China News Service, December 12 (Chen Shuang Liu Cong) In just 16 days, another surge of 10 million! On December 12, Beijing time, data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States showed that the total number of confirmed cases of new crown worldwide exceeded 70 million .
2020 is coming to an end, and the pace of the new crown epidemic raging around the world has not slowed down at all.
The time for every tens of millions of new cases in the world has shrunk from the original more than a hundred days to more than ten days now. At present, one person in the world dies from the new crown every 9 seconds...Next, these sad data , What else will change?
How long will mankind have to wait until the end of this pandemic?
There are more than 70 million confirmed cases of new crown worldwide.
(Drawing: China-Singapore Net Zhang Jianyuan)
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On December 4, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that “some countries have successfully prevented or curbed the spread of the virus by relying on science, solidarity and sacrifice.” It can be said that “science is obscured by conspiracy theories” and “unity has been Viruses continue to breed and spread in places where "splitting and destruction" and "sacrifice replaced by self-interest".
Global: One person dies of new coronary pneumonia every 9 seconds
In the first month after the outbreak, there were fewer than 10,000 new crown cases worldwide, and it took about 6 months to reach 10 million.
However, it took only 44 days to go from 10 million to 20 million cases.
After that, 38 days, 31 days, 21 days, 17 days, and now 16 days...the spread of the new coronavirus is still "accelerating."
At the same time, the death toll from the new crown is also increasing rapidly.
Agence France-Presse reported on the 4th that on that day, the global number of deaths from new crowns exceeded 1.5 million.
On a weekly average, this is equivalent to "every 9 seconds, one person loses his life from the new crown."
On October 14, local time, the Simon Hoff Flower Park near Liberty City, Miami, USA, was filled with tombstone-shaped white plastic plaques to commemorate the deceased of the new crown. The message on the plastic plaque was teary.
United States: 1 million new crown cases surged in 5 days
At present, the United States is still the most severely affected country in the world, with more than 15 million confirmed cases and more than 290,000 deaths.
During Thanksgiving, a large number of people's trips and gatherings made the epidemic worse.
In the first week of December, there were four days of daily increase in the number of cases in the United States exceeding 200,000; during the five days from December 3 to 8, the number of new cases exceeded one million, the highest growth rate since the outbreak.
Europe: 5000 families lose their loved ones every day
On the 8th, Spain’s “Nation” stated that compared with the first wave of epidemics in the spring, the “death” incarnation of the new crown virus claimed more lives in the second wave of the fall epidemic. The death toll from the second wave of the epidemic in 17 countries exceeded that of the first wave.
"In Europe, one person dies of new coronary pneumonia every 17 seconds, and about 5,000 families lose their loved ones every day." European Commissioner Kyriakidis said.
On December 1, local time, Spanish medical staff were taking care of patients with COVID-19.
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As people in some countries are falling into "anti-epidemic fatigue," the third wave of the epidemic is sweeping across many countries in the northern hemisphere, accompanied by a biting cold wind.
From India, which has the second largest number of confirmed cases of new crowns in the world, to South Korea, the former “model student” for epidemic prevention; from Japan, which was forced to use military force to fight the epidemic, to Israel, where the epidemic situation in 90 areas in the country is deteriorating...the third wave The fierceness is beyond imagination.
At the same time, WHO official Nabarro also worried that before the vaccine is put into use, Europe may usher in the third wave of new crown epidemic in early 2021.
On April 29, in a cemetery where the deceased of the new crown was buried in New Delhi, India, a medical staff bent down.
The surge in cases has put unprecedented pressure on the medical systems of various countries.
Due to the fullness of hospitals, South Korea had to use containers to temporarily house patients with the new crown; Japan also sent self-defense team nurses to support the hardest hit areas.
In the U.S., despite people’s controversy over whether to enter the third wave of the epidemic, “the nation’s 911 emergency medical system is on the verge of collapse.” New Crown doctor Wallon in Texas stated bluntly that he has been at work for more than 260 consecutive days, only daily. Sleeping for no more than 2 hours is already "exhausted".
On the evening of December 1, local time, the urban area of Berlin, Germany was permeated with a strong Christmas atmosphere.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
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The "heating up" of the epidemic brought by Thanksgiving is still there, and Christmas is coming again.
In order to implement a "hard blockade" in accordance with the recommendations of scientists and reduce unnecessary contacts among the people during the holiday season, German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a very earnest speech. When it comes to emotions, he even choked for a while.
"If the price we pay is 590 deaths per day, then this is unacceptable," Merkel screamed.
She also said, don’t let this Christmas, “be the last Christmas we spent with our grandparents.”
On May 18, the 73rd World Health Assembly held its opening ceremony in the form of a video conference.
The picture shows the remote speech by German Chancellor Merkel taken in Berlin, Germany.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
In the United States, Fauci, an infectious disease expert, also set an example, calling on the American people not to gather during the holidays.
"This is the first time I have not spent Christmas with my daughters in more than 30 years," he said.
Fauci emphasized that if we do not pay attention to prevention and control, January 2021, "for us, it may be a very dark period."
On December 8, local time, British medical staff vaccinated the 90-year-old woman Margaret Keenan.
She is the first person in the country to receive the new crown vaccine.
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In order to contain the epidemic, many countries have successively launched large-scale new crown vaccination plans.
On December 8, a 90-year-old British woman, Margaret Keenan, was vaccinated with the new crown vaccine produced by Pfizer, becoming the first person in the world to receive the vaccine except for clinical trials.
British medical staff called this day "V-Day" (V-Day).
US President Trump said on the 8th that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will approve the new crown vaccine produced by Pfizer and Modena in a few days.
US President-elect Biden promised that within 100 days of taking office, Americans will be vaccinated with 100 million doses of the new crown vaccine.
On December 5, local time, in Moscow, Russia, medical staff demonstrated the new crown vaccine.
However, with the spread of anti-vaccine rumors, a major problem facing countries is how to convince skeptical people.
Former U.S. Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton, and President-elect Biden have all expressed their willingness to vaccinate publicly in order to remove public concerns about vaccine safety.
Queen Elizabeth II and his wife will also be vaccinated within a few weeks.
It should be noted that although the development of the new crown vaccine has made people begin to see the "light at the end of the tunnel", there is still a long way to go before the new crown pandemic is ended.
The WHO believes that although vaccines can help control the epidemic, they are still far away from playing a role in providing an immune barrier.
Currently, strict public health measures are still an important means to control the spread of the virus.
Data map: WHO Director-General Ghebreyesus.
In this global crisis, everyone must be "united, firm, and in step." UN Secretary-General Guterres emphasized, "Although the future is still perilous, we can already see the end of the pandemic." (End)