[1/04 General Epidemic News]The Japan metropolitan area took “Emergency Actions” on the 8th, urging citizens to go out less at night and the restaurant industry closes early | Apple News | Apple Daily



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After Wuhan pneumonia spread from China to the world in December 2019, to this day (4th), more than 85.3 million people have been infected, of which more than 1,847 million have died. There were 3 new cases imported from Taiwan, which entered the Philippines, the Dominican Republic and France respectively, a total of 815 cases were confirmed and 7 of them died.

The Tokyo metropolitan area is in an emergency situation and the Japanese government has not yet decided to announce an “emergency declaration”. The heads of the 1 metropolis and 3 counties around the metropolitan area decided to take “emergency operations” after meeting tonight. It is scheduled to be implemented from 8 to 31 this month, although there are no Regulations are strictly enforced, but people are asked to avoid going out after 8 p.m. and the restaurant industry closes before 8 p.m. He also urged private companies to implement measures such as remote work or flexible work.

According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), as of 10:00 p.m., Japan has added 3,322 confirmed cases and 48 deaths, for a total of 249,243 confirmed cases, of which 3,693 people have died.

On the 4th, the UK began using Oxford University and AstraZeneca to develop a martial arts vaccine. The first person to be vaccinated was Brian Pinker, an 82-year-old dialysis patient.

There were 53 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, and the cumulative number of cases exceeded 9,000, reaching 9,017. One more person died and a total of 151 martial arts patients died. The Office of Education announced that kindergartens and elementary and secondary schools will continue to suspend face-to-face classes and school activities until the Lunar New Year holiday.

According to reports by Kyodo News and other outlets, to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the Japanese government will issue an emergency declaration for Tokyo and the surrounding prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa as soon as this week. Japanese Minister Yoshihide Suga said today that the catering industry’s business hours have been restricted and the store will close at 8pm. Yoshihide Suga also said that the country where the mutant virus is located will immediately prevent businessmen from entering the country. According to the ANN report, the Japanese government will hold an expert meeting to hear opinions. A consultation meeting is scheduled to be held on the 8th to review the basic prevention of the epidemic and formally issue a declaration on the state of emergency in the three prefectures on the evening of the same day.

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【Taiwan epidemic】

Taiwan has 3 newly imported cases from the Philippines (case 814), the Dominican Republic (case 815) and France (case 816).

According to statistics from the command center, so far, a total of 127,608 cases of notifications related to novel coronavirus pneumonia have been confirmed in China (including 125,701 excluded cases), of which 815 cases were confirmed, 720 immigration cases abroad, 56 local cases, 36 Dunmu fleet cases, 2 aircraft infection cases and one case unknown; the other case (Case 530) was removed as a blank number. Of the confirmed cases, 7 people died, 696 people were released from isolation, and 112 people were hospitalized in isolation.

In addition, regarding the confirmed cases exported from Taiwan announced by Vietnam a few days ago, the spokesman for the Epidemic Central Command Center Zhuang Renxiang said that it is currently confirmed that it is a Vietnamese woman in her 30s who is a migrant industrial worker. . After knowing their activity history prior to leaving Taiwan, there are 7 contacts in control, and these contacts will also be tested for nucleic acid.

【China epidemic】

The National Health Commission of China announced on the morning of the 4th that 33 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, including 20 imported cases (6 in Shaanxi, 4 in Shanghai, 3 in Sichuan, 2 in Guangdong, 1 in Tianjin and 1 in Shanxi. There was 1 case in Inner Mongolia, 1 case in Liaoning, 1 case in Fujian), 13 local cases (6 cases in Liaoning, 4 cases in Hebei, 2 cases in Beijing, 1 case in Heilongjiang) and there were no new deaths.

There were 53 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, and the cumulative number of cases exceeded 9,000, reaching 9,017. Among the new cases, 43 were local cases and the other 10 cases were imported from abroad. Today, another 75-year-old long-term patient passed away and a total of 151 martial arts patients died.

According to data released by China, a total of 96,213 people in China (including Hong Kong and Macao) have been infected with the epidemic, of whom 4,785 have died.

In response to the severe epidemic in Hong Kong, Food and Health Secretary Chen Zhaoshi announced on the 4th that existing social distancing measures such as a ban on the use of restaurants during dinner and the order for two people to meet will keep for another two weeks until the 20th of this month. Education Secretary Yang Runxiong also announced that kindergartens and primary and secondary schools will continue to suspend face-to-face classes and school activities until the Lunar New Year holidays.

【International epidemic】

█ Epidemics in various countries:

Thailand reported 745 new confirmed cases on Day 4, a maximum of one day, of which 729 were local cases. A total of 8,439 cases have been confirmed in Thailand, one more person died and a total of 65 people died. In addition, Thailand yesterday found the first case of the British variant of the virus from a family in Kent, England. The parents and two children are currently isolated in a negative pressure room for treatment. The Ministry of Public Health will propose to the epidemic command center to temporarily ban from the UK Passengers enter Thailand.

Russia added 23,351 confirmed cases, of which 3,591 were in Moscow. The total number of confirmed cases in Russia was 3.26 million and 138, with another 482 deaths and a total of 58,988 deaths.

Although South Korea has tightened its epidemic prevention measures, the number of infections remains high. According to the statistics of 4, 1020 more people were infected and 19 died. A total of 64,264 cases were confirmed and deaths increased to 981.

India reported on the fourth epidemic. In the last 24 hours, 16,504 more people were infected and 214 died. A total of 10.34 million out of 469 cases were confirmed and deaths increased to 149,649.

A Greek Health Ministry official said on Sunday that four travelers from the UK had been infected with the British variant of the virus. The anonymous official told Reuters: “These four people have recently entered the UK from Greece and are in isolation.” Greece has tightened measures against the epidemic since Sunday and has closed barber shops and bookstores that were allowed to reopen over the Christmas holidays. Additionally, Greece launched a campaign to administer martial arts vaccines to its citizens last week. According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, Greece has a total of 1,499 confirmed cases and 4,957 deaths.

The Irish Health Ministry announced on Sunday that 4,962 new cases were confirmed, setting a new record for the number of new cases in a single day since the outbreak. The cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 100,000, reaching 101,887, and a total of 2,259 people died.

The Italian Ministry of Health reported on day 3 that there were 14,245 new confirmed cases and 347 deaths, and a total of 2,155,446 confirmed cases and 75,332 deaths.

The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced on the 3rd that there were 17,341 new confirmed cases and 293 deaths in the last 24 hours, and a total of 7,733,746 confirmed cases and 196,018 deaths.

According to data from the British government, 54,990 new cases of Wuhan pneumonia were confirmed on Sunday (1/3), surpassing 50,000 in 6 consecutive days. The leader of the opposition Labor Party, Schkel, asked the government to announce the complete closure of the city ​​in 24 hours. Stop the mutant virus that is out of control. Another 454 people died within 28 days of being diagnosed in the UK on Sunday. According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, the cumulative number of deaths from the epidemic amounted to 75,137. The number of confirmed cases increased by 54,990, an 80% increase from the 3,501 confirmed cases in the same period last week, and a total of 2,662,636 people were infected. The “Daily Mail” reported that if the death certificate mentions Wuhan pneumonia instead of the method of death within 28 days of infection, the number of deaths in the UK has reached 91,000.

The number of diagnoses in a single day in the United States reached a new record, with more than 277,000 diagnosed. So far, the number of infected people has exceeded 20.5 million and more than 350,000 people have died. President Trump tweeted on Sunday that the number of confirmed cases and deaths was “exaggerated,” and said this was because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) used “absurd diagnostic methods” and many people They deliberately reported it in a very inaccurate way. , “” When in doubt, call him Wufei “fake news!”

In response to this, US anti-epidemic General Anthony Fauci responded in an interview with the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that Trump’s statement was unfounded and that “the number of deaths is very real.” Foqi said, “What you have to do is go into the war zone, go into the hospital and see what the medical personnel are doing. In many areas of our country, they are in a very tense situation. The number of hospital beds is very small and patients No beds, exhausted medical staff and understaffed. This is real, not false, it is reality. “

█ Related to the vaccine:

The Vietnamese government said on the 4th that it agreed to buy 30 million doses of vaccines from the British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.

The Swiss Lonza Group signed a vaccine raw material contract with Moderna Pharmaceuticals in the United States last year. According to a report by the Swiss media “SonntagsZeitung”, regulatory authorities approved Lonza’s plant to produce vaccines for Modena. The Dana vaccine can be mass produced in a few days. The vaccine will reportedly be produced at Lonza’s plant in Visp, Switzerland, which can produce 800,000 doses per day, and will be shipped to a Spanish company for delivery in batches. The Swiss drug regulatory agency has approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine and is expected to approve the Modena vaccine soon.

(International Center / Full Report of Foreign Telegraphs)

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