Tan Desai: America is still a global epidemic center "hard to return to normal" in the short term

　　China News Service, July 15th. According to Singapore’s "Lianhe Zaobao", WHO Director-General Tan Desai pointed out at an online press conference that too many countries are improperly managing the new crown epidemic, resulting in people in the foreseeable future. Back to the "old normal". He also said that the current epidemic center is still in the Americas.

The picture shows Tan Desai, Director General of the World Health Organization.

　　Tan Desai pointed out that too many countries are moving in the wrong direction. The leaders of some countries have sent out vague messages about the epidemic, which is weakening the most critical element in the efforts to deal with the epidemic: trust.

　　Tan Desai called on all countries to strengthen the leadership of the government and the overall strategic coordination role, and clearly and continuously communicate the anti-epidemic strategy.

　　According to reports, the global new crown epidemic is becoming more and more serious. According to Reuters statistics, the number of confirmed cases has surged to about 1 million in just five days, with a total of more than 13 million and more than 570,000 people killed by the new crown.

On July 13, local time, tourists visited the San Francisco Zoo in California, USA.

　　Data show that confirmed cases and deaths in the Americas account for more than half of the world. At present, the United States is still the country with the worst epidemic. According to Johns Hopkins University data, the cumulative number of diagnoses in the United States exceeds 3.42 million, of which more than 135,000 have died.

　　Reuters analysis shows that in the past two weeks, about 40 of the 50 states in the United States have experienced a rapid increase in cases. Florida, Arizona, Texas and California are new hot spots.

　　American infectious disease expert Fuch pointed out that the surge in cases in the United States was because the country did not fully blockade and then rushed to restart. He emphasized that states must strictly abide by basic protection principles such as maintaining social distance and wearing masks, in order to control the epidemic.