China News Service, September 21. According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 7:23 on the 21st, Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide exceeded 30.91 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 959,000.
The number of new coronavirus tests in the United States exceeded 1 million in a single day, but it still failed to meet the need to control the epidemic; the British epidemic continued to rebound, and the government said it would not rule out a second "closed city"; many countries recruited to encourage people to travel.
Over 1 million! U.S. single-day new crown testing sets record
Trump promised goals have not been achieved
So far, the United States has confirmed more than 6.79 million cases of new coronary disease and nearly 200,000 deaths.
According to data from the New Coronavirus Tracking Project, on the 19th local time, the United States conducted more than 1 million new coronavirus tests, a record.
However, many experts believe that the United States needs to conduct up to 6 to 10 million virus tests every day to contain the epidemic.
Data map: On August 31, local time, in a riverside park in Westchester County, New York, USA, students and teachers touched their elbows when they met.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
Prior to this, the number of people tested in the United States has declined in recent weeks. In the week ending September 13, the United States conducted an average of 650,000 tests per day, which is lower than the peak of more than 800,000 people tested every day at the end of July.
Since the outbreak, the shortage of testing kits in the United States has hindered efforts to contain the spread of the epidemic.
Residents of Houston and Miami lined up for hours and even had to sleep in their cars while waiting.
US President Trump said in March that “anyone who wants to be tested will be tested.” This goal has not yet been achieved.
In addition, many times people have to wait for two weeks to know whether they have been infected with the new coronavirus.
At the same time, the number of new cases in Europe and the Middle East is also rising.
In Hungary, the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day exceeded 1,000 for the first time, and the government further upgraded prevention and control measures on the 18th.
In the Middle East, Lebanon under multiple crises added 1,006 new crown cases on the 20th, setting a record for the highest increase in a single day.
In addition, the Prime Minister of Tunisia said on the 19th that the number of new cases in the country has risen rapidly, and the positive rate of virus testing is as high as 17%.
Whether to implement a second "closed city"?
The UK is considering, but the French table refuses
In the face of the rebound trend of the epidemic, some countries are considering re-implementing the "cities lockdown" measures, but some countries have explicitly rejected the second blockade.
Myanmar added 671 new confirmed cases of new crowns on the 20th, which is the highest single-day increase in cases since the outbreak in the country.
Myanmar announced that everyone in Yangon must abide by the stay-at-home order from the 21st and not go out.
Myanmar has also closed all schools earlier.
Data map: On August 24, local time, in London, England, the Santa Claus training course was held in Southwark Cathedral. Santa Clauses who came to participate in the training needed to have their temperature checked and wear masks throughout the class.
The number of new crown cases in the UK has risen sharply in recent weeks, with more than 4,000 new cases per day.
British Health Minister Hancock said that the UK is at a "critical point" of the new crown epidemic.
He warned that if people do not comply with government regulations designed to stop the spread of the virus, the authorities will not rule out a second nationwide blockade.
On the 20th, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in France exceeded 450,000, and the number of high-risk areas increased to 55 provinces.
The French government has ordered that masks must be worn outdoors and in the workplace, strictly implemented self-isolation measures, and promised to further strengthen testing, but will not implement a new round of national lockdown for the time being.
In addition, the Italian government also stated that it will not consider large-scale blockade measures.
Encourage photos and free invoices
Many countries recruit tourists to return
The evaluation report recently released by the World Tourism Organization pointed out that as of September 1, 115 tourist destinations around the world have begun to relax travel restrictions due to the epidemic, accounting for 53% of the total.
"Forbes" magazine website recently reported that some regions are affected by retaliatory tourism consumption. This summer, the total number of tourists in some regions of France has increased compared with 2019, and in some places it even reached a growth rate of more than 10%.
On September 19, local time, Paris, France, on European Heritage Day, the Elysee Palace was opened to the public, and people wore masks to visit.
Many tourist destinations are recruiting to attract tourists to return.
France encourages people to post photos and videos of domestic travel on the Internet; the Slovenian government issues 200 Euro travel vouchers to citizens over 18 years old, which can be used in hotels, resorts and other places; the Belgian government issues 12 free train tickets for residents over 12 years old; Thailand The government has introduced a plan with a total budget of 22.4 billion baht to encourage domestic travel among the people of the country through government subsidies.
In Australia, the blockade under the epidemic has not stopped people's enthusiasm for traveling.
Qantas Airways launched a "destinationless" sightseeing flight. The flight departs from Sydney, flies at low altitude over a number of famous Australian attractions, and finally returns to Sydney Airport for landing, so that passengers can enjoy the beauty of various places without having to get off the plane.
The flight was snapped up after its sale, and 134 tickets were sold out within 10 minutes.