Unrest again in the oil town
Yemen coalition government An official said on the 10th that in the past 24 hours, fierce exchanges of fire broke out between government forces and Houthi armed forces in Marib Province in central Yemen. At least 25 government soldiers and 33 Houthi armed forces members were killed.
The unnamed official also said that with the air fire support of the multinational coalition led by Saudi Arabia, the government forces “successfully repelled the Houthi armed forces.” News from the Houthi armed forces stated that the Saudi-led multinational coalition launched an air strike on military personnel of the armed forces in Marib Province on the 10th, but did not disclose the specific number of casualties.
Marib Province is Yemen’s main oil-producing area and the location of the multinational coalition headquarters. Recently, the Houthi armed forces in Yemen have continued to launch attacks on oil facilities and civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia. Since January this year, Houthi armed forces and Yemeni government forces have repeatedly engaged in fierce fighting in the province. The conflicts have resulted in hundreds of deaths and the displacement of thousands of families.
In September 2014, Yemen’s Houthi armed forces captured the capital Sana’a and later occupied southern Yemen. In March 2015, Saudi Arabia and other countries launched a military operation code-named “Decisive Storm” against the Houthi armed forces. In December 2018, under the mediation of the United Nations, the Yemeni government and the Houthi armed forces reached an agreement on a ceasefire, prisoner exchange and other issues. However, the two sides soon accused each other of violating the ceasefire agreement. In December 2020, the Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council formed a coalition government. At this point, most of southern Yemen has been nominally unified.
The epidemic situation in the United States has rebounded
Let’s take another look at the global epidemic situation.
Recently, the epidemic situation in the United States has rebounded. According to Worldometer’s real-time statistics, as of around 6:30 on April 11, Beijing time, there were a total of 31,866,548 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, and a total of 575,563 deaths. Compared with the data at 6:30 the previous day, there were 70,807 new confirmed cases and 802 new deaths in the United States.
Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that the number of new cases in a single day has gradually increased from 30,000 to 40,000 to 60,000. “We have to be careful to see if this is the inflection point where we start to rebound. We are really on the verge of another peak. However, several states are lifting mask mandates and are lifting restrictions on capacity in restaurants and bars, but now It is too early to declare that the United States has succeeded in fighting the epidemic.”
Data released by Johns Hopkins University on April 7, local time, showed that in the past week, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in the United States increased significantly, exceeding 450,000, of which five states including Michigan and New York accounted for about 44% of the number of new cases reported. On April 7, local time, Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said at the White House COVID-19 briefing that there were approximately 63,000 new cases in the United States in the past seven days, and the average number of hospitalizations About 5,000 cases, an increase of about 2.7% from last week. Walensky called on all people who meet the vaccination criteria to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Currently, more than 55% of people aged 65 and above have been vaccinated, and the number of new cases and deaths among this age group continues to decrease.
Frequent fraud
More fraud incidents occur after vaccination.
Although “vaccine passports” are difficult to implement, many public places in the United States already require a COVID-19 vaccination card or a COVID-19 negative test certificate before they can pass freely. This has also led to the creation of related illegal industries. According to foreign media reports, the underground industry of “falsified certificates” in the United States is becoming increasingly rampant. Not only can you buy negative COVID-19 test certificates at low prices, but you can even buy vaccination cards easily. The New York Times reported that online stores offering counterfeit vaccine cards have sprung up in recent weeks, with the Facebook page “vax-cards” or eBay’s “blank vaccine cards” all being openly sold. items. Sometimes, illegal certificates are not forged but stolen by some people. As a result, legal experts warn to protect your privacy and avoid leaking test reports or vaccination card information on public networks.
New Zealand suspends entry of Indian tourists
According to Reuters, due to too many cases of new coronavirus pneumonia imported from India, New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern said on the 8th local time that the entry of all passengers from India, including New Zealand citizens, would be suspended.
This new rule will come into effect on April 11th and will last until April 28th. During this period, the New Zealand government will explore risk management measures aimed at resuming travel and draft relevant laws and regulations to reduce the risk of overseas imports. It is understood that on the 8th alone, 17 of the 23 newly confirmed cases of imported new coronavirus pneumonia reported in New Zealand were from India.
Brazilian young group’s hospitalization rate of severe COVID-19 patients has reached a new high
According to Brazilian media reports on April 10, local time, survey data recently released by the country’s Critical Care Association showed that in March, the number of young people under the age of 40 in Brazil with new coronavirus pneumonia ICUThe bed occupancy ratio in the ward reached 52.2%.
This is also the first time since the outbreak in the country that the proportion of the above-mentioned age groups among hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 has exceeded 50%, reaching an absolute majority. Data also show that in the same month, the proportion of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units who required intubation and had no comorbidities reached 58.1%, also setting a record since the outbreak.
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