(Combating New Coronary Pneumonia) Looking at the epidemic from changes in data: Wuhan's existing cases fell below 10,000, and global cases broke 150,000

China News Agency, Beijing, March 15th (Guo Chaokai) The latest official data shows that on March 14, China cured more than 1,000 discharged patients for 32 consecutive days, and the number of confirmed cases in Wuhan fell below 10,000. However, from a global perspective, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia has exceeded 150,000.

As of 24:00 on March 14, according to reports from 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, there were 10,734 confirmed cases nationwide (among which 3,226 were severe cases), a total of 66,911 discharged cases were cured, and cumulative confirmed cases were reported. In 80,844 cases, the proportion of cured and discharged patients continued to rise, reaching 82.8%.

On the 14th, 20 new cases were confirmed nationwide, 4 new cases were confirmed in Hubei, and 16 new cases were confirmed outside Hubei, all of which were imported overseas. The number of new imported cases over the past two consecutive days exceeded the number of new local cases. Among them, 5 cases were in Beijing, 4 cases were in Zhejiang, 3 cases were in Shanghai, 3 cases were in Gansu, and 1 case was in Guangdong. Strictly preventing the risk of overseas import has become the top priority of customs work in various places. As of 24:00 on March 14, China has cumulatively reported 111 imported imported cases.

It is gratifying that in China, 1,370 new cases were cured and discharged on the 13th, and over 1,000 people were cured and discharged in 32 consecutive days. On that day, 25 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities in China achieved zero increase. Among them, the number of new cases in Tibet has been zero for 45 consecutive days, Qinghai has achieved zero growth for 38 consecutive days, and Guizhou has achieved zero growth for 27 consecutive days. In addition to Hubei and overseas imports, the number of newly confirmed cases in 30 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps has increased for three consecutive days.

Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the National Health Committee of China and deputy director of the Department of Publicity, said on the 15th that the number of newly confirmed local cases in provinces outside Hubei has been in single digits since February 27, and there have been zero reports for 3 consecutive days. At present, the top priority is to put medical treatment first and strive to improve the cure rate.

From the geographical point of view, from 00:00 to 24:00 on March 13, four new cases of new coronary pneumonia were confirmed in Hubei, the most severe epidemic situation. This data remained in single digits for 4 consecutive days. The newly confirmed local cases in Hubei all come from Wuhan, and all the other 16 cities and prefectures have 0 cases. Since March 5, there have been no new cases in other cities and prefectures except Wuhan.

There were 10 new deaths in Hubei Province on the 14th, of which 10 were in Wuhan and 0 in the other 16 cities and prefectures; 1335 were discharged, including 1181 in Wuhan. On the same day, there were 9911 confirmed cases in Wuhan, which dropped to less than 10,000.

Contrary to the domestic epidemic situation, the global epidemic situation has further escalated, and confirmed cases in many countries have continued to rise. According to real-time statistical data released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 20:00 on March 14, Eastern Time (8:00 on March 15, Beijing time), the cumulative number of new cases of global coronary pneumonia has exceeded 150,000.

After Italy, Spain has become Europe's second "land-locked" country. As of the evening of the 14th, Spain has accumulated more than 6,000 confirmed cases and more than 190 deaths, making it the country with the largest number of confirmed cases after China, Italy, Iran and South Korea.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated on the 14th that the Japanese government will overcome the new crown pneumonia epidemic and host the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled. As of 22:30 on the 14th Beijing time, a total of 786 confirmed cases and 22 deaths had occurred in Japan.

United Nations Secretary-General Guterres said recently that countries around the world must act together to watch and help to slow the spread of the virus. People should exercise caution and avoid panic. Although the virus has been declared a "pandemic," it is still preventable and controllable. (Finish)