WHO: There are more than 11.5 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide
According to WHO The latest real-time statistics show that as of 14:34 Central European Daylight Time on July 7 (20:34 Beijing time on July 7), there were 11,500,302 confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally and 535,759 deaths.
Global Voices
1 Director-General of WHO: The epidemic is still accelerating and the spread has not yet reached the peak Summit
On July 7, local time, the WHO held a regular press conference on COVID-19. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally has reached the initial level. It took 12 weeks to reach 400,000 cases. Last weekend, the number of newly confirmed cases worldwide exceeded 400,000. The epidemic is still accelerating and has not yet reached its peak.
2 WHO: Assessing the risk of airborne transmission of the new coronavirus
Aiming at the joint signature of 239 scientists Issuing an open letter calling on the WHO to pay attention to the risk of airborne transmission of the new coronavirus. On July 7, local time, Benedetta Allegranzi, technical director of the WHO Center for Infection Prevention and Control, said that in the past few months, WHO We have discussed and cooperated with a number of scientists who signed the letter on relevant evidence, and there is indeed evidence that is gradually emerging. WHO is open to such evidence and understands the implications of how the virus spreads and the precautions that need to be taken.
3 British scientists call on the public to use masks to protect themselves and others.
On the 7th, the British National Scientists from the Royal Society of Sciences have issued an urgent appeal for Britons to use face coverings such as masks to protect themselves and others. In two recent reports published by the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society, the benefits of masks in reducing the risk of infection for the wearer and those around him were highlighted.
Prevention and control measures
1 Parts of Ohio, USA, will implement “Mask Order”
On July 7, local time, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said that the state’s health department will issue an order requiring residents of seven counties to Wear a mask in public places. The order will take effect from 6 p.m. on July 8. DeWine said that the “mask order” mainly targets public places, restaurants, bars, jewelry stores, etc.
2 New Zealand announced the implementation of entry restrictions
On July 7, local time, the New Zealand government announced , because the entry quarantine facilities are about to be saturated, the government has asked airlines to suspend new ticket sales and limit the number of arrivals to reduce the pressure on quarantine facilities caused by too many arrivals. According to reports, the ban on booking air tickets will last for three weeks, and New Zealanders who have booked air tickets for the next three weeks can still return to New Zealand.
3 The state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, decided to extend restrictions until July 21
The state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Governor Wilson Wetzel recently announced that various restrictions currently implemented in Rio state will be extended until July 21. According to this decree, public and private schools in Rio State continue to be closed, and cinemas, theaters and gyms remain closed.
4 The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Argentina exceeds 80,000, and some provinces have tightened quarantine measures again
Local time On the 6th, the Argentine Ministry of Health announced that in the past 24 hours, Argentina had 2,632 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 80,447. According to local media reports, in view of the recent reoccurrence of cases in some provinces that had had no new cases for many days, 12 provincial governments have decided to tighten quarantine measures again and restrict the movement of people between provinces.
Effective July 9, the United States resumed imposing a 25% tariff on some Chinese goods
On July 6, local time, The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced the sixth batch of products whose validity period has been extended (products included in the $34 billion tariff exclusion list). The validity period of this batch of exclusions was originally scheduled to expire on July 9, 2020. The notice decided to extend the exclusion period from July 9, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
The original list of products excluded from the sixth batch of 34 billion tariffs totaled 110 items. This time, only 12 products have been extended their validity period, and 98 products have not been extended their validity period.
(Products that have received an extended validity period)
● Products that have received an extended validity period: Exclude the extension of the validity period to December 31, 2020 Day;
●Products that have not received an extended validity period: they will be removed from the exclusion list after expiration on July 9, 2020, that is, they will be exempt from additional tariffs from July 6, 2018 to July 9, 2020. However, an additional 25% tariff will be resumed from July 9, 2020. Companies exporting to the United States must be cautious in signing contracts with American customers after July 9. (PS: The above time refers to the Eastern Time of the United States)
The data has been synchronized to the Sino-US tariff increase query system:
(Screenshot of query system )
Table of validity extension of the sixth batch of 34 billion exclusion list
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