Corona: China recognizes gaps in its health system and European leaders send a unified message

China has recognized that the Corona epidemic has revealed loopholes in the country's health care system and pledged to reform it. Meanwhile, European Union leaders sent a message to promote unity on the occasion of "Europe Day".

The new Corona virus, which causes Covid-19, is still spreading east and west, and the number of confirmed infections worldwide exceeded 3.96 million, of which more than 275,000 died, and 1.33 million people were cured, according to the statistics compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

China faces criticism at home and abroad for its handling of the virus that arose in the central city of Wuhan late last year, but Beijing denies default in fighting the epidemic or hiding information about it, a charge attributed to Western powers.

However, director of the China National Health Commission Li Bin, on Saturday admitted that the health care system was not properly prepared.

"The outbreak of the Corona virus was a major test, which revealed that China still has gaps in the main system for epidemic prevention and control, health-care equipment and other ways to cope with crises," Li told a news briefing.

The Chinese health authorities will build a "centralized, unified and effective" command system that will allow it to respond faster and more effectively to any future public health crisis.

On Friday, Beijing announced that it would support a WHO-led review to assess the global response to the virus after the "epidemic" ended.

The announcement came after US President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of China in recent days, saying that the virus "could have been stopped in China."

Europe Day
On the other hand, the heads of state and government of the European Union, along with the heads of the three European institutions, called for solidarity to break out of the Corona pandemic crisis in a more robust state, in a video published today on Twitter to mark Europe Day.

The message was described as an unprecedented initiative, as in the video - which takes less than six minutes - all the leaders are sending a message of optimism, despite the differences and differences caused by the crisis in Europe.

"Our goal is to get Europe out of the Coruna virus and the Covid-19 crisis with a stronger case," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country will take over the rotating presidency of the European Union next July.

A countdown in Spain and France . The countdown began in major European countries to begin easing the comprehensive quarantine measures that were imposed for nearly two months to reduce the outbreak of the Corona virus. In Spain, about 51% of the population is preparing to launch after Monday in “Phase 1” of a four-stage mitigation plan After the government decided that the areas in which they resided had achieved the necessary standards.

In areas where injuries have been recorded, such as the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, bars, restaurants and cafes will open to a limited number, museums, gyms and hotels will open for the first time in nearly two months.

As for the two largest cities in the country - Madrid and Barcelona - they have not met the criteria required to ease restrictions, and they will remain in the zero stage.

The government will continue to encourage work from home whenever possible, and companies will set various dates for the start and end times of work to ensure social separation.

And the Spanish health authorities announced today, Saturday, that the daily death toll from the Corona virus has fallen to its second lowest level since mid-March.

The Ministry of Health said that it recorded 179 deaths, down from 229 the previous day, and the total number of deaths reached 26,478 cases.

In France, too, the authorities begin to ease measures of public quarantine on Monday, but the House of Representatives voted in favor of extending the state of health emergency in the country until July 10.

The state of emergency permits restrictions on freedoms and the creation of a controversial "information collection system" for monitoring those infected with COFED-19 and people who come into contact with it.

And the French airline "Air France" announced that it will start measuring from Monday the temperature of its passengers.

On the Arab level, the Saudi Ministry of Interior announced the lifting of precautionary measures for a number of neighborhoods in Al-Madinah Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah starting today, Saturday, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom said that it had recorded 1704 new infections with the Corona virus, bringing the total number to 37,136 cases, as well as ten new deaths, bringing the total number to 239 deaths.