(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Looking at the epidemic from the change of data: 16 new cases confirmed in the Chinese mainland on the 18th, over 2.32 million cases worldwide
China News Service, Beijing, April 19 (Guo Chaokai) The latest official data shows that on April 18, 16 new cases were confirmed in mainland China, and 44 new cases of asymptomatic infections were added. At present, there are more than 2.32 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the world, and more than 160,000 deaths.
As of 24:00 on April 18th, according to reports from 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, there were 1041 confirmed cases (including 85 severe cases), and a total of 4632 deaths; a total of 77062 cases were cured and discharged. A total of 82,735 confirmed cases were reported, and the rate of cure and discharge was 93.14%.
There were 16 newly confirmed cases on the 18th in Mainland China, of which 9 were imported cases and 7 were local cases (6 cases in Heilongjiang and 1 case in Guangdong); a total of 1575 confirmed cases imported overseas and 847 confirmed cases imported overseas example. On the same day, there were 44 new cases of asymptomatic infections in the Mainland, 3 of which were converted to confirmed cases on that day, and 62 cases of medical observation were released on that day; 999 cases of asymptomatic infections were still under medical observation.
Mi Feng, spokesman for the China National Health Commission and deputy director of the Propaganda Department, said on the 19th that on April 18, the number of newly diagnosed cases imported abroad fell to less than 10 cases for the first time in a month, but the local aggregation caused by overseas imports in individual provinces Sexual cases continue to increase, suggesting that "screening-diagnosis-report-isolation" closed-loop management should always be done to firmly prevent community transmission.
From a local point of view, from 0:00 to 24:00 on April 18, the newly confirmed cases, new death cases, new suspected cases and existing suspected cases in Hubei Province were all 0; 13 new cases were cured and discharged. 109 confirmed cases (109 cases in Wuhan), including 22 severe cases (22 cases in Wuhan). Hubei Province released the latest city and county epidemic risk rating assessment on the 18th, and all 76 cities and counties in Hubei are low-risk.
Looking overseas, the global epidemic continues to escalate. The World Health Organization's report on the 18th epidemic showed that as of 10:00 on the 18th, Central European time, there were more than 2.16 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the world. According to real-time data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 9 a.m. Beijing time on April 19, the cumulative number of newly diagnosed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the world exceeded 2.32 million, reaching 2328124; the cumulative deaths exceeded 160 thousand, reaching 160518.
Data show that the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States has exceeded 730,000 cases; the epidemic "severely affected area" New York State has a total of more than 230,000 cases diagnosed and a total of 17,000 deaths. As US President Trump recently announced the "Resume Guide", the governors of Texas and Ohio stated that they would consider starting to "unblock" gradually.
The European epidemic is still not optimistic. According to data released by the Spanish Ministry of Health on the 18th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases nationwide exceeded 190,000, and the cumulative deaths exceeded 20,000. The Spanish government will apply to the House of Representatives for a further extension of the national emergency until May 9, but the "closure of the city" measures will be appropriately relaxed. Italy has accumulated more than 175,000 confirmed cases and more than 23,000 deaths. According to the government plan, after the epidemic is controlled, Italy will enter the second stage of the anti-epidemic and resume some economic and social activities, but some control measures will continue to be implemented.
According to data released by the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the evening of April 18, there have been more than 20,000 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Africa. The countries most affected by the epidemic include Egypt, South Africa, Morocco and Algeria, with more than 2,000 confirmed cases. (Finish)