[Epoch Times August 08, 2021](Comprehensive reports by Epoch Times reporters Xu Jian, Da Furuo, Yan Shujing) According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of Eastern Daylight Time Sunday (August 8) morning At 9:21, the total number of CCP virus (Wuhan pneumonia, COVID-19) cases worldwide exceeded 202 million (202,444,628) cases, and the death toll exceeded 4.29 million (4,290,636) people.
The following is the number of new confirmed cases and deaths in a single day in some countries on August 7 (Saturday) (some data or from worldometer):
44,082 confirmed cases and 225 deaths in the United States;
28,344 cases were confirmed in the UK and 103 people died;
2,761 confirmed cases in Germany and 4 deaths;
25,755 confirmed cases in France and 32 deaths;
39,070 confirmed cases and 491 deaths in India;
Brazil has 43,033 confirmed cases and 990 deaths;
21,727 confirmed cases in Russia and 769 deaths;
15,035 confirmed cases in Japan and 15 deaths;
1,728 confirmed cases in South Korea and 5 deaths;
10 cases were confirmed in Taiwan and 12 died;
Indonesia has 31,753 confirmed cases and 1,588 deaths;
Malaysia has 19,257 confirmed cases and 210 deaths.
U.S. second-largest teachers union changes its position to support vaccine injunction
As more children in the United States are infected with the CCP virus, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the second largest teacher union in the United States, has changed its position and supported the vaccine injunction.
The chairman of the union, Randy. Randi Weingarten said on Sunday (8th) that teachers should be required to be vaccinated against the Chinese Communist virus (Covid-19) to protect students who are too young to be vaccinated.
“The situation has changed,” Wengarten told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” program.
“Children under the age of 12 cannot be vaccinated. This makes me really distressed.”
“I think it is necessary… to speak out of personal conscience,” she said.
28 new hospital deaths in France in a single day
Reuters reported that France reported 28 new hospital deaths on Sunday (8th).
So far, more than 112,000 people in the country have died from the Chinese Communist virus (Covid-19).
France also reported that 1,556 people were admitted to the intensive care unit because of the virus.
New mutant virus Lambda attracts attention
Just like the immortal villain in a horror movie, the CCP virus continues to mutate, and humans are overwhelmed.
The current epidemic in the United States is mainly from the Delta variant virus, and another variant virus, Lambda, has hit South America. Now Lambda is also appearing in various parts of the United States, and the spread is very fast, and cases have also been detected in Japan.
Krutika Kuppalli, vice chairman of the Global Health Council and assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina, told the media, “We know very little about the spreading power and toxicity of Lambda, and we should pay close attention.”
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Lambda was first discovered in Peru in August 2020. It spreads rapidly and is responsible for the infection of approximately 81% of Covid-19 patients in Peru as of spring 2021. In June of this year, it began to spread to South American countries such as Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador. At the end of July, Lambda variants were detected in at least 28 countries.
Last Friday, Japanese Ministry of Health officials said on Friday that Lambda virus was first detected in Japan. It was detected from a woman at Haneda Airport who arrived in Japan from Peru on July 20.
In June of this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed lambda as a “Variants of Interest” (Variants of Interest), because multiple cases of infection with this virus variant were found in multiple countries at the same time. But now scientists recommend upgrading it to “Variants of Concern” (Variants of Concern).
Russia reports 22,866 confirmed cases and 787 deaths
Russia reported 22,866 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, including 2,761 in Moscow. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the total number of infections in the country has reached 6,447,750.
The Russian government epidemic task force also stated that in the past 24 hours, 787 people have died from diseases related to the CCP virus. Russia has confirmed the death toll of 164,88 people.
According to calculations released by the Russian National Bureau of Statistics on Friday, from April 2020 to June this year, the total number of deaths registered in Russia during the epidemic was approximately 463,000.
9,671 new cases and 287 deaths in the Philippines
The Philippine Ministry of Health recorded 9,671 newly confirmed cases and 287 deaths on Sunday, the largest increase in the number of deaths in a single day since April 9.
The Philippine Ministry of Health stated in a statement that the total number of confirmed infections has risen to 1.66 million, while the death toll has risen to 29,122.
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Vietnam reports 9,690 new cases, a record
The Ministry of Health of Vietnam reported 9,690 infections on Sunday, a single-day increase that hit a record high, an increase of more than 2,000 from the 7,334 cases on Saturday.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, the total number of cases in Vietnam has reached 210,405, with a cumulative death toll of 3,397.
Sunday’s COVID19 patient tally reaches 9,690 https://t.co/kEsYkSSfZ2@WHO pic.twitter.com/CSuaywxc8W
— Viet Nam Government Portal (@VNGovtPortal) August 8, 2021
27,429 confirmed 39 deaths in the UK
According to British government data, the UK has recorded 27,429 new cases and 39 deaths in the last 24 hours.
So far, the total number of cases in the UK has reached 6,070,884, and the death toll has risen to 130,585.
The #COVID19 Dashboard has been updated: https://t.co/XhspoyTG79
On 8 August, 27,429 new cases and 39 deaths within 28 days of a positive test were reported across the UK.
47,036,796 people have now received the first dose of a #vaccine. 39,429,468 have received a 2nd dose. pic.twitter.com/FkV8ltiLes
— Public Health England (@PHE_uk) August 8, 2021
Italy reports 5,735 cases and 11 deaths
The Italian Ministry of Health said that another 11 people died on Sunday, compared with 22 yesterday. The number of new infections dropped from 6,902 yesterday to 5,735.
Since the outbreak, Italy has reported 4,396,417 confirmed cases and 128,220 deaths.
#Covid19 – The situation in Italy as of 7 August: https://t.co/8ciMmO9yfx pic.twitter.com/33pjFuVj3P
– Ministry of Health (@MinisteroSalute) August 7, 2021
The number of Covid-19 patients (excluding intensive care patients) hospitalized on Sunday was 2,631, up from 2,533 the day before.
According to Reuters, 24 people were admitted to the intensive care unit, down from 29 on Saturday.
The total number of intensive care patients has increased from 288 to 299.
The Italian Ministry of Health said that about 203,511 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, compared with 293,863 the day before.
The United States tops the list of medals at the closing of the East Olympics under the epidemic
On Sunday, the 17-day Tokyo Olympics ended, and the closing ceremony was held at the main stadium “National Arena” at 8pm local time. Fireworks light up the night sky of Tokyo. Chess players from various countries walked into the center of the stadium one after another, forming a colored circle. The U.S. team exhibited its style in this Olympics, with the number of medals and gold medals topping the list.
Affected by the epidemic, the closing ceremony of the East Olympics is the same as the opening ceremony, not open to audiences. Since most athletes are required to leave the Tokyo Olympics within two days of the end of the competition, some countries have no representatives at the closing ceremony and can only rely on volunteers to dance their flags.
The highlight of the closing ceremony is the ceremony of extinguishing the flame, in addition to the most important handover. The 2024 Olympics will be held in Paris, France. Kyodo News previously reported that the governor of Tokyo, the host city of the Olympics, Yuriko Koike, will hand over the Olympic flag to the mayor of Paris, who will host the 2024 Olympics, at the closing ceremony.
During the Eastern Olympics, the US team won 113 medals in 28 different sports, ranking first on the medal list.
A total of 626 American athletes participated in the competition and won 39 gold medals, 41 silver medals and 33 bronze medals.
In terms of the number of gold medals, China and host Japan are closest to the United States, winning 38 and 27 respectively.
Sarah Hirshland, CEO of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, said: “We have ensured the safety of the team, and we are successfully returning home.”
“The 2020 Tokyo Olympics is outstanding in many ways, and I am full of gratitude and pride.”
Thousands of Italians took to the streets to protest in multiple cities against the green pass
Italy has introduced new anti-epidemic measures. People must hold Green Passes to participate in indoor activities. Thousands of Italian citizens who are dissatisfied with this measure took to the streets to protest in many cities today.
The Central News Agency reported that more than 1,000 people gathered in the Piazza del Popolo (Piazza del Popolo) in the center of Rome, chanting “No Green Pass!” and “Freedom!” and other slogans.
ANSA News Agency (ANSA) reported that thousands of people took to the streets of Milan. Some protesters wore the “Star of David” badge with the words “not vaccinated.”
About 100 members of the “No Vax” movement (No Vax) gathered in Naples to oppose vaccinations especially for children, chanting “Don’t touch children!” and “Shameful! Shameful!” and so on.
Italy’s green pass is an extension of the “EU Digital COVID Certificate”. It is required to hold a green pass to enter movie theaters, museums, indoor sports venues or restaurants from August 6th.
The green pass proves that the holder has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or recovered from the infection within the past 6 months, or tested negative for the virus in the previous 48 hours.
School and university faculty and staff and college students will be required to hold green passes, and they must also hold this pass for domestic flights and long-distance trains starting from September 1.
This is the latest measure taken by the authorities in response to the new crown virus epidemic, which has caused more than 128,000 deaths in Italy.
Recently, the spread of the highly contagious Delta mutant virus strain has caused another concern. Today, nearly 7,000 people have been infected with the disease.
Reuters reported that the Italian Ministry of Health reported that there were 22 new deaths in the country today, a slight decrease from the 24 cases the previous day. Another 6,902 people were confirmed to be infected, an increase from 6,599 the day before.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic in February last year, a total of 128,209 people died from the epidemic, ranking second in Europe, second only to the United Kingdom. A total of 4,390,684 cases have been confirmed so far.
Over 230,000 people across France took to the streets to protest against health passes
Dissatisfied with entering cafes or taking intercity trains, they must hold a health pass. More than 230,000 people took to the streets to protest in various parts of France today for the fourth consecutive weekend. It is also the largest anti-health pass demonstration to date.
The Central News Agency reported that similar but smaller demonstrations also occurred in Italy.
This measure, strongly promoted by French President Emmanuel Macron, makes it mandatory to have a complete vaccination, a negative virus test, or a recent recovery from the virus before engaging in many daily activities.
Macron, who is under pressure to fight for re-election next year, hopes to defeat the new coronavirus and the rapidly spreading Delta mutant by encouraging vaccinations.
But opponents insist that those anti-epidemic regulations erode civil liberties and that France is a country that highly respects individual liberties.
The Ministry of the Interior said that about 237,000 people took to the streets to protest across France, including 17,000 in Paris, surpassing the 204,000 last weekend, and the number of protests during the peak summer vacation was unusually high.
In the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast, including cities such as Toulon, Nice and Marseille, at least 37,000 people walked on it On the streets, slogans such as “Health Pass Means Freedom to Death” were chanted.
From August 9th, you must hold a health pass for eating or drinking in a restaurant or enjoying a cup of coffee in a coffee shop, whether indoors or on the terrace. It is also necessary to take intercity public transportation, including high-speed rail and domestic flights, but not the subway system and suburban transportation system.
Since July 21st, visitors to cultural venues such as cinemas, theaters, and museums must hold a health pass. The French Constitutional Council approved on August 5 to expand the scope of the health pass.
Most of the demonstrations and protests were conducted peacefully. The French Ministry of the Interior stated that 35 people were arrested across the country and 7 security forces were slightly injured.
Reuters reported that French people took to the streets across the country for the fourth consecutive weekend today, condemning the compulsory medical staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and people must hold health passes to engage in many daily activities and other tyrannical regulations.
Television footage showed that in Lyon, the police fired tear gas to disperse protesters who threw objects at the cordon.
In towns such as Paris, Nice and Montpellier, people also took to the streets to protest, brandishing placards such as “Say no to dictatorship” and chanting “Machon, we don’t want your health pass” and other slogans.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, more than 230,000 people across the country took to the streets, the highest number in the past month.
After Macron revealed his health pass plan last month, the vaccination rate has risen sharply. Now two-thirds of the French population has been given a dose of the vaccine, and 55% have been fully vaccinated.
Medical staff must be vaccinated before September 15, otherwise they will face suspension.
Brisbane, Australia will unblock Sydney, the epidemic continues to expand
After Australia’s third largest city, Brisbane, has successfully curbed the spread of the epidemic in clusters, the epidemic prevention measures will be lifted today. However, the epidemic that has paralyzed Sydney for several weeks has continued to expand.
The Central News Agency reported that after more than 100 cases spread among several school communities, millions of people in Brisbane and surrounding areas only imposed an 8-day ban on footing.
Queensland Lieutenant Governor Steven Miles told the media that the local area seems to have brought the epidemic under control and has done “quite remarkable things. It seems that we may be able to control the Delta mutant strain in just 8 days of lockdown.” It was only 10 days since the first case was discovered.”
The restrictions on going out of town and gatherings will be maintained for at least 2 weeks.
After a taxi driver in Cairns, a city in northern Queensland, contracted the disease but ran away in a community with a population of 150,000, the authorities also announced that the city would be temporarily closed for three days.
The residents of Cairns and millions of people in Melbourne and Sydney will be under the control of the foot ban, and the lockdown of Sydney, Australia’s largest city, is also about to enter its seventh week.
There were 262 new cases in New South Wales today, bringing the epidemic that broke out in Sydney in mid-June this year to more than 5,000 people.
Governor Gladys Berejiklian called on Sydney residents to be vaccinated. Today, the new wave of vaccination campaigns prioritize employees in supermarkets and fast-food stores.
Australia, with a population of 25 million, has so far accumulated about 36,000 confirmed cases and 935 deaths.
Taiwan 8/8 adds 4 local confirmed 3 deaths
Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center today (8th) announced 7 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Chinese Communist pneumonia) in the country, including 4 local and 3 overseas immigrations, and 3 new deaths among the confirmed cases.
According to the command center, the 4 new local cases (2 of which were positive during home isolation or at the expiry of the expiry date) were 3 males and 1 female, aged in their 20s to 50s. The date of onset Both are on August 6 this year. The distribution of cases is 2 in Taipei City, 1 in New Taipei City and 1 in Taoyuan City. Among them, 3 cases are known sources of infection and 1 case is under investigation. Epidemic investigations will continue to clarify the source of infection.
The command center explained that there were 3 new deaths today, 2 males and 1 female, aged in their 60s to 80s. The onset date ranged from May 24 to June 28, and the diagnosis date was between 5. From 28th to June 30th, the date of death is between July 31st and August 1st.
The command center pointed out that recently confirmed cases were released from quarantine. Of the 14,566 confirmed cases announced from May 11 to August 6, 13,066 have been released from quarantine, and the number of people who have been released from quarantine has reached 89.7%.
According to statistics from the command center, a total of 15,782 confirmed cases and 809 deaths have been confirmed in the country so far.
An average of 100,000 new cases per day rebound in the U.S. outbreak
In recent days, an average of 100,000 newly diagnosed cases of the epidemic were added every day in the United States, reappearing the number of newly diagnosed cases that intensified the epidemic last winter. Originally, the daily average number of new cases in late June was about 11,000. Now the epidemic is coming back.
The Associated Press reported that the average daily number of new cases in the United States exceeded 100,000 for the first time in November last year, and reached 250,000 at the peak of the epidemic in January this year. It dropped to a low of 10,000 in June. Variant invasion, and now the number of infected people has risen again.
In addition, as of the 6th, the number of deaths in the United States has also increased in the past two weeks, from an average of 270 to about 500 per day.
The White House announced that half of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated
The White House Director of Outbreak Data, Cyrus Shahpar (Cyrus Shahpar) announced on Friday (August 6) that half of the US population has been fully vaccinated against the Chinese Communist virus (COVID-19).
Shapar tweeted on Friday morning that according to the report, more than 821,000 doses of vaccine had been injected the previous day, including about 555,000 people who had been injected for the first time. “50% of Americans (of all ages) are now fully vaccinated. Keep going!” he wrote in a tweet.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website updated its vaccination data late Friday afternoon. Data shows that more than 165 million people have been fully vaccinated against the Chinese Communist virus, which has reached half of the total population of the United States; more than 193 million people, or 58.4% of Americans, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
Dissatisfied with compulsory vaccination, California lawyer group calls for strike to protest
Liberty Counsel, a non-profit organization from California, will launch a nationwide peaceful protest at 12 noon next Wednesday (11th) to boycott mandatory vaccination in the form of a strike.
Mathew Staver, the founder and chairman of “Free Legal Counsel”, is a lawyer. He emphasized that holding a “Walkout Wednesday” is not against vaccines, but against “mandatory” vaccination against COVID-19. Starwell said in an interview: “No one should be forced to inject drugs or other substances.”
Although New York State has cancelled students not being vaccinated on the grounds of religion exemption in 2019, Starwell believes that New York students can also stand up for other people or employees of other units to jointly resist mandatory Vaccination regulations. “This is to stand up side by side to defend the dignity of personal freedom.” He said.
The Canadian Federation carefully pilots 200 employees who volunteer to return to the office
Federal civil servants in the Canadian Capital Territory have been working from home for nearly 1.5 years. This week, about 200 employees of the Public Service and Procurement Department of Canada (PSPC) volunteered to return to the office for the first time. PSPC will evaluate the results of the pilot to determine how to gradually recall all employees in the next step.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic, most of the more than 127,000 federal employees in the capital Ottawa have worked from home, and office buildings have been almost empty. Employees who started the trial on Tuesday can choose to return to several office buildings, including Place du Portage III in Gatineau, downtown Ottawa, east or west. Among them, the number of people returning to Portage is only 5% of the total capacity of the building.
The return of civil servants to the office is good news for many small businesses. Business owners in downtown Ottawa said that business that had already been hit hard by the epidemic was even worse because no one went to work in the office building. OC Transpo also had to cancel several bus lines leading to the city center due to the sharp drop in the number of commuters.
The situation in downtown Gatineau is similar. Annie-Pier Caron Daviault, chairman of the Vision Centre-Ville de Gatineau, the regional business promotion association, told CBC: “Although (the number of people) is small, I am very happy that the government is preparing to revive the Gatineau city centre. “She said that in order to keep small businesses operating, civil servants are required to visit the store two to three days a week.
New York State Attorney General: Beware of fake vaccine cards and don’t post cards online
As the New York City requires that from September 13th, when you go to restaurants, gyms, fitness, and performance venues to watch performances, you must show a certificate of vaccination. As the probability of using vaccine certificates is increasing, false The vaccination card may also be out of the market. On the 6th, New York State Attorney General Letitia James reminded the public not to use fake vaccination cards, and do not share vaccine cards online or on social media to prevent personal information from being leaked.
Zhan Lexia said that the sale and distribution of blank or fake vaccination cards to individuals who have not been vaccinated will pose a serious threat to the health of the New York community. “Fake vaccine cards and records and unauthorized use of the CDC ), the seal of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) also violates various federal and New York State laws and will be subject to civil and criminal enforcement.”
Zhan Lexia said that fake vaccine cards and vaccine cards filled out with false information not only violate federal and state laws and public trust, but also put the health of the community at risk. She strongly urges New Yorkers to reject these fake vaccination cards.
Zhan Lexia urges New Yorkers not to share the photos on the vaccination card online or on social media, or at least obscure private information (date of birth, vaccination number, etc.) when making public, because scammers can use personal information to steal identity and make use of photos Fake card.
U.S. human rights organization initiates signing and boycott of “vaccine passport” policy
Two human rights organizations launched a public proposal on August 5, calling on Americans to stand up and boycott the “vaccine passport” policy, calling it a “rising tyranny” and warning that this “passport” would fall into the wrong hands. Abuse, the United States will face the danger of being controlled by the dictatorship. They called for not only the federal and all levels of government to ban the designated vaccine passport policy, but also companies, schools and business people must take action to resist.
“Women’s Right Without Frontiers” (Women’s Right Without Frontiers, WRWF) and “The Committee on the Present Danger: China (CPDC)” Committee (the Committee on the Present Danger: China, CPDC) issued an open letter requesting the US President and the US Congress to stop any Form of vaccine passport.
The open letter said that a noteworthy fact is that the so-called “vaccine passport” is not only equivalent to the yellow vaccine card that has been used in international travel, but also high-tech experts point out that the digital platform used by the vaccine passport is a digital platform that can be integrated with China. A platform with the same function as the “Social Credit System” used by people.
As of August 7, more than 2,600 people had signed the open letter. Signatories include CPDC Chairman Brian Kennedy, Vice Chairman Frank Gaffney, Litjeong, best-selling author and talk show host Eric Metaxas, and digital expert Valentine (Jay Valentine) and so on.
U.S. Congressman: U.S.-China relations will be “very tense” due to the virus problem
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-TX, the Republican leader of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives, in an exclusive interview with the Voice of America a few days ago, once again publicly accused the Chinese government of the COVID-19 (new crown virus) pandemic. Perform various cover-ups. He also pointed out that there is now more evidence that the leakage accident of the Wuhan Institute of Virology may be the origin of the global outbreak of the virus. McCall believes that US-China relations will be “very tense” in the future.
McCall, the lead author of the investigation report on the origin of the epidemic, said that he hopes that people in mainland China can read the report. “The Chinese Communist Party is suppressing them, and we need to let the Chinese people generate power through knowledge,” he said.
McCall mentioned at the end of the interview with VOA that he believes that in the post-epidemic era, US-China relations will be very tense. “This epidemic has awakened the United States,” he said. Now facts have proved that the past China policy has failed, and China has become the biggest challenge for the United States and its allies.
He said that in the past, we tried to bring China into this big international family and become a responsible partner. We tried to cooperate with them, hoping that they could move in the direction of democracy. Do you know, he told me that this approach failed, so we are in the current situation. Decades later, China is now the world’s second-largest economy. It is also the biggest economic and military challenger to the United States and our allies. Their Belt and Road Initiative spreads all over the world.
A total of 436 people diagnosed in the Olympic Games, 32 people in the Olympic Village
On August 8, the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee announced that there have been 436 positive cases related to the Tokyo Olympics since July 1. Among them, 32 people stayed in the Olympic Village. The Olympic Organizing Committee believes that the “bubble method” that limits contact with the outside to a minimum has been successful.
Among the positive confirmed cases, 286 live in Japan and 150 live overseas. As of the 6th, the number of Olympic-related immigrants from overseas exceeded 42,000, and the positive rate was about 0.4%, which is not high. The 436 people included 6 people who were diagnosed positive in the pre-training area. Specifically, there are 112 Olympic-related personnel including coaches, 32 athletes, 25 media, 21 volunteers, and 10 Olympic Organizing Committee staff. 26 people were added on the 8th.
During the Olympics, a cluster of cases occurred in the Olympic Village. Six out of 12 Greek synchronized swimming team athletes and related persons tested positive.
Israeli doctors: most of the infected hospitalized have been vaccinated
An Israeli doctor revealed that most of the COVID-19 (Chinese Communist Party virus) infected patients hospitalized in his hospital had been vaccinated before; those with severe symptoms after infection had also been vaccinated.
On August 5, Kobi Haviv, the medical director of the Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem, said in an interview with Channel 13 TV News: “85% to 90% of hospitalized patients, They have been vaccinated before; 95% of critically ill patients have been vaccinated.” Herzog Hospital specializes in the care of the elderly.
Harviv said that the increase in the number of COVID-19 (Chinese Communist Party virus) cases among vaccinated people is because “the effectiveness of the vaccine is waning.”
Since it was approved for use in December 2020, Pfizer’s vaccine has been the only COVID-19 vaccine available to Israelis. However, the Israeli government announced last month that it will provide Moderna vaccine in August, and Pfizer vaccine will be reserved for people under 18 years of age.
Economic recovery after the epidemic
The CCP virus (Wuhan pneumonia) has been pandemic for more than a year, and the US economy is recovering. The challenge for employers now is how to fill nearly 10 million job vacancies when the labor market is in short supply.
The US Department of Labor reported on Friday (August 6) that there were approximately 8.7 million potential workers looking for work in July, and they are currently unemployed. Meanwhile, the employment placement website Indeed estimates that as of July 16, there were approximately 9.8 million job vacancies. In other words, job opportunities exceed the number of job seekers by more than one million.
CNBC reported that a survey just released by Gallagher, a global insurance broker, risk management and consulting firm, showed whether employers can successfully fill company job vacancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will depend on how attractive it is to workers.
In recent months, the number of employed persons in the United States has been increasing sharply. The Labor Department report on Friday showed that non-agricultural employment increased by 943,000 in July, better than expected. This is the largest surge since August 2020. In the first two months, this figure increased by 938,000 and 614,000 respectively, and the average increase in the three months was 832,000, which is impressive.
China’s medium and high-risk areas rise to 204 Beijing’s traffic control upgrades
As the epidemic in China heats up, the CCP’s control measures have also been continuously upgraded. In order to curb the spread of the epidemic in the capital, the Beijing authorities announced the suspension of long-distance passenger lines and tourist charter services in other provinces and cities except Tianjin and Hebei, and canceled a large number of domestic flights into Beijing.
On August 7, Haikou City, Hainan Province officially issued a notice to adjust the Yunlong Industrial Park in Haikou High-tech Zone to a medium-risk area. So far, Haikou City has 3 medium-risk areas.
As of 19:00 on August 7, the number of high-risk areas in the country has risen to 7, involving Jiangsu, Henan, Yunnan, and Hunan; while the number of medium-risk areas in the country has reached 197. These medium-risk areas are distributed in 13 provinces, including 113 in Jiangsu, 33 in Henan, 25 in Hunan, 5 in Sichuan, 4 in Hubei, 4 in Yunnan, 3 in Shandong, 3 in Hainan, 1 in Liaoning, and 2 in Fujian. , 1 in Inner Mongolia, 1 in Shanghai, and 2 in Beijing.
On August 7, according to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transportation, in order to stop the spread of the epidemic, from August 8, Beijing will suspend long-distance passenger transport in and out of Beijing from other provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) except Tianjin and Hebei. Line and tour charter business.
In addition, Beijing also announced on the 7th that it had cancelled 15 domestic cities’ flights to Daxing International Airport, including Shenyang, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Haikou, Changde, Zhangjiajie, Chengdu (Tianfu), Yibin, Wuxi, Dalian, Mianyang, Yantai, and Wuhu. , Shanghai (Pudong), etc.
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