China News Service, September 18th, title: More than 30 million confirmed global new crowns!
If it can be restarted, what should the world be like...
Author: Dan Yi Chen Shuang
30 million people!
According to the data of Johns Hopkins University in the United States,
September 18, Beijing time,
The cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide exceeds 30 million.
March 11,
The WHO has classified the new crown epidemic as a global pandemic,
After half a year,
The global case curve is rising.
There have been more than 30 million confirmed cases of new crown worldwide.
(Drawing: Wei Leichao)
The airport is cold, and the streets are deserted and depressed,
People are forced to give up "poetry and distance";
Life is gone, business goes bankrupt, children are out of school...
This year, mankind has lost too much.
People can't help asking,
Is the opening method in 2020 wrong?
If everything can "restart",
This year, the world should have looked different.
Silent spring, "Rome is no longer Rome"
For many European countries,
The spring of 2020 is silent.
On March 10, Italy, where the epidemic broke out, became the first country in Europe to “close the city”.
Empty squares, silent streets, residents deliberately keeping their distance...
The city lost its vitality,
People have seen sights they have never seen in the past 20 years,
"Rome is no longer Rome."
A local resident said.
Easter on April 12,
The famous blind singer Andre Bocelli,
There was a solo concert in front of the majestic Milan Cathedral.
In the past, thousands of viewers listened and appreciated together,
This year the square in front of the church was empty,
Only Bocelli's singing echoed in the solitary air.
Left: Anti-epidemic personnel disinfected in front of Milan Cathedral; Right: Grand concerts were held in the square in front of Milan Cathedral in previous years.
April 25, 2020, is the history of Italy,
The first "Liberation Day" without a military parade.
President Mattarella wore a mask and looked serious,
I don’t know that when he presented flowers to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier alone,
Do you remember the warm and grand ceremonies of previous years?
Left: On Italian Liberation Day, President Mattarella laid flowers to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier alone; right: At this time in previous years, Italy held a grand commemorative event.
If you can "restart" in 2020,
People want to go to Milan,
In the magnificent accompaniment of the orchestra,
Experience the power of Bocelli's powerful singing.
Hope that the people who are trapped in the world,
Can walk freely in the city,
"A breath of fresh air...
Enjoy the natural beauty that you don't usually pay attention to.
"
Unfortunately, the epidemic situation in Europe at that time was not optimistic.
There are few tourists in Spanish resorts,
British Prime Minister Johnson has not recovered from a serious illness,
People are forced to stay at home and miss the graceful spring.
"It seems that there is something wrong, it feels like the diploma has been stolen"
Time comes to June, the season for students from many countries to graduate.
This day was supposed to take photos with classmates, throw hats, and say goodbye,
It also added many regrets because of the arrival of the epidemic.
Many schools strictly limit the number of participants in graduation ceremonies,
Close friends waved far away.
There are some students who cannot be there,
Can only attend "cloud",
The ceremony at the other end of the screen has a lot less realism,
This is destined to be an unforgettable farewell.
Left: American students maintain social distancing during graduation ceremonies; Right: Harvard University students’ graduation ceremonies in previous years.
In addition to the graduation season, the progress of students is also greatly affected.
The French college entrance examination was originally held every June,
However, this year the country cancelled the college entrance examination for the first time.
This made Merriem, who was about to enter the university, feel helpless.
"It's like a shortcoming,
It feels like our high school diploma has been stolen!
"
What's more distressing is that
Some children may even lose the opportunity to receive education.
The UN report estimates that
The new crown epidemic has been
1.6 billion students have an impact,
Caused the largest education interruption in human history.
Learning losses caused by the school’s long-term closure,
It is possible to erase the "progress made in recent decades" of human society.
"The virus swallowed this country that lacks resistance"
Enjoy fireworks, swim on the beach, hold parties...
It is the "standard configuration" for the annual American Independence Day,
But on the 224th birthday of the United States of America,
There are fewer lively celebrations,
Disputes, contradictions, and tears are happening in many places.
Left: On the Brooklyn Bridge in New York in 2020, people protested against the government’s ineffective anti-epidemic; Right: On American Independence Day in 2019, fireworks near the Brooklyn Bridge were dazzling.
At the time when the epidemic situation in 40 U.S. states is rising again,
Facing the triple blow of "fatal disease, stagnant economy, and liquidation of racial injustice",
More than 80% of the Independence Day firework shows in the United States have been cancelled.
No celebration, no picnic,
People in a silent way,
Alienated and spent this day nervously.
However, US President Trump said,
"99% of cases are completely harmless."
In his Independence Day speech, he said nothing
At that time, 120,000 lives were lost due to infection with the new crown.
The New York Times commented that
On the difficult independence day,
The virus swallowed this "country lacking resistance."
As of September 2020, statistics on the US epidemic.
If you can "restart" in 2020,
I don’t know the President of the United States who agrees with the "scientific uselessness theory",
Will you choose to take measures as soon as the epidemic breaks out?
Avoid the tragedy of over 6.6 million people in the United States today.
I don’t know on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on July 4,
Can the gathered crowd watch the fireworks with pride,
Rather than embracing resentment and protesting.
"I feel mentally and physically very difficult to survive this year"
On the other side of the Pacific Ocean more than half a month later,
It should have ushered in the four-year Summer Olympics.
If the new crown epidemic does not spread globally,
The main venue of the Tokyo Olympics-the New National Stadium,
It should have been crowded with people cheering for the athletes.
But now, no Olympic athletes are seen inside or outside the stadium.
When only passers-by pass by, they occasionally stop and stare.
Left: outside the main stadium of the Tokyo Olympics in Japan; right: the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics in Brazil.
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The postponement of the Olympics,
Not only has Japan’s economic recovery plan stranded,
It also cut off the precious careers of many athletes.
August 19,
Japanese badminton women’s doubles star Reika Takahashi announced his retirement,
"After the Olympic Games were postponed,
I feel it's hard to survive this year both mentally and physically."
Not only the Tokyo Olympics,
European Cup, Wimbledon, Paris Marathon...
At sports events around the world, the "pause button" is pressed.
If it can be restarted in 2020,
I hope people don’t miss the exciting event again,
Only the "Cardboard Man" appeared in the stands,
After all, it is impossible to shout cheers from the heart for the audience.
"In order for life to continue, we must leave home"
On the early morning of Monday, September 7,
In New Delhi, the capital of India,
Bustling subway station on weekdays,
There is almost no one now.
On the same day, India’s new crown cases surpassed Brazil,
It has become the country with the second most confirmed cases in the world.
"In order for life to continue, we must leave home."
Said Kumar, a passenger who took the subway to work.
Left: The Indian subway has a sparse passenger flow during the epidemic; the right: In the past, the Indian subway was crowded with people during rush hours.
In India, suffering from economic pain,
There is also working Kumar, who is undoubtedly the "lucky" member.
Because under the lockdown measures,
Tens of millions were unemployed overnight.
India’s economy fell sharply by 23.9% in the second quarter.
It was the worst quarterly economic contraction since 1996.
Can’t afford another “shock-like” shutdown and production stoppage,
This large South Asian country with a population of over 1.3 billion,
Forced to "unblock the epidemic".
The rising number of cases,
Overwhelmed medical system,
Anti-epidemic problems in poor towns...
India's epidemic curve has been rising.
The forecast shows that
Less than a month later, the total number of confirmed diagnoses in India will rise to the first place in the world.
The new coronavirus is a major challenge "unseen in our lives".
Has become the number one threat to global security.
UN Secretary-General Guterres said on September 16.
UN Secretary-General Guterres said that the new crown virus is currently the number one threat to global security.
In 2020, the world has witnessed too much loss and regret,
Only when something disappears suddenly,
People will realize how much they miss it.
Time is a river that never looks back,
Since "restart" is just a fantasy,
Then we should learn to cherish the present.
One day in the future,
Will be as sung in the opera Turandot:
"Disappear, night! At dawn we will win!"
By then, people all over the world will be able to walk out of their homes,
Take off the mask and hug from zero distance,
There was a smile from the heart on his face.
That is 2020, what the world should be like.