(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The death toll of New Coronary Pneumonia in the United States rises to the first in the world

China News Agency, Washington, April 11 (Reporter Shahan Ting) The death toll of new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded 20,000 on the 11th, and the United States also surpassed Italy to become the country with the largest number of deaths due to new coronary pneumonia.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University at 9 pm on the 11th, more than 527,000 people in the United States have been infected with new coronary pneumonia and 20,506 people have died. Among them, 181,000 were diagnosed in New York State, 58,000 were diagnosed in New Jersey, 23,000 were diagnosed in Michigan, 22,000 were diagnosed in Massachusetts, 21,000 were diagnosed in Pennsylvania, and 21,000 were diagnosed in California.

On April 11, local time, affected by the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, there were few pedestrians on the wide New York Park Avenue. China News Agency reporter Liao Panshe

With the White House's approval of Wyoming to enter a "catastrophic state" that day, all 50 US states and the capital, Washington, DC, have entered a "catastrophic state." This is the first time in US history that all 50 states are in a "catastrophic state."

New York and New Jersey in the eastern United States are still the "severely affected areas." On that day, New York State added 783 deaths. New York Governor Como said that although this number is not the highest record, it is almost the same as the previous number. He said that the data shows that the New York State epidemic situation has stabilized, new cases and deaths have stabilized, but this stable number is still "terrible", and there is no downward trend for the time being.

New Jersey Governor Murphy said on the same day that with the increase in patients, New Jersey's medical supplies are already on the "depletion". He said that there are currently only 61 ventilators in New Jersey, and he has asked the White House for more ventilators.

On April 11, local time, according to US media reports, as of now, three crew members of the US Navy medical ship "Consolation" docked in the port of Los Angeles have tested positive for the new coronavirus.

The US Department of Defense said on the same day that it is currently implementing the first project authorized by the National Defense Production Act and will produce 39 million N95 masks in the next three months. US President Trump recently said that there are currently more than 8,000 ventilators in the national reserve that can be allocated to states at any time, and there will be about 110,000 ventilators in place in the near future.

Regarding Trump's recent statement that he hopes to resume economic activities as soon as possible, many American companies, industry, and financial circles have expressed support, but many medical experts believe that more time should be spent to fight the epidemic.

Regarding this issue, the governors of the US states also have differences. New York Governor Como believes that economic activities should definitely not be restarted rashly. "The worst thing is to take the wrong step, and then everything will repeat itself." He said that only after conducting a large-scale antibody test on the public will he consider restarting economic activities.

California Governor Newson said that although California ’s epidemic curve has been flattened, this good situation can only be maintained if everyone continues to adhere to the guidelines of maintaining “social distance”. He believes that under the current situation, the people still need to strictly abide by the anti-epidemic guidelines.

On April 11, local time, affected by the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, few pedestrians walked on Park Avenue in New York. China News Agency reporter Liao Panshe

Governors of Texas and Florida held different opinions. Texas Governor Abbot believes that Texas is not the epicenter of the epidemic like New York and California. The epidemic has been clearly controlled in many parts of Texas, so he hopes that companies will "return to work as soon as possible" to reduce their economic impact. Florida Governor De Santis said Florida is considering allowing schools to "open the door" in May.

In recent days, the new coronary pneumonia epidemic is seriously affecting the US economy. According to data released by the US Department of Labor on the 9th, since March 13, at least 16 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits, a record high. According to JPMorgan Chase ’s forecast, the US GDP growth rate will drop by 40% in the second quarter, and the unemployment rate will reach 20% in April. (Finish)