China News, June 6 comprehensive report, real-time statistics of Johns Hopkins University in the United States showed that as of 7:33 on June 6, Beijing time, there were more than 6.72 million confirmed cases in the new crown worldwide, and the cumulative deaths exceeded 39.4 Ten thousand cases. WHO encourages wearing masks in closed and crowded environments; newly diagnosed climbs in 18 US states; four European countries will jointly develop vaccines; Seoul, South Korea, reproduces cluster infections; and the African Center for Disease Control actively deploys to respond to outbreaks.
Data map: The May 73th local health conference, held on May 19th local time, will be closed by 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
WHO releases latest guide to use masks to prevent new crowns
Call for fair distribution of vaccines to everyone
The WHO issued the latest guidelines on the use of masks to prevent new crowns on the 5th. The guidelines recommend that governments encourage the public to wear masks in places where the virus is widespread and it is difficult to maintain social distance, such as in public transportation, shops, and other closed or crowded environments.
WHO Director-General Tan Desai emphasized that masks alone are not a guarantee to avoid infection with the new crown virus, and masks are only part of the comprehensive measures to combat the new crown. The basic measures for countries to deal with the new crown must be "finding, isolating, detecting and caring for each case, and tracking and isolating every contact".
Tan Desai also said that when accelerating the research and development of vaccines and treatments, it is also necessary to ensure their fair distribution to everyone. WHO will work with partners to do this, but political commitment is also crucial and is the key to ensuring that any vaccine will be a global public product.
On June 1, local time, New Yorkers marched on the streets of Manhattan to protest police violent law enforcement. On May 24, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the United States, African-American George Freud was killed due to alleged misconduct by police during law enforcement. This incident triggered a wave of demonstrations across the United States. China News Agency reporter Liao Panshe
Newly diagnosed cases in 18 US states climb
More than 640,000 cases diagnosed in Brazil
The United States currently has nearly 1.9 million diagnosed cases and more than 109,000 deaths. Among them, the New York State epidemic in the "heavy disaster area" showed signs of slowing down. New York Governor Como said on the 5th that New York State reported 42 new deaths, the lowest value since the outbreak began.
However, "New York Times" statistics show that in the past two weeks, the number of new cases in 18 US states has climbed. In addition, due to continued protests caused by the death of African-American men violently enforced by white police officers, American public health experts are concerned that demonstrations may gather or cause the epidemic to deteriorate.
On the 5th, data released by the US Department of Labor showed that the US unemployment rate fell by 1.4 percentage points to 13.3% in May. The US media believes that the May employment report boosted people's expectations for the recovery of the US economy, but concerns about the rebound of the epidemic and recent protests and demonstrations will make the pace of recovery "slow and unstable."
The epidemic in Latin America continues to spread. Brazil is still the country with the most severe epidemic in the region. Data released on the 5th showed that 30830 new cases were diagnosed in the country on a single day, with a cumulative diagnosis of over 640,000. As many states in Brazil have begun to relax isolation measures and gradually resume commercial activities, many experts worry that the epidemic will accelerate and will bring great pressure to the medical system.
On June 3rd, customers of a craft beer bar in the centre of Berlin sat drinking on the street. Each table customer has maintained a distance of more than 1.5 meters. China News Service reporter Peng Dawei
Entry ban for non-EU citizens will be extended until July
Four European countries will jointly develop vaccines
French official research pointed out that the new crown epidemic in France was "controlled", but the new crown virus is still spreading, and the health and safety risks have not been completely eliminated. As of the 5th, France has cumulatively diagnosed more than 153,000 cases.
German Minister of the Interior Zehofer said on the 5th that the interior ministers of most EU countries have agreed to fully open the border by June 15th, and a small number of countries need to wait until the end of June to open again. Regarding the immigration ban against non-EU citizens, Zehofer said that the ban will be extended from June 15 to July 1.
To combat the new coronavirus, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands have now formed a "vaccine alliance" to accelerate the development of vaccines in Europe. The Dutch Ministry of Health says that the four countries' "Vaccine Alliance" will ensure adequate vaccine supply in Europe and other countries, especially in low-income countries in Africa.
On June 2, local time, the rainbow bridge, a landmark in Tokyo, Japan, lights up red. According to reports, that night, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government of Japan urgently convened a meeting of the New Coronavirus Headquarters. In view of the current trend of the outbreak, it was decided to issue a "Tokyo Alert" to arouse public attention.
Japanese vaccines, Olympics "catch with both hands"
Seoul, South Korea reproduces cluster infection
The Japanese Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare said on the 5th that Japan plans to put the new coronavirus vaccine into use by June 2021, while making efforts to fully prepare for the Tokyo Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics was originally planned for this summer, but it was postponed to 2021 due to the outbreak.
In South Korea, a sales company that sells health products to the elderly has a cluster infection. As of the 5th, the number of related cases has increased to 29, and the majority of patients are in the elderly. The number of people diagnosed with collective infections in logistics centers and churches in the metropolitan area continues to increase.
The Ministry of Health of Singapore said on the 5th that as of 12:00 that day, Singapore had 261 newly diagnosed cases, with a cumulative total of 37,183 confirmed cases. Most of the new cases are still foreign workers. The Singapore government is developing wearable tracking devices to track people who have been in contact with the new coronary patients. The government plans to distribute the device to all Singaporeans.
During the virus blocking measures, the public can choose to wear a mask or face mask. However, as Singapore entered the first stage of restarting the economy on the 2nd, the interaction between the community and people gradually resumed. The public must not only continue to wear masks, but also can no longer use face masks as substitutes. Both passengers on public transportation and vendors in hawker centres must comply with this requirement. The picture shows the June 2 local time, Singapore school reopens, students wear masks to attend classes.
Turkey welcomes weekends without "foot ban"
African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention actively deployed to respond to the outbreak
In the Middle East, the Turkish President announced on the 5th that this weekend will no longer implement a “foot ban” against any province or city, but still reminds the public that the number of newly diagnosed cases has been on the rise recently, and prevention and control awareness should not be relaxed. Social distancing. A total of 167,410 cases were diagnosed in Turkey and 4,630 cases were killed.
Some African countries have gradually relaxed their prevention and control measures. The Egyptian official said on the 5th that there are currently 126 hotels across the country that have received the health and safety certificate issued by the Ministry of Health. These hotels can open 50% of the rooms for business. Rwanda gradually relaxed the similar "closing city" measures implemented nationwide. At present, traffic in most parts of the country is back to normal, and necessary employees of enterprises are allowed to rework. In Senegal, passenger transportation between cities will restart from the 7th, and domestic flights will gradually resume from the 15th.
The Director of the African Center for Disease Control, John Kenguesson, said recently that in the next few months, the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention will conduct 10 million new coronavirus tests in Africa with member countries to identify infected persons and track contacts as soon as possible. Provide treatment for confirmed cases. The center will also deploy 1 million community health workers on the African continent and train 100,000 medical personnel to better respond to the new crown epidemic.