Chinanews, August 5, comprehensive report, according to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States on August 5, the global number of confirmed cases of new crown has exceeded 18.54 million, and the cumulative deaths have exceeded 700,000. With the spread of the epidemic, US officials worry that 300,000 people in the United States may die from the new crown by the end of the year. At the same time, many countries are faced with the problem of a second outbreak of the epidemic, and there is a lot of pressure on how to take the exam. According to WHO officials, there is no “magic bullet”; there is still a long way to go in the future.
On August 3, local time, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Cashman Center established a new coronavirus testing center, and preparations are in progress.
More than 4.7 million diagnosed in the U.S.
Forecast: Or 300,000 people will die from the new crown by the end of the year?
Among the 700,000 deaths from new crowns worldwide, the United States has the largest number. At present, the United States has a total of more than 4.77 million confirmed diagnoses and more than 156,000 deaths.
US media said on the 3rd that according to a comprehensive forecast data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an average of 1,000 people will die from new coronary pneumonia every day in the next 30 days. Gottlieb, the former director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, recently estimated that the number of deaths across the United States may reach 300,000 by the end of the year.
The doctor in charge of the White House's response to the new crown virus, Berks, did not rule out this possibility, and said, "The situation we are seeing now is different from March and April. The epidemic is spreading on an extraordinary scale."
When U.S. President Trump mentioned that his government’s work in response to the epidemic was “amazing” on the 3rd, he was poured cold water by a reporter from the US media who asked “why there are so many deaths in the United States”.
In addition to the number of deaths ranking first in the world, the number of confirmed cases in the United States has also remained at tens of thousands recently. American infectious disease expert Fauci warned on the 3rd that the United States will be in a "very bad position" if the number of confirmed cases in September cannot fall below 10,000.
Data map: In a store in Paris, France, a customer enters with a mask.
Many countries issued "second wave of epidemic" warnings
Investigation: The epidemic has extended the working day by nearly 50 minutes on average
At the same time, some countries are facing a severe test of how to deal with the second outbreak of the epidemic.
The number of newly diagnosed new coronaviruses in Germany has continued to increase for a week, causing concern. The head of the German Association of Doctors said on the 4th that Germany "is already in the middle of a second wave of epidemics." German President Steinmeier bluntly stated that all German citizens shoulder the responsibility of avoiding the country’s “closure” again.
In Greece, the virus is also waiting for an opportunity to "counterattack"-the local epidemic is spreading, the confirmed cases are younger, and the epidemic prevention situation is severe. Maggiokinis, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Athens, said, “If the number of new diagnoses in Greece continues to exceed 100 daily, then it can indicate that we are on the verge of a second wave of outbreaks.”
The French Public Health Agency's latest weekly report pointed out that the number of newly diagnosed cases in France surged by 54% during the week from July 20 to 26, and other data also showed that the epidemic was resurging. In this regard, on August 4, the French Scientific Committee stated that it is “very likely” that a second wave of epidemics will occur in the autumn and winter of 2020, and that the government is required to prepare for it.
In addition, another expert study showed that with the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, after people were forced to switch to remote work, the working day was extended by an average of 48.5 minutes. At the same time, employees spend 13% more time in work meetings. The number of correspondence between the company in one day has increased by 1.4 times compared to before the new crown epidemic.
Data map: WHO Director-General Ghebreyesus. Photo courtesy of the WHO Press Office issued by China News Service
WHO Expert: Estimated the death rate of new crown infection is 0.6%
There is no "magic bullet"
According to the latest WHO news, in the past three months, the number of global cases has increased by more than five times, and the number of deaths has more than tripled.
On the 3rd local time, Maria van Kirkhof, the top epidemiologist of the World Health Organization, said at the press conference that several studies have estimated that the new crown virus infection mortality rate is 0.6%. She said that although this number may not sound like a lot, it is quite high, which is equivalent to one death for every 167 infected people, and it is 6 times higher than the mortality rate of seasonal flu. She urged that every effort should be made to prevent infection by herself and others.
In the face of rising numbers of confirmed and deaths, the development of vaccines has attracted much attention. At present, many vaccines are in the final stage of clinical trials, and effective vaccines are believed to help people prevent infection.
However, "there is no panacea at the moment," WHO Director-General Tan Desai said at a press conference on the 3rd. "Probably never."
Tedros has previously stated that the new crown epidemic is a "once in a century" health crisis, and its impact will last for decades, but it can still be controlled. As long as the global and national levels are united, "the future is still in our hands."
In his view, the current prevention of the outbreak must be attributed to the basis of public health and disease control, that is, testing, isolating and treating patients, tracing and isolating people who have been in contact with patients, "and do everything."
The WHO epidemiologist Maria van Kirkhof also said on the 3rd that although people may be tired of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, there is still a long way to go. She emphasized, "We need to stay focused. We need to stay strong."