China News Service, July 8th, according to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:33 on July 8th, Beijing time, there were more than 11.79 million confirmed cases in the new crown worldwide, and a total of more than 540,000 deaths. The WHO said the epidemic has not yet reached its peak; US President Trump insisted on a full restart and was approved; multinational politicians and officials were "invited"; some countries implemented differentiated epidemic prevention measures.

Source: Tan Desai, Director-General of WHO. Photo courtesy of China News Service

The World Health Organization calls the new crown "human enemy number one"

The global epidemic has not yet reached its peak

  On July 7, local time, WHO Director-General Tan Desai said at the routine conference of New Coronary Pneumonia that the New Coronavirus is very dangerous, spreads quickly and has a high mortality rate, and is "the number one public enemy of humanity."

  Tan Desai pointed out that the number of confirmed cases of new crowns in the world reached the initial 400,000, which took 12 weeks, while the number of newly confirmed cases in the world last week exceeded 400,000. The epidemic is still accelerating and has not reached its peak.

  In response to the previous 239 scientists jointly issued an open letter calling on WHO to pay attention to the risk of airborne transmission of the new crown, Ale Grange, technical director of the WHO Center for Infection Prevention and Control, said that WHO had initiated discussions and cooperation with several signed scientists. Such evidence is open, and understands the virus transmission methods involved and the preventive measures that need to be taken.

Data Map: On July 4, local time, two children ran on the seaside lawn across Manhattan in New York. The day was American Independence Day, and the epidemic situation in many places in the United States was still facing a severe situation. China News Agency reporter Liao Panshe

The United States notified the United Nations to withdraw from the WHO

Trump insists that a full restart be approved

  The number of newly diagnosed cases in the United States is close to 3 million, and the cumulative deaths exceed 130,000. On the 6th, the United States formally notified the United Nations that it decided to withdraw from WHO. The United Nations confirmed the news on the 7th and stated that the effective date of withdrawal is July 6, 2021. Kusons, chairman and chief executive of the United Nations Foundation, said the US move was "short-sighted, unnecessary, and very dangerous."

  At the same time, the domestic epidemic in the United States is accelerating. On the 7th, Texas reported the addition of 10,028 confirmed cases, setting a record of the number of newly confirmed cases in the state; Arizona reported that there were 117 new deaths that day, reaching the highest level in history. In addition, the intensive care units of 43 hospitals in 21 counties in Florida are fully loaded.

  However, Trump said on the 7th that the United States "will not be closed and will never be closed", and once again demanded that the United States be fully reopened. He said that more than 130,000 Americans are now dying of the new coronavirus, "I think we might have died 2.5 million or 3 million people," so the United States may have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.

  In addition, Trump said on the same day that he will put pressure on the governors of various states to reopen their schools in the fall. This statement has also been severely criticized by the National Education Association of America.

Data Map: On July 6, local time, a local restaurant opened in Sao Paulo, Brazil. China News Agency reporter Mo Chengxiong

Multinational politicians and officials "stroke"

Brazilian President's new crown test is positive

  On the 7th, Brazilian President Bosonaro confirmed that his new coronavirus test was positive. On the 6th, due to physical discomfort, accompanied by 38 degrees fever, physical pain and other symptoms, he performed a lung scan and the fourth virus test.

  In Peru, Luis Hidago, governor of the province of Madre de Tíos in the southeast, said on the 7th that his new coronavirus test was positive. Hidago said that after learning that he was diagnosed, he immediately began home quarantine. It is reported that Hidago is the third local senior official in the country to be diagnosed with a new crown.

  The Colombian Presidential Palace also confirmed on the 7th that Colombian President Duke was tested again for the new coronavirus. This is his fifth test since the outbreak. The previous test results were all negative. Prior to this, the Colombian Presidential Palace, the Presidential Guard, and the Capitol have reported multiple confirmed cases of the new crown.

Data map: On June 30, local time, Belgrade, Serbia, students take the university entrance exam in the Expo hall.

Some countries implement differentiated epidemic prevention

The Serbian capital will impose another curfew

  Namibia announced on the 6th that the province of Erongo will maintain the third-phase measures until August 3; the fourth-phase measures are still being implemented in other regions of the country. President Gengob said that in Wuwan Bay and other parts of the country are facing two very different epidemic situations, so it is necessary to implement rational and targeted intervention measures.

  In the past two weeks, the outbreak of Guyana has shown a trend of spread again. The epidemic situation is severe in some areas, and the "closing the city" measures have been taken again to strictly control the entry and exit personnel. Although most of the local areas have entered the second phase of "unblocking", the curfew measures from 18 o'clock every night to 6 a.m. the next day are still effective.

  In Brazil, the State of Beida River announced that it would postpone the implementation of the second phase of the economic restart plan that was scheduled to begin on the 8th. Rio de Janeiro State also announced that the current implementation of various restrictions will be extended to July 21. However, the Brasilia Federal District, where the country’s capital is located, will allow beauty salons, barber shops and gyms to resume operations on the 7th.

  In addition, Serbian President Vučić said on the 7th that the capital Belgrade will implement curfew measures again. Vukic also announced that from the 8th, Belgrade will be banned from gathering more than 5 people, and a curfew will be imposed from Friday to Monday.