(Combating New Crown Pneumonia) Global War Epidemic: More than 53,000 confirmed cases outside China have upgraded prevention and control measures
China News Service, Beijing, March 13th. Comprehensive news: As of 19:00 on the 13th, Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in the world has exceeded 130,000. The cumulative number of confirmed cases in more than 120 countries and regions outside China exceeds 53,000.
Iran announced on the 13th that in the past day, 1289 new cases were confirmed in Iran, a total of 11,364 cases, 85 new deaths, and a total of 514 cases.
According to real-time statistics released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 03:00 EST, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States has reached 1701 and 40 have died. In order to prevent a surge in confirmed cases, New York Mayor Bai Sihao announced on the 12th that New York City has entered a state of emergency.
As of 0:00 on the 13th local time, the number of confirmed cases in South Korea rose to 7,979. The number of patients cured in a single day exceeded the number of newly diagnosed patients for the first time, and the overall situation of the epidemic continued to slow down.
The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on the 12th that it is no longer feasible to stop the spread of the new crown virus in Europe, and the number of confirmed cases will increase rapidly in the next few days or weeks.
As of 18:00 local time on the 12th, local time, 15113 cases have been confirmed in Italy. The number of confirmed cases has increased by 2649 cases compared with the previous day, and a total of 1016 cases have died.
According to the data released by Spain on the evening of the 12th, the number of confirmed cases has reached 3004, of which 1,388 have been confirmed in the Madrid Autonomous Region alone. From 00:00 on the 13th, four severely affected cities and towns in the province of Barcelona adopted blockade measures. This is the first time that the Spanish administrative agency has made a regional blockade decision.
The number of confirmed cases in France reached 2,876 on the 12th, and the number of deaths increased to 61. French President Macron announced the closure of all French schools that night.
The number of confirmed diagnoses in Germany as of midnight on the 12th reached 2722 and 6 died.
The number of confirmed cases in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg increased significantly on the 12th. The three governments have introduced measures to close schools and limit the number of assembly.
From the 12th to the 13th, countries such as Argentina, Czech Republic, Maldives, and Panama declared emergency states due to the epidemic.
Kazakhstan and Kenya found the first confirmed case on the 13th. The first confirmed cases were found in Gabon and Ghana on the 12th. The confirmed cases of the four countries have recent overseas travel history.
According to media reports, in the past two days, several international dignitaries or relatives have been diagnosed with the new crown virus, including Australian Minister of Home Affairs Peter Dutton and Spanish Minister of Local Policy and Public Affairs Carolina Darias Santa Cebas Dean, a diplomat from the Philippines' permanent mission to the United Nations, and Sophie, wife of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau. Trudeau is currently isolated.
Myanmar, which has yet to find a confirmed case, has decided to suspend all major events including the Songkran Festival from the 13th of this month to the end of April.
Nepal announced on the 13th that it will stop issuing spring climbing permits for 2020. This means that no one will be able to ascend Everest from the south slope this spring. (Finish)