China News Service, May 18th. Real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that as of 8:32 on May 18th, Beijing time, the world's new crown confirmed cases have exceeded 4.71 million cases, and the cumulative deaths exceeded 315,000 . The Fed chairman said that the US economic recovery will take a long time; the British Prime Minister Johnson expressed the hope that the United Kingdom will return to normal life by the end of July; India extended the national blockade to the end of May; the African epidemic continued to spread.
The U.S. economic recovery will take a long time
Brazil confirmed cases rose to fourth in the world
According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University, the cumulative number of new crown cases diagnosed in the United States exceeded 1.48 million, and nearly 90,000 deaths.
On May 15, local time, Mills High School in San Mateo County, Northern California, USA ushered in a special graduation season. Graduates drove or drove to different stations arranged by school staff to complete the book return, payment and graduation For the items and other links, the students have no direct contact with the staff throughout the process. China News Service reporter Liu Guanguan
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell said on the 17th that the US economic recovery is expected to go through a long period of time, and will even continue until 2021. Powell said that the prerequisite for a “steady” recovery of the US economy in the second half of 2020 is that there will not be a second wave of epidemic peaks in autumn, but in view of the speculation of medical experts that the situation is not optimistic, people need to wait for the vaccine to fully restore confidence in the economy Appearance.
US President Trump will hold a round table meeting at the White House on the 18th to meet with leaders of the catering industry to discuss the additional assistance given to the catering industry in the newly passed $ 3 trillion bailout bill.
The number of confirmed cases in Latin America continued to rise, and the total number of confirmed cases in Brazil rose to fourth in the world, with a total of 241080 cases. More than 90,000 cases have been diagnosed in Peru. Peruvian President Biscala said on the 17th that after the end of the national emergency on the 24th of this month, the government may continue to maintain some of the currently implemented restrictive measures.
Many European countries will open their internal borders
British Prime Minister looks forward to returning to normal life by the end of July
With the new crown epidemic situation under control in most of Europe, on the 16th local time, Italy, Austria, Luxembourg and other countries announced that they would reopen their borders within the EU.
On April 28, local time, a safety distance sign has been posted on the subway platform in Milan, Italy, to remind passengers to maintain a certain safety distance while waiting for the bus during the epidemic.
Italy added 145 new deaths on the 17th, the lowest record since the national "closure" was announced on March 9. On the 18th, most Italian companies will end the two-month quarantine measures, restaurants, bars, cafes, barber shops and retail stores will be allowed to reopen, gyms, swimming pools, cinemas will be opened on May 25.
There were 170 new deaths in Britain on the 17th, the lowest increase since March 24, and a total of 34,636 deaths. British Prime Minister Johnson said he hoped that the UK would return to normal life by the end of July.
The cumulative number of diagnoses in Germany exceeds 177,000. Since the further unblocking of public places such as restaurants and cafes on the 15th, there have been gathering infections in many places in Germany recently, involving facilities such as slaughterhouses, express logistics centers and refugee settlements. A refugee settlement in St. Augustine, North Rhine-Westphalia, which can accommodate 600 people, has tested 70 new crowns on the 17th.
India extends national blockade until the end of May
South Korea will test enlisted soldiers
India added 4,987 confirmed cases on the 17th, the highest single-day increase since the record, with a total of 90927 diagnosed cases and a total of 2872 deaths. The Indian Ministry of the Interior issued guidelines to extend the national blockade that originally expired on May 17 for another two weeks to May 31. Schools and educational institutions across India continue to be closed, city subways continue to shut down, and entertainment venues such as hotels, shopping centers, bars, and theaters have not been approved for business.
Data map: India under the epidemic.
South Korea has more than 11,000 newly diagnosed cases. South Korea will conduct new coronavirus testing on all enlisted soldiers from the 18th. It is expected that more than 6,300 enlisted soldiers will be tested in the next eight weeks.
A total of 3,028 cases were diagnosed in Thailand. The Thai Civil Aviation Authority issued a communiqué on the 16th that, in order to further prevent and control the new crown epidemic, the measures that originally scheduled to expire at the end of May to ban civil airline passengers from entering Thailand will be extended to June 30.
The confirmed cases of the new crown in Nepal rose to 295, including 2 deaths and 36 cured cases. On the afternoon of the 17th local time, Nepal held a cabinet meeting. As the epidemic continued to intensify, the meeting decided to extend the national blockade until June 2.
Turkey plans to restart tourism
Egypt's epidemic prevention measures escalated
A total of nearly 150,000 cases were diagnosed in Turkey. The country's Minister of Culture and Tourism Ersoy said that it plans to restart the domestic tourism industry on May 28 and restart international tourism after mid-June. Ersoy emphasized that the plan will be based on Turkey ’s epidemic situation not worsening and people ’s compliance with epidemic prevention regulations.
Data map: Turkey in an outbreak.
The Iraqi Ministry of Health said on the 17th that the capital Baghdad reported 105 new confirmed cases on the same day, and the number of new cases exceeded 100 for the first time in a single day; 144 new cases were confirmed in the country, which was the highest increase since the outbreak.
According to the statistics of the African Center for Disease Control, the number of confirmed cases of the new crown in Africa exceeds 80,000, and it is still in a continuous spreading situation.
The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced on the 17th that a total of 12,229 cases had been diagnosed in the country and a total of 630 deaths. Egyptian Prime Minister Madbuli announced that the country will implement stricter epidemic prevention and control measures before and after Eid, completely close all shops, shopping malls, beaches and parks in the country, and suspend interprovincial transportation and all public transportation in the country.