same period.
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Why did the Queen move out of Buckingham Palace?
The primary reason may be because Buckingham Palace has been disrepaired . "Daily Mail" said that Buckingham Palace will leak when it rains. The renovation of the residence will continue until 2027. This brings inconvenience to the normal life of the elderly queen.
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Secondly, for the sake of the Queen's physical condition, it seems that Windsor Castle is a better place to live for a long time.
In a recent meeting with two defense ministers, the queen admitted that she was "in poor health" and joked: "Look, I can't move even" . Recently, after several meetings were cancelled due to infection with the new crown , people have attracted great attention to the Queen's health.
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The most important point is that there is "The Queen's Best Memories" .
Royal writer Hugo Vickers said: " Windsor is the queen's favorite place . there are memories of her and Prince Philip , her pony, her family. It has special meaning."
Before Prince Philip's death in April last year, the two spent most of their time in Windsor. It is reported that the couple "retrieves their early happiness together" .
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In addition, Windsor Castle is also closer to other royal members , so that they can visit the queen.
Duke of York Andrew lives in Rowe Lodge, Windsor Manor. Prince Edwards and his wife Sophie Wessex live 10 miles from Bagshot Park.
At the same time, Prince Charles , Prince William and Princess Kate will also visit the Queen regularly in Windsor.
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But sources said that will remain the "center" of the royal family after Buckingham Palace . is expected to move to Buckingham Palace again after inheriting the throne.
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Virgin announced the schedule for direct flights between China and Britain
Finnish Airlines resumed flights back to China this week
Following Virgin Atlantic's release of specific information on the two flights in March 3 Chinese and Britain test flights in March 2, The long-awaited timetable has finally been announced! ! !
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"Shanghai-London" trial operation VS251 takes off on March 20 and 27th to 11:50 on the same day and arrives at at 18:55 on the same day.
In terms of the price of , which everyone is most concerned about, the frontline friends revealed: returns to China's economy class starting from 40,000 rmb, and business class is about 70,000-90,000 rmb. .
Details of the trial operation of this Chinese-British direct flight: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/TGW8ahM700NFQl4XWfKpmQ
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In addition, due to the issue of Russian airspace restrictions, Finnair is adjusting its flight to Asian destinations and Flights from Russia.
According to the latest information on the official website of Finnish Airlines on March 8 (Monday), will resume from March 10 from Helsinki to Shanghai, China .
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At the same time, it resumed flights to Tokyo, Japan from March 9; to Seoul, South Korea on March 12; and Asian flights to Bangkok , Phuket , Delhi and Singapore .
But the above routes will avoid Russian airspace and choose routes with flying longer . The expected flight time of for the new route is between 12-14 hours .
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All flights to Russia will be cancelled , until May 28, 2022 . In addition, flights from to Osaka and Hong Kong will be cancelled until on April 30, 2022.
More details: https://www.finnair.com/en/flight-information/travel-updates/changes-in-finnair-flights-to-asia-and-russia-2548036
Infection with the new coronavirus may cause
brain A study published in the journal Nature showed that scientists found significant differences in the brain's magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans before and after infection with the new coronavirus.
Therefore, it is suspected that infection with the new coronavirus may cause changes in the brain .
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Based on UK biobank project tracks the health status of 500,000 people for 15 years, and provides scanned database data before the new crown epidemic. One of the authors of the research report, Gwenaelle Douaud of Oxford University The professor said: "We scanned the brains of some of them and found that there was a difference in their brains before and after the COVID-19 infection.
Even after a mild infection, the overall brain size was slightly reduced ."
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The subjects selected by the scientists to perform the secondary scan include:
Results found that the overall brain size of participants infected with the new coronavirus reduced by 0.2-2% . Among them, the main one is , which is related to smell and memory, .
For example, the area of parahippocampal gyrus in infected patients with COVID-19 has decreased by
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This also explains why those who have just recovered from the new crown often act "more difficult" when performing complex intellectual tasks .
Researchers do not know whether this change is permanent , but stressed that this effect is more obvious in the elderly and critically ill patients.
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Gwenaelle Douaud added: "What we need to remember is that the brain is 'plastic', that is, The brain can heal . Therefore, the harmful effects of infection over time are very high. may be alleviated. ”
Scotland begins the fourth dose of vaccination
According to the latest guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI). Starting from Monday, March 7, people at high risk of COVID-19 in Scotland will receive a new round of fourth doses of vaccination (i.e. the second dose of booster).
-year group and people with immune system susceptible to suppression in .
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Scottish Minister of Health Humza Yousaf encourages all those who are eligible to get vaccinated to take the initiative to go for enhanced vaccination. Because for most elderly people, the most recent vaccination was in September or October 2021, there is evidence that the immunity level of will decrease over time .
According to the recommendation, people who meet the conditions should receive the fourth dose of the vaccine at least 24 weeks after of the previous dose of the vaccine.
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In addition, the Scottish government will also send emails to parents of
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The latest sampling results of the UK Office of Statistics (ONS) show that About 1 person (about 280,000) in every 19 Scots are infected with the new crown , which is the second highest level since the epidemic. The highest peak occurred in early January.
Many confirmed cases are BA.2 substrains of the Omicron variant, which is more contagious than the original BA.1 substrain, although there is no evidence that this substrain causes more serious diseases.
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Latest progress in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis update
html Starting from December 28 (Monday), the neck length will be updated daily with important information about the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
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The third round of Russia-Ukraine talks did not meet expectations
Third round of Russia-Ukraine talks /
On the afternoon of March 7th local time, the third round of Russia-Ukraine negotiations was held in Belouveri Forest . It is reported that the two sides have achieved positive results on issues related to humanitarian corridors. At the same time, Russia put forward the following three requirements for the Ukrainian government:
If an agreement is reached on the above requirements, Russia will cease special military operations.
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However, according to sources, the two parties did not reach an agreement during this negotiation and , and no document was signed on the spot .
The two sides will continue to hold new meetings and launch another conversation on issues such as ceasefire, truce and ending hostilities.
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Operation begins to evacuate civilians in part of the ceasefire area
Evacuations begin amid partial ceasefire /
Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that in a letter to ICRC agreed to open a humanitarian corridor from the eastern city of Sumy to Poltava in the south, allowing humanitarian supplies to enter .
Russia and Ukraine said that an agreement had been reached to from 9 a.m. to 21 p.m. in the prescribed area to avoid armed conflict in the prescribed areas so as to evacuate civilians in urban areas.
According to on-site reports, more than has evacuated along the agreed evacuation route, including including students from India and China.
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And the Director of the Regional Military Administration of Kyiv in the artillery center, Oleksiy Kuleba, said that the humanitarian situation in the area around the city is still difficult.
"The main problem remains the lack of humanitarian assistance . residents of settlements such as Bucha, Irpin, Gostomel, Makariv, Borodyanka, Vorzel were forced to stay in air-raid shelters without water and food for a few days . There is no humanitarian open here. The political corridor cannot provide them with life security."
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Ukrainian refugees exceed 2 million
More than 2mn refugees flex conflict /
According to United Nations data, htmlThe number of Ukrainian refugees fled from their country exceeded 2 million on Tuesday, December 8. More than 1 million refugees fled to Polish , 191,348 people sought asylum in Hungary , and 140,745 people went to Slovakia .
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UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace has promised to speed up the process of issuing visas to Ukrainians and increase the visa application center to mobilize additional staff .
Unlike EU member states, the UK insists that Ukrainians obtain visas before arrival. And only provide visas to relatives with British citizenship or family members who have permanent settlement in the UK.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, which is responsible for immigration affairs, has committed to establishing a second pathway that allows individuals, charities and businesses to sponsor Ukrainians to enter the UK, but the rules for the plan have not been announced yet.
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According to the latest data from U.S. State Department , as of February 28, 692 of the nearly 6,500 refugees accepted by in the United States since October have been from Ukraine . Refugee resettlement advocates continue to urge U.S. President Biden to facilitate the resettlement of Ukrainians in the United States.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said "The United States is willing to accept refugees" .
"The United States is committed to doing everything we can to support the countries that undertake to receive Ukrainian refugees first and if people seek refugee status in the United States, I believe we will take action," he said.
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Ukraine's health system under 'severe pressure
Ukraine's health system under 'severe pressure'
The European Office of the World Health Organization stated that Ukraine's health system is "under severe pressure" and pointed out that the armed conflict in Russia and Ukraine has caused an increase in the risk of spreading the new coronavirus in the country .
WHO Responsible for the COVID-19 incident Catherine, one of the people Smallwood said: "The number of hospitalizations in Ukraine due to COVID-19 has decreased in the past few weeks, but the exact reason is not clear."
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It is estimated that Ukrainians infected with COVID-19 chose to be discharged early so that is for others." Patients with urgent health needs provide space for . It also pointed out that "gathering flow in an overcrowded environment will lead to the intensification of the spread of all infectious diseases including the new crown" .
Ukraine reported 731 new crown-related deaths last week . Regional Director Hans "Sadly, this number will increase as the oxygen continues to be short of ," Kluge said.
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Hans Kluge said on Tuesday, March 8, "The basic medicines that save lives, such as oxygen and Insulin , personal protective equipment, surgical supplies, anesthetics and blood products are all in a high state of shortage.
We are working with UN crisis coordinator Amin Awad to create a sustainable safe passage for the delivery of medical supplies. Two batches of trauma and emergency medical supplies totaling 76 tons, 500 oxygen concentrator , and more supplies are on the way to Ukraine "
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EU phases out dependence before 2030 /
In a press release on March 8, plans to cut Russian natural gas imports by two-thirds by 2022 and strive to gradually get rid of the overall demand for Russian oil and gas by 2030 .
Currently, about 40% of the EU Natural gas depends on Russia. And about 27% of the oil imported by the EU every year comes from Russia.
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European Commission Chairman v der Leyen said, "We must is independent of Russia's oil, coal and natural gas . A supplier that explicitly threatens us cannot be relied on.
now needs to take action to mitigate the impact of rising energy prices, diversify natural gas supply for next winter, and accelerate the clean energy transition ”.
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It plans to eliminate dependence on Russian gas by:
➣Diverization of natural gas supply : By using non-Russian suppliers Import more liquefied natural gas , while increasing the production and import of a large number of biological methane and renewable hydrogen ;
➣ by improving energy efficiency , increasing renewable energy and electrification, and solving infrastructure bottleneck problems, Reduce the use of fossil fuels in homes, construction, industry and power systems faster.
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Russian Vice Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday, March 7 that Russia may cut off natural gas supply to Germany through Nord Stream 1 pipeline in retaliation against German Chancellor Scholz to block Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.
In response, the EU announced A series of measures to deal with soaring energy prices.
The group has been facing a surge in energy prices for months, and is now intensified by concerns about supply disruptions, including potential temporary price restrictions and short-term state aid for companies affected by high energy prices .
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EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said the EU has sufficient amount of natural gas for the rest of the winter this year, but it needs to supplement emergency reserves for next year.
Therefore, the Commission will propose that from to October 1, natural gas storage in the EU must be filled to at least 90% .
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World epidemic update
According to the latest data from the federal Ministry of Health, on March 8 (Tuesday) India reported
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Latest data recorded by Johns Hopkins University shows that Since the beginning of the epidemic, 6 million people have died from COVID-19 reasons.
Visiting professor of , National University of Singapore School of Medicine and co-chair of the Asia-Pacific Immunization Alliance, said that globally, the mortality rate of is still the highest in . The mortality rate of Poland, Hungary, Romania and other Eastern European countries is also high.
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At the same time, WHO said that several substrains of the Omicron variant that caused the third round of the world's epidemic are being closely linked, including BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2 and BA.3, which have caused the third round of epidemic in the world, are in close contact with each other, including BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2 and BA.3. Investigation of
In addition to BA.1 and BA.2 substrains that already have basic data analysis, the organization is monitoring BA.3 substrain to evaluate whether its causes "more serious disease" .
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Hong Kong China Hong Kong Data released by the Health Protection Center of the Department of Health of the SAR Government on March 8 showed that as of 0:00 on the same day, added 28,475 new cases of confirmed by nucleic acid test . In addition, the positives determined by rapid test of were
The University of Hong Kong said in its latest forecast that the fifth round of epidemic in may reach its peak on March 4 . Therefore, local mandatory testing may continue until April .
Health experts said that testing during peak infection is "insufficient", so it is recommended that routine testing be carried out after peak infection.
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Florida Director of the Health Bureau Joseph Ladapo said that the state will advise children not to receive the new crown vaccine , the first state in the United States to officially announce the decision. This recommendation violates federal public health guidelines. According to the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), all children aged 5 and older should receive the COVID-19 vaccine .
According to data from the Florida Department of Health, more than 804,000 children under the age of 16 have been infected with the new coronavirus, and at least 42 children have died in .
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Daily death/cure data analysis
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England region · England
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html Data on March 8: Currently, 9,176 confirmed COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized, and the total number of COVID-19 patients is 636,125 (+8,020).
Currently, there are 242 new crown patients using ventilators in England (+3); a total of 141,201 new crown patients died (+545).
Wales Region · Wales
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Northern Ireland region· Northern Ireland
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Scotland · Scotland
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