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The latest data from the WHO website shows that as of 18:58 CET on the 24th (1:58 Beijing time on the 25th), the number of confirmed cases worldwide increased by 1,690,016 from the previous day to 47,465,674; the number of deaths increased by 4,718. reached 6,103,355 cases.
Americas: 73% of U.S. counties to have more deaths than births in 2021
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of 18:00 Eastern Time on March 24, a total of 79,879,389 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 975,692 deaths have been reported in the United States. In the past 24 hours, the United States has recorded 53,853 new cases and 1,448 new deaths.
Forbes magazine website reported that as the new crown pneumonia epidemic continues to rage, 73% of counties in the United States will have more
deaths than births in 2021, reaching a record level.
In an interview with the media on the 24th, Bansell, CEO of Moderna Corporation of the United States, said that the possibility of a new coronavirus variant that is more dangerous than the current variant is about 20%. It is more likely that vulnerable groups such as the elderly and the immunocompromised will need to receive a booster shot of the new crown vaccine every year to prevent mutants with similar virulence to the Omicron strain.
Europe: Germany's daily increase in confirmed cases of new crown exceeds 300,000 for the first time
The latest epidemic data released by the German disease control agency Robert Koch Institute on the 24th showed that there were 318,387 new confirmed cases of the new crown in Germany compared with the previous day, and the number of new confirmed cases in a single day exceeded 300,000 for the first time. The data also showed that Germany added 300 new deaths from the new crown on the 24th, bringing the total number of deaths to 127,822. The 7-day infection rate also set a new record again, with the number of newly confirmed cases per 100,000 people in 7 days rising to 1,752.
On the 24th local time, Valerie Pecres, a right-wing Republican candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, said that she tested positive for the new crown virus and will continue to participate in remote election campaigns and comply with health regulations. She will also be absent from the campaign rally originally scheduled to be held in Bordeaux on the 25th.
Asia: Singapore PM says 'decisive move towards coexistence with Covid-19'
According to Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao", Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a national speech on the 24th that Singapore's battle against the new crown pneumonia epidemic has entered an important turning point, and the next step will be decisively towards coexistence with the new crown virus. He introduced that Singapore has ushered in an important milestone in its anti-epidemic journey: the vast majority of the local population has been vaccinated, and almost all eligible people have also received booster doses; the outbreak caused by the Omicron strain has reached its peak , it started to ease; many people also got sick and recovered, so herd immunity is higher.
Lee Hsien Loong said that Singapore must measure the impact of strict epidemic prevention measures on businesses and the economy, as well as the impact on children's learning or the interaction between young people, families and communities. After considering all the above factors, the government has decided to further ease the epidemic prevention control in accordance with the five simplified measures formulated earlier.
According to TV Tokyo, the Japanese government has begun to study arrangements for people to receive the fourth dose of the new crown vaccine as early as May.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control announced on the 25th that there were more than 330,000 new confirmed cases of the new crown in South Korea the previous day, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown in South Korea to more than 11.1 million. According to Yonhap News Agency, the number of severe cases, one of the important indicators of the epidemic, has exceeded 1,000 for 18 consecutive days. In addition, as of 0:00 on the 25th, nearly 1.9 million people infected with the new crown in South Korea were receiving home treatment, an increase of nearly 360,000 from the previous day.
The outbreak in South Korea deteriorated rapidly in February and March as the new coronavirus variant Omicron raged. The Yonhap news agency said that South Korea is "going through the worst wave of the epidemic." In order to help the recovery of the retail and service industries severely hit by the epidemic, the South Korean government has recently relaxed relevant epidemic prevention measures. Although relevant agencies previously predicted that the epidemic in South Korea may reach a "peak" this week, the South Korean health and epidemic prevention department is worried that the adjustment of epidemic prevention policies may make the epidemic difficult to subside, and the number of cases may continue to rise.
Oceania and Africa: Australia lifts coronavirus testing requirement for international passengers before boarding
According to news from the Australian Federal Department of Health on the 25th, Australia has cancelled the requirement for new coronavirus testing for international passengers before boarding, and passengers still need to be vaccinated as required.
According to data from the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 24th, there have been 11,315,769 confirmed cases and 250,862 deaths in the region.
