In the past 24 hours, the global epidemic situation has developed rapidly. Italy has more than 5,000 new confirmed cases in a single day, setting a new high for new confirmed cases in a single day, with a cumulative number of more than 40,000 confirmed cases; Spain has more than 3,000 new cases in a single day; the United States and France have cumulatively more than 10,000 confirmed cases.
At the same time, countries continued to upgrade prevention and control measures. Chinese medical teams aided Italy arrived in the hardest-hit Lombardy area, and Italy's first temporary hospital was built; the US State Department issued the highest tourism safety warning.
WHO: China's first local no new cases is a great achievement
On the 19th local time, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the briefing on the COVID-19 situation that China has not reported new cases for the first time, which is an amazing achievement.
At present, more than 70% of countries and regions around the world have formulated national preparation and response plans for the response to the new coronavirus, and 89% of countries and regions have laboratory testing capabilities. At the same time, the WHO has sent personal protective equipment to 68 countries and regions and delivered 1.5 million diagnostic kits to 120 countries and regions.
Italy has a total of more than 40,000 confirmed cases, with more than 3,000 deaths, according to statistics from the Italian civil protection department, as of 18:00 local time on the 19th (1:00 Beijing time on the 20th), Italy has a total of 41,035 confirmed cases, with 5,322 new confirmed cases within 24 hours; a total of 3,405 deaths, and 424 new deaths within 24 hours.
htmlOn 19, a Chinese medical expert team arrived in the Lombardy region of Italy to learn about the prevention and control situation in the region and introduce China's anti-epidemic practices.
According to Italian media reports, on the 220th, Italy's first temporary hospital will be put into use in Cremona, the northern Lombardy region, where the epidemic is severe. According to reports, this temporary hospital consists of 15 tents and is located in the parking lot of Cremona Hospital. After it is put into use, it will provide 60 beds, including 8 critical care beds.
The cumulative number of confirmed cases in France exceeded 10,000, with more than 1,800 new cases in a single day
On the evening of the 19th local time (early morning of Beijing time on the 20th), the French General Administration of Health released data, France had a total of 10,995 confirmed cases, and 1,861 new confirmed cases within 24 hours; 108 new deaths, and 372 deaths were reported. Among the existing confirmed cases, there are 1,122 severe cases.
The French General Administration of Health said that there are about 5,000 beds in France that can provide monitoring treatment for critically ill patients, but the distribution is not evenly distributed. The head of the French General Administration of Health said that the prevention and control situation is not optimistic.
On the 19th local time, the French Cannes Film Festival officially issued an announcement that the film festival will not be held in May this year as traditionally. At present, the film festival is studying various possibilities, the most important plan is to postpone the Cannes Film Festival until the end of June and early July.
The United States has cumulatively confirmed more than 10,000 cases
The US State Department issued the highest travel safety warning: Don’t travel
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, as of 17:43 ET on 19, the United States has cumulatively confirmed 13,159 cases and 176 deaths. In addition, New York, the largest city in the United States, has a total of 3,615 confirmed cases and a total of 22 deaths.
As of the 19th local time, 23 states across the United States have launched the National Guard to assist in responding to the epidemic. It is understood that more than 2,000 National Guard members have assisted in the fight against the epidemic across the United States, and more states are expected to plan to launch more guard resources in the future.
On the same day, the US State Department announced that it would raise its global travel warning to level 4: Don’t travel. This is the highest level of the State Department's tourism safety warning, and the notice recommends that U.S. citizens living abroad should avoid all international travel.
On the 19th local time, American Airlines announced that it will ground 55,000 flights next month, which also means that nearly half of the company's fleet has suspended flights.
Group Summit will be changed to video conference
U.S. White House officials confirmed on the 19th that due to the impact of the epidemic, the G7 summit originally scheduled to be held in the United States in June was changed to a video conference. In addition, the heads of the seven countries also plan to hold video conferences in April and May to discuss cooperation in fighting the epidemic.
Spain has more than 3,000 new confirmed cases in a single day, with a total of 17,147 confirmed cases
According to data released by the Spanish Ministry of Health on the 19th, Spain has 3,431 new confirmed cases in a single day, with a total of 17,147 confirmed cases, a total of 767 deaths, and a total of 1,107 cured and discharged from hospital.
Iran 1046 new confirmed cases in a single day, with a total of 18,407 confirmed cases
Iran's Ministry of Health announced on the 19th that as of noon that day, Iran had 1046 new confirmed cases, a total of 18,407 confirmed cases, a total of 1,284 deaths, and a total of 5,979 cured cases.
cumulative confirmed cases in many European countries over 1,000
- According to the UK Ministry of Health and Labor and Social Security on the evening of the 19th local time, the UK added 643 new cases in a single day, with a total of 3,269 confirmed cases and a total of 144 deaths.
- As of 14:30 local time on the 19th, , Austria has a total of 2013 confirmed cases.
- As of 20:00 local time on the 19th, Norway had 196 new confirmed cases in a single day, with a total of 1,758 confirmed cases and a total of 7 deaths.
- As of 15:00 local time on the 19th, Swedish had 144 new confirmed cases in a single day, with a total of 1,423 confirmed cases and a total of 11 deaths.
- As of 17:00 local time on the 19th, Denmark had a total of 1,151 confirmed cases and a total of 6 deaths.
Philippine : The issuance of entry visas
19, the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a notice that it will immediately suspend the issuance of entry visas and will suspend all visa-free treatments from March 22. The suspension of visa services will not affect foreigners who are already in the Philippines, nor will it affect those who hold visas issued by other government agencies.
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