China News Service, April 9th. Real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that as of 6:59 a.m. Beijing time on April 9, there were more than 1.5 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide and more than 88,000 deaths. . British Prime Minister Johnson's physical condition has improved, the epidemic in the United States has continued to deteriorate, the situation in Western Italy has gradually eased, and Russia, India and Latin America have shown an upward trend.

Data map: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tan Desai. China News Service reporter Peng Dawei

Tan Desai responds to US accusations: please isolate the epidemic from politics

On the 7th, US President Trump publicly accused WHO of responding to the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, favored other countries, and threatened that the United States would suspend payment of dues to WHO.

WHO Director-General Tan Desai responded on the 8th that national unity is very important to defeat the virus. Without unity, even with a better health system, it will be in trouble, so "do n’t use the epidemic for political attacks ... this is not a thing What politics can use is like playing with fire. "

Tan Desai also said, "If you want to be used by the virus, if you want to see more body bags, then do it; if you don't want to, you should keep the virus away from politics and isolate the epidemic from politics."

Times Square, New York, shrouded in the epidemic.

More than 150,000 cases diagnosed in New York State

Four aircraft carriers have confirmed cases

Real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University show that there are nearly 430,000 confirmed cases and more than 14,000 deaths in the United States. Among them, the New York State epidemic continued to deteriorate, with more than 150,000 cases diagnosed.

On the 8th, New York State Governor Como said that in the past 24 hours, New York State had 779 new deaths, the largest increase since the outbreak, with a total of 6,268 deaths. Como said he would ask New York State to lower its flag by half to mourn the death of the new coronary pneumonia.

The US media quoted Ministry of Defense officials as saying that two crew members belonging to the "Nimitz" aircraft carrier tested positive for the new crown virus. So far, there have been four cases of new aircraft carriers in the US military, namely the "Reagan", "Roosevelt", "Nimitz" and "Karl Vincent".

"Square Cabin Hospital" at the Madrid Convention and Exhibition Center in Spain.

Spanish Minister of Health says it has reached the turning point

New diagnoses in Italy continue to decline

As of 6:59 on the 9th, Beijing time, there were 148220 confirmed cases and 14,792 deaths in Spain. Spain ’s Minister of Health Ilya believes that “the data has confirmed the stability and gentleness of the curve. We have reached the inflection point and are now in a phase of deceleration.”

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Italy is close to 140,000, and the number of deaths is 17,669. Italian Deputy Minister of Health Pierre Paul Cilleri said that the rate of new infections in the country ’s new coronary pneumonia is gradually declining, but in the absence of vaccines available, Italians should not relax their guard.

British Prime Minister's physical condition improved

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle suspected of having a crew

Data on the 8th showed that 60733 cases of new coronary pneumonia were diagnosed in the United Kingdom and 7097 deaths. Chancellor of the Exchequer said that Prime Minister Johnson ’s condition has improved and he can now “sit up on the hospital bed”. The British Prime Minister's Office subsequently stated that the Prime Minister "continues to make steady progress" but is still in intensive care.

As of the 8th, France had more than 110,000 confirmed cases and 10869 deaths. The French Ministry of Defense reported that about 40 crew members of the "Charles de Gaulle" aircraft carrier were suspected of being infected with the new crown virus, and the aircraft carrier would return to its home port in advance.

The cumulative number of diagnoses in Germany is also over 110,000, with 2349 deaths. Willer, director of the German Koch Institute for Disease Control and Prevention, said that there are more and more elderly people infected with the new coronavirus in Germany, and the number of deaths will increase in the future.

As of the 8th, the cumulative number of infections in Russia has reached 8672. Russian President Putin said that the experience of various countries shows that the next two to three weeks will be a critical period for the development of the Russian epidemic. During this period, it is necessary to concentrate various resources to the greatest extent and strictly implement epidemic prevention measures.

After seven Japanese prefectures entered a state of emergency, the Tokyo Skytree cheered for the people. The tower said: "Working together, we can all win."

Japan and South Korea epidemic continues

India extends the "closed city" measures in many places

On April 8, Japan added 515 confirmed cases, and the cumulative number of diagnoses increased to 4,973. That day was the first day that the declaration of emergency in Japan took effect. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated that as long as everyone cooperates, the state of emergency will be lifted in a month.

A total of 10384 cases were diagnosed in South Korea, and a total of 200 deaths. The third and third grades of middle schools in South Korea will start online online from 9 am local time on the 9th. This is 38 days behind the original start date.

On the 8th, India's nationwide "closed city" measures entered the 15th day. Due to the rapid growth of confirmed cases, many places announced that the "closed city" period will be extended to April 30, and the restriction level will be increased to prevent residents from going out. At present, a total of 5,916 cases have been diagnosed in India and 178 deaths.

In order to help medical personnel fight the epidemic, some technicians in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, used 3D technology to make protective masks in batches.

Over 38,000 confirmed cases in Latin America

Brazil and Chile announce more preventive measures

As of the evening of the 7th local time, the total number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Latin America has exceeded 38,000. Among them, Brazil and Chile have the most severe epidemics.

A total of 16,170 cases were diagnosed in Brazil, with 819 deaths. The Brazilian Ministry of Health stated that 53 million pieces of epidemic prevention materials have been distributed to medical staff across the country, including masks, gloves, goggles, and more than 80,000 virus detection kits.

A total of 5,546 cases were diagnosed in Chile and 48 deaths. The Chilean government adjusted the isolation policy in some areas. Some cities in the capital Santiago that enforced isolation will be released at 5 a.m. on the 13th, and some areas will increase or extend the isolation measures due to the spread of the epidemic.