Italy's new crown epidemic continued to rise at an out of control rate on Thursday (March 19). Italy's death toll officially surpassed China, becoming the country with the highest death toll in the global COVID-19 epidemic. The country added 5,232 confirmed cases and 427 deaths on Thursday, which raised the cumulative confirmed and death figures to 41,035 and 3,405.
Spain's confirmed cases of COVID-19 also continued to rise on Thursday. The country added 3,308 confirmed cases and 193 deaths, which increased Spain's cumulative confirmed cases and deaths to 18,077 and 831. In addition, Germany also added 2,993 new confirmed cases and 16 deaths on Thursday, which increased Germany's cumulative confirmed cases and deaths to 15,320 and 44.
Europe's Monaco issued an announcement on Thursday stating that Prince Albert II of Monaco was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. US online media BuzzFeed News said that he is the first head of state to be confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. Serge Telle, the country's Minister of State, was diagnosed with the new coronavirus three days ago.
The ECB also officially promoted an emergency bond purchase mechanism with a total of 750 billion euros on Thursday, which is expected to continue until the end of 2020.
U.S. Tighten the nerves
In order to prevent the continued spread of the new crown epidemic, US President Trump announced on Thursday (March 19) that it would switch to a video conference for the G7 Leaders' Summit originally scheduled to be held at Camp David from June 10 to 12. On the same day, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States exceeded 10,000, and the number of deaths continued to rise.
The United States added 4,542 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 57 deaths on Thursday, which also increased the cumulative confirmed and mortality figures in the United States to 13,801 and 207. The US State Department recommends that overseas Americans return to the United States as soon as possible or stay in the local area. On the same day, the United States also raised the travel warning to the highest level 4.
The State Department announcement reads: "If you choose to travel abroad, your travel plan may be seriously disrupted, and you may be forced to stay outside the United States for a long time."
In the past few days, many Americans who do not have a long-term overseas residence plan have been rushing to return to the United States, but because many countries have implemented border controls or reduced flights, they have encountered difficulties. U.S. President Trump said at a press conference on Thursday that the U.S. government is working with the military to try to bring back these Americans stranded overseas.
In addition, Republican Senate members unveiled a financial aid program on Thursday, which is expected to provide billions of dollars in financing for large and small businesses, provide tax cuts for large businesses, provide $1,200 checks for taxpayers and limit the amount of paid leave Americans can take during the COVID-19 pandemic.
. US stocks, which had been falling for several days, stopped falling and rebounded on Thursday. The Dow Jones Index rose 188.27 points in the end, or 0.95%, closing at 20087.19 points. The S&P 500 rose 11.29 points, or 0.47%, to close at 2409.39 points. The Nasdaq Composite Index, which is mainly technology stocks, rose 160.73 points, up 2.3%, and closed at 7150.58 points.
On the other hand, several players in the American Professional Basketball League (NBA) were reported to have been infected with the new coronavirus on Thursday. Two Los Angeles Lakers players have been quarantined under the care of team doctors after being diagnosed with infection on Thursday. On the other hand, Boston Celtic player Smarter also confirmed that the new coronavirus test result was positive. He said he had been in self-isolation and had no symptoms at present.
Source: German media
