China News Service, July 16 According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 18:35 on July 16, Beijing time, there were more than 13.57 million diagnosed cases in the new crown worldwide, and a total of more than 584,000 deaths. The US government brags that the increase in mortality is an epidemic prevention achievement and has been criticized as "ridiculous"; in the face of the severe impact of the epidemic on the economy, many governments have rescued them; while the world is trapped in the "swamp" of the epidemic, many international events have been forced to be postponed The prospects for the event are not clear.

On July 15, local time, in Florida, the United States, locals drove in long lines to wait for the new coronavirus test. Image source: Visual China

ridiculous! The White House brags about epidemic prevention achievements

　　At present, nearly 3.5 million cases have been diagnosed in the United States, with more than 137,000 deaths. In recent days, the epidemic situation in the United States has continued to deteriorate. Statistics show that the average daily increase in the number of cases in the United States in the past 7 days has exceeded 60,000, and the number of new cases in 41 of the 50 states is on the rise.

　　However, in this case, the White House believes that the increase in the number of confirmed cases and the non-increasing mortality rate is the achievement of the US epidemic prevention work. In this regard, Lacanino, a professor at Columbia University, said that such a statement is "ridiculous." At the same time, he also believes that death usually occurs several weeks after infection, and now two or three weeks have passed, so the mortality rate will rise after a period of time. Therefore, the White House's claim is a disregard of the facts.

　　Except for the United States, Brazil and India, which currently rank second and third in the number of confirmed cases, are also rapidly deteriorating. As of 18:00 on July 15, local time, Brazil had 39,924 new cases of newly diagnosed crowns, and the cumulative number of diagnoses increased to 1966,748; while in India, as of 8 a.m. local time on the 16th, the country added more than 30,000 cases for the first time in a single day. , The largest single-day increase since the outbreak occurred, and the cumulative number of diagnoses rose to 968,876.

Data map: Australia under the epidemic. China News Agency reporter Tao Shelan

　save! Multi-country action to promote economic recovery

　　Affected by the epidemic, the economies of many countries around the world have been seriously affected. At present, many governments are promoting the economic recovery through grants and subsidies.

　　Australian Prime Minister Morrison said on the 16th that the federal government will provide a total of AUD 2.5 billion with the states to carry out two major employment programs, including expanding and extending the salary subsidies for apprentices, and reaching an agreement with the states, each of which will invest AUD 500 million to develop The Job Trainer program helps secondary school graduates and the unemployed to participate in short-term course training to help rebuild the economy and reduce the number of unemployed.

　　French President Macron announced on the 14th that the government will invest another 100 billion euros for economic recovery, mainly covering industry, ecology, culture, education and other fields. Prior to this, the French government had invested 460 billion euros to respond to the epidemic and support the economy. Macron also said that the government will not increase taxes because this is not the solution to the economic crisis.

　　Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said that in order to promote economic development, the government will grant subsidies to Israeli citizens over 18 years of age to reduce the financial pressure caused by the epidemic crisis. The subsidy program will be implemented through the National Insurance Association within a few days after receiving support from Deputy Prime Minister Ganz.

　　In Argentina, the government is currently negotiating targeted economic policies for industries most affected by the epidemic, such as catering and hairdressing, to help them survive the crisis.

Data map: The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games arena, the National Stadium of Japan.

　extension! International events that have been delayed

　　Also severely affected by the epidemic are major international sports events.

　　As early as late March, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was forced to be postponed to July 23 to August 8 due to the epidemic. In response, IOC President Bach stated on July 15 that the IOC fully supports the Tokyo Olympics to be held as scheduled in 2021. However, the International Olympic Committee has previously stated that if it cannot be held in 2021, it will directly cancel the current Olympic Games.

　　Bach also revealed that the fourth Summer Youth Olympics, originally scheduled for October 2022 in Dakar, Senegal, was postponed until 2026.

　　On July 15, FIFA announced the schedule for the Qatar World Cup in 2022. The opener will start on November 21, 2022. The final will be held on December 18 for a period of 28 days. However, the World Cup qualifier has been postponed due to the epidemic, and the number of new crown infections in the host country Qatar is still rising. It is still questionable whether it can be held as scheduled.

　　In addition, the European Cup, originally scheduled for June 2020, was postponed to June 11 to July 11, 2021; the African Cup, originally scheduled for January to February 2021, was postponed to 2022 Held from January to February; the Busan World Table Tennis Championships, originally scheduled to be held from March 22 to 29, 2020, have been postponed several times, and are currently scheduled to be held from February 28 to March 7, 2021. Whether these events can be successfully held after the extension will also depend on the global epidemic situation.