(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Global War Epidemic: The cumulative number of New Coronary Pneumonia diagnosed in the world exceeds 1 million and the number of deaths exceeds 50,000

China News Agency, Beijing, April 4th, comprehensive news: WHO Director-General Tan Desai said in Geneva on the 3rd local time that the cumulative number of newly diagnosed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the world has exceeded one million, including more than 50,000 deaths.

According to real-time statistical data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in the United States, as of 20 o'clock EDT on the 3rd, the number of newly diagnosed infections of New Coronavirus in the United States exceeded 270,000, 7,406 people died, and 9,772 people recovered.

On March 31, local time, the Empire State Building in New York illuminated red and white lights to pay tribute to medical workers.

The epicenter of the United States epidemic in New York State confirmed more than 100,000 cases on the 3rd. Governor Cuomo said that in view of the urgent need for masks, protective clothing and other protective equipment and ventilators in New York State, he will sign an executive order allowing New York State to requisition the state The ventilator and protective equipment that have not been used by the internal institutions are distributed to the hospitals most in need.

The mortality rate of Italy's new coronary pneumonia is as high as 12.2%, but it has shown a declining trend since the number of new cases reached a peak on March 19th. As of 18:00 on the 3rd local time, a total of 119827 cases were diagnosed in Italy, 14,681 cases were died, and 19,758 cases were cured. Italian Ministry of Health officials said that the decrease in the number of confirmed cases in Italy is the result of the prevention and control measures taken in the past three weeks. The current situation is cautiously optimistic.

According to news from the Spanish Ministry of Health on the 3rd, as of 21:00 local time on the 2nd, local time, Spain has 7472 more cases diagnosed than the previous day, a total of 117710 cases were diagnosed, a total of 10935 deaths, and a mortality rate of 9.2%.

The number of confirmed cases in Germany is second only to Spain, with a case fatality rate of 1.4%. As of the evening of the 3rd local time, more than 90,000 people were diagnosed with new coronavirus infection in Germany and 1,208 people died. German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a video speech at the Chancellery that day officially announced the end of home segregation and said he was in good health.

According to JHU real-time statistics, as of 8:00 on the 4th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in France exceeded 65,000, with 6,520 deaths and a case fatality rate of 10%; the number of confirmed cases in the United Kingdom exceeded 38,000, with 3,611 deaths and the case fatality rate reached 9.3%. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson still has symptoms of mild new coronavirus infection such as fever on the 3rd and will continue to isolate himself at home.

The epidemic in the Middle East continues to spread. Although the number of new cases in Iran has been declining in the past week, the daily increase is still over 2,000. According to the news of the Iranian Ministry of Health on the 3rd, as of noon on that day, a total of 53,183 cases were diagnosed in Iran, an increase of 2715 cases from the previous day, a cumulative death of 3294 cases, and a cumulative cure of 17935 cases.

Turkey reported 2786 new cases on the 3rd. A total of 20921 cases were diagnosed, 425 people died and 484 were cured. Turkish President Erdogan announced on the same day that from midnight on the 3rd local time, a curfew was issued to people under the age of 20.

Israel has a total of 7428 diagnoses and 40 deaths. Affected by the Israeli epidemic, Palestinian Prime Minister Ashthiye issued strict prevention and control measures on the 3rd, stipulating that in all cities in the West Bank of the Jordan River, the flow of people is limited to 10:00 to 17:00 every day. As of the 3rd, a total of 171 confirmed cases in Palestine. Palestinian President Abbas issued a presidential decree on the 3rd, announcing an extension of the state of emergency for one month.

As of 0:00 on the 3rd, South Korea had cumulatively diagnosed more than 10,000 cases, reaching 10062 cases, and 86 cases were added in the past 24 hours. As of 19:00 on the 3rd, Japan added 227 cases in a single day, and a total of 3003 cases were diagnosed. Japan has added more than 200 confirmed cases for 4 consecutive days.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in India and Pakistan as of the evening of the 3rd exceeded 2,500, 62 in India and 37 in Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on the 3rd that the government decided to resume the construction industry from April 14 on the premise of strictly following the medical guidance in order to avoid the excessive impact of immunization prevention and control measures on the livelihood of temporary workers and working class And provide a series of preferential tax policies for the construction industry.

In Southeast Asia, Malaysia has accumulatively confirmed 3333 cases as of the 3rd day, an increase of 217 confirmed cases from the previous day. Local health officials said that the increase in new cases in the past two days is related to the active screening strategy adopted by the health department. At the same time, the overall nucleic acid detection capability of Malaysia is also increasing.

As of 16:00 local time on the 3rd, the Philippines has newly confirmed 385 cases in the past 24 hours, with a total of 3,018 cases diagnosed. The Deputy Minister of Health of the Philippines said that the country is currently working to transform some public buildings into "square cabin hospitals".

More than 1,000 cases have been diagnosed in Singapore. Singapore ’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered a televised speech on the 3rd, announcing the closure of workplaces that provide non-essential services, school students will study at home, and called on citizens to minimize unnecessary travel and socialization.

Australian Prime Minister Morrison announced on the 3rd that with the decline in the average daily growth rate of new cases, the country entered the "suppression stage" in response to the epidemic, and called on the public not to go out during the Easter holiday.

According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 9:00 a.m. EDT, 50 countries in Africa have reported more than 7,000 confirmed cases. There are currently more than 100 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in 14 African countries. (Finish)