(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The cumulative number of confirmed diagnoses in the Americas exceeds 10 million, and Africa is facing a "million" epidemic

　　China News Agency, Beijing, August 8th. Comprehensive news: According to the latest data released by the WHO, as of 10 o'clock on the 7th Central European time (16:00 on the 7th Beijing time), the number of confirmed cases of global new crown increased by 278,291 compared with the previous day. It reached 18,902,735; the number of deaths increased by 6815 from the previous day, reaching 709,511. Real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that as of 0:35 on the 8th Eastern Time (12:35 on the 8th, Beijing time), the number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide has exceeded 19.3 million, and the number of deaths exceeded 72. Million cases.

　　Americas: Accumulatively diagnosed over 10 million, "unblocked with the epidemic" raises concerns

　　According to the latest WHO report released on the 7th local time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Americas has exceeded 10 million. Since July 9, the number of newly confirmed cases in the Americas has exceeded 100,000 in a single day.

　　The Americas region is considered by the WHO to be the "epicenter" of a new epidemic. The cumulative number of confirmed cases and cumulative number of deaths in the United States and Brazil rank first and second in the world respectively. In addition, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Mexico, Peru and Chile has exceeded 350,000. Some health experts expressed concern about the current relaxation of prevention and control measures in some American countries, believing that "unblocking the epidemic" may delay the arrival of the inflection point of the epidemic.

　　According to real-time data from Johns Hopkins University, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 4.94 million, and the cumulative death toll has exceeded 161,000. According to the latest model forecast by the Washington University Research Institute, as of December 1, the number of deaths in the United States may reach 295,000. CNN reported on this report that American experts believe that masks can reduce the spread of the virus by more than 40%. This means that if all Americans wear masks every time they go out, 70,000 of them can be saved.

　　In addition, according to a recent survey by the Associated Press, the United States has no trend of alleviation of the epidemic, and the daily average detection volume has not increased, but has decreased. The survey shows that in the past two weeks, the number of new crown tests in the United States has decreased by 3.6%. The average daily detection volume of 22 states has shown a downward trend, including Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri and other states where the epidemic situation has increased.

　　The latest data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 7th showed that in the past day there were 50,230 new confirmed cases in the country, with a total of 2,964,242 confirmed cases; 1079 new deaths and a total of 99572 deaths.

　　São Paulo State is still the most severely affected state in Brazil, with more than 600,000 confirmed cases. The governor of Sao Paulo State announced on the 7th that it would postpone the start date of public and private schools across the state to October 7. In addition, the states with a large number of confirmed cases in Brazil are Bahia and Ceara, with a total of more than 180,000 confirmed cases; the state of Rio de Janeiro has more than 170,000 confirmed cases.

　　Europe: Cautiously restart the tourism industry and upgrade travel warnings in many countries

　　Recently, the epidemic situation in most European countries has rebounded. Many governments are cautious about restarting the tourism industry and have adopted various travel restrictions.

　　According to data published on the French government website on the 7th, France has a total of 19,921 confirmed cases of new crown, and 2288 new cases have been added in the past 24 hours, setting the highest single-day increase since May 30. Between July 27 and August 2, the number of confirmed cases in France reached 7,565, an increase of 33% from the previous week. Affected by the rebound of the epidemic, many French cities such as Lille, Tours and Annecy have begun to enforce the use of masks in the city center.

　　The Spanish epidemic has rebounded recently. According to data released by the Western Ministry of Health, the number of new confirmed cases in the country in a single day has approached 2,000 for several consecutive days, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 300,000. Many European countries have previously issued travel warnings to Spain. The Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a new travel warning to Spain a few days ago, requiring that from the 10th, people from Spain must have a negative nucleic acid test certificate before entering the country.

　　Finland will resume travel restrictions on the Netherlands, Belgium, and Andorra starting on the 10th, because the new crown case data in these countries exceeds the open standards set by Finland before.

　　From the 8th, the German Ministry of Health will require all people entering Germany from high-risk areas to undergo virus testing. According to the new regulations, these passengers must be tested within 48 hours before entry or 72 hours after entry, and must be quarantined before a negative test result is issued.

　　Asia: India's daily growth rate exceeds 60,000 for the first time and cumulative diagnoses exceed 2 million

　　According to data released by the Ministry of Health of India on the 7th, in the past 24 hours, there were 62,539 new confirmed cases of new crown in India, exceeding 60,000 for the first time, and also the highest number of new cases in a single day, with a total of 2,027,074 confirmed cases nationwide.

　　After the cumulative number of confirmed cases in India exceeded 1 million on July 17, it exceeded 2 million in just 20 days. In the past week, the number of newly confirmed cases in India in a single day has been more than 50,000. Indian media said that the surge in confirmed cases was mainly due to the government's increased testing efforts. According to data released by the Indian Medical Research Council on the 7th, as of August 6th, India has tested nearly 22.79 million people across the country, and the number of tests on the 6th day reached 639042.

　　According to statistics from the Japan Broadcasting Association TV station, as of 20 o'clock on the 7th local time, Japan had 1,595 new confirmed cases that day, a new high, with a total of 45,889 confirmed cases.

　　Africa: Facing the "Million" Epidemic Examination

　　According to data released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 7th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns in Africa exceeded one million, reaching 1,007,366. At present, 54 countries in Africa have experienced the new crown epidemic. There are 13 countries with more than 10,000 confirmed cases. Countries with more severe epidemics include South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, etc.

　　When the cumulative number of confirmed diagnoses in Africa exceeds one million, relevant WHO said that the African epidemic will "accelerate" because many countries have limited medical conditions and the actual number of infected people may far exceed the total number of confirmed cases. The peak of the epidemic in Africa has not yet arrived, but many countries have begun to relax restrictions. These countries have reported more than 80% of new cases.

　　Analysts generally believe that in the face of unprecedented challenges, if African countries cannot effectively contain the spread of the epidemic, it may cause a large number of people to lose their jobs or even fall into extreme poverty. At present, many African countries have successively introduced economic stimulus plans, and the support of the international community will bring more hope for Africa to emerge from the epidemic crisis as soon as possible. (Finish)