Chinanews, October 19 (Zhang Olin Holman) According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 16:24 on October 19, Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide has exceeded 4000 Ten thousand cases!
40,000,000. Behind this shocking number are tens of millions of bodies suffering from illness, pain of losing their loved ones, and people's worries about the future.
At present, how far is the new crown epidemic?
After recovering from the new crown infection, can antibodies be produced?
How is the vaccine development progress?
Ten data, depicting the global epidemic trend.
As of October 19, Beijing time, there were more than 40 million confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide.
(Drawing: Ni Wenbing, China News Service)
One month: global cases rose from 30 million to 40 million
"I hope the new crown epidemic will pass soon!" This is probably the biggest wish of the global people.
However, 2020 is drawing to a close, and the signs of the end of the epidemic are still hard to find, and the rate of spread is not decreasing but increasing, becoming more and more intense!
The number of confirmed cases worldwide went from 10 million to 20 million, and it took 44 days; from 20 million to 30 million, it took 37 days; and the 10 million newly added cases took only about 1 month and 31 days.
On September 24, local time, in Marseille, France, a woman was tested for new coronary pneumonia.
Second wave: The epidemic situation in many European countries is severe
"The second wave of the new crown epidemic has become a reality." On October 12, French Prime Minister Caste said helplessly when talking about the current situation of the country's epidemic situation.
Thrall, the head of the emergency department of a hospital in the suburbs of Paris, said: "The situation is very bad. For me, it's like returning to March."
Not only France, but also countries such as Italy, the United Kingdom, and Spain are also experiencing new highs.
The life that had gradually calmed down before became out of reach again.
“We are facing a very serious situation,” said Kruger, WHO’s regional director for Europe on October 11. “More than half of European countries have reported an increase of more than 10% in the past two weeks. Of these countries, 7 The number of newly reported cases in four countries has more than tripled in the same period."
On September 21, local time, the Taj Mahal in India reopened to the public, symbolizing that everything was back to normal.
However, in fact, the new crown epidemic in India is getting worse.
The picture shows tourists visiting the Taj Mahal and taking pictures.
Three countries: account for half of the global confirmed cases
The European epidemic has suffered a second wave, but the epidemics in the United States, India, and Brazil have not been significantly alleviated since the outbreak.
At present, the total number of confirmed cases in the United States, India and Brazil has exceeded 20 million, accounting for more than half of the confirmed cases worldwide.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pointed out that the situation of the new crown pneumonia pandemic is uneven. Countries respond to the epidemic in different ways and are affected differently.
The picture shows the new crown antibody test point set up by a private clinic in Berlin in a parking lot in the city's city center on May 24, local time.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
Four months: Research shows that new crown antibodies can last longer
Of the 40 million people currently infected with the new crown, although some have passed away unfortunately, a large number of patients have recovered.
So, does it mean that they will not be infected again after being cured?
The results of a study published by the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare on October 13 said that after being infected with the new coronavirus, the naturally produced antibodies and potential immunity in the patient’s body can last for at least 4 months, surpassing most previous studies in the world. The duration of the antibody.
On September 23, local time, a store in Manhattan, New York City launched a "bubble tent" to increase the social distance between customers.
Five groups: In addition to preventing the new crown, influenza vaccine should also be given
Autumn is getting stronger and winter is approaching, the northern hemisphere is entering a period of high incidence of seasonal influenza.
As the new crown epidemic has not yet improved, the spread of influenza will make the global health system worse.
In order to prevent this possible double crisis, the World Health Organization recommended on October 16 that countries should give priority to five susceptible groups of pregnant women, patients with underlying diseases, the elderly, health workers, and children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccines, and health workers and the elderly are the top priority groups.
On October 14, local time, the University of Liège in Brussels, Belgium, demonstrated a saliva sampling device for new coronary pneumonia detection that can be collected by testers.
Within six months: More than 100 million low-cost test reagents will be sent to low-income countries
Testing is a key cornerstone of the response to the new crown epidemic.
In order to help expand the scope of testing in remote areas lacking nucleic acid testing laboratory conditions and areas with high virus infection rates, WHO Director-General Tedros Tedros said at a weekly press conference in Geneva at the end of September that the next six Within this month, 120 million copies of affordable testing reagents will be sent to low-income and low- and middle-income countries.
This batch of reagents based on antigen detection can provide reliable test results in about 15-30 minutes.
Starting in October, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its partners will distribute in the first batch of 20 African countries.
On October 4, local time, in Washington, the capital of the United States, 20,000 chairs were placed on the lawn on the south side of the White House to mourn the deaths of more than 200,000 new crowns in the United States.
A daily increase of 70,000: The United States is ushering in the "third peak"
In recent days, the number of new coronavirus cases in the United States has been on the rise.
The New York Times stated that the US epidemic is ushering in a "third peak."
On October 16, local time, the United States reported nearly 70,000 new confirmed cases of the new crown, which was the largest number of new cases in a single day since July.
With regard to the current situation in the United States, Fauci, an infectious disease expert in the United States, expressed "worrying".
He said that according to current data, this autumn and winter will be a "big challenge."
Fauci asked the public to follow the epidemic prevention guidelines such as wearing masks and not gathering crowds.
On October 14, local time, the Simonhof Flower Park near Liberty City, Miami, USA, was filled with tombstone-shaped white plastic plaques to commemorate the deceased of the new crown. People's messages on the plastic plaques attracted tears.
Eight relatives left: the new crown virus broke his family
While the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide has reached 40 million, the cumulative number of deaths worldwide has exceeded 1.11 million.
Behind these cold data are countless broken families.
Aguirre and his family live in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. They are immigrants from Mexico.
After more than 10 years of hard work, from driving a small truck selling tamales to operating a very popular dining car, this big family has had a hard but very practical life.
In the seven months that the new crown virus was raging, Aguirre lost a total of eight relatives, including his 67-year-old father.
"I can't cry." 42-year-old Aguirre said, "I feel powerless."
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
Nine hours: The new coronavirus survives on the skin 5 times longer than the flu
"Wear a mask, wash your hands frequently, and keep your distance" has become the slogan of this special period.
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases on October 6 stated that the new coronavirus can survive on human skin for 9 hours, which is 5 times the survival time of influenza A virus.
Experts pointed out that the long-term survival of the new coronavirus on human skin may increase the risk of contact transmission and accelerate the spread of the epidemic, but the correct maintenance of hand hygiene can prevent the spread of the virus.
At the "Gamaleya" National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, Russia, the staff demonstrated the new crown vaccine.
Ten vaccines: entering Phase III clinical trials
A few months after the outbreak, people now understand the new coronavirus better.
Tan Desai said that many countries have shown that existing tools can control the new coronary pneumonia pandemic, and vaccines will also be needed.
"The progress in clinical trials of the new crown vaccine around the world is encouraging." On October 12, local time, WHO Chief Scientist Sumia Swaminatan said that there are currently about 40 vaccines in clinical trials. Ten of them have entered Phase III clinical trials, and vaccine data is expected to be released as early as December this year to early next year. It is expected that there will be multiple vaccine clinical trials with results in the next 6 to 12 months.