Reporter : Yu Ting / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/01/02/a103023423.html / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
Let's pay attention to the SARS-CoV-2 (CCP virus) pandemic again. On Saturday, vaccines developed by the British pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Oxford University arrived in British hospitals and put them into use. Indian officials announced that the first batch of vaccines will be distributed free of charge. See details.
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AstraZeneca vaccine arrives in hospital with record-breaking diagnosis for 5 consecutive days
The first batch of CCP virus vaccines jointly developed by the British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford were delivered to hospitals across the UK on Saturday (January 2). According to the "Times" report, a total of 2 million doses of vaccine are expected to be provided by next week, and 2 million doses per week will be reached in the third week of January.
In order to curb the accelerating spread of variant strains of the Chinese Communist Party virus, the United Kingdom urgently approved the vaccine between AstraZeneca and Oxford on Wednesday (December 30). According to the agreement, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered 100 million doses.
According to official British data, the number of confirmed cases in the UK on Saturday broke the record, with more than 57,000 (57,725) new cases. For the fifth consecutive day, the number of new cases exceeded 50,000 in a single day, and 445 people died in a single day.
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India's first vaccines will be distributed free of charge
The Minister of Health of India stated on Saturday (January 2) that the first batch of vaccines released in China is free. The batch of vaccines will be provided to medical staff and frontline staff.
At present, India’s confirmed cases are second only to the United States, ranking second in the world. The country plans to vaccinate 300 million people in the next 6 to 8 months, possibly using vaccines from AstraZeneca and India’s Bharat. A vaccine produced by Bharat Biotech India.
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Many government officials in Japan call for a state of emergency
Due to the resurgence of the epidemic in Japan, Japan will consider issuing a new round of emergency declarations. On Saturday (January 2), the Governor of Tokyo and the governors of the other three prefectures urged the Minister of Economic Development Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is in charge of the epidemic response, to declare a state of emergency.
After the meeting, Nishimura said that the government still needs to consult experts on whether to enter a new round of emergency. However, as a temporary measure, restaurants and karaoke halls in Tokyo will be required to close at 8 pm, and companies that provide alcoholic beverages to close at 7 pm.
On December 31, the number of new cases in a single day in the capital Tokyo reached a record 1,337, which also broke the national record of new cases in a single day, with 4,520 confirmed cases.
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Germany may extend lockdown, people worry
Germany implemented local blockade measures on November 2 and closed stores and schools on Christmas Eve (December 16), but it still failed to contain the second wave of the epidemic.
According to data from the Robert Koch-Institute (RKI) on Saturday, Germany added more than 12,000 new confirmed cases, with a total of more than 1.70 million (1,755,351) confirmed cases and 336 new deaths. A total of nearly 34,000 (33,960) people died.
By January 5, German Chancellor Merkel will discuss the epidemic with the governors of 16 states and is expected to announce the extension of the blockade measures that expire on January 10. The local people are quite worried about this.
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