Chinanews.com, April 2 (Sweet) The old American lady Renee Hellman never thought that at the age of 71, she could only stay at home and eat "takeaway" from a golden retriever.

Under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Herrmann's Colorado State has launched a "social alienation" measure, and because of her heart disease and other diseases, she is vulnerable to infection and has to stay at home. Go visit her. When the neighbors learned of this situation, they gave their dogs "special training" and were responsible for delivering chicken, vegetables and other food to Hellman.

At present, many countries, including the United States, are constantly upgrading "social alienation" measures to combat the epidemic. According to WHO, this simple public health measure can help to significantly reduce the spread of new crown virus. A study published by the well-known medical journal "The Lancet" showed that "social alienation" is the most effective way to stop the transmission of the new crown virus.

On March 30 local time, a notice posted in a supermarket in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada reminded customers to keep social distance. In view of the new crown pneumonia epidemic situation, the Ontario provincial government, where Toronto is located, announced the same day that the state of emergency in the province will extend for another two weeks after the end of March. Photo by Yu Ruidong of China News Agency

Beings under "social alienation"

Shake hands? NO! Home? YES!

WHO recommends keeping a distance of at least 1 meter from others. WHO Director-General Tandesser said. "Requirement that people stay at home, and other social alienation measures, is an important way to slow down virus transmission and gain time."

Affected by this, the unexpected scene after scene:

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to shake hands with Interior Minister Zehofer, but is rejected with a smile;

French President Macron greeted the Spanish King Philip with his hands folded instead of shaking hands and greeting the queen with a kiss.

News on March 24: In order to prevent the spread of the new crown pneumonia virus, many European countries blocked the border. People in Germany and Switzerland chat together over barbed wire.

In daily life, ordinary people are also performing fancy greetings.

In Iran, a few good friends will put their hands in their pockets and greet each other when they meet;

And in Minnesota, the local resident Colleen Urisk stood outside a child's glass door and played a game with her grandson. "I even got a kiss and hug across the glass door."

But on the other hand, "social alienation" also brought people loneliness. In India, where home-based segregation was implemented on March 24th, Weina Elle, 70, dance class was cancelled twice a week, and she said, "Really boring ..." Because going to class means she has a chance Meet friends, exercise, and dance.

Some lively Italians are even more intolerable to go out. Italy, the epicenter of the epidemic in Europe, was one of the first countries to implement a national "citadel", but from March 11th to 17th alone, more than 40,000 people in the country received police tickets for violating the blockade order.

Seeing that the number of infections continues to surge, the medical system is overwhelmed, and the mad Italian mayors snarled on social media: "Do you keep going out to walk your dog, do your dogs have prostatitis?" I love running, did you last run in the elementary school playground? "

In order to "intimidate" the public not to go out, a police officer in Tamil Nadu, India, specially put on a "new crown virus helmet" during the mission.

Picture 3: The picture shows a trademark designed by Audi for the new crown pneumonia epidemic, calling for "keep a safe distance". Image source: Screenshot of the Audi website.

"Social alienation" not only affects people around the world, some brands are responding. The M in the McDonald's trademark is no longer next to each other. The four rings of Audi are “independent”, the V and W of the public are separated up and down, and Coca-Cola has a new slogan, “Keeping distance is the best way to maintain unity” ...

Multi-country escalation measures

How does social alienation slow the spread of the virus?

As of 6:04 on April 2, Beijing time, data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States showed that the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the world has exceeded 920,000 and more than 46,000 have died. Among them, the United States has over 200,000 confirmed cases, ranking first in the world, and the country with the largest number of deaths is Italy, with more than 13,000.

The epidemic is getting increasingly serious. Can "social alienation" really slow the spread of the new crown virus?

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on March 24 that such a set of data: each new crown virus carrier will transmit the virus to 2.5 people in about five days. This means that the first carrier will transmit the virus to 406 people after 30 days. However, if the contact rate is halved, only 15 people will be passed after 30 days.

On March 30 local time, all citizens of Moscow have begun self-isolation at home regardless of age. The picture shows the leisure facilities in the residential area have been closed. Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Xiujun

Recently, Stanford University website released a message saying that in order to explore the "social alienation" needs to last and the consequences of premature lifting of restrictions, the university biologist Erin Modika worked with a research team to develop an interaction This website simulates the time-varying curve of New Coronavirus transmission under different non-drug interventions such as "social alienation" and isolation. Analysis shows that the more “social alienation” measures are implemented, the flatter the spread curve will be.

The American Public Health Association (APHA) CEO Georges Benjemin pointed out that if people are really infected with the new crown virus, there is currently no vaccine to treat it, "so what we have to do is to keep people away from each other and to prevent diseases Way to spread. "

A study released by The Lancet on March 23 stated that, compared with many other interventions, the comprehensive measures of physical isolation, such as isolation and school suspension, were the most effective in reducing the number of cases.

Alex R Cook, from the National University of Singapore, said, "The results of this study provide evidence for policy makers in Singapore and other countries to start implementing enhanced outbreak control measures that, if deployed in a timely and effective manner, Can reduce or reduce local transmission rates. "

On March 17, local time, there were few vehicles on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Photo by Li Yang, China News Agency

In fact, many countries are upgrading "social alienation" measures. Iranian President Rouhani said on March 31 that the "social alienation plan" implemented recently will be extended to April 8, and he once again called on the public to avoid traveling and stay at home.

Italy also announced the day before that it would continue its national "cities closure" measures until after Easter in mid-April.

With the outbreak of the U.S. outbreak, Trump has also changed his attitude and extended the federal government's guidance on maintaining "social alienation" throughout the United States until April 30. Among them, the "hardest hit area" New York City Mayor Bai Sihao issued an order that if the public violates the social distance regulations (to maintain a six-foot distance), they will face a fine of up to $ 500.

Even the United Kingdom, which had previously been referred to as the "Buddha Department" for its strength and scale of anti-epidemic disease, issued new rules on March 23, requiring all homes to be isolated.

On March 25, local time, in Venice, Italy, a man rowed to provide residents of Water City with daily vegetables and fruits.

One meter apart,

Unexpected gains

"Social alienation" not only slows down the spread of the virus, but also brings unexpected benefits to many people.

In the days when the pause was pressed by the epidemic, freelance writer Anshur Akhori canceled work abroad and lived with her parents. "I hope there is a kind of" soft restart "in people's minds so that they can learn to enjoy small pleasures, just like being with the person they love."

26-year-old business development director Spatina Jayaratna used to order takeaways, but with the company's remote office implementation, she has time to cook and exchange simple recipes with friends. "I used to get off work at around 8:30 pm, so I didn't have enough time to cook. But now I'm at home, and it's not funny to not cook."

Casey Schild, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, has realized her many-year wish and has adopted a 2-year-old puppy. She is now working from home and can help her friends adapt to the new environment. She also has a target to speak with.

Under "social alienation", people were separated by at least one meter, but the connection with relatives and friends did not break. People's connections become closer because they care about each other. (Finish)