The second anniversary of the new crown pneumonia epidemic: WHO insists that more than 1 million people in Asia have died of the disease

March 12 marked the second anniversary of the World Health Organization's first declaration of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) as a global pandemic.

Since the outbreak has continued, more than 6 million people have died worldwide, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 450 million.

British media data show that due to the widespread spread of the mutant virus strain Omicron (Omicron) in Asia, the death toll in the region has exceeded 1 million.

The situation in Asia underscores the power of the Omicron outbreak that first spread to Japan and South Korea and then spread throughout Asia.

British media estimate that the death toll in Asia has reached 1,000,045, accounting for 16% of the global death toll.

Although the epidemic situation in Indonesia, India and the Philippines has slowed down, the daily new confirmed cases in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and South Korea have rewritten or are approaching record highs.

The report also said that mainland China has also been tested by Omicron.

The death toll in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong has risen to record highs.

The average daily death toll in Hong Kong exceeded 200 last week, much higher than the previous one or two.

There have been outbreaks in many elderly homes in Hong Kong, and many unvaccinated elderly people have been infected.

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Marking the second anniversary of Covid-19 on March 11, 2020, as global and Asian death tolls reach horrific milestones, WHO says it is disappointed by people's vigilance and insists the real alarm was 16 weeks ago It was issued on March 30, but few people paid attention.

There were fewer than 100 confirmed cases outside of China at the time, and no deaths were reported.

When the WHO declared this a pandemic on March 11, everyone realized the danger.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the outbreak a global pandemic on March 11, 2020.

The picture shows WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attending the groundbreaking ceremony of the WHO Academy in Lyon, France on September 27.

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WHO declared the outbreak a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" (PHEIC) on January 30, 2020.