China News.com, July 1. According to a comprehensive report, real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that as of 20:33 on July 1, Beijing time, the number of confirmed cases in the new crown has exceeded 10.5 million, and the cumulative deaths have been nearly 512,000. The epidemic situation in the United States is still grim. Many Republicans changed their past positions and called on the public to wear masks. Due to the different prevention and control situation, the EU countries continue to unblock, and Canada and other countries have strengthened prevention and control. On the other hand, the occurrence of cluster infections in prisons and hospitals in many countries has brought challenges to prevention and control.

On May 21, local time, US President Trump was photographed by the media while inspecting the Ford plant in Michigan and still did not wear a mask.

 The epidemic is grim, and wearing masks has gradually become the consensus of the United States?

  At present, there are over 2.63 million confirmed cases and over 127,000 deaths in the United States. With the recent increase in the number of newly diagnosed cases in some states, many Republican lawmakers have called on the public to wear masks, which is very different from previous positions.

  The Associated Press reported on June 30 that although US President Trump is still reluctant to wear a mask, the controversy over wearing masks in the Republican Party is over: masks are now needed.

  Senator Lamar Alexander of the Tennessee Republican Party on June 30 called on Trump to start wearing masks at least at some point in order to set a good example. Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., publicly stated in an interview that all participants should wear masks at the Florida Republican National Congress in August. Such preventive measures are “not complicated”.

On June 30, local time, the Atlas sculpture at the Rockefeller Center in New York City was masked. China News Agency reporter Liao Panshe

  Allegedly, in recent days, from US Vice President Pence to Senate Majority Leader McConnell, they have called on the American people to wear masks when they are unable to maintain social distance.

  In addition, Redfield Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at a Senate hearing on June 30 that it is imperative for Americans to use masks universally. He particularly urged young people to heed these guidelines.

Relax control? Continue to restrict? Different defense controls

  With the multinational epidemic under control, on July 1, local time, the European Union began to open its borders to the "14+1" countries outside after several weeks of epidemic closure. However, American tourists are clearly excluded from the "open list."

On May 18th, local time, Athens, Greece, the Acropolis was opened to the public to attract tourists to visit. On that day, Greek open-air archaeological sites and various theme parks will be reopened from that day.

  A Greek government spokesman said on June 30 that from this week, movie theaters, theaters, casinos, etc. that are open all year round will be reopened. On July 1, all airports in the country will restart and international flights will increase.

  In the Middle East, Kuwait entered the second phase of resumption of production from June 30, and government and private sectors resumed work partially; the UAE has gradually reopened mosques and other religious sites nationwide from July 1; Qatar allows some shopping malls , Free market, restaurants are open from July 1st.

On July 1, local time, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will resume operations.

  On the other hand, Japan has lifted the state of emergency since May 25, but in the recent past, the Tokyo epidemic has rebounded. On July 1, local time, the Japanese Cabinet Chief Sugai Suga said that Japan does not need to declare a state of emergency again because of the new crown epidemic, but it may do so under the worst circumstances.

  On June 30 local time, the Canadian Border Services Agency issued a notice saying that in order to protect the health and safety of the public, the ban on entry of foreigners was extended to July 31. On the same day, the Canadian government also announced that it would extend the 14-day compulsory quarantine requirement for travellers entering Canada to August 31.

Aggregated infections in prisons and hospitals cause concern

  In the process of strengthening epidemic prevention in various countries, places such as prisons, hospitals and other places have brought together cluster infections, which has brought challenges to epidemic prevention and control.

On June 19 local time, residents of San Mateo County, California, United States shopped at a bookstore in a large shopping center. China News Service reporter Liu Guanguan

  The California authorities said on June 30 that in the San Quentin Prison, one of the oldest prisons in California, there have been a surge in new crown cases and more than 1,000 inmates tested positive for the virus. At present, new crown cases in San Quentin Prison account for half of all prison cases in California.

  On June 30 local time, a cluster of infections occurred in a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal. At least one inpatient and 11 medical staff had been diagnosed. In addition, a total of 14 inpatients and 9 medical staff were diagnosed in the emergency department of Torres Vedras City Hospital, of which 3 died.

  In South Korea, in addition to the continuous occurrence of small-scale cluster infections centered on the churches in the metropolitan area, outbreaks also occurred in areas outside the metropolitan area such as Gwangju and Daejeon. Among them, the confirmed cases of Gwangju mainly occurred in monasteries, hospitals, and welfare facilities. Most patients had unknown infection routes, and the epidemic may spread again.

  Under the epidemic, it should have been a consensus to abide by the epidemic prevention regulations, but some people still ignored the regulations and held meetings.

  A family in Bihar, India, held a wedding in mid-June, and about 350 people attended. At present, 111 participants have been diagnosed with new coronavirus. To this end, Indian Prime Minister Modi said to the public on June 30 that he should abide by the government's epidemic prevention regulations, wear masks and maintain social distance.