(fighting against COVID-19) The United States has accumulated more than 13 million children infected. European airport flights will lift the "mask order"
China News Service Beijing, May 12 Comprehensive news: The latest data from the WHO website shows that as of Central European Time 11 at 18:14 (0:14 Beijing time on the 12th), the number of confirmed cases worldwide increased by 675,952 from the previous day, reaching 516,476,402; the number of deaths increased by 1,623, reaching 6258,023.
America: The United States has a total of more than 13 million children infected with new coronavirus
According to Johns Hopkins University data, as of 17:20 Eastern Time on the 11th, the United States has a total of 822,06517 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia and 998,653 deaths. Compared with 24 hours ago, the two data included 105,841 new confirmed cases and 345 new deaths.
The latest report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Association of Children's Hospitals on the 9th showed that since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, more than 13 million children in the United States have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and the number of new confirmed cases of children has increased rapidly recently. In the week ending May 5, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in the United States exceeded 62,000, an increase of nearly 70% compared with two weeks ago. This is the fourth consecutive week of increase in the number of new confirmed cases of new coronavirus in children.
Recently, the number of confirmed cases and hospitalized cases in the United States have increased again. The " Washington Post " quoted the predictions of White House officials as saying that because the new subtype of Omickron strain can "escape" immunity obtained from vaccine or previous infections, it may lead to 100 million new cases of COVID-19 infections and a large number of deaths in the United States this fall and winter.
Data map: On January 4, local time, a new coronavirus testing station on 14th Street, Manhattan, New York, USA conducted testing for residents. China News Agency reporter Liao Pan photographed by
Europe: All European airports and flights will no longer be mandatory to wear masks from the 16th
Local time, the European Aviation Safety Administration and the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention jointly announced that from the 16th of this month, all European airports and flights will no longer be mandatory to wear masks from the 16th of this month.
French Minister of Health Veran announced on the 11th that as the epidemic situation in France eases, the number of new confirmed cases every day is declining. Therefore, starting from the 16th of this month, people will no longer be mandatory for wearing masks when taking subways, trains and other public transportation. He also pointed out that the epidemic has not yet ended and medical staff must still be vaccinated, and wearing masks in medical institutions is still mandatory.
Weilan also revealed that if a new round of epidemic occurs, a new round of vaccination may be promoted this fall, but the target population is still undetermined, which will depend on the situation of the new virus mutant strain. French officials announced in April that the scope of the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine will be expanded to those over 60 years old, aiming to ensure the continued effectiveness of the vaccine.
Asia: North Korea reports confirmed cases of new coronavirus for the first time
According to the Korean Central News Agency on the 12th, the North Korean national emergency epidemic prevention department conducted sampling and testing on Pyongyang some patients with fever symptoms found that some were infected with the Omickron virus. This is the first time that North Korea has reported that confirmed cases of COVID-19 were found in its local area since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic in many places around the world.
The Workers' Party of Korea urgently convened a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party on the 12th and decided to raise the COVID-19 epidemic prevention measures to the highest level. At the meeting, Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, emphasized that urgent measures should be taken to completely block the spread of the new coronavirus, strengthen border control, and carry out a thorough blockade in all cities and counties across the country. All units should organize production activities in a closed-loop state. He also required the health department and emergency epidemic prevention departments to conduct strict and intensive screening and improve medical monitoring and active treatment measures.
South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters reported on the 11th that as of 0:00 on the same day, South Korea had 43,925 new confirmed cases of new crown compared with 0:00 on the previous day, with a total of 17658,794 confirmed cases. The department announced the previous day that South Korea had five new cases of infection with the Omickron subtype strain BA.2.12.1. So far, South Korea has reported a total of 6 cases of infection with the mutant strain, all of which are imported cases in the United States.The Korean National Issues and other media reported that South Korean epidemic prevention authorities are currently concerned about the newly discovered subtype strain.
Japanese Kyodo News html quoted information from relevant Japanese government sources on 511 as saying that the Japanese government is adjusting to further relax entry restrictions, and will increase the daily entry limit from 10,000 to 20,000 as early as June. According to Japan's NHK TV station on the 12th, the Japanese government is also considering exempting passengers from inbound antigen testing from some countries or regions.
Africa: The epidemic situation in all provinces in South Africa has rebounded
According to data from the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 11th, there were 11515547 confirmed cases and 252434 deaths in the region.
The South African National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NICD) issued a statement on the 11th saying that the new coronavirus epidemic in all nine provinces in South Africa has rebounded significantly. Over the past period, South Africa has had an average of more than 7,500 new infections per day.
In early April this year, with the peak of the fourth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic passing, the South African government announced the end of the more than two-year national disaster. However, just one month later, the epidemic in South Africa rebounded again. Adrian Puren, executive director of the South African National Institute of Infectious Diseases, said that the severity of the new wave of epidemics will not exceed the fourth wave. He said the number of cases will certainly increase, but most patients will have mild symptoms.
According to statistics from Zimbabwe medical institutions, the local COVID-19 infection rate has increased significantly in recent times, with the average daily positive detection rate of about 25%. (End)
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