WHO counts more than 900,000 deaths from new crowns worldwide, United Nations urges to strengthen cooperation against “epidemic” -Chinanews.com



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(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) WHO counts more than 900,000 new deaths from coronavirus worldwide, the United Nations urges to strengthen cooperation against the “epidemic”

China News Service, Beijing, September 12. Full news: the global epidemic continues to spread. According to the latest data released by the World Health Organization, at 10:23 Central European Time (16:23 Beijing Time) on 11 Central European Time (16:23 Beijing Time), the total number of cases confirmed new corona around the world has reached There were 27,973,127 cases and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 900,000, reaching 905,426. Statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States at 7:32 p.m. Beijing time show that the total number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide has reached 28,316,230, and the cumulative number of deaths has reached 912,212. The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on the 11th, urging member states to strengthen international cooperation and solidarity to respond to the new corona epidemic.

Americas: Nearly 200,000 new corona deaths in the United States and Brazil have confirmed nearly 4.3 million

Statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States at 7:32 p.m. Beijing time show that the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States has reached 6,440,541, and the cumulative number of deaths is approaching 200,000, reaching 192,886. The cover of the latest issue of Time magazine in the United States used the number of deaths per day in the United States in recent months to form a figure of “200,000”, and marked “an American failure” in red letters below. With the advent of the school season, the epidemic on America’s campuses remains serious. All 50 states in the United States have reported that school personnel have been diagnosed with a new coronary pneumonia and more than 40,000 cases have been diagnosed.

The prevention and control of the epidemic in Brazil is still difficult to relax. According to data published by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 11th, there were 43,718 new confirmed cases of new corona in Brazil in the last 24 hours, and a total of 4,282,164 confirmed cases; 874 new deaths and a total of 130,396 deaths. Brazilian President Bolsonaro said on the 11th that the government has done everything possible to minimize the negative impact of the epidemic and that Brazil is “fighting against the new corona epidemic.” However, Brazilian public health experts said that despite the recent decline in the number of new deaths in Brazil, it is still necessary to be cautious.

Europe: France takes measures to cope with the rebound in the epidemic, Romania diagnoses more than 100,000 cases

In recent days, the French epidemic has recovered strongly. French Prime Minister Castel announced on the 11th that the French government will take a series of measures to ensure that relevant epidemic prevention regulations are strictly enforced and to avoid restarting “lockdown” measures. Castel claimed that the positive rate of the new corona virus in France has increased for several consecutive weeks and the number of hospitalizations has increased significantly. “The spread of the virus in France has increased”, which reflects the laxity of the French in the implementation of the norms of prevention of epidemics. According to data released by the French public health department on the 11th, France has confirmed 9,406 new cases of new corona in the last 24 hours, with a total of 363,350 confirmed cases and a total of 30,893 deaths.

The British Health Ministry issued an investigative report on the 11th that the level of infection with the new corona virus in England has recently shown an upward trend, and the public should be more vigilant. It is worth noting that since the recent opening of schools in various parts of the UK, the number of new infections per day has increased rapidly and small-scale concentrated infections have occurred in many schools.

Furthermore, Romanian officials announced the new corona epidemic data on the 11th. In the last 24 hours, there were 1,391 new confirmed cases, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 100,000, reaching 101,075, ranking first. between the countries of central and eastern Europe.

 Asia: India Hits Highest Growth Rate in Single Day, South Korea’s Busan Film Festival Postponed Due to “Epidemic”

India’s new corona pneumonia epidemic continues to worsen, with new cases confirmed in a single day setting new records. According to the latest data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on September 11, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in India increased to 4,562,414. In the past 24 hours, India has confirmed 96,551 cases, setting a new record for the largest increase in a single day. There were 1209 new deaths and a total of 76,271 deaths. Among the administrative regions of India, there are currently 12 states and regions with more than 100,000 confirmed cases. Among them, Maharashtra, the most severely affected state, has more than 990,000 confirmed cases.

Recently, the epidemic in South Korea has recovered significantly. As of 0:00 on September 11, 176 new confirmed cases have been registered in the last 24 hours, with a total of 21,919 confirmed cases. In addition, the Korea Disease Management Headquarters responsible for epidemic prevention will become the Disease Management Agency and will become an independent sublevel agency (vice ministerial). South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on the 11th that he would raise the level of the disease management department and hopes the agency will do more in infectious disease management and play a coordinating role.

Additionally, the Organizing Committee of the Busan Film Festival stated on the 11th that due to concerns about the spread of the epidemic after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the 25th Busan Film Festival was originally scheduled to be held from 7 to 16 of October will be postponed for two weeks. The scale of the festival will also be significantly reduced.

Africa: The number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in South Africa is approaching 650,000, the South African president highly values ​​the role of the WHO

According to the latest statistics from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of September 11, a total of 13,30610 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in 54 countries in Africa, a total of 32,132 deaths and a total of 1,069,289 cases cured. The three most seriously affected African countries are South Africa, Egypt and Morocco.

As of September 11 local time in South Africa, a total of 644,438 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia were reported in South Africa and a total of 15,265 deaths. Although the number of confirmed cases continues to rank first on the African continent, the cure rate for new coronary pneumonia in South Africa has reached 88.9%.

The president of South Africa and the rotating president of the African Union Ramaphosa said on the 10th that participants in the clinical trial of the new crown vaccine should include Africans. Once the new crown vaccine is successfully developed, Africans should receive the new crown vaccine as soon as people in other regions. . He called on all countries or regions of the world to support the research and development of the new corona vaccine underway globally to ensure that the new corona vaccine can come out as soon as possible and be widely used in around the world, and strive to overcome the epidemic as soon as possible. Ramaphosa also praised the important role of WHO in coordinating the research and development of the new corona vaccine. He said the African Union and South Africa will continue to support the work of WHO and strengthen cooperation with other countries and organizations to achieve the goal of defeating the new corona epidemic as soon as possible. (Finish)

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