According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 14:34 on the 22nd, Beijing time, there were more than 14.95 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 616,000. There are already three countries in the world with more than 1 million confirmed cases, namely the United States, Brazil and India. The number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 4 million!
1 What will it be like to restart the press conference after three months?
Since May, states in the United States have gradually lifted their lockdowns. Along with the rapid restart of the economy, the epidemic situation has continued to worsen.
Wearing masks when going out, keeping distance when meeting, and working remotely online… More than half of 2020 has passed. Under the new coronavirus epidemic, these have gradually become the new normal in people’s lives. But it has been a long and winding road in the United States. Although U.S. public health experts have repeatedly called for “must wear a mask in public places,” U.S. President Trump has repeatedly refused to wear a mask. It was not until July 11 that he wore a mask in public for the first time.
On the 21st, US President Trump attended the White House New Crown Epidemic Briefing. This was his first briefing in the past three months. According to the New York Times, Trump suddenly abandoned his optimistic predictions about the new coronavirus at the meeting, warning Americans that the situation may get worse before it gets better. After tweeting on Monday that “wearing a mask is patriotic,” Trump once again called on Americans, especially young people, to wear masks on Tuesday. “Whether you like it or not, masks are useful.”
Currently, at least 39 states in the United States and the capital, Washington, District of Columbia, have implemented different forms of mask orders. Even in areas without state mask orders, such as Oklahoma City, Okla., and Atlanta, Ga., municipal governments have issued mandatory mask orders.
2 Countries have begun “mandatory mask orders”
Walmart, Best Buy Large retailers such as Kroger have also begun to jointly issue “mandatory mask orders” to wear masks when entering stores.
Walmart announced that starting from July 20, all its U.S. Walmart stores and Sam’s Club stores will require customers to wear masks. Best Buy’s mask mandate will take effect on the 14th, and Kroger’s will take effect on July 22.
According to Amazon sellers, their company’s best-selling products this year are neck scarves and cloth masks, but cloth masks have been criticized The Amazon platform was a “massacre”, and many sellers suffered a lot of losses as a result. The main reason was that they did not comply with the platform regulations and could not obtain certification.
According to reports, the British Prime Minister’s Office announced on the evening of the 13th that Johnson announced that people shopping in stores or supermarkets in England must wear masks. The British government has realized the seriousness and complexity of the new coronavirus epidemic and has begun to force British residents to wear masks.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said: “The Prime Minister has made it clear that people should wear face coverings in shops and we will enforce this from July 24.”
People who fail to comply with the mask wearing regulations may face a fine of up to £100 from the police.
French Health Minister Véran said on July 18, local time, that it will be mandatory to wear masks in all indoor public places starting from July 20. Including shops, public reception venues, indoor markets and banks.
In addition, he also said that maintaining interpersonal distance and increasing testing are still the most basic methods to combat the virus.
Ireland stipulates that people must wear masks on public transportation from July 13. Violators will face a fine of 2,500 euros or half a year in prison.
Previously, Transport Minister Shane Ross said in an interview with RTE’s “Morning Ireland” that public transport will come under pressure as restrictions are eased. He said public transport capacity would be increased to maximum capacity in the coming weeks, but masks would be mandatory to protect people’s health.
In order to curb the spread of the epidemic, the Iranian government has promulgated measures to compel people to wear masks in gathering public places, indoor places and government departments providing public services starting from July 5.
Governor Andrews of the Australian state of Victoria announced on the 19th that all residents of Melbourne and the northern Mitchell Shire County must wear masks when going out, otherwise they will be fined A$200 (approximately (total RMB 980) fine.
3 Did Germany fail to “de-Sinicize”?
“Germany has begun to import large quantities of Chinese masks again!” Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the German mask market demand has increased sharply and the supply exceeds supply. However, German mask production is highly dependent on imports, especially from China. According to the German “Le Monde” report on the 16th, in order to get rid of this situation, Germany…��The government has begun to determine the “localization of mask production” through subsidies, procurement and other means.
In April this year, more than 500 companies in Germany quickly transformed into producing masks. However, due to production standards, quality, low profits and other reasons, many companies have declared “bankruptcy” after short-term transformation. Germany’s “self-sufficiency campaign” for masks also ended in failure, and it remains highly dependent on China. According to reports, Germany has purchased 700 million masks, most of which are “made in China.” Germany has recently imported hundreds of millions of masks from China.
Currently, mask production in Germany has dropped sharply. Among hundreds of companies, only a small number of large companies are still insisting on mask production. The current low market price of masks has also frustrated these mask manufacturers. After the epidemic in Germany eased, the price of masks once again dropped to the low level before the epidemic. The association said that in the long term, it would be impossible for Germany to compete internationally in the production of masks.
At the same time, the German federal government supports the continuation of the “mask mandate.” In response to calls from local officials to cancel the requirement that people wear masks when taking buses and shopping in shopping malls, the German federal government stated on July 6 that it supported the continuation of the “mask mandate.”
4 Has the search volume for masks increased significantly?
The entry into force of “mask mandates” in various countries means that the demand for masks is about to rise again.
The current use of masks has set off another wave of upsurge, and searches on Google by residents from various countries have also increased significantly. According to data from Google Trends, the global search volume for Mask keywords in July is on a peak “climbing” trend, and its peak is likely to reach something like March-April.
According to data, the countries with more frequent searches in the past month include: Singapore, the United States, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and Malaysia.
It is understood that air delivery prices in Europe and the United States are now on the rise, and Canadian air delivery and sea freight prices have been raised, and will eventually rise Many logistics companies are not sure about the price range, but it is debatable whether the recent increase in air delivery prices is due to masks and other anti-epidemic materials seizing logistics channels.
Since yesterday, logistics companies have begun frantically swiping their screens to solicit goods, and have opened special anti-epidemic hotlines.
“The turbulent mask market is really unexpected. Is it possible that my 20 million yuan inventory can still be sold?”</p
