24-hour global anti-epidemic in the United States, more than 100,000 new cases were diagnosed every day in 7 days, and there was a super-disseminator with 1,500 cases in Russia.
According to the statistics of Johns Hopkins University at 17: 20 EDT on August 7th (5: 20 Beijing time on August 8th), the number of confirmed cases in COVID-19 has exceeded 35.73 million, reaching 35,730,560. The number of deaths exceeded 616,000, reaching 616,710. In the past 24 hours, the United States added 189,454 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 894 new deaths.
In the United States, more than 100,000 new confirmed cases were reported daily in 7 days, and the infection situation of children in Florida was serious.
On August 7th, local time, CNN reported that the variation of Delta strain in Covid-19 once again triggered the deterioration of the COVID-19 epidemic in the United States.
According to the data of Johns Hopkins University as of the 6th, the average number of newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States has exceeded 107,140 in seven days, which is the first time since February that the average number of confirmed cases in seven days has exceeded 100,000. As the epidemic worsened and millions of children returned to school, more and more children in Florida, where the epidemic rebounded severely, were diagnosed with COVID-19.
Dr Irene Marty, an infectious disease expert at Florida International University, said that the children’s hospitals and medical staff in Florida are "overwhelmed" at present, and the ward utilization rate of Miami nicklaus Children’s Hospital has reached 116%.
BOCOG: Twenty-two new Olympic-related personnel were tested positive for Covid-19.
On August 7th, local time, BOCOG announced that 22 new Olympic-related personnel had tested positive for Covid-19. Among them, there are 4 Olympic-related personnel, 2 media personnel, 2 BOCOG staff, 13 outsourcing staff and 1 volunteer.
Up to now, there have been 404 cases of Covid-19 infection among Olympic-related personnel.
Russian expert: There was a Covid-19 super communicator with 1,500 people in Russia.
According to a report by the Tass news agency on the 7th local time, there was a Covid-19 super-communicator who infected 1,500 people in Russia, which is also the record of the super-communication of Covid-19 in Russia so far.
Semenoff, the head of Yekaterinburg Branch of Russian "Vector" National Science Center for Virology and Biotechnology, explained that usually an infected person infected with ordinary Covid-19 can infect 2-mdash; Three people, if infected with Delta mutant strain, may infect 5-mdash; Six people. Super infectious people can infect more people. He said that Covid-19 usually spreads through droplets, and it will spread to the greatest extent in some social occasions. If a person does not keep a social distance, does not wear a mask, but also squeezes the subway, goes to work, hugs and kisses other people during his illness, then he has a great chance of becoming a super communicator.
Brunei reported 7 confirmed cases in COVID-19, and the government tightened social control measures.
On the 7th, local time, Brunei reported 8 confirmed cases in COVID-19, 7 of which were local cases, which broke the record of 457 days of no local COVID-19 cases reported since May 6th, 2020.
The Brunei government announced on the same day that it will tighten social control measures from now on for two weeks. These measures include postponing all social gatherings, closing religious sites and indoor and outdoor leisure and sports venues, not providing in-class meals in restaurants but only allowing packaging, and starting online courses in schools and other educational institutions. The Brunei government also requires people to wear masks and use mobile phone software to track their health when entering and leaving public places, so that medical institutions can master relevant data and reduce the risk of epidemic situation.
Nepal launched "Mask Action" Buddhist nunThe Prime Minister called on the people to unite to fight the epidemic.
In order to control the spread of COVID-19 epidemic, Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population announced on August 7th local time that the country would launch the "Mask Operation in Nepal" from August 7th to 13th.
On the afternoon of the 7th, Nepalese Prime Minister Deupa pointed out in a video speech that there were signs that Nepal would soon have a third epidemic. Deupa said that the government alone could not cope with the epidemic, and he called on the people to unite to tide over the difficulties. Deupa reminded Nepalese people not to go out unless necessary, and to observe health guidelines, wear masks and keep social distance when going out. He stressed that vaccination is an effective means to deal with the epidemic at present, and protection should also be paid attention to in accordance with health guidelines during vaccination.
Most epidemic prevention restrictions have been lifted in Wales, England.
According to British media reports on the 7th local time, from 6: 00 am on the 7th, the Welsh region of England entered the lowest level of epidemic prevention restriction level of "zero level". This means that the regulations on indoor social distance and the number of indoor parties in this area are over; Any business premises that are still closed, such as nightclubs, can be reopened. However, the relevant business premises must take epidemic prevention measures to ensure the safety of employees and customers. Wearing a mask is still a legal requirement in many public places.
Mark Drakford, Chief Minister of Wales, said that due to the steady decline in newly confirmed cases and the increase in vaccination in the past three weeks, most epidemic prevention regulations can now be abolished, but these changes do not mean "complete freedom".