24-hour global anti-epidemic WHO： Vaccine can effectively prevent severe illness and death in the ＂hardest hit＂ of Delta strain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
According to the latest real-time statistics of WHO, as of 16: 06 Central European Summer Time on August 18th (22: 06 Beijing time on August 18th), there were 208,470,375 confirmed cases and 4,377,979 deaths in COVID-19. On the 18th, there were 542,708 new confirmed cases and 6,739 new deaths in COVID-19.
WHO: Vaccine can effectively prevent severe illness and death caused by Delta mutant.
On the 18th, local time, WHO held a regular press conference in COVID-19. Sumiya Swaminatan, chief scientist of WHO, said that Delta mutant was highly contagious, and there had been cases of virus infection after vaccination. However, the vaccine can effectively prevent severe illness and death caused by Delta mutant.
Sumiya Swaminathan also stressed that wearing a mask is also very important. Recent research models show that in countries with high vaccination rates, everyone wearing a mask will reduce the community spread of the virus more quickly.
The number of cases has soared, and the medical system in Alabama in the United States has almost collapsed
On August 17th, local time, Don Williamson, president of Alabama Hospital Association, said that with the recent surge of infection cases in COVID-19, the state medical system has been overloaded. As of August 17th, local time, the number of critically ill patients (1568) who need beds has exceeded the total number of beds in the intensive care unit (1557).
The "hardest hit" of the Delta strain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
As of 19: 00 local time on August 17th, according to the data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, there were 37,613 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil, with a total of 20,416,183 confirmed cases.
The occupancy rate of intensive care beds in seven cities in Rio de Janeiro has reached 100%, the occupancy rate of intensive care beds in Rio de Janeiro, the capital, has reached 95%, and the occupancy rate of intensive care beds in the whole state has reached 70%, which is also the highest figure since June 13. Recently, Rio State has been the "hardest hit" of Delta virus strain of COVID-19, and the number of patients infected with this variant has exceeded 60% of the total number of infected people. Two weeks ago, the figures for Rio and Rio de Janeiro were 45% and 26% respectively.
The Vietnamese capital Hanoi will conduct the second round of large-scale Covid-19 testing.
According to the news of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam on August 18th, starting from August 21st, the health department of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, will test 800,000 Covid-19 samples from 13 groups of people in high-risk areas of the city. This is the second large-scale Covid-19 test in Hanoi recently.
The 13 high-risk groups that need to be tested include: take-away riders, sellers in traditional markets and small markets, salespeople in supermarkets and trade centers, grocery store practitioners, gas station workers, industrial parks and long-distance bus drivers, security guards in apartment buildings, industrial parks, institutions and non-governmental organizations, construction workers, pharmacy salespeople, warehouse workers, quarantine station attendants, anti-epidemic volunteers and sanitation workers.
Kenya’s national curfew was extended for another 60 days.
On August 18th, local time, the Presidential Palace of Kenya released a message saying that the recent report of the Kenyan Ministry of Health showed that the number of people infected with Covid-19 increased in many counties due to the failure of people to strictly abide by various epidemic prevention measures and the strong spreading ability of Delta mutant strains, and the positive rate of Covid-19 test in 18 counties exceeded 20%. Last week, the positive rate in 8 counties exceeded 30%.
In order to curb the further development of the epidemic, Kenyan President uhuru kenyatta announced that the national curfew from 20: 00 every day to 4: 00 the next day will be extended for another 60 days; Suspension of public meetings, including political meetings and election campaigns, for 60 days; Wedding funerals, traditional celebrations, etc. need to be strictly controlled within 100 people.
Up to now, the total number of confirmed cases in COVID-19 has reached 224,400.
North Macedonia tightened its entry policy on September 1.
According to a report by the North Macedonian News Agency on August 18th, local time, the government held a meeting on the evening of 17th to adopt the advice of epidemiologists and tighten the entry policy in view of the recent rebound of epidemic situation and the increase of newly confirmed cases and deaths. That is, starting from September 1st, both foreign and domestic citizens are required to have vaccination certificates or negative reports of nucleic acid detection within 72 hours when entering North Macedonia, and patients infected with Covid-19 are required to have rehabilitation certificates within 45 days.
According to the data of the Ministry of Health of North Macedonia on 17th, there were 999 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14 new deaths in that country.
Singapore Jetstar Asia Airlines stipulates that all employees must be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine.
Singapore’s low-cost airline Jetstar Asia Airlines stipulated on the 18th that all employees must complete COVID-19 vaccination by October 1st at the latest, becoming the first airline in Singapore to set this requirement.
Jetstar Asia Airlines said that vaccination can reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19 and protect employees and people around them.