The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo said on the 19th that the United States and Japan have promised to provide monkeypox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first batch of vaccines is expected to arrive next week, and vaccination work will be

The Congolese (DRC) government said on the 19th that the United States and Japan have promised to provide monkeypox vaccine to the Congo (DRC). The first batch of vaccines is expected to arrive next week, and vaccination work will be carried out as soon as possible.

Data released by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the end of July show that since the beginning of this year, new monkeypox cases in Africa have surged by 160% year-on-year, and more than 95% of the total cases and deaths are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country has reported 16,700 confirmed cases and more than 570 deaths this year, with more and more young people being infected. There are plans to vaccinate 4 million people against monkeypox, including 3.5 million children.

On August 19, children infected with monkeypox virus waited for treatment outside a medical center on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu Province, Congo.

On August 19, at a hospital on the outskirts of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a medical staff explained the prevention of monkeypox virus infection to people.

On August 19, a child (middle) infected with monkeypox virus walked in a medical center on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu Province, Congo.

On August 19, a child infected with monkeypox virus was treated at a hospital on the outskirts of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

On August 19, medical staff walked in a medical center on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu Province, Congo.

Pakistan’s “false alarm”, monkeypox ia variant is worrying

The WHO pointed out that the IA variant may be more worrying because it mainly affects children. Existing data shows that the mortality rate of the IA variant is close to 3.6% and may continue to spread through multiple modes of transmission. In contrast, the mortality rate of the IB variant is close to 3%.

On August 20, in Peshawar, Pakistan, medical staff worked in the isolation ward of monkeypox patients in the hospital.

West Nile virus outbreak broke out in Israel, and 858 people have been diagnosed.

On the 19th local time, the Israeli Ministry of Health stated that since the West Nile virus outbreak broke out in the country in June this year, the number of infected people has increased rapidly. So far, the number of people confirmed to be infected with West Nile Virus in the country has risen to 858, and the death toll has reached 62.

Pictured is a warning sign about West Nile virus.

Palestine said Israel attacked a school in Gaza City, killing 12 people

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) issued a statement on the 20th saying that the Israeli army airstrike a school housing asylum seekers in western Gaza City that afternoon, killing 12 people. died, and many others were missing.

The statement said that the attacked Mustafa Hafiz School accommodates a large number of displaced people. The statement accused Israel of continuing to kill people in the Gaza Strip and said that the U.S. government was fully responsible for the continued killing of people in Gaza. Without U.S. political and military support for Israel, these attacks would not have been possible.

According to data released by the Palestinian Gaza Strip health department on the 20th, since the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in October last year, Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip have killed more than 40,000 Palestinians and injured more than 92,000.

Israel released 33 detainees and returned to the Gaza Strip

On August 20, Israel released 33 detainees, including two women, back to the Gaza Strip that morning. It is reported that Israel regularly repatriates detainees from Gaza to the Gaza Strip after determining that they are not involved in "terrorist" activities. Some "suspects" considered low risk have also been released due to a lack of space in Israeli prisons.

A storm at sea caused the yacht to capsize, and 6 people, including well-known British entrepreneurs, are missing

A luxury yacht capsized after encountering a storm in the waters near Sicily, Italy, in the early morning of the 19th, killing 1 person and leaving 6 others missing, including the British Well-known software technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch.

On August 19, rescue workers worked in the waters near Palermo, the capital of Sicily, Italy.

On August 20, rescue workers worked at a port near Palermo, the capital of Sicily, Italy.

China-Europe freight train "East Corridor" traffic volume exceeded 30,000 trains

As of August 20, the China-Europe freight train "East Corridor" Manzhouli, Suifenhe, and Tongjiang railway ports had a cumulative traffic volume of more than 30,000 trains, and 2.91 million TEUs of goods were sent, achieving It has grown year after year, showing a good trend of improving both quantity and quality, injecting new momentum into serving high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road”.

On August 20, the outbound China-Europe train was ready for departure at the Manzhouli Station in Inner Mongolia of China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo by Xinhua News Agency Huang Xu

html On August 9, a China-Europe train carrying 55 boxes left Tongjiang North Station in Heilongjiang. Photo by Wu Yunan of Xinhua News Agency

Monsoon rains in Pakistan have killed at least 215 people in the past 50 days

Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority issued a report on the 19th saying that since July 1 this year, disasters caused by monsoon rains have killed at least 215 people in the country. killed and 405 injured.

On August 19, people affected by the disaster waded through water in Balochistan Province, Pakistan.

The first VR movie "Crayon Shin-chan and Me" appeared in Hangzhou, bringing you back to your childhood immersively

Recently, the world's first VR movie "Crayon Shin-chan and Me" appeared on the streets of Hangzhou, attracting many citizens and tourists to "immerse themselves in the scene" Being immersed in this animated film in the form of "realm" seems to bring people back to their childhood.

"Why Dunhuang" Dunhuang Art Exhibition will be unveiled in Shanghai in September

On August 20, a press conference for the "Why Dunhuang" Dunhuang Art Exhibition was held at the China Art Palace (Shanghai Art Museum). This exhibition will be officially unveiled at the China Art Palace (Shanghai Art Museum) from September 20 to December 20, 2024. The exhibition focuses on the culture, art, and history of the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, using "cultural relics + replicas of classic caves" + Murals and Colored Sculptures" as the form to realize the immersive "seeing Dunhuang in Shanghai" for the audience.

A little girl takes a photo with a dresser in Dunhuang costumes. Photo by Chen Haoming of Xinhua News Agency

The Botanical Garden in Zagreb, Croatia, successfully planted tropical water lilies, which bloomed in the middle of the night and changed colors

"Terraces above the clouds" harvest is expected

The terraces in Xinglong Town, Jingde County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province, are known as the "terraces above the clouds" covering tens of thousands of acres. After the beginning of autumn, tens of thousands of acres of rice planted in a row are gradually maturing, and a bumper harvest is in sight.

"Terraces on the Clouds" photographed in Sanshan Village, Xinglong Town on August 19.Photo by Cao Li of Xinhua News Agency