China News Service, September 30. According to real-time data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:23 on the 30th Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide exceeded 33.51 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 1.004 million.

WHO Director-General Tan Desai said that it is never too late to fight the new crown and calls for unity to fight the virus; nearly 280,000 school-age children in the United States have been infected with the new crown; the infection rate of the new crown in Paris has exceeded the highest warning value; the vice president of India Naidu is infected with the new crown. Former Ukrainian President Poroshenko was diagnosed.

The data picture shows Tan Desai, Director-General of the World Health Organization.

WHO: It is never too late to fight the new crown

Call on everyone to unite in the fight against the virus

　　On the 29th, WHO's real-time statistics showed that there were more than 1 million deaths from new coronary pneumonia worldwide.

United Nations Secretary-General Guterres called this a "painful milestone." He added that "the spread of the virus, unemployment, the interruption of education, and the drastic changes in our lives are not yet over."

　　WHO Director-General Tan Desai said that more people are suffering from the new crown pneumonia pandemic, and the global economy is expected to shrink by 7 trillion US dollars in 2020.

　　Tedros also emphasized that no matter what stage the epidemic is in, it is never too late to reverse the situation.

He called on everyone to unite in the fight against the new crown virus, seize opportunities, cross borders, and save lives and livelihoods.

On September 21, local time, in Washington, USA, volunteers placed 20,000 American flags on the National Mall to commemorate the nearly 200,000 deaths in the new crown pneumonia epidemic.

The national flag will remain until sunset on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

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Nearly 280,000 school-age children in the United States are infected with the new crown

The positive diagnosis rate in some Midwestern states exceeds 25%

　　Up to now, the number of confirmed cases of the new crown in the United States has exceeded 7.18 million, with more than 205,000 deaths.

An analysis released by Reuters on the 29th showed that in some Midwestern states, the positive diagnosis rate exceeded 25%.

Among them, the average positive diagnosis rate in North Dakota in the past seven days reached 30%.

　　The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report showing that between March 1 and September 19, nearly 280,000 school-age children in 31 states in the United States were infected with the new crown disease.

　　The epidemic continues to raging, and whether and how to resume classes in schools is still a focus of debate in the United States.

Recently, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the local government and teachers had a disagreement over the safety of resuming classes. The teachers refused to teach in person, while the education department insisted on continuing to restart the school.

　　In addition, hit by the epidemic, the Walt Disney Company announced on the 29th that Disney will lay off approximately 28,000 employees in the United States.

67% of the laid-off employees are part-time employees.

Currently, Disneyland in Anaheim, California has tried to reopen, but it has been postponed indefinitely.

Data map: Former Ukrainian President Poroshenko.

A vice president of India infected with the new crown

Former Ukrainian President Poroshenko diagnosed

　　Former Ukrainian President Poroshenko said on the 29th that he tested positive for the new crown virus and was receiving treatment at home.

Recently, the Ukrainian epidemic has shown a trend of rapid spread, with more than 200,000 confirmed cases.

　　According to Indian media reports on the 29th, Indian Vice President Naidu tested positive for the new crown virus and is currently in isolation at home.

Naidu is also the highest-level official confirmed to be infected with the new crown in India.

　　Russian Duma Chairman Volodin said on the 29th that a total of 18 Russian Duma deputies are currently hospitalized for being infected with new coronary pneumonia, and another 60 deputies have also been infected with new coronary pneumonia, but have recovered.

On September 23, local time, the French government announced the latest epidemic prevention measures.

French officials established a new epidemic alert system based on the epidemic data indicators, divided relevant areas into "alert zones", "strong alert zones" and "strongest alert zones" on the epidemic map, and formulated corresponding epidemic response measures.

The picture shows students in a university in Paris.

Canada responds to the second wave of the epidemic

Paris infection rate exceeds the highest warning threshold

　　Quebec and Ontario, the most severely affected by the new crown epidemic in Canada, are facing the impact of the second wave of the epidemic.

Quebec Province recently announced that Montreal and other places where the epidemic has rebounded severely will be included in the red zone with the highest level of epidemic prevention alert.

　　In Europe, on the 29th local time, the number of confirmed cases of the new crown in France exceeded 550,000, and the infection rate of the new crown in Paris exceeded the official maximum warning threshold, reaching 259 infections per 100,000 residents.

Since the new semester in the UK, about 40 universities have reported the epidemic.

In order to strengthen prevention and control, the British government issued the "Self-isolation Act", which imposed heavy penalties on those who did not self-isolate.

　　In South Korea, the number of new cases in a single day has been decreasing in recent days, but the number of confirmed cases related to cluster infections is still increasing. In addition, the number of people returning home for the holiday is expected to increase significantly.

　　As the number of confirmed cases of the new crown continues to rise, many countries in the Middle East have tightened epidemic prevention measures.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases and cumulative deaths in Iraq ranks first in Arab countries, and the Ministry of Health of Iraq is preparing emergency plans.

Israel has confirmed more than 230,000 cases, and the nationwide "cities lockdown" measures will continue until at least October 11.