WHO: Global epidemic situation is deteriorating, the number of new cases in a single day hits a record
Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, June 8 (Reporter Liu Qu) The World Health Organization said on the 8th that the global new crown epidemic situation is deteriorating. Nine countries have reported more than 100,000 newly diagnosed cases to the organization in the past 10 days on the 7th. The number of new cases is the highest since the outbreak.
WHO Director-General Tan Desai said at the press conference that day, countries have reported nearly 7 million new crown cases to the organization, and nearly 400,000 people have died. Although the situation in Europe is improving, the global epidemic is worsening. In the past 10 days, 9 countries reported to WHO more than 100,000 new cases, and the 136,000 cases on the 7th were the highest in a single day so far.
Tan Desai said that nearly 75% of the new cases on the 7th came from 10 countries, most of which were concentrated in the Americas and South Asia. In addition, the number of cases in parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia is also rising. Although the number of cases in African countries is also increasing, and the epidemic has spread to new geographical areas, most African countries have less than 1,000 cases.
Tan Desai emphasized, "Some countries are showing positive signs. In these countries, the biggest threat now is complacency." Research results show that most people in the world are still susceptible to new coronavirus. WHO continues to urge countries to closely monitor the development of the epidemic, especially when some countries begin to resume holding large-scale rallies to ensure that the epidemic will not rebound.
In response to the recent global anti-racism campaign, WHO encourages safe protests around the world. It is recommended that participants keep a distance of at least 1 meter from others as much as possible, pay attention to clean their hands, cover their nose and mouth when coughing, and wear masks.
Tan Desai emphasized that tracing case contacts is still a basic content of the outbreak response measures. WHO encourages countries to strengthen basic public health measures, including the detection, isolation, detection and care of each case, and to track and isolate contacts in each case.