According to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Research Center website, as of 4:55 am on April 2, Beijing time, a total of 209,071 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States, 4,633 deaths, and 8,434 cured.
Compared with 24 hours ago, the United States added 24888 new confirmed cases, 912 deaths, and 2391 cured cases. While the number of new cases in a single day hit a new high, the United States has also become the first country in the world to have a total of more than 200,000 confirmed cases, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases took only about 5 days to go from exceeding 100,000 to exceeding 200,000.
There are currently 83,948 confirmed cases and 1,941 deaths in New York State. New Jersey and Michigan ranked behind with 22,255 confirmed cases and 9,315 confirmed cases, respectively, and California also had 8,841 confirmed cases.
It is a big problem for everyone to wear masks
According to CNN, the idea of requiring Americans to wear masks for a period of time is under serious discussion. One problem that everyone is advised to wear masks is that there are huge problems with the current supply and inventory of masks.
The new coronavirus epidemic in the United States is getting worse and worse, with more than 200,000 confirmed cases. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have finally given up recently and have begun to consider recommending that ordinary people wear masks. US President Trump’s advice to American people is: “You can wear scarves” to replace masks, and he hopes that the masks he produces can be sent to hospitals in need.
Recently, a short video of an American nurse crying after get off work about lacking protective masks but still risking her going to work became popular on the video social platform, which aroused the care and sympathy of a large number of netizens.
Many netizens left messages saying that the US government missed the best opportunity to prevent and control the epidemic, but these ordinary medical staff were suffering.
The United States refuses to approve the import of Chinese KN95 masks. My Foreign Ministry responds
As the United States is desperately searching for masks to protect medical staff, a document from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has attracted the attention of the U.S. media.
US news website BuzzFeed reported on March 29 that KN95 masks are a Chinese alternative to N95 masks, but the US Food and Drug Administration does not allow such masks to enter the United States. The article questioned that there are "political factors" behind this decision.
On April 1, 2020, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying presided over a regular press conference, and the following are some of the records.
reporter asked: It is reported that KN95 masks are a Chinese alternative to N95 masks, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused to allow it to enter the United States. Can China confirm and what comments do you have on this?
Hua Chunying: I have seen the relevant reports, but I don’t know the specific situation. If the report is true, I don’t know what the US side is considering to make this decision. What I can say is that under the current epidemic situation, masks are urgently needed by countries, and China also has a large domestic demand. Chinese companies are working overtime, working day and night to produce. While meeting domestic demand, they try their best to provide guarantees for epidemic prevention and control in various countries. Indeed, the supply of anti-epidemic materials also involves specific issues such as differences in product certification standards in different countries and regions. But these problems should not be obstacles to cooperation in anti-epidemic materials.
Source: China Daily Network
