International epidemic situation: over 2 million diagnosed globally, the White House will restart the economy on the agenda

China News Service, April 15th. According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, a total of more than 2 million cases of new coronary pneumonia have been diagnosed globally and more than 128,000 deaths. The United States has confirmed more than 600,000 cases. The White House will restart the economy amidst the controversy. Trump announced that it will suspend funding to the World Health Organization and raise doubts; some European countries have taken the first step to "unblock"; Latin America and Africa continue to spread. Control measures have been continuously strengthened.

      "take a dangerous step"

      Trump's suspension of funding for WHO raises doubts

      U.S. President Trump announced at the White House on the 14th that the United States will suspend funding to the World Health Organization and evaluate the agency’s response to the new coronary pneumonia epidemic.

      In this regard, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres said that the world is fighting the new coronary epidemic and it is inappropriate to reduce the resources required by WHO or any other humanitarian organization. The European Union stated that Trump's move was regrettable and unreasonable.

      The American Medical Association, the largest organization of doctors in the United States, pointed out on the 14th that the suspension of funding by the United States to the WHO is a "dangerous step in the wrong direction" and urged the president to reconsider. Microsoft founder Bill Gates also said that Trump's approach is dangerous.

      The first death in the US State Department headquarters

      The White House will restart the economy on the agenda

     According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of 9:44 p.m. Beijing time on the 15th, the cumulative number of new coronary pneumonia cases in the United States exceeded 600,000, and the deaths exceeded 26,000. The cumulative number of confirmed and dead cases ranked first in the world. New York State is still the most severely affected area, with more than 200,000 confirmed cases.

     In addition, the first death from new coronary pneumonia occurred in the Washington headquarters of the US State Department. There are currently 950 naval personnel in the United States who have tested positive for the new coronary virus. Among them, the number of infections on the "Roosevelt" aircraft carrier has risen to 589. In response to the new coronary epidemic, the US Navy has decided to keep the USS Truman aircraft carrier battle group at sea for at least 3 weeks.

     On the other hand, the White House put the restart of the economy on the agenda amidst the controversy. Trump said on the 14th that some parts of the United States may even restart the economy before May 1. However, Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, believes that the United States does not yet have the key testing capabilities and infection tracking procedures required to restart economic activities.

     New cases rebound in Spain

    The German government intends to extend restrictions

     The Spanish Ministry of Health said on the 15th that in the past 24 hours, Spain had newly confirmed 4978 new cases of new coronary pneumonia, with a total of 177,633 confirmed cases and a total of 18579 deaths. The number of new cases in a single day rebounded after declining. Since the epidemic has developed, a total of 26,672 medical staff in Spain have been infected.

    According to data released by the Robert Koch Institute, the German disease control agency, on the 15th, the number of new cases in Germany has increased after four consecutive days of decline, with a total of 127,584 cases. German Chancellor Merkel will discuss the situation of the epidemic and the next stage of epidemic prevention measures with cabinet members and state governors on the 15th. The German News Agency reported that the German government plans to extend the current epidemic prevention measures to at least May 3.

   The Russian New Coronary Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters stated on the 15th that in the past 24 hours, Russia has newly confirmed 3388 cases, a total of 24490 cases, a record high in new cases in a single day. Rogozin, president of the Russian National Aerospace Corporation, said that 30 employees in the Russian rocket and aerospace field have been infected with the new coronary virus.

   There have been more than 4,000 new cases in a single day in Turkey since April 8, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 65,000. Turkish Airlines announced on the 14th that the company will extend the suspension of international flights until May 20, and all domestic flights will be grounded until April 20.

   In addition, the epidemic in some European countries has slowed down, and control measures have been gradually relaxed. The cumulative number of cases in Italy increased to 162,488 on the 14th, and the number of new cases hit the lowest increase in the next month. As the epidemic situation has slowed down, some industries have resumed work since the 14th.

   Denmark will reopen domestic kindergartens and primary schools from the 15th, and the secondary schools will reopen from May 10th. The country has a total of 6,876 confirmed cases and 299 deaths.

  60 people diagnosed in India's largest slum

   South Korea’s "red alert" launches congressional elections

   As of now, the cumulative number of new coronary pneumonia cases in Japan has exceeded 8,600. Affected by the expansion of the epidemic, the US Army Command in Japan decided that all US military bases in Japan entered a state of public health emergency. In response to the epidemic, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on the 15th that he would consider issuing 100,000 yen in cash to each of his citizens.

   South Korea has a total of 10591 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia on the 15th. On the 15th, the country launched the 21st parliamentary election in the "red alert" of the epidemic. Polling stations have adopted strong prevention and control measures, and set voting times for tens of thousands of people in isolation at home.

     According to data released by the Ministry of Health of India on the 15th, the number of confirmed cases in India has increased to 11,933. The number of cases in India’s largest slum, the Tharavi slum, rose to 60, with 7 deaths. India extended the nationwide blockade measures on the 14th to May 3rd. On the 15th, the government announced the implementation rules to strengthen effective measures to contain the spread of the virus in hard-hit areas, but allow some economic activities to operate under strict standard operating procedures.

    The total number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Thailand reached 2,643 and 43 deaths. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand issued an announcement on the 15th to extend the entry ban on international civil flights to April 30.

    The Ministry of Health of Iran stated that there were 1512 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the country, with a total of 76389 confirmed cases; 94 new deaths and 4777 deaths, and the number of new deaths dropped to less than 100 for two consecutive days.

    Latin America has over 70,000 confirmed cases of new coronary epidemic

    Multiple countries in Africa increase epidemic prevention efforts

    The new coronary epidemic continues to spread in many Latin American countries. As of the 14th local time, the total number of confirmed cases has exceeded 70,000.

    Brazil, which has the worst epidemic in Latin America, added 204 new deaths on the 14th, setting a new record for a single day, with a total of 25,262 confirmed cases. The governors of Rio de Janeiro and Pará both said that they had tested positive for the new coronavirus.

    The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that North Africa is the most severely affected area on the entire African continent. As of the 14th, North African countries have reported 6,625 confirmed cases of new coronary epidemic, resulting in 619 deaths.

      From the perspective of the number of confirmed cases, the most severely affected countries in Africa are South Africa, Egypt and Algeria, with more than 2,000 confirmed cases.

      In order to curb the spread of the epidemic, Malawi, Nigeria, Namibia and Uganda announced on the 14th that they would implement or extend the "city closure" measures. Many African countries have stepped up their efforts in epidemic prevention and testing. Nigeria has substantially increased the number of domestic virus testing laboratories, and the current testing capacity has increased to 1,500 people per day. Zimbabwe is expanding the scope of the test population and plans to increase the number of people tested per day to more than 1,000.