Comprehensive news: Severe epidemic in Asia and Europe, Russian Foreign Minister stressed fair distribution of vaccines

Xinhua News Agency, Nursultan, April 7 - Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency reporters in Asia and Europe reported that the epidemic situation in some countries in Asia and Europe is severe, the beds of the New Crown Hospital in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, are tight, and Georgia is on the eve of a new round of epidemic outbreaks. On the 7th, Russian Foreign Minister stressed the importance of fair distribution of the new coronal vaccine to fight the epidemic.

Russian epidemic prevention headquarters reported 8294 newly confirmed cases on the 7th, with a total of 4606162 cases; There were 374 new deaths, totaling 101480. Today's Russian news agency reported on the 7th that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said during his visit to Pakistan that the issue of equitable distribution of the new vaccine is very important. He stressed that only unity can effectively fight the epidemic, and Russia is willing to supply vaccines to countries in need on a transparent basis. At present, Russia has signed agreements with more than 50 countries to supply "satellite V" vaccines.

According to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on the 7th, there were 15415 newly confirmed cases in the country in the past day, with a total of 1784579 cases; 35498 cases died in total; 1373851 cases were cured. According to the Office of the President of Ukraine on the 6th, Ukraine has signed a contract with Pfizer of the United States to purchase 10 million doses of new coronal vaccines, which will be delivered in full this year. Kiev Mayor Klitschko said on the 7th that the occupancy rate of new hospital beds in Kiev exceeded 77%, and many hospitals have no empty beds available.

Georgia reported 687 newly confirmed cases on the 7th, with 285645 cases in total; 275547 cases were cured accumulatively; 3840 cases died. Ghamklelizer, director of the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Georgia, said on the 6th that the country was "on the eve" of a new round of outbreaks, and the current situation was very similar to the rapid increase in the number of infected people at the end of September last year. He called on people to strictly abide by epidemic prevention regulations, adhere to wearing masks and avoid gathering.

The Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan reported 2080 new confirmed cases on the 7th, with a total of 258917 cases. According to Kazinform news agency, Kazakh President Tokayev received the Russian "satellite V" vaccine produced by the Karaganda pharmaceutical factory in the country on the 6th. Tokayev appealed to the public to actively vaccinate, stressing that only through mass immunization through vaccination can we overcome the epidemic and resume normal life.

Kyrgyzstan's COVID-19 Prevention and Control Headquarters reported on the 7th that 161 new confirmed cases had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, with a total of 89438 cases; 1512 cases died accumulatively; 85496 cases were cured. The Ministry of Health and Social Development of Kyrgyzstan said on the 6th that the incidence of COVID-19 is very high in Bishkek, the capital, and the city is in the red zone of COVID-19 epidemic.

According to data from the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan on the 7th, there were 192 newly confirmed cases in the country in the past day, with 84127 confirmed cases in total; 633 cases died accumulatively; 82055 cases were cured. As of June 6, 14216 people had been vaccinated with NCV vaccine in Ukraine. (Writer: Zhang Jiye; participating reporters: Lu Jinbo, Li Dongxu, Li Ming, Guan Jianwu, Cai Guodong, Wei Zhongjie)