(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) US President’s Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry confirmed that Japan has taken new measures to prepare for the eighth wave of the epidemic
China News Agency, Beijing November 19 Comprehensive news: According to WHO website data, as of 17:17 Central European Time on the 18th (0:17 Beijing Time on the 19th), the number of confirmed cases of new coronary heart disease worldwide pneumonia increased from the previous day: 191,731 cases, reaching 633,601,048 cases, deaths increased by 615 cases, reaching 6,596,542 cases.
Americas and Europe: US President John Kerry’s climate envoy tests positive
Kerry, the US president’s special envoy on climate issues, has tested positive for the new corona virus, according to an Associated Press report on the 18th local time. He is attending the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Kerry’s spokesman said Kerry had previously completed the new corona vaccination procedure and had also received a booster. Due to mild symptoms, he communicated by telephone with the negotiating team and foreign counterparts. The Associated Press said in a report that Kerry’s diagnosis has exacerbated outside world concerns over the COP27 negotiations.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of 6:21 pm ET on the 18th, the United States added 46,715 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, resulting in a total of 98,283,754 cases; 463 new deaths, with a total of 98,283,754 1,076,835 cases.
Subtypes BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 of the new mutant strain of the Omicron coronavirus have replaced the BA.5 subtype as the most popular strain in the United States, according to the 18th local time “Capitol Hill” report. As of this week, infection with the BA.5 subtype accounts for approximately 25% of new cases in the United States, while the BQ.1 or BQ.1.1 subtype accounted for 48% of cases. But Americans aren’t very keen on booster shots, with only 11 percent of eligible people receiving booster shots.
According to an 18 TASS news agency report, Russia added 5,546 confirmed cases and 60 deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of new confirmed cases in 20 regions, including Moscow, is on the rise. Furthermore, the BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subtypes of the Omicron mutant strain identified in Russia are more infectious than other subtypes.
Asia and Africa: Japan adopts new measures to prepare for the eighth wave of the epidemic
According to Kyodo News on the 19th, the Japanese government held a meeting of the headquarters on countermeasures against the new corona virus infection, finalized and launched two-stage countermeasures to strengthen measures to prevent the eighth wave of the epidemic . Prefectures can issue a “Declaration on Strengthening Measures to Prevent Medical Emergencies” as needed. If medical supplies remain low, a “Medical Emergency Declaration” may be issued.
In prefectures and counties where the “Statement on Strengthening Measures to Prevent Medical Emergencies” has been issued, the relevant departments will urge the public to avoid large meals, visit crowded places, and attend large-scale events. In the Prefectures and Prefectures that have issued a “Health Emergency Declaration” people will be asked to limit attendance, avoid travel, postpone events, etc. Schools can continue to teach.
Shigeruyuki Goto, Japan’s economic regeneration minister, said the new measures aim to prevent virus infection while maintaining social and economic activities.
The Press Trust of India cited data released by India’s Health Ministry on the 19th saying that India added 556 confirmed cases and 17 deaths in the past 24 hours.
As of 2018, there have been a total of 12,114,735 confirmed cases and 256,094 deaths in Africa, according to data from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (End)
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