China News.com, April 28, according to a comprehensive report, according to the data of Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 13:31 on the 28th, Beijing time, the number of confirmed cases in the new crown has exceeded 3.04 million, and the deaths exceeded 210,000. Although the global epidemic peak is not over yet, some major epidemic countries have begun to relax the isolation measures to varying degrees and gradually restart the economy.
On April 27, local time, employees of a waffle shop in Madison, Georgia, celebrated "resuming work."
U.S. states loosen blockade order to restart economy
Although many U.S. officials say that the "social isolation" policy needs to continue until this summer, more and more states have begun to relax the local blockade order and begin to restart the economy.
At present, Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky and others are beginning to allow hospitals to resume some "non-critical" operations. Georgia, Tennessee, Alaska, etc. began to allow restaurants to provide dine-in services. Many states have resumed the opening of outdoor places such as beaches and parks.
However, some public health experts warn that the premature cancellation of the blockade may lead to a second wave of infection. At the same time, 26 million people in the United States have registered to seek unemployment protection. White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett recently said that the US unemployment rate may reach 16% in April.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, as of 13:31 on the 28th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown in the United States exceeded 988,000, and the number of deaths exceeded 56,000.
On April 24 local time, workers at a beach club in Italy wore masks and gloves to prepare for the reopening of the resort. Italian Prime Minister Conte said that starting on May 4, the country will officially enter the second stage of anti-epidemic and restart the national economy.
Italy will resume work gradually in early May
In Italy, as the epidemic data continued to decline for many days, the Italian authorities believe that the country ’s infection rate has been reduced to a level that can relax social control. At present, the country has a total of 199414 diagnosed cases and 26777 deaths.
Italian Prime Minister Conte announced on the 26th that after May 4th Italy entered the second phase of the epidemic prevention and control measures.
From May 4th, the Italian manufacturing, construction and wholesale industries will resume work; from May 18th, retail, museums, galleries and libraries will resume operations; from June 1st, bars, restaurants , Barber shop and beauty salon will be reopened. After resuming work, all workplaces must comply with strict epidemic prevention regulations.
On April 16, local time, in the intensive care unit of the Povisa Hospital in Vigo, northwestern Spain, medical staff are taking care of patients with new coronavirus.
Spain considers further deregulation
The cumulative number of cured cases in Spain has exceeded 100,000. The Spanish government has previously stated that if it can maintain a steady decline, it will consider further deregulation in the near future and allow adults to exercise alone.
Spain implemented a new rule on the 26th that children under the age of fourteen can take outdoor walks accompanied by adults. This is the first time in six weeks that the relevant measures have been relaxed. In addition, starting from the 27th, the Spanish anti-epidemic goal will be to consolidate the current achievements and consider how to safely enter the next stage in order to liberalize restrictive measures.
On April 25 local time, in order to prevent the spread of the new crown virus, Korean insurance practitioners conducted a qualification test outdoors. The examination room is located in an open-air playground of a school. All candidates must first measure their body temperature when entering the examination room. During the exam, candidates and proctors must wear masks and maintain a minimum distance of 1.5 meters between the seats.
South Korea plans to normalize life
In view of the increasingly stable epidemic prevention and control situation, the Korean government plans to enter the stage of life epidemic prevention in which daily life and epidemic prevention work are parallel. South Korea's Central Epidemic Prevention Headquarters reported on the 28th that as of 0:00 on the same day, South Korea added 14 new cases of newly diagnosed crowns at 0:00 on the previous day, and a total of 10,752 cases were diagnosed.
South Korean President Wen Jae-in said that the government has begun preparations to launch an emergency economic response system led by the Deputy Prime Minister of the economy, focusing on solving problems for enterprises, self-employed businessmen and workers.
However, Zheng Yinjing, head of the South Korean Central Epidemic Prevention Headquarters, said that although the current epidemic situation in South Korea has been stably controlled, it is still in the "on-going" stage, and the public needs to continue to strictly observe the epidemic regulations such as maintaining social distance. She emphasized that the current vigilance cannot be relaxed, especially the small holiday is coming, and no slack is allowed.