(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Global War "Outbreak": Accumulative New Coronary Pneumonia Deaths Exceed 10,000 in Italy

China News Service, Beijing, March 20th. Comprehensive news: As of 19:00 on the 20th, Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in the world has exceeded 240,000, and the number of deaths exceeded 10,000. More than 160,000 cases have been diagnosed in more than 160 countries and regions outside China.

According to real-time statistics released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of the early morning of the 20th Eastern Time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeded 10,000, reaching 14,250 and 205 deaths.

The US State Department issued new travel recommendations on the 19th, calling on American citizens to avoid all international travel. California will implement the "Home Order" on the 19th. California also requested the federal government to immediately deploy naval medical ships to ease local medical pressure.

The Iranian Ministry of Health announced on the 20th that in the past 24 hours, Iran has added 1,237 confirmed cases and 149 new deaths. A total of 19,644 cases have been confirmed in the country, of which 1,433 have died.

Recently, the number of confirmed cases in Southeast Asian countries has continued to increase. Governments have adopted stricter control measures. Malaysia has recently added more than 100 confirmed cases on a single day. As of the 20th, a total of 1030 confirmed cases have occurred in Malaysia. Currently, the number of confirmed cases in Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand has exceeded 300.

As of 18:00 local time on the 19th, the total number of confirmed cases in Italy increased by 5,322 from the previous day to 41,035. The number of deaths reported that day increased by 427 from the previous day to 3,405. The recent surge in deaths in Italy has become the country with the largest number of deaths worldwide. The mortality rate in Italy is currently about 8%, well above the global average of 4%.

On the 19th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in France rose to 10,995. In France, 1,861 new cases were confirmed and 108 deaths were added that day. The number of confirmed cases and deaths in a single day is another record. The Cannes Film Festival officially announced on the 19th that this year's Cannes Film Festival cannot be held as planned in May.

As of 20:00 on the 19th local time, the confirmed cases in Germany had exceeded 15,000. The German Federal President's Palace said on the same day that the celebrations originally scheduled to be held on May 8 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II were cancelled due to the epidemic.

Affected by the epidemic, the European Union decided to postpone the EU summit originally scheduled to be held from 26 to 27 this month. EU leaders agreed to hold a video conference next week to discuss the outbreak.

As of the 19th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Latin America has exceeded 2,300. Argentina announced on the 19th the implementation of "segregation for all," requiring the public not to leave their homes arbitrarily, except for purchasing basic daily necessities and medicines. Dominica declared a state of emergency on the 19th.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean issued a message on the 19th that the epidemic will hit the regional economy severely, and the agency expects the region's economy to contract by 1.8% this year.

As of 19, the number of confirmed cases on the African continent has exceeded 700. Chad and Cape Verde have their first confirmed cases on the 19th. Mauritius announced that from 6 o'clock on the 20th local time, a two-week "completely closed" policy has been adopted, and non-special personnel must not leave the residence. (Finish)