Chinanews.com, August 16th. The latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that as of 20:27 on August 16, Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide exceeded 21.48 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 771,000. . According to the WHO, nearly 300,000 new cases of new crowns have been added in a single day in the world; the "politicization" of the US fight against the epidemic has increased the epidemic; the epidemic has rebounded in many countries, and the number of new cases in South Korea has reached a new high in 5 months; India and Malaysia have found mutant strains.
On August 8, local time, a Japanese restaurant in San Francisco, California, USA set up three transparent hemispherical isolated seats outside the door to attract diners to experience. Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
Nearly 300,000 new confirmed cases in a single day worldwide
"Politicization" of U.S. Anti-epidemic Addition to the Epidemic
According to data from the World Health Organization as of the 15th, in the past 24 hours, more than 294,000 people have been diagnosed with new crowns. This is the highest number of new confirmed cases in a single day since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic. Of the more than 21 million confirmed cases worldwide, nearly half are from the three countries of the United States, Brazil and India.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 5.36 million, and the cumulative number of deaths has reached 170,000. At present, California, Florida and Texas have all confirmed more than 500,000 cases, and some relatively small population density areas in the central region have also seen a surge of infection cases.
U.S. elections are approaching. U.S. experts point out that the "politicization" of the fight against the epidemic is one of the main reasons why it is difficult for the United States to effectively control the new crown epidemic. For example, wearing or not wearing a mask and staying at home have become a manifestation of political stance; the White House ignores the advice and warnings of professionals; leaders cover up the severity of the epidemic and shirk responsibility.
Data map: South Korea under the epidemic. Photo by China News Agency reporter Zeng Nai
Epidemics in multiple countries rebounded
South Korea is facing the biggest crisis since the "Xintiandi" epidemic?
In many countries, cases continue to surge, and in some countries that have successfully curbed the epidemic, the number of infections is again on the rise.
On the 16th, South Korea notified 279 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, a record high number of new cases in a single day in the country in 5 months. The new cases are mainly concentrated in the capital area, and cluster infections caused by churches continue to spread.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on the 16th that the number of new cases in a single day will increase significantly in the coming period. South Korea is facing the biggest crisis since the cluster infection in the Xintiandi Church, and the government has to take stronger measures.
In addition, Japan’s Nara Prefecture announced on the 16th that 24 cases of new coronary pneumonia were confirmed, which was the day with the largest number of new confirmed cases in a single day since the outbreak. The county’s Tianli University was found to have a mass infection, and the football department of the school has confirmed a total of 20 people.
The rebound of the epidemic in many European countries is not optimistic. Since the beginning of July, there have been frequent small-scale cluster infections in Germany. The German disease control agency called the situation “worrisome”; France’s recent surge in infection rates, the government is considering enacting measures to force people to wear masks in public workplaces; Denmark has announced Since the 22nd, people must wear masks when taking public transportation across the country.
Local time August 11, 2020, Moscow, Russia, Binnopharm's new crown vaccine production laboratory. Image source: People's Vision
Malaysia discovers mutant strain that spreads 10 times faster
Russia's vaccine may start mass vaccination in one month
Recently, many countries have reported that the new coronavirus has mutated. The Press Trust of India reported on the 15th that a research team in the eastern Indian state of Orissa sequenced 1,536 samples, and finally reported two new virus lineages in India for the first time, and discovered 73 new variants of the new coronavirus strain.
Malaysian Health Ministry Director Nuer also said on the 16th that four D614G variant strains have been confirmed among the country’s existing confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia. Moreover, this mutant strain may spread 10 times faster than the general strain.
At the same time, research on the new crown vaccine is also accelerating.
The new crown vaccine research conducted by the Russian "Gamalea" National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology will enter the third phase and is expected to start within 7 to 10 days. Günzburg, director of the research center, said on the 16th that Russia will start large-scale vaccination of the new coronavirus vaccine when the vaccine production capacity can meet demand in one month.
In addition, the official website of the Russian government stated that the vaccine has been included in the drug catalog and its distribution will be regulated by the state, which will help avoid vaccine shortages.
With the continuous advancement of vaccine research in various countries, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked California, Florida, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Philadelphia this week to draft a distribution and storage plan for the new crown vaccine, and list who is in After the first batch of vaccines are on the market, they will be given priority to receive injections.
More impacted by the new crown epidemic
The world economy may hardly recover to its previous level by 2022
Recently, a survey by Oliver Wyman Consulting in the United States showed that more than 75% of the CEOs of the Fortune 500 multinational companies in the United States believe that the world economy will not return to the level before the epidemic before 2022 .
At the same time, 90% of the top 50 multinational companies plan to cut costs during the epidemic.
Earlier, the World Bank’s Global Economic Outlook report released in June stated that due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the global economy is expected to decline by 5.2% in 2020, which will be the worst economic recession since World War II.