【20220608 Global Epidemic Briefing】 On the 7th, the mainland...

【20220608 Global Epidemic Briefing】

On the 7th, the mainland added 44 new local cases of new coronary pneumonia, including 35 in Inner Mongolia, 4 in Beijing, 4 in Shanghai, and 1 in Sichuan; 80 new local asymptomatic infections, mainly including 46 in Inner Mongolia and 11 in Shanghai. There are 5 cases in Liaoning and 4 cases in Beijing. In Beijing, the previous transmission chain has been effectively blocked, and there have been no new social cases for 4 consecutive days. This round of epidemic has achieved phased results.

· There are signs of a rebound in the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong. As of 0:00 on the 8th, there were 558 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong, including 63 imported cases. The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong has accumulated 1,203,597 cases. There have been no new deaths in the past day, and a total of 9,176 new crown patients have died in the fifth wave of the epidemic. The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, said before attending the Executive Council on the 7th that the current epidemic makes it impossible to see how it will develop. In view of this, the current social distancing measures will remain unchanged until the evening of the 29th of this month. The incoming Chief Executive, Li Jiachao, will meet with the Food and Health Bureau to discuss arrangements for social distancing measures starting from the 1st of next month.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University, as of 17:00 Eastern Time on the 7th, there were 153,668 new infections in the United States in a single day, with a total of more than 84.99 million cases; 505 new deaths, a total of more than 1.009 million cases. According to US media reports citing data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the United States has wasted more than 82 million doses of new crown vaccines, more than 11% of the doses distributed by the federal government. At present, 221.5 million people in the United States have been safely vaccinated against the new crown. However, less than half of these groups received booster shots.

According to German media reports, German Foreign Minister Bell Berke tested positive for the new crown during his visit to Pakistan on the 7th. Bell Burke had to cancel all future travel arrangements. It was originally planned that she would stay in Pakistan until the 8th and then travel to Greece and Turkey.

South Korea added 13,358 new confirmed cases in a single day, with a total of 18.1882 million confirmed cases; 6 new deaths, a total of 24,305 cases. South Korean authorities said on the 8th that entry quarantine restrictions will be fully lifted from that day. Regardless of nationality and history of vaccination against COVID-19, all those entering South Korea are exempt from quarantine, and only need to undergo a nucleic acid test before entry and three days after entry. South Korean public opinion is concerned that lifting the entry quarantine will increase the risk of epidemic prevention.

India added 5,233 confirmed cases on the 8th, an increase of 41% from the previous day. The number of newly confirmed cases in many states in India is on the rise, especially in Maharashtra, which added 1,881 cases that day, an increase of 81%. Among them, a patient in the state was infected with the new coronavirus Omicron subtype variant strain BA.5.

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