up to date!Biden's new crown is positive, and continues to fulfill his duties during the isolation!The US stock index rebounded 100 points in the market, and the US epidemic looked up again

According to CCTV news reports, on the 21st local time, the White House issued a statement saying that the test results of the US President Biden's new crown virus were positive and the symptoms were mild.

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The statement said that Biden had completely vaccinated the vaccine and inoculated two doses to strengthen the needle. According to the guidelines of the US Disease Control and Prevention Center, he will be isolated in the White House until the test results are negative. During this period, he will continue to fulfill all his duties. On the morning of the 21st, Biden kept in touch with the White House staff through the phone and would participate in a meeting in the White House plan through the phone.

The White House Medical Team will notify everyone who is closely in contact with Biden.

In terms of U.S. stocks, the Dow once fell more than 300 points, and then the decline narrowed. As of press time, the Dow fell 0.65%. The NATO staged a 100 -point rebound, up 0.08%, and the S & P 500 fell 0.15%.

The new subtype of Omircong strains accelerated in the United States, setting off a new wave of infection peak

According to Xinhua News Agency reported on July 18, the new subtype BA.5 and BA.4 of the new crown virus Omircong strains accelerated the spread in the United States, setting off a new wave of infection. American experts point out that these two new subtypes are more contagious than previous strains, stronger immune escape ability, and bring huge challenges to the prevention and control of epidemic. The current prevention and control measures in the United States may face a more severe situation in summer and autumn.

According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, BA.5 has become a strain that dominates the United States; recently, the United States has an average daily increase in new crowns in the United States. About 5800 cases. However, some experts pointed out that the number of actual cases in the United States may be much higher than official statistics. Some mild groups do not test at all, and some people have not been included in the statistics of the results of the test at home.

Eric Toppol, a geneticist at the Syllps Institute in the United States, believes that the number of newly confirmed cases in the United States may be as high as 1 million. He said that BA.5 has evolved sharply from its "predecessor" subtype, and has obtained a strong cell infection. In addition, it has a strong immune escape, which is very worrying.

The new round of epidemic is sweeping Europe, and the number of new infections in Japan will be a new high.

According to a report by Xinhua News Agency on July 20, with the relaxation of social restriction measures in European countries and the spread of the new subtype BA.4 and BA.5 of the mutant new crown virus Omiko strains, the number of new crowns in Europe has increased rapidly. Experts from the European Disease Prevention and Control Center believe that Europe is in a new round of epidemic.

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Kluder, director of the European Regional Office of the World Health Organization, issued a statement on the 19th that in the past 6 weeks, the new crown cases in Europe have doubled. Nearly half of the disease. Although the hospitalization rate caused by the new crown during the same period, the admission rate of the intensive care unit is still relatively low. However, as the infection rate of the elderly continues to rise, nearly 3,000 people in Europe died every week for infection with new crown viruses.

According to CCTV News, Swedish TV stated on the 20th that the European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agelica Baka, said that the number and mortality rate of hospitalizations and mortality in the next few weeks will continue to rise. The new round of new crown epidemics is mainly caused by the new subtype of Omikon strains, BA.4 and BA.5, and their infected people currently account for 80%of new European cases.

Baka said that in order to reduce virus spread, Europe may have to re -introduce epidemic prevention measures such as wearing masks and restricting large rally people by taking public transport.

In addition, it is worth noting that on the 21st, the number of new new crown virus infection in Japan was 15,253 on the 21st, a new high since the outbreak of the epidemic.

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