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Original title: WHO calls for global unity in the face of the epidemic, and the new round of rescue bills is stalled. Source: China News Service
According to data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, at 8:28 a.m. on September 11 Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases of new corona worldwide exceeded 27.99 million and cumulative deaths exceeded the 900,000. The epidemic continues to spread throughout the world, and the World Health Organization calls on all countries to stand together; the US epidemic aid bill is again at a standstill, with the death toll in early October projected to reach 210,000; under the epidemic, Rio Brasil may cancel the traditional New Year’s fireworks display.
The image shows people waiting in line in front of the Louvre in France in August. The Louvre insists on strict epidemic prevention measures to control the number of visitors.China News ServicePhoto by reporter Li Yang
The epidemic continues to spread globally Many countries worry about a new round of rebound
The global epidemic is still spreading, with a daily increase of more than 200,000 cases over several days. The director general of the WHO, Tedros Tedros, said on the 10th that the most worrying thing at the moment is the lack of unity between all parties, and this is an excellent opportunity for the spread of the virus, which is why the epidemic continues spreading. It takes global solidarity and the leadership of heads of state to defeat the virus.
At present, the number of confirmed cases in many countries is showing an upward trend again. In India, the total number of confirmed cases has exceeded 4.46 million. On September 10, there were 95,735 new confirmed cases and 1,172 new deaths, all marking new highs. The situation of the epidemic is not optimistic.
Data from the British Ministry of Health on the 10th showed that there were 2,919 new confirmed cases of new corona in the country, with a total of 350,000 confirmed cases. In the four days from 7 to 10 September, a total of 10,986 new confirmed cases were confirmed in the UK. While the epidemic recovered. The British government has once again tightened prevention measures for the epidemic and has issued travel restrictions in Portugal, Greece and elsewhere.
In France, the number of newly diagnosed cases in a single day on September 10 was close to 10,000, a record since the epidemic, and the number of hospitalized and critically ill patients continued to rise. France is preparing new measures to deal with the rebound in the epidemic, and President Macron said on the 10th that the government will make a decision on this.
After the second round of the outbreak on August 16 in Myanmar, 262 new cases were confirmed on September 10, which is the sixth time a new record has been set in a single day. Myanmar’s health department is stepping up investigations to bring the epidemic under control as soon as possible.
On September 6 local time, a hairdresser from San Francisco, USA, was doing haircuts for clients outdoors.China News ServicePhoto by reporter Liu Guanguan.
Deaths in the US can reach 210,000 in early October The epidemic relief bill stalls again
New cases in the United States also remain high. Currently, there are more than 6.39 million confirmed cases of the new crown in the United States and a total of more than 191,000 deaths. The latest forecast from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that by October 3, the number of deaths from the new crown in the United States may reach 217,000.
The new coronavirus continues to spread among American universities. Since August, more than 1,300 Arizona State University students have tested positive for the new crown. Many schools have stricter safety guidelines. More than 630 students at the University of Alabama have been punished for violating the school’s epidemic prevention regulations.
At the same time, the US Department of Labor report shows that in the week ending September 5, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits for the first time under the conventional unemployment benefits plan was 884,000. , which was consistently high.
However, on September 10, Democrats in the United States Senate blocked a new crown bill proposed by the Republican Party, and the next round of bailout plans fell into a serious stalemate. At present, the people of the two parties have serious differences in the amount and specific measures of the bailout bill, and it can be difficult to achieve a unified.
On July 31 local time, Tegel Airport, the busiest in Berlin, Germany before the new corona epidemic, was now cold.China News ServicePhoto by reporter Peng Dawei.
Under the epidemic, the air transport industry was hit hard Life “goes” online
Affected by the epidemic, the global air transport industry has been hit hard. In August 2020, the Brussels airport received only 567,000 passengers, a decrease of 78.5% compared to the same period last year; the train ticket pre-sale rate for the 2020 Mid-Autumn Festival in South Korea was only half the same period in 2019.
Singapore Airlines Group announced a few days ago that due to the severe impact of the new corona epidemic, it will reduce approximately 4,300 positions in its three airlines.
Under the epidemic, people’s lives also change without knowing it, and many joys can only be shared through a small screen. The municipal government of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, announced on September 10 that in view of the epidemic, the large-scale fireworks show in the city of Rio in 2021 could be canceled and the celebration will be in the form of a concert of the Year. New online.
Kenya’s highly anticipated food festivals and events each year are also canceled due to the epidemic. Kenya said it will hold its first virtual food festival, so that more people have the opportunity to learn about the local cuisine.
