Global epidemic situation briefing: WHO counts over 4.7 million confirmed cases worldwide
Global data
World Health Organization: As of 10:00 a.m. Central European time (16:00 a.m. Beijing time), the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the world increased by 112,637 cases from the previous day to 4,731,458; 316169 cases.
Johns Hopkins University: According to the data inquired at 7:32 on the 20th, Beijing time, there were 4,889,287 confirmed cases worldwide and 322,683 deaths. The number of confirmed cases in the United States rose to 1,525,367, and the number of deaths reached 91,730.
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An international team published a report in the British academic journal Nature on the 18th that their antibodies isolated from patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) who have recovered can effectively inhibit the COVID-19 virus in the laboratory. May help to develop drugs or vaccines against COVID-19.
The US biotechnology company Modena announced on the 18th that early data from the clinical trial of mRNA-1273, the first COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, has shown positive results.
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announced on the 19th that in view of the current COVID-19 epidemic, Canada and the United States have reached an agreement to extend the "non-essential travel" restrictions on the border between the two countries for one month to June 21. This is the second time that Canada and the United States have extended "non-essential travel" restrictions on the border between the two countries.
The Italian Enterprise Confederation said in a statement on the 19th that after being closed for more than two months due to the epidemic, about 800,000 companies in Italy resumed business on the premise of observing the epidemic prevention regulations on the 18th.
According to German media reports on the 19th, since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, more than 20,400 medical personnel in Germany have been infected with COVID-19, of which 61 people died and about 19,100 people recovered.
Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee spokesperson Masako Takaya protested on the 19th that a Japanese magazine designed the Tokyo Olympics emblem as a COVID-19 pattern and published it on the cover of the magazine, asking the magazine to take action to stop infringement. This magazine is the English monthly magazine of the Japan Foreign Correspondents ’Club. It is designed by the British correspondent Boscari in Tokyo. The pattern adopts the design of COVID-19 growing around the Olympic emblem.
The COVID-19 epidemic data released by the Indian Ministry of Health on the 19th shows that the cumulative number of confirmed cases nationwide exceeds 100,000. At the same time, India's ability to detect viruses, treat patients and produce protective equipment has also continued to improve. Some experts believe that India may usher in a peak epidemic in the next month or two.
The Singapore Inter-departmental Working Group on Anti-epidemic announced on the 19th that the "blocking measures" that are being implemented to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic will not be extended after the expiration of June 1, and the government will divide it into three phases from June 2. Gradually relax restrictions.