Spanish Prime Minister Confirms Slow Epidemic in South Korea

(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Spanish Prime Minister Confirms Slow Situation in South Korea

China News Service, Beijing, September 26. Comprehensive news: According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 12:20 on the 26th, Beijing time, there are a total of 615090698 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 6536963 deaths worldwide.

　　America and Europe: Spanish Prime Minister Confirms

According to the Associated Press, Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez said on the 25th that he had tested positive for the new coronavirus and that he would continue to work with all preventive measures.

According to TASS news agency on the 26th, there have been about 2.9 million new confirmed cases worldwide in the past week. This is the first time since late May this year that the number of new confirmed cases in a single week in the world has been lower than 3 million. The number of new confirmed cases in European countries such as France and Germany has been on the rise recently, but the number of new confirmed cases in Russia has begun to decline after a 12-week rise, and the number of new confirmed cases in some Asian countries is also declining.

TASS said the number of new crown deaths worldwide in the past week was the first time since late June this year that the number of new crown deaths was less than 10,000.

According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of 17:23 on the 25th, there were 96070808 confirmed cases and 1056416 deaths in the United States.

　　Asia: South Korea's epidemic situation slows down

According to a report by the South Korean Central Epidemic Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters on the 26th, as of 0:00 on the same day, South Korea had 14168 new confirmed cases compared with 0:00 the previous day, a total of 24634296 cases; 33 new deaths, a total of 28246 cases.

Yonhap News Agency pointed out in the report that based on the data reported on Monday, the number of new confirmed cases reported by South Korea on the same day hit the lowest record in the past 11 weeks. This is mainly due to the decrease in the number of test samples over the weekend, but the overall epidemic in South Korea has slowed down significantly.

According to Yonhap News, South Korea has completely lifted the requirement to wear masks outdoors since the 26th. As a result, people do not need to wear masks to watch various sports events and performances outdoors, participate in large-scale gatherings, weddings or physical education classes. However, the Korean Department of Disease Management also recommends that people with suspected symptoms of the new crown, close patients of high-risk groups and high-risk groups, and people in situations where the virus is easily transmitted by droplets should take the initiative to wear masks.

Korea's Department of Disease Management will consider factors such as the possibility of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic and influenza overlay in winter, retain the requirement to wear masks indoors for some time to come, and discuss the timing and manner of lifting the requirement to wear masks indoors.

According to Kyodo News on the 25th, starting from the 26th, Japanese medical institutions have submitted reporting materials containing names, addresses and other information to health care centers for only people over 65 years old, people who need to be hospitalized, people who need medication and oxygen due to higher risks of severe illness, and pregnant women.

According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), as of 18:00 local time on the 25th, Japan had 46788 new confirmed cases in a single day, a total of 21078047 cases; 49 new deaths, a total of 44405 cases.

Lianhe Zaobao reported that Singapore reported 1797 new confirmed cases on the 25th. The seven-day moving average number of cases in Singapore was 2133, and the weekly case transmission rate rose slightly from 1.06 to 1.07.

The Bangkok Post reported on the 26th that although the Thai government has decided to downgrade the new coronary pneumonia epidemic to a "surveillance infectious disease", it will still promote the vaccination of the new crown vaccine, and children aged 6 and above can be vaccinated free of charge in hospitals.

According to data released by the Thai Ministry of Health on the morning of the 26th, in the past 24 hours, the country has added 319 new hospital cases and 8 deaths. (END)