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On Sunday (August 30), the total number of global infections with the novel coronavirus again surpassed a new peak, with a total of 25 million infections, and many countries have begun to adopt a new round of measures of quarantine, hoping to control the spread of the epidemic.
Among them, India has set a new world record for the number of infections in 24 hours, with 78,761 people infected in one day. India now has the third highest number of infections in the world, after Brazil and the United States.
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However, officials said that due to the low virus detection rate in India, the data released now may not be sufficient to reflect the actual situation in India. A virologist revealed to the media that only 30,000 people in India have been tested for every million people. Among the ten countries with the lowest testing rate in the world, India is only higher than Mexico.
Because there is no effective antiviral vaccine, countries that have performed well in the epidemic before, such as New Zealand and South Korea, have seen an increase in the number of infections.
New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern announced the partial lifting of quarantine measures in Auckland, the largest city, but also warned that the number of infections is still at risk of increasing.
So far, the new corona virus has caused more than 840,000 deaths worldwide.
In many parts of the world, there are still large numbers of people who have protested against social distancing and the wearing of masks. The demonstration in Germany on Saturday was dispersed by the police because the participants did not comply with the quarantine measures.
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The director of the British University Teachers Union said the University of Manchester will welcome 100,000 students after the start of the school.
While preparations for the resumption of classes are underway at various UK universities, UCU, the British University Teachers Union, has issued an appeal, hoping that universities will not resume face-to-face teaching in classrooms for the time being, and not Please resume classes until after Christmas this year to avoid the second peak of virus infection.
The university teachers union declared that the turnover of more than 1 million university students caused by the resumption of classes “will cause a disaster.”
UCU Teachers Union leader Jo Grady told the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC that thousands of university students returning from all directions to the city’s universities “will pose unspeakable risks to people’s health and will make us live The most serious public health crisis has intensified. “
He said the resumption of 1 million college students will cause “silent infections like an avalanche” and the risks to public health may be unexpected.
Grady said that once the university resumes classes, Manchester will have 100,000 college students entering the city, Birmingham will also have 80,000 and Leicester will have 40,000. These cities have just experienced a partial unblocking and will now intensify the isolation again.
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However, Universities UK, an institution representing UK university presidents, stated that many faculty members hope to resume teaching in the classroom, and research has shown that ‘teaching in the classroom is safe and appropriate ”. Furthermore, the physical and mental health benefits and support that classroom teaching provides to students are also aspects that universities consider.
As for the British government, it said it is confident in the measures taken by universities to prepare for the resumption of classes, and will “continually evaluate” the guidelines on preparations for the resumption of classes to ensure that universities comply with the distancing recommendations. social and use of 2 or 1 m mask included in public health recommendations. Wait.
College students preparing to start the new semester are expected to see the changes brought about by the epidemic in their study and life: strict cleaning measures, disinfectant will be everywhere, one-way walking trails will be divided into the campus and the number of receptions in libraries and cafes will be subject to severe restrictions.
At present, many UK universities have arranged for foreign students to return to the UK to prepare for the resumption of classes.
However, almost all schools will make greater use of online teaching to impart knowledge beyond experimental classes.
It is foreseeable that university life in the UK, which has not yet escaped the epidemic, will be very different.
