(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) World Health Assembly calls on member countries to provide sustainable funding

　　China News Agency, Beijing, May 20, comprehensive news: According to the latest data released by the World Health Organization, as of 10:00 a.m. Central European time (16:00 a.m. Beijing time), the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide has increased from the previous day 112637 cases, reaching 4731458 cases; deaths increased by 4322 cases from the previous day, reaching 316169 cases.

On May 19th local time, the 73rd World Health Assembly was held in a video conference. The picture shows the WHO Director-General Tan Desset intentionally wearing a shirt donated by the Tonga government to make a closing speech, calling for global unity to respond to the epidemic. Photo courtesy of China News Service

　　The 73rd World Health Assembly, which was held in a video conference, closed on the 19th. The meeting adopted a resolution to respond to the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, confirmed the key leadership role of WHO, and called on member countries to provide sustainable funding to WHO.

United States: Trump boasted about US detection capabilities

　　According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 12:32 on the 20th, Beijing time, the number of confirmed cases in the United States has risen to 1,528,568, and the number of deaths has reached 91,921.

　　The number of new cases in five states including Arizona, North Carolina, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia reached the largest increase since the outbreak last week. The number of confirmed cases reported in California, Florida and Illinois is also at a relatively high level. US health experts who are cautious about restarting the economy too soon have issued a warning about this, worrying that the state government's hasty decision may trigger a second wave of outbreaks.

Data graph: US President Trump.

　　In response to media questions on the 19th, US President Trump said that the highest number of infections in the world is due to the largest number of virus tests. Trump called him "not seeing this as a bad thing". In a sense, he "sees this as a good thing", indicating that the United States is "better tested" and that it is a "symbol of honor."

　　According to a US media report on the 19th, the head of the Florida health department's information system may have been fired for refusing to cover up the epidemic. According to reports, Jones was responsible for the construction and maintenance of the state's "epilog bulletin board" webpage. On May 5, she was dismissed from her post and was subsequently fired. Local media reported that Jones was fired because she refused to manually modify the data to support the state's restart plan. The New York Times reported that Terry Rizzo, chairman of the Florida Democrats, has requested an independent investigation into the matter.

On May 1, local time, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, two young people took a nap on the street. China News Agency reporter Mo Chengxiong

Latin America: Brazil's confirmed cases hit the largest increase in a single day

　　Brazil is still the country with the worst epidemic in Latin America. According to Brazilian media reports, according to the latest data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, the country added 17408 new cases on a single day on the 19th, the largest single-day increase since the outbreak in the country since the outbreak, with a total of 271628 cases diagnosed. The number of confirmed cases in Brazil has surpassed the United Kingdom, ranking third in the world, second only to the United States and Russia.

　　The United States is currently considering a travel ban on Brazil and strengthening virus detection in Florida, where a large number of Brazilians are pouring in. According to media reports, Brazil ’s new cases in the past week accounted for 13% of all new cases in the world, but Brazilian President Bosonaro did not fully agree with the implementation of social distance measures. On May 15, Brazil ’s health office took less than a month. Minister Tage announced his resignation, which is the second health minister to leave Brazil since the outbreak.

　　Many high-ranking politicians in Brazil have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, including not only local officials in Rio and Para states, but also many politicians in the Brazilian federal government are also infected with the virus. These include the Speaker of the Brazilian Senate, the Minister of Mines and Energy, and the National Security Advisor of the Presidential Palace.

　　Although the number of confirmed cases in Latin America continues to increase, more countries still choose to "untie" emergency measures taken during the epidemic. Ecuador will allow areas at risk of yellow outbreaks to reduce the curfew time by 3 hours starting on the 20th. Dominica announced that it will release the epidemic control measures in four stages from the 20th, restore traffic, shorten the curfew time, gradually resume work and resume production, and continue to provide subsidies to employees and poor families.

Data Map: Russian Prime Minister Mishustin.

Europe: Russian prime minister discharged from hospital and returned to work

　　According to data released by Russia on the 19th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the country reached nearly 300,000. Russian Minister of Health Murashko said that Russia is stepping up the development of a new crown vaccine and is “preparing to start clinical research on the vaccine after 1 month”. According to the Kremlin website, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the 19th to cancel the appointment of the first deputy prime minister Belousov as interim prime minister. RIA Novosti reported that Prime Minister Mishustin who had previously been diagnosed with the new crown virus has returned to work.

　　Many European countries continue to gradually adopt "unblocking measures." The Spanish Ministry of Transport stated that with the gradual lifting of the blockade measures, the government intends to reopen the land border around late June. The Italian Enterprise Confederation said in a statement on the 19th that after being closed for more than two months due to the epidemic, about 800,000 companies on the 18th resumed operations on the premise of complying with the epidemic prevention regulations. The German Federal Government and the states have also reached an agreement recently to further relax the prevention and control measures on the premise of retaining the requirements on social distance and wearing masks.

The picture shows South Korea under the epidemic.

　Asia: The spread of collective infection in Itaewon in South Korea weakens

　　According to data released by the Ministry of Health on the 19th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases nationwide exceeded 100,000. The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Maharashtra accounted for one-third of the total number of confirmed cases in the country, and it is the region with the worst outbreak in India. India ’s capabilities in detecting viruses, admitting and treating patients, and producing protective equipment continue to improve. Some experts believe that India may usher in a peak epidemic in the next month or two.

　　The cumulative number of confirmed cases in South Korea exceeds 11,000. The epidemic prevention department believes that the spread of collective infection in Itaewon, Seoul has weakened and continues to show a decreasing trend. As of the 19th, there were more than 170 related cases.

　　The Singapore Inter-Departmental Working Group on Anti-epidemic announced on the 19th that the "blocking measures" that are being implemented to prevent the spread of the epidemic will not be extended after June 1st. . (Finish)