China News Service, March 27. According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 5:37 am on March 27, Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in the world has exceeded 520,000, and the cumulative deaths have exceeded 23,000. example.

Among them, the U.S. epidemic continues to be severe and has now become the country with the largest number of confirmed cases in the world; Italy has a high mortality rate; Spain has the second highest number of deaths; and many countries continue to strengthen preventive measures such as restricting travel, "closing cities" and "no-flying" In response to the spread of the epidemic.

Washington National Mall. Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Mengtong

G20 injects $ 5 trillion into global economy in response to epidemic

On the 26th, leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) issued a joint statement after the special summit on New Coronary Pneumonia, saying that they are taking rapid and powerful measures to support the economy and protect workers and enterprises; they are injecting more than 50,000 into the global economy. 100 million US dollars as part of targeted fiscal policy, economic measures and guarantee programs to offset the social, economic and financial impact of the pandemic.

The statement said that the G20 is committed to doing everything in its power to use all available policy tools to minimize the damage caused by the pandemic to the global economy and society, restore global growth, maintain market stability and enhance economic resilience.

The G20 will work to ensure the normal cross-border flow of critical medical supplies, key agricultural products and other goods and services, and work to address disruptions in global supply chains. It will also work with international organizations on the same line to make every effort to overcome the epidemic.

U.S. diagnoses rise to 3 million people worldwide

According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 6:45 am on March 27, Beijing time, a total of 83,507 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States have become the country with the largest number of confirmed cases worldwide. The number of deaths has reached 1201.

From the 23rd, the number of new cases per day in the United States has exceeded 10,000. US President Trump said at a press conference on the 26th that the increase in the number of confirmed diagnoses is due to improved testing efficiency.

On March 13, local time, US President Trump announced a "national emergency" at the White House in response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Mengtong

The White House statement said that on the 25th, Trump approved New Jersey to enter a "major disaster state" due to the new crown pneumonia outbreak and ordered assistance to the state.

Previously, seven states in New York, California, Washington, Iowa, Louisiana, Texas, and Florida entered a "major disaster state" due to the outbreak.

On the other hand, data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on the 26th showed that affected by the spread of the epidemic, the number of first-time applications for unemployment benefits in the United States soared to 3.283 million last week. Just three weeks ago, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the United States was less than 200,000. According to US official historical records, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits in a single week was less than 70,000. It can be seen that the epidemic has brought serious damage to the US economy.

However, as the Senate passed the 2 trillion large-scale economic stimulus bill to respond to the epidemic, on the 26th trading day, US stocks continued to rise. The Dow and S & P 500 have risen for three consecutive days, and the Dow has risen about 20% in the past three days.

On the evening of the 25th, the Senate unanimously approved a $ 2 trillion economic relief plan to alleviate the impact of the outbreak. The stimulus bill is currently before the House of Representatives and will be passed by voice vote in the morning of the 27th.

Since March 10, Italy has implemented a "cities closure" nationwide. Except for special circumstances, the public must not leave the place without authorization.

Italy: High mortality rate of over 80,000 confirmed cases

As of 18:00 on the 26th local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Italy rose to 80,539, the cumulative number of deaths was 8,165, and the number of cured cases was 10,361. Mortality remains high, exceeding 10%.

According to the latest statistics from the Italian Institute of Higher Health, 6205 medical staff have been infected with the new crown virus, and 39 doctors have died of new crown pneumonia.

Filippo Anelli, chairman of the Italian Federation of Surgeons and Dentists, requested that personal protective equipment be provided to Italian public and private medical system staff immediately, and that all medical care be given to all those who had symptoms or had contact with suspected and confirmed cases Personnel are screened to see if they are infected with the virus.

Spain: Accumulatively diagnosed with more than 50,000 deaths rises to second in the world

The Spanish Ministry of Health announced on the 26th that the country's confirmed cases reached 56,197 and the death cases increased to 4,145. This makes Spain the country with the second highest number of neonatal pneumonia deaths, behind Italy.

The patient entered the cabin hospital of the Madrid Convention and Exhibition Center.

Due to the continued development of the epidemic, the Spanish Parliament approved the extension of the country's state of emergency for 15 days to April 12 in the early morning of the 26th.

More than 100,000 people in UK detect serious shortage of medical supplies

According to the data released by the British Ministry of Health on the 26th, the UK has confirmed 2129 new cases and 113 new deaths in the past 24 hours. At present, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United Kingdom has reached 11,658, with a total of 578 deaths.

As of 9 a.m. local time on the 26th, more than 100,000 people in the UK have been tested for the new crown virus.

The number of patients has surged, medical supplies have been rapidly consumed, and the shortage of medical supplies in the UK has seriously threatened the safety of medical staff. Some nurses have no masks to wear when they care for three suspected cases.

In addition, front-line personnel face a great risk of infection at work, but cannot get a virus test.

Germany calls for intensive care capacity

The latest data released by the German Institute for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Koch on the 26th shows that as of 00:00 local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Germany has increased to 36,508 cases, an increase of 4,954 cases from the previous day, and 198 death cases.

German Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn said on the 26th that Germany is still in "pre-storm calm" in the outbreak. He called for the need to delay the spread of the virus and increase German intensive care capacity.

Shi Pan also emphasized that it is necessary to maintain the current travel restrictions and other measures that will delay the spread of the virus and improve the hospital's treatment capacity.

Beginning this week, Germany has implemented measures to further restrict personnel travel, including banning two or more peers.

Japan restricts travel in multiple regions of Japan

According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the 26th, there were 94 newly confirmed cases in Japan. At present, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the country has increased to 1401, and the cumulative number of deaths has increased to 47. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the epidemic "national disaster" on the 26th and called on all parties to work together to fight the epidemic.

On March 24 local time, the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee issued a joint statement saying that in view of the current epidemic situation, the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo needs to be rescheduled to 2020, but no later than the summer of 2021.

On the 26th, several regional governments in Japan announced measures to restrict travel. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has added restrictions on travel, requiring the public not to leave Tokyo for surrounding areas. The surrounding Saitama and Kanagawa prefectures also require residents to reduce unnecessary and non-urgent outings this weekend. Tochigi, Gunma, Chiba, Yamanashi, Nagano and other prefectures require that you do not travel to Tokyo and the Kanto area.

In addition, the Japanese government's draft "Basic Response Policy" on the 26th pointed out that if the government declares a state of emergency, the duration will be 21 days.

Many countries adopt "no-fly" measures

The person in charge of the National Civil Aviation Authority of India stated on the 26th that in view of the severe epidemic situation in India and the state of "cities closed" nationwide, all international flights entering and leaving India will be grounded until 6:30 am (GMT) on April 14. During this period, international freight operations are not affected by this regulation.

In response to the epidemic, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency will also stop scheduled and chartered air traffic from the 27th, except for evacuation of chartered flights.

In addition, Malaysia-based Asian Airlines announced on the 26th that most of the group's flights were grounded. These include the suspension of all domestic and international short-haul routes of its Malaysian branch from the end of March to late April, and most of the long-haul flights from the end of March to the end of May. AirAsia's subsidiaries in Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and India also made corresponding adjustments. AirAsia will resume service as soon as possible after the epidemic situation has improved and the relevant regulatory authorities have approved it.