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(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) WHO says it is unrealistic to end the epidemic this year
China News Service, Beijing, March 2. Full news: The latest data on the official website of the World Health Organization shows that at 16:03 on March 1, Central European time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new corona was reached worldwide . 113,820,168, and the cumulative number of deaths was 2,527,891. In addition, according to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, at 8:22 a.m. on March 2, Beijing time, a total of 114,414,597 cases have been confirmed confirmed and 2,537,449 deaths worldwide.
On March 1, WHO held a routine press conference on a new coronary pneumonia. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of new confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide has risen for the first time in seven weeks. Recently confirmed cases in Europe, America, Southeast Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean countries have increased. Tan Desai expressed “disappointment but not unexpected” in this regard. He said part of the reason appeared to be the relaxation of public health measures and variants. The strain continues to spread and people relax their vigilance.
Michael Ryan, head of the WHO health emergency project, told the press conference that the idea of ending the epidemic before the end of the year is still too early and unrealistic, and it is advisable to reduce the number of hospitalized cases. as much as possible. The most important thing today is getting as many people as possible vaccinated with the new corona vaccine, especially front-line personnel and vulnerable groups. At the same time, Maria Van Kokhoff, technical director of the WHO health emergency project, also asked that the virus not reappear when the vaccine has already been launched.
Americas: Research Says Symptoms of New Coronary Pneumonia Infection May Become Chronic
Statistics from Johns Hopkins University for March 2 show that the United States remains the worst-affected country in the world, with a total of 28,659,234 confirmed cases and a total of 514,320 deaths.
According to foreign media reports, on the night of March 1, Francis Collins, president of the National Institutes of Health, said in an interview that some people may be infected with a new coronary pneumonia and have symptoms that can develop into chronic diseases and coexist. with patients for a long time. He said: “Some patients have been infected with the virus for three or four months and have not improved, and they may not recover in a few months. If this continues, the virus will even develop into a coexisting chronic disease.” with others “. He also said that we are currently working hard to overcome this problem.
American infectious disease expert Fauci said on March 1 that US health officials are paying close attention to a new variant of the novel coronavirus that has been discovered in multiple communities in New York City. He also noted that this type of mutant virus called “B.1.526” needs to be closely watched because “it can avoid monoclonal antibodies to some extent, but it can also avoid vaccine-induced antibodies.”
According to CNN, the number of new coronary pneumonia tests in the United States has dropped by a quarter since mid-January. Data shows that in the last week, the United States has had an average of 1.5 million new coronary pneumonia tests per day, which is about 26% lower than the average of 2 million in mid-January.
According to the Venezuelan Ministry of Health, the country approved the use of the new corona vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group. The Venezuelan Ministry of Health stated: “Venezuela approved the use of the Sinopharm vaccine. Thanks to the cooperation between Venezuela and China, we can take care of people’s health and lives.”
Data Map: On February 27 local time, due to epidemic prevention and control needs, Nice, France implemented a weekend “lockdown” for the first time, and the famous “England Avenue” by the sea it was deserted.
Europe: France vaccinates new corona vaccines for people over 65
On March 1 local time, the French Minister of Health announced that France had raised the upper age limit for the use of the new Oxford / AstraZeneca corona vaccine and has now approved the use of the vaccine in people aged 65 to 75 years. in distressing health. Previously, the French government had warned that AstraZeneca’s new corona vaccine should only be used in people under 65, arguing that the drug lacks clinical data on the drug’s efficacy in the elderly.
French President Macron reportedly declared publicly on March 1 local time that France’s current epidemic prevention and control measures against the new corona pneumonia epidemic will be maintained for 4-6 weeks. This is the first time that Macron has offered relevant official calendars. in recent weeks. Currently, the curfew remains valid throughout the law, and the daily curfew period remains 12 hours, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day. Many cities in the Alpes-Maritimes province and the surrounding areas of Dunkirk in the north due to the serious epidemic, in addition to curfews, have to implement weekend “closures”.
Official French data on the epidemic show that, as of March 1, a total of 3,760,671 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France and a total of 86,803 deaths.
According to data released by the German disease control agency on March 1, the number of new coronaviruses recently diagnosed in Germany that day was 4,732. The total number of confirmed cases in Germany was 2,456,500, and cumulative deaths due to infections had reached 70,105. German federal government spokesman Sebet told a federal press conference in Berlin that day that the data showed that the German epidemic has entered a “promising stage, but it is not yet a stage that can relax.” Therefore, we must pay close attention. to the development of the epidemic and cautiously take the next step of “unblocking” measures.
On March 1 local time, the German federal government announced that all health departments at all levels would install an epidemic monitoring system called SORMAS to track the new corona pneumonia epidemic more comprehensively.
On February 28 local time, the city government of Oslo, the Norwegian capital, announced that it would tighten prevention and control measures to curb the more infectious new variant of the crown virus, which caused an increase in the cases. According to data from the European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the 14 days to February 21, an average of 70 people in Norway were infected with the new corona virus for every 100,000 people. This number is the third lowest in Europe, behind Iceland and Liechtenstein.
Asia: Philippines launches new vaccination crown
On March 1, the Philippines officially launched the new corona vaccine. Many senior government officials and front-line medical workers took the lead in inoculating the new corona vaccine produced by China Kexing Company on the same day. In the morning, Gerardo Legazpi, Dean of the Philippine General Hospital, became the first vaccinator of the new crown in the Philippines, marking the official start of the national vaccination of the new crown in the Philippines. After vaccination, he praised the safety and efficacy of the Coxing vaccine and “hoped that Filipinos, especially Filipino medical workers, would be able to receive the Coxing vaccine.” On the same day, the general coordinator of the Philippine government for the new corona epidemic, Carlito Galves and Philippine Food And senior officials such as Enrique Domingo, director of the Drug Administration, were also vaccinated with the Coxing vaccine.
Africa: cumulative death toll in South Africa exceeds 50,000
According to data published by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on March 1 local time, a total of 3,897,390 confirmed cases have been confirmed in 54 countries in Africa, a total of 34,760.50 have been cured cases and a total of 103,712 deaths have been reported.
On the night of March 1 local time, South African Health Minister Mukez reported that there were 84 new deaths from coronary pneumonia in South Africa in 24 hours, and the total number of deaths exceeded 50,000, reaching 50077. In addition South Africa added 566 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia that day, and the total number of confirmed cases reached 1,513,959. South Africa currently ranks first in the number of confirmed cases and deaths from new coronary pneumonia on the African continent, and is the country with the worst outbreak of new coronary pneumonia in Africa. (Finalize)
