Chinanews.com, August 12th. The latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that as of 8:27 on August 12, Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide exceeded 20.19 million, and the total number of deaths exceeded 738,000. . The WHO is discussing with Russia on the prequalification of the first registered vaccine; schools in the United States have reopened and cluster infections have raised concerns; the economies of many countries have been hit by the epidemic. US media claim that the United States has become a weak link in the recovery of the global economy.

The picture shows the staff of the Russian "Gamaleya" National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology recently showing the new crown vaccine.

The world's first registered vaccine will be evaluated by the WHO

U.S. Election Day may be difficult to obtain vaccines

　　The Russian Ministry of Health registered the world's first new crown vaccine on August 11 and started production at two locations. The World Health Organization said that the WHO and Russian health authorities are currently discussing the prequalification of this new crown vaccine.

　　WHO spokesperson Tarik Yasarevic said, “We are in close contact with the Russian health authorities and are discussing the possible prequalification of its vaccines by the WHO.” He said, prequalification of any vaccines Both include rigorous review and evaluation of all necessary safety and effectiveness data.

Data map: US President Trump.

　　On the other hand, US President Trump said on the 11th that he had reached an agreement with the pharmaceutical company Modena to purchase 100 million doses of vaccines developed by the company. Trump has said that before the US election, the United States is expected to develop a safe and effective vaccine.

　　However, after reviewing Modena’s data, US experts believe that the US vaccine cannot be ready before or after election day. The Bloomberg website of the United States also stated in a report on the 11th that the vaccine for most Americans may not be ready until 2021.

On July 15, local time, in Florida, USA, locals drove in a long queue waiting to be tested for the new crown virus. Image source: Visual China

New high in new deaths in a single day in the U.S.

Schools now cluster infections cause concern

　　At present, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States exceeds 5.13 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeds 164,000. Florida reported 276 new deaths on the 11th, a record high in the number of new deaths in a single day since the outbreak in the state. However, the number of virus tests in the state has continued to decline. According to statistics from the US New Crown Tracking Project, as of August 10, the number of virus tests in the state has dropped by about 46% compared with the previous two weeks.

　　The New York Times reported on the 11th that nursing homes, prisons and food processing plants have become the main places for outbreaks of cluster infections in the United States. In nursing homes alone, more than 380,000 people have been infected with the new crown. As schools in many parts of the United States, especially those in the southern region, resume face-to-face teaching, people are increasingly worried that schools may become new places for cluster infections.

　　In the Cherokee County School District in Georgia, 59 students and staff have tested positive for the new crown virus since offline teaching was resumed on August 3, resulting in more than 900 people being quarantined. In a high school in Alabama, five football team players were infected and the entire team was quarantined.

On June 17, local time, outside the Kentucky State Capitol, thousands of Americans who were unemployed during the epidemic lined up to enter the building. It is said that Kentucky opened a temporary unemployment office during the epidemic.

The epidemic has affected the economies of many places

The United States has become a weak link in the recovery of the global economy?

　　Officials of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa said on the 11th that the new crown epidemic continued to spread and caused a serious impact on the African economy. Even with optimistic estimates, Africa's economic growth rate in 2020 may fall from the previously expected 3.2% to close to zero. While controlling the epidemic, Africa needs to work hard to keep some economic sectors open to alleviate the adverse effects on the economy.

　　According to the latest statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics on August 11, between March and July, the number of people applying for low-income living security in the UK reached 2.7 million, an increase of 116.8% year-on-year, the highest level since the 2009 financial crisis. . According to British media statistics, 730,000 people have been unemployed in the UK since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic.

　　The Associated Press stated in an article entitled "Surge in Infections Makes the United States a Weak Link in the Recovery of the Global Economy" that the United States has "responded awkwardly" in controlling the epidemic and hesitant to new aid programs, which has caused the outside world to Its economic prospects are doubtful and make it one of the main risks to the global economic recovery.

　　Philip Hauber, an economist at the Kiel Institute of World Economics in Germany, also said that with the spread of the second wave of the epidemic, the weak recovery of the US economy is the biggest risk facing the euro zone and the world economy.

　　Data previously released by the US Department of Commerce showed that US GDP plummeted 32.9% in the second quarter, the largest drop since the 1940s. The Associated Press pointed out that although the data is expected to rebound in the second half of the year, the US economy will be far below the level of early 2020.