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(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) More than 19.1 million confirmed cases of new corona in the United States and EU countries begin vaccination
China News Service, Beijing, December 28. Full News: The latest data from the World Health Organization website shows that at 2:22 PM Central European Time (9:22 PM Beijing Time), the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia across the world increased by 434,779 compared to the previous day. There were 79,232,555 cases in total; 7,393 new deaths and 1,754,493 in total.
Americas: more than 19.1 million confirmed cases in the United States
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, at 8:22 p.m. on the 27th Eastern (9:22 on the 28th Beijing time), the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States United exceeded 19.1 million, reaching 19,111,443, including deaths. There are 333,069 cases. According to a CNN report on December 27, December was the most “deadly” month since the outbreak in the country, with more than 63,000 deaths from the new corona virus in the past 26 days. The death toll from the new crown in the United States in November was 36,964.
The Vice President of Brazil issued a statement on the night of the 27th, in which it stated that the 67-year-old Brazilian Vice President, Hamilton Moran, tested positive for the new corona virus and is currently in quarantine at the Vice President’s residence in La Brasilia capital. According to a report from the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 27th, at 18:00 on that day, Brazil had 18,479 new confirmed cases and a total of 7,484,285 confirmed cases; 344 new deaths and a total of 191,139 deaths.
Brazilian Health Minister Pazulo said on 27 that Brazil is expected to begin mass vaccination of the new corona vaccine in February next year, among which priority will be given to groups such as medical personnel and the elderly.
In Palermo, Italy, people get vaccinated against the new crown in hospitals. Image source: ICphoto
Europe: many EU countries officially start vaccination
On the 27th local time, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and other EU member states officially launched the vaccination work for the new crown. The first batch of vaccines to be vaccinated was jointly developed by Pfizer Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. of the United States and the German biotechnology company.
On the same day, the vaccination centers of the capital, Berlin, and of all the states of the country, began the vaccination work for the first group of people. German Interior Minister Seehofer called for consideration of extending the current “strict lockdown” measures beyond January 10 next year, and even consider additional epidemic prevention measures under certain conditions to avoid the third. wave of sprouts. According to data from the “Times Online” of Germany on the 27th, at 16:00 on that day, a total of 1,655,730 people were diagnosed in Germany, of which 30,518 were dead.
France launched vaccination on the same day in two locations: the Long-Term Care Department of the René-Mure Hospital in Sévran, Greater Paris and a care center for the elderly in the city of Dijon, in eastern France. French Health Minister Vilan said on the same day that the pressure on the health system remains great, the pressure on the intensive care unit has not been alleviated and the incidence of the elderly population in many areas of western France it is increasing, and the situation is worrying. He said that if the epidemic continues to worsen, “necessary measures” will be taken to slow the spread of the virus. As of that day, the total number of confirmed cases in France exceeded 2.55 million.
On December 27 local time, many member states of the European Union officially launched the vaccination work of the new crown. The picture shows medical personnel in Italy doing the vaccination work for the new crown.
Italian Prime Minister Conte said on social media that day: “Today is vaccination day, and we will always remember it. First we vaccinate medical personnel and the most vulnerable, and then we vaccinate everyone. This will allow people to have access “. Immunity and decisively defeat this virus. ”The cumulative number of confirmed new crowns in Italy currently exceeds 2.04 million.
On the same day, a 96-year-old man living in a nursing home in Spain became the country’s first new corona vaccine. The Spanish government has stated that a certain amount of vaccine will be distributed equitably to the main autonomous communities each week and it is expected that in the next 12 weeks about 2 million people throughout the country will receive the new corona vaccine. Spain has confirmed up to that day more than 1.85 million cases.
Asia: South Korea reports first mutated virus infection
The South Korean Anti-Epidemic Measures Headquarters stated on the 28th that a new mutant coronavirus was detected from samples taken from three people who entered the United Kingdom. This is the first time that South Korea has reported a case of new mutated coronavirus infection. The previous three returned to South Korea from London, England, on the 22nd. Additionally, a family of 4 who returned from the UK on the 8th last month and on the 13th of this month were also diagnosed with the new crown. One of them was diagnosed after the death of an 80-year-old man. The epidemic prevention department is performing whole genome sequencing on your samples to confirm if infected with mutant virus.
According to data released by the Israeli Ministry of Health on the 27th, that day there were 2,084 new confirmed cases of new corona in the country, with a total of more than 400,000 confirmed cases, reaching 40,099; 19 new deaths and a total of 3,222 deaths. At 17:00 on that day, Israel began implementing the third “city closure” measure nationwide.
Oman released the new vaccination crown on the 27th, and Oman’s Health Minister Ahmed Saidi became the country’s first vaccination. The first batch of 15,600 doses of vaccines arrived in the capital Muscat on the 24th, and the second batch of 28,000 doses of vaccines will arrive in Oman before the end of January 2021. Vaccinators must receive two injections with an interval of 21 days. . As of that day, Oman had a total of 128,472 confirmed cases of new crowns, of which 1,495 had died.
Africa: the number of confirmed cases in South Africa exceeds one million
South African Health Minister Zweli Mukez said on the night of the 27th that the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the country’s new crown has exceeded one million. In the last 24 hours, South Africa has confirmed 9,502 cases and a total of 1004,413 confirmed cases; 214 new deaths and a total of 26,735 deaths. Mukez called on South Africans to take steps such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing to slow the spread of the new corona virus.
The latest data on the epidemic released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that at 5 o’clock on the 27th East African time (10 o’clock Beijing time), a total of 2,644,112 cases confirmed in the region, including 62,366 deaths. (End up)
