Looking at the epidemic from data changes: new cases in Hubei have dropped to single-digit for the first time

(Combating New Coronary Pneumonia) Looking at the epidemic from changes in data: Hubei's new cases fell to single-digit for the first time, and the pandemic has already been characterized by pandemic

China News Service, Beijing, March 12 (Guo Chaokai) The latest official data shows that on March 11, Hubei newly diagnosed cases fell to the single digits for the first time, and over a thousand people were cured and discharged from the country for 29 consecutive days. The global epidemic of new crown pneumonia has been characterized by a pandemic.

As of 24:00 on March 11, according to reports from 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, there were 14,831 confirmed cases (including 4257 severe cases), 62,793 cured and discharged cases, and cumulative confirmed cases reported. 80,793 cases were cured, and the proportion of discharged patients continued to rise, reaching 77.7%.

It is gratifying that there were 1,318 new and discharged hospital cases nationwide on the 11th, and over 1,000 people were cured and discharged in 29 consecutive days. On the day, 15 new cases were confirmed across the country, and the number of new cases was maintained at double digits for 6 consecutive days. In addition to Hubei, 7 new cases were confirmed in other provinces across the country, of which 6 were newly imported cases (3 in Guangdong, 2 in Gansu, and 1 in Henan). As of 24:00 on March 11th, China has reported a total of 85 imported confirmed cases.

At this stage, Jiangxi, Anhui, Fujian, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Tibet and other places have confirmed the diagnosis of new cases of pneumonia. With the positive trend of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, China has downgraded emergency response levels. In recent days, staggered peaks have been deployed to start school. At present, Guizhou, Shanxi, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang and other provinces have determined the school start time.

From the geographical point of view, from 01:00 to 24:00 on March 11th, Hubei Province, the most severe outbreak, had 8 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, including 8 in Wuhan and 0 in the other 16 cities and prefectures. Since March 1, the number of newly diagnosed cases in Hubei has been less than 200. From the 6th, there were less than 100 cases for 6 consecutive days. Among them, there were 17 cases on the 9th, falling below 20 for the first time; on the 11th, it was falling below 10 for the first time. Beginning March 5th, Hubei other than Wuhan has no new cases for 7 consecutive days.

On the same day, there were 10 new deaths in Hubei Province, including 7 in Wuhan City, 1 in Yichang City, Ezhou City, and Suizhou City, and 0 in the other 13 cities and prefectures. There were 1242 new hospitalizations, including 1053 in Wuhan. example. Li Lanjuan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said in an interview on the 11th that the epidemic prevention and control in Wuhan has entered a decisive stage and the new cases are expected to be “cleared” by the end of March.

Mi Feng, a spokesperson and deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the National Health and Health Commission of China, said that 8 new cases were confirmed in Wuhan on March 11, which has dropped to single digits; all cities in Hubei except Wuhan have had no new cases for a week. Confirmed cases; in provinces outside Hubei, 7 new cases were confirmed, of which 6 were imported cases. The above information indicates that, in general, the peak of the current round of epidemic in China has passed, the number of new cases continues to decline, and the epidemic has generally remained at a low level. We must give top priority to medical treatment, not to be paralyzed, war-tolerant, and unrelaxed, and not to relax and grasp various prevention and control tasks.

While the overall epidemic in China was under control, the global epidemic continued to spread. World Health Organization Director-General Tan Desai said at a regular press conference in Geneva on the 11th local time that, in view of the spread and severity of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has the characteristics of a pandemic. In the past two weeks, the number of new cases of new coronary pneumonia outside China has increased by 12 times, and the number of affected countries has tripled. More than 118,000 cases have been reported in hundreds of countries.

With Cyprus' first reported case in the Mediterranean, all 27 member states of the European Union have fallen. As of 0:00 on March 12, local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Italy has increased to 12,598. In just one day, the number of new cases reached 2315, a single-day high; and 196 new deaths. Italy has announced that all stores except food stores and pharmacies will be closed nationwide, and public transportation and logistics will operate normally.

According to real-time statistics from Johnson Hopkins University in the United States, as of 21:00 on March 11, EST (9:00 on March 12, Beijing time), the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States rose to 1281 and 36 died. US President Trump has announced a travel ban on Europe for 30 days starting this Friday, but Britain will not be affected by the ban. (Finish)