新华社北京3月22日电 根据世界卫生组织发布的疫情信息，截至北京时间21日，全球已有182个国家和地区出现新冠病毒感染病例，超过26万人被确诊感染病毒，死亡病例过万。多国继续升级防控措施，防止疫情扩散。

澳大利亚总理斯科特·莫里森22日一天内两度举行记者招待会，宣布升级疫情防控措施。莫里森说，澳政府决定立即建议民众取消在澳境内所有“非必需”旅行，但涉及基本物资保障、医疗救治以及保持社会运转所必需的旅行和活动不受限制。同时，政府要求各地强化实施“社交疏远规定”措施，将每月对实施情况进行评估，预计该措施要施行至少6个月。另外，从当地时间23日中午起，澳将关闭包括影院、室内体育馆、健身房等文体娱乐聚集场所，规定饭店和咖啡馆只允许做外卖业务。

据赤道几内亚政府官方网站21日公布的政令，赤几进入国家紧急状态，并已调拨50亿中非法郎（约合820万美元），成立抗击疫情全国应急基金。

卢旺达总理办公室21日发表声明，自当地时间21日23时59分起两周内，采取更严格管控措施，包括关闭边境、禁止居民不必要流动等。从境外返卢的本国公民需在指定地点接受检测并强制隔离14天。此外，除基本服务和医疗救治业务外，禁止本国境内跨地区旅行。除提供基本服务的人员外，所有公共和私人公司员工均应在家工作。

黎巴嫩总理哈桑·迪亚卜21日要求民众实行自我“禁足”，如非“极其必要”应避免外出。包括军队和警察在内的黎安全部队将进行分段巡逻、设立道路检查站等，以确保“禁足”令实施。

新西兰自22日起关闭全国所有公共服务设施，包括博物馆、图书馆和健身中心等。新西兰政府还规定，在疫情期间营业的餐馆、酒店等须对所有顾客进行入场登记，就餐时人与人之间至少保持一米以上距离。

所罗门群岛政府宣布，从22日起，非该国公民禁止入境，在境外的本国公民和居民如从有确诊病例的国家返回，必须强制隔离14天。所有邮轮和游艇在未来90天内不得进入该国。

泰国民航局宣布，自22日凌晨起，所有来泰航班的旅客在办理登机手续时须出示72小时内有效的医学健康证明、健康信息卡及保额至少为10万美元的医疗保险单；抵泰后，旅客须下载泰国政府推出的手机软件以便有关部门进行追踪，并须在下榻酒店内自行隔离14天。（参与记者：岳东兴、白旭、乔本孝、张改萍、李良勇、郭磊、卢怀谦、郝亚琳、陈家宝）

New Zealand-based Chinese ambassador Wu Xi warned today that the Government's decision to ban travellers from China amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak will have an impact on trade, tourism and education between the two nations.

Yesterday, the Government announced it is blocking travellers who have been through mainland China to try and prevent coronavirus from entering the country.

Kiwis have also been warned not to visit China at all, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade raising its travel advice to the highest level - "do not travel".

The announcement follows a similar one from Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison the day before.

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However, Ms Wu today told 1 NEWS the World Health Organisation, or WHO, had clear and professional recommendations that didn't put such limits on trade and travel.

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"I think as members of WHO, we should follow their instructions or follow the recommendations of WHO and work together to fight against the spread of the virus," she said, adding that it is the best organisation to deal with global health emergencies.

"Of course, the simplest way is to stop everything, but I think we live in a globalised world and we need to understand that a lot of people rely on travel and trade for a living so therefore I think this is a real test for every government for its governance capacity.

"On one hand, we need to find effective ways to control and prevent the epidemic, but on the other hand we need to minimise its impact on the economy."

When asked if she disagreed with the Government's decision, Ms Wu said she had taken note of the Government's announcement to close the borders for 14 days, reassessing every 48 hours, but said she believed we should be following professional advice from WHO.

"We need to work together at this difficult time and I'm sure by working together we are able to defeat the virus and we are able to win the war of the prevention and control of the epidemic."

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Ms Wu said for New Zealand's economy, there will be an impact on bilateral trade and bilateral people-to-people exchanges due to restrictions on travel, as well as fewer tourists and international students from China.

Last year, New Zealand and China's bilateral trade was NZ$30 billion - making China New Zealand's largest trading partner - but Ms Wu said with limitations on travel and transportation there will be impact. China is a particularly big buyer of New Zealand dairy, wool, seafood and forestry products.

As well, last year New Zealand saw about 450,000 Chinese tourists visit, as well as almost 40,000 Chinese students come here. Because of the current restrictions, Ms Wu said she envisages those numbers "dropping dramatically".

She wouldn't speculate on what those numbers could be, but added "as we can see, there will be a severe impact or tourism, on education and on trade and also I believe on people's sentiment".

"All these will have an impact, but in the mid- to long-term, we wait and see."

New Zealand and China have a food relationship, Ms Wu also said, adding that the Asian nation was our biggest trade partner. So she hopes the friendly feelings will be maintained from both sides she added.

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"We have done a lot, last year in particular, to promote people-to-people exchanges," she said.

"I think people's sentiment are always complicated. They will be impacted one way or the other, but I hope through our efforts we will keep those kind of friendly feelings towards each other because we are friends and we should treat each other as friends."


在武汉肺炎泛滥成灾、中国国内和国外很多人谈“武汉肺炎”色变的情况下，一些经济专家和旅游界人士已经开始担心国际旅游业再现17年前中国非典疫情引发的旅游业大萧条。

2003年的非典疫情导致加拿大经济损失了52.5亿加元。

现在的武汉肺炎疫情与当年的非典疫情非常相似，不但症状相似、而且也是在中国春节前后泛滥、并传播到世界许多国家。

武汉肺炎已经导致至少17人死亡、超过5百人被确诊感染。

AxiCorp的亚洲分析师Stephen Innes认为，虽然国际金融市场到目前为止还没有对中国武汉肺炎做出激烈反应，但如果武汉肺炎疫情继续恶化，其对世界经济会起到的拉后腿作用是惊人的。

包括加拿大航空公司在内的加拿大和美国主要民航公司由于飞往中国的航班受到影响而股票下跌。美国三大主要豪华邮轮公司的股票也在下跌。

RCI with The Canadian Press、CBC News

The economic impact of a coronavirus outbreak in China that has left 17 people dead and more than 500 ill may be less virulent than markets fear.

Concern that the virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, would spread farther and chip away at global growth have roiled stocks worldwide. While the World Health Organization considers whether to declare a global emergency, all three of the major U.S. indexes have come under pressure after heavy selling engulfed markets in Asia and Europe.

Longer term, however, “we don't expect it to cause the sort of panic that hit travel and retail sales in affected areas during the SARS epidemic in 2003, principally because the mortality rate for this new virus appears to be much lower,” wrote Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at the London-based research firm Capital Economics.

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The Wuhan coronavirus' mortality rate of less than 3 percent compares with almost 15 percent for SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in 2003 and 6 percent to 6.9 percent for the flu and pneumonia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While the U.S. largely escaped the 2003 SARS epidemic, Canada had 400 confirmed causes that resulted in 44 deaths. The country's economy shrank 0.6 percent amid the panic in the first quarter of 2003, compared with growth of 2.2 percent in the three months before.

Only one case of the Wuhan virus has been confirmed in the U.S. so far.

“The upshot is that even if this first isolated case of the Wuhan virus in the U.S. develops into a full-scale epidemic, which is unlikely, we wouldn't expect it to have a significant negative impact on economic activity,” Ashworth said.

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One area that is affected is the pharmaceutical industry. Biotechnology companies like Novavax, Nanoviricides and Co-Diagnostics, which provide flu treatments, have rallied sharply over the past few days.

Ticker Security Last Change Change % NVAX NOVAVAX INC. 55.29 +8.22 +17.46% NNVC NANOVIRICIDES 2.15 +0.08 +3.86% CODX CO-DIAGNOSTICS 5.50 +0.53 +10.66%

Meanwhile, travel-related companies, including Hyatt and Intercontinental Hotels Group have seen their shares come under pressure as the virus curbs travel inside China and beyond.


塞内加尔总统周五称赞20国集团暂停非洲最穷国债务一年的决定，但他呼吁各国应走得更远，做出更有勇气的决定，直至取消压在非洲头上沉重的债务。世界银行日前也表示，取消非洲最穷国的债务势在必行。

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非洲大陆债务总共3650亿美元，中国拥有其中将近40%。法国总统马克龙日前接受本台采访谈及非洲巨大的债务时表示，面对非洲沉重的债务，“我丝毫不怀疑中国国家主席习近平会做出一个重大的姿态”，大幅减少非洲债务还是取消非洲债务？目前只是法国总统马克龙的祈盼。

法国世界报日前发表题为“中国也应取消非洲债务”的社评，社评指出，新冠疫情引发的大地震可能把最弱小最缺乏配备的不管是国家、人群或者企业席卷而去。非洲目前确诊人数相对较少，但是，疫情出现在缺少公共卫生系统的非洲穷国，禁足令与维持生计无法调和，世界银行警告会发生“冲击波”，造成的巨大损害将无法估量。

对非洲公共卫生政策涉入很深的比尔盖特对世界报表示，仅曼哈顿拥有的重症护理床位就超过多数非洲国家的总和。2000万非洲人今年将冒着失去工作的危险，随之而来的大饥荒，难民潮，引发的潜在的社会和政治后果将是爆炸性的。对非洲国家来说，打击将非常严重还因为这些国家的经济取决于正在崩溃的原材料价格以及他们疲弱的货币，这些都更加加重了他们的债务。

世界报认为，马克龙4月13日呼吁援助非洲，“大规模取消债务”，这无疑是对的也是适时的，这也是非洲国家领袖提出的要求。在各国重新开始严加把守各自的边界时更有必要这样做。人类要战胜新冠疫情必须全球团结一致，而取消非洲债务，三十年来一直列入富国的议事日程，巴黎俱乐部为此推出了一整套程序。

在马克龙呼吁减免甚至取消非洲债务的第二天，星期二，七国集团做出了暂时停止76个穷困国家的债务服务，这一暂停动作构成了完全取消非洲债务的第一步，接下来要做的是要在国与国之间双边谈判商定。星期三，20国集团也做出了暂停非洲债务一年的决定。这一决定受到非洲国家的赞扬，但远远不够。

中国贷款非洲1333亿欧元，是非洲最主要的债权国之一。在世界报看来，如果说马克龙的呼吁主要针对的非洲法语区，同时也形同向中国国家主席习近平发出了一个邀请。习近平强调中国的大国地位，寻求忘记他本人在这一造成全球瘫痪的重大疫情中的责任，那么，现在是习近平承担起对非洲的责任的时候了，把他的“慷慨”大规模体现在对非洲的债务方面。

直到目前，北京并没有取消处于痉挛状态的非洲国家的债务，有时候，中国会临时“忘记”债务，作为交换，对方再次向借款，贷款利息高于世界银行。而其他债权国家担心的，一旦他们取消了对非洲的债务，中国会从中渔利。

在世界报看来，取消非洲债务，只有把包括中国在内的所有国家纳入这一进程才会真正为非洲国家松绑。北京必须走出与非洲大陆不透明的金融关系。如果中国希望巩固他在非洲施善者的形象，就必须接受所有富国最终接受的做法：取消非洲债务。

The Group of 20 nations announced support Wednesday for a temporary halt to debt payments by the world's poorest nations as they struggle to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. "We support a time-bound suspension of debt service payments for the poorest countries that request forbearance," the G20 finance ministers and central bankers said in a communique following their virtual meeting. "All bilateral official creditors will participate in this initiative." The group, which brings together the world's largest economies, also called on private creditors, working through the Institute of International Finance, to participate in the initiative that extends to the world's 76 poorest countries. The International Monetary Fund and World Bank had been calling on the governments to provide six months of debt relief to the countries most in need, and finance ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies agreed to do so on Tuesday providing the G20, including China and Russia, was in favor. "This is a powerful, fast-acting initiative that will do much to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of millions of the most vulnerable people," the leaders of the IMF and World Bank said in a joint statement. The IMF on Monday approved a six month standstill on debt payments from 25 nations, mostly in Africa. The G20 officials also reiterated their commitment to deploy "available tools" to deal with the health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19. "Our efforts must continue and be amplified," the communique said.


6月8日，由国务院国资委与黑龙江省政府主办的“深化国企改革，助力龙江振兴”央地合作视频会议顺利召开，会上黑龙江省政府、部分地市政府及企业与国务院国资委出资企业集团及所属企业共签署央地合作项目协议86个，总投资3185亿元。86个项目协议中，包括黑龙江省政府与央企集团合作协议13个，地方和企业与央企项目合作协议73个，总投资3185亿元。其中，产业类项目43个、总投资913.1亿元，能源类项目27个、总投资1225.7亿元，基础设施类项目13个、总投资881.8亿元，城市开发类项目3个、总投资164亿元。（黑龙江发布微信公众号）

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The CoViD-19 is now a major global health challenge with over 3 million cases and around 210 thousand confirmed deaths worldwide as of the 27th April 2020. Pakistan has recently seen a spike in CoViD-19 cases with around 14,000 confirmed cases and a death toll reaching 300. The actual number of CoViD-19 positive cases in Pakistan is far more than the official confirmed figures; realistic figures can never be obtained in an environment where the diagnostic test can only be offered to the selected few and overall lack of awareness and resources in the country.

The current figures would have surprised many in Pakistan but are they really surprising? Various countries across the world follow a different timeline in the spread of CoViD-19, those who got the disease first seen the surge earlier than others. The CoViD-19 cases in Pakistan still not as high as in Spain, UK, US, or Italy but this doesn’t make Pakistan any special except Pakistan is behind in the timeline. The CoViD-19 curve in Pakistan will eventually hit the peaks seen elsewhere in the world before it gets plateaued and begins to fall. Pakistan had been lucky in terms of getting the pandemic late and had the opportunity to learn from other countries who were not so lucky and had it first, but have we learned the lessons and ready to fight the CoViD19 emergency crises expected to hit the nation very soon?

Pakistan is facing a more challenging environment already and the challenges will only get more intense in the days to come. Not only Pakistan will struggle with the lack of funds, technical facilities and equipment needed to fight the crises but also poor literacy, lack of awareness and culture of non-compliance to advice and regulations is going to make the situation worse.

To tackle the worst medical crises to come soon, Pakistan needs a national emergency taskforce, led directly by the Prime Minister and his senior leadership with a panel of clinicians, public health and policy, pharmacy, law, religion, leadership and strategy experts. The approach can include a rapid response team to help with continuous oversight of national strategy; responding with an action plan on a very regular basis. The article proposes a multipronged approach to help in devising a national emergency response strategy.

Containment

It is vital to contain the disease as a surge in numbers will only mean chaos, where the country will not be able to provide emergency medical care to severely ill CoViD-19 patients, and more people will die in Pakistan than ever anticipated. Lockdown is however very difficult in a country where the majority of people rely on daily wages and the government cannot cope in providing food and necessary living facilities to the whole nation. The surge in temperatures in Pakistan may help to clear the virus from the environment however it cannot stop its transmission from person to person and person to environment, therefore, the lockdown is inevitable and should continue for an extended period to contain the spread of the virus.

Federal Food Reserve

Pakistan will never have enough federal reserves to feed the nation for an extended period, however, it is a country with great human and religious values. Tax aversion is at its peak in Pakistan but charitable contributions are enormously great. It is the time to form a coordinated network of civil society institutions working in liaison with the national task force to help feed the nation. It is important to calculate national food production capacity for essential food such as wheat, rice, sugar, milk and increase production to obtain enough national reserve to feed the nation for the next twelve months. This may require emergency legislation in supporting agriculture, control on export and closely monitoring the national supply chain. Unlike many developed countries, Pakistan is lucky to have the indigenous capability to grow food and a strategically planned food reserve is invaluable to fight these crises.

Medical Equipment and Hospital Resources

This is an area of great concern where the combined provision of healthcare in the public and private sector is not sufficient to cope with large scale medical emergencies. The figures from the World Bank suggest that only half a hospital bed is available per 1000 people in Pakistan. This is five times lower than what we have in the United Kingdom and fourteen times lower than the availability in Germany. These are the figures for a general hospital bed to provide basic medical care; the availability of intensive care units with necessary ventilator support is so limited that we cannot even imagine the scale of chaos awaiting at our doorsteps. It is the time to develop a nationally coordinated strategy to estimate the current provision that can be made by pooling resources from both the public and private sectors and a plan for creating an extended provision in time to fight with the crises to come. Pakistan is not self-reliant in medical technologies when it comes to ventilators and emergency response kits needed by the healthcare professionals to fight the CoViD-19 emergency. Despite, Pakistan is very lucky to have a range of organisations producing electronic and mechanical devices. This includes but not limited to automobiles industry, refrigeration, air-conditioning appliances, electronic and circuits production, textile industry, pharmaceuticals, aircraft precision production, laser and optronics, nuclear energy and high-tech military production. If Dyson, a leading brand of vacuum cleaners in the UK, can come forward to help the nation in producing ventilator beds using their technical and production facilities, why the organisations in Pakistan cannot come forward to help the government in producing medical equipment and kits needed to fight the crises?

Diagnostic Facility

Many countries in the world are struggling to offer the CoViD-19 diagnostic test to the masses of the public due to the niche nature of the test and the costs involved. Pakistan is lucky to have an array of national and multinational pharmaceutical industries operating in Pakistan. A few of them have already developed a diagnostic test for CoViD-19 in their parent countries, could they not support Pakistan to acquire the technology? Can we not locally produce the test kits in Pakistan? Pakistan is lucky to have the talent and human resources capable to fight the emergency crises and various public and private-sector research and higher education institutes have laboratory kits and facilities to help offering the testing service, if necessary technical and financial support is provided. Pakistan is one of the nations, where in times of difficulty, volunteers had never fallen short to provide the human resources needed to fight the crises. A large private network of diagnostic centres in the country can also provide an added resource if needed to extend the provision.

Media and Journalism

The role of media and journalism is a key amid any national emergency. It can not only provide a check and balance and the help to scrutinise national policy but it can also provide emotional and psychological support to the people of Pakistan, particularly in a situation of longer-term lockdown, in boosting the morale of the society by actively playing a constructive role. The media had, unfortunately, played an interesting role worldwide in disseminating premature information, misinterpreted the scientific studies and clinical observations, ignited a political fight and often in instances have made the situation rather worst. Amid a crowd of unethical journalism, some are doing a great job, and their efforts are well appreciated. Exaggeration of drug effects by the politicians and the media, such as anti-malarial drugs, is an example, where we have seen a massive reaction from the public who had illegally stockpiled the available supply from the market. Due to the inappropriate use of these drugs after the media hype, there have also been some reports of severe side-effects leading to deaths. Pakistan, a country, where anything is available without a prescription, is the worst example, where the damage to the public can be humungous. This is the time for all journalism and media centres in the country to come together and reflect on their priorities and play a key role in supporting current crises. A coordinated team effort between different groups may also be an option to diversify the resources in various sectors as per the need of the time.

Like elsewhere in the world, the opportunistic evil forces are also a reality which can be a great threat to Pakistan. Supply of counterfeited or spurious medicines and medical devices had always been a problem in Pakistan; amid CoViD-19 crises, these activities are likely to peak by taking undue public advantage. The supply of fake and unproven treatments and diagnostic tests have been reported across the world. This will only cost more human lives leading to irreparable damage. Coordinated law enforcement in Pakistan is, therefore, a key to fight any unlawful production and distribution of medicines and devices amid CoViD-19 crises.

COVID-19 Vaccine

The vaccine is a great way of immunising the masses and prevents acquiring the infection in the first place. The vaccine developed by the scientist at Oxford University is kicking-off with a clinical trial and is likely to be fast-tracked for approval if succeeded in trials. Despite more than 20 vaccines are being developed across the world, it may take long for vaccines to pass necessary effectiveness and safety trials before they can be offered to the public. Imagine if we would have injected everyone in the world or Pakistan in this context with an unproven vaccine which did not provide enough immunity to prevent the infection, or provided only a short-lived immunity, or had severe side-effects? This would be very counterproductive and any fast-track discovery must carefully consider the safety risk.

Currently, about six out of every hundred people are dying globally who acquired the novel coronavirus. A wrong vaccination could have the potential to kill many more peoples than those currently dying with CoViD-19. It is therefore important to understand that immunisation may not be the first resort in this pandemic and other treatment strategies with strict containment are the key to success.

Therapeutic Intervention

As of today, there is no validated treatment for CoViD-19, however, research is happening at breakneck speed to screen through various potential treatment options, particularly, repurposing existing medicines with an established safe-use history in humans. We must understand that all drugs are chemicals and all chemicals are poisons unless taken in the right form, right amount, and the right time by the right individual. Drugs never work alike in all individuals and there is a huge variability of response and side effects of all medicines in public. This depends on various factors, including the body’s physiology, other medical conditions, overall health status, interaction with another medicine, age, gender, genetics, food, and many more factors. Therefore, there cannot be one treatment for all; a customised approach is always needed for individual patients in managing any disease. Pakistan has a world record number of diabetes and heart diseases, and that can only make them more vulnerable to acquiring a more fatal form of CoViD-19. The data from the world CoViD-19 dashboard suggest that about 20 out of 100 patients who have acquired infection have been recovered successfully from the disease. The figures are promising and it is encouraging that many patients are recovered without any intensive treatment. A fraction of patients will develop a more severe form of the disease where the virus can badly damage lungs to cause pneumonia leading to organ failure and death. Pakistan has a very high proportion of smokers at most age groups and poor lung health can only predispose one in acquiring a severe form of the disease. The critically ill patients, therefore, require breathing support that could progress into intensive care needing a ventilator, a form of artificial respiration when lungs are unable to maintain the oxygen levels. The hospitals will, therefore, need an uninterrupted supply of life-saving drugs and devices.

Pakistan is very lucky to have a big hub of the pharmaceutical industry which already produce medicines locally at large, however, we must not forget that we lack the capabilities to produce raw materials which mainly rely on import. There is an urgent need to develop a national task force to estimate the local pharmaceutical reserves in the country, a list of essential medicines needed to fight the crises, the raw material reserves already available in the country, and the speed of which those can be converted into products with adequate quality assurances in case of emergency. It is also important to ensure that any shortfall in the raw material is carefully estimated and a plan is in place to negotiate a supply from other countries, particularly, China and India. We must not forget that these two countries supply the majority of pharmaceutical raw materials globally; they are already facing difficulties to cope with the demand considering CoViD-19 is a global emergency. The simplest example is paracetamol and ibuprofen tablets – a common baseline treatment for CoViD-19 or any other common cold viruses including flu. Pakistan seems to have ample supply and local production capabilities of both medicines at a very low cost but many would be surprised to know that we do not manufacture the active ingredients present in these tablets in Pakistan. We must member that we cannot continue producing these tablets if active material supply was stopped from overseas. Have we thought about how much reserve do we have nationally and the implications of the shortage of paracetamol and ibuprofen like essential medicines in the country? Therefore, it is wise to develop a federal reserve of essential medicines with a coordinated effort from Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association directly under the control and supervision of national task force to ensure an uninterrupted supply of essential medicines in the emergency crises. The essential medicines list should also include a list of potential medicines that have given some hope in the recent clinical practice across the world, however, caution is necessary to carefully scrutinise the medical literature in ensuring efficacy and safety of the public. The list may include antiviral drugs, antimalarials, interferons, a range of antibiotics to treat upper respiratory bacterial infections and septicaemia, the supply of life-saving steroids, inhalers, nebulisers, medical devices and other supplies used in the emergency. A similar federal medicine reserve has been developed by the US government amid CoViD-19 outbreak where pharmaceutical companies have already started donating millions of dosages to the national stockpile.

The blood plasma from CoViD-19 recovered patients as a source of antibodies for treating critically ill patients with CoViD-19 is an option trialled in China and the USA and results are promising. Nevertheless, the availability of enough ‘healthy’ donors to obtain the therapeutically effective antibody titer in time will be difficult to deal with the current scale national emergency. However, this can still be a useful option to strengthen the national reserve for treating critically-ill CoViD-19 patients. To establish a national pool of coalescent plasma, a coordinated federal strategy is required to track the CoViD-19 positive cases nationally. Offer the diagnostic test freely to the masses and develop a CoViD-19 patients’ database, thanks to NADRA that can make it possible. Tracking CoViD-19 patients then can provide a national reserve of ‘healthy donors’ which can contribute to the Federal CoViD-19 plasma reserve. This would inevitably require a strategy to acquire and produce the test on a large scale as discussed above. Pakistan’s National Institute of Health already has technical capabilities of producing antibodies containing antisera to fight against various poisonous substances, such as snake venoms; and a similar facility is under development in Karachi at the Dow University of Health Sciences.

We must not forget that CoViD-19 is a global health emergency and all developed nations are also struggling to cope with the disease nationally. No one has enough recourses (be medicines or food) to fulfil their national demand, hence, overseas support may not be possible at all amid current crises. Pakistan despite its limited financial and healthcare facilities, is very rich in human intellect, technical capabilities, qualified youth, and ample philanthropists to tackle the forthcoming CoViD-19 emergency crises. Hope this article will provide hope and some help to device a national strategy encompassing a holistic approach to deal with this emergency. We strongly believe that if we play smart, together we can and we will fight Coronavirus!


越南政府总理阮春福主持召开政府常务会议。图自越通社

越通社河内3月5日——越南政府常务会议3月5日下午在z政府总部召开。越南政府总理阮春福主持会议。

据越南新冠肺炎疫情防控工作国家指导委员会的报告，世界82个国家和地区目前发生疫情。为防止疫情蔓延至越南，委员会建议暂停实施对旅外越南人，以及对其所在国公民的免签政策。因此，越南在新冠肺炎疫情防控工作取得的成果只是初步结果。疫病入境越南的可能性较高。

据越南新冠肺炎疫情防控工作国家指导委员会，越南全国疑似病例共92病例；正在接受隔离医学观察的人近16200名（包括新冠肺炎感染患者密切接触者和从疫区入境越南的人），其中在医院隔离的人416名。

越南政府总理阮春福在会上致辞时表示，阮春福要求各部门、各地方不得主观、不得倦怠、不得拖延、坚定坚决开展防疫工作。与此同时要采取新做法，其中包括在陆路、空路和水路同时防控疫情。

阮春福总理表示，要以多种形式进行集中隔离是一个好做法。其中，武装力量特别是军队要继续做好准备。一些地方要以更负责任的态度准备好隔离点，与军队保持配合。旅游部门在必要时要征用一些酒店。分工接待来自疫区的乘客的机场也要做好隔离准备。

阮春福总理重申，政府要做好控制疫情与发展经济社会的双重任务，同时表示政府已经讨论并会采取包括财政、货币、促进生产经营在内的一系列措施。阮春福总理同时也赞同暂停对旅居韩国、意大利越南人的免签政策和暂停对这些国家公民的免签政策。（完）

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (standing) speaks at the meeting (Photo: VGP)

That was a recommendation proposed by the national steering committee for preventing and combating the acute respiratory disease cause by novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

According to the national steering committee, the epidemic has spread to 82 countries and territories worldwide. The positive results that Vietnam has gained is just the first step and there remain a big risk of outbreak in the country.

Vietnam has quarantined 92 suspected infection cases. Nearly 16,200 people who had close contact with infected patients or entered Vietnam from epidemic-hit areas have been quarantined and monitored, of them 416 have been quarantined in hospitals.

Chairing a meeting of the cabinet's permanent members in Hanoi on March 5, the PM acknowledged the committee’s achievements in the fight against COVID-19 with no new infection cases recorded over the past 23 days.

Given the complicated developments of the epidemic and the rapid spread of the novel virus in many countries in the world, the Government leader asked administrations at all levels, agencies and sectors to double efforts to combat COVID-19.

He ordered new countermeasures to promptly prevent the spread of the disease through land borders, aviation and the community.

Emphasising the importance of concentrated quarantine solution, PM Phuc asked the Ministry of National Defence and localities to to continue to prepare locations in service of this work.

He also suggested measures to promote business and production and weather difficulties for sectors seriously affected by the epidemic.

The PM asked the health sector to build up plans to arrange human resources in different areas in case of the disease outbreak, while continuously conducting exercises for quick response. He also allowed the Ministry of Health to buy 20 million more face masks for reserve and protective wear to serve the fight against COVID-19./.

Citizen protection in areas affected by the COVID-19 outbreak is one of the top priorities of the Vietnamese Government, the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told a regular press conference in Hanoi on March 5. Hang said the Foreign Ministry and Vietnamese representative agencies have actively and proactively launched measures to support and protect Vietnamese citizens living, studying, working and travelling abroad, especially in epidemic-hit areas. The Foreign Ministry actively updated information and warned Vietnamese citizens not to travel to affected areas. They also advised Vietnamese people living in the affected areas to follow guidelines and directions by the host authorities, and avoid taking unnecessary trips. In coordination with ministries, agencies and localities, the Foreign Ministry directed Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to work closely with the host authorities, asked Vietnamese embassies to regularly provide news about efforts on disease prevention and control, ensuring that medical care will be provided for infected persons and mitigating issues that negatively impact Vietnamese citizens. Vietnamese representative agencies abroad have launched hotlines round-the-clock, particularly in affected areas to offer instructions and stay ready to support citizens if necessary, she said. As for infected Vietnamese citizens abroad, Vietnamese representative agencies are required to regularly contact and ask the host authorities to offer treatment. At present, Vietnamese patients are in stable conditions.

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人民网曼谷5月2日电 （记者林芮）新加坡5月2日新增447例新冠肺炎病例，累计17548例；死亡1例，累计16例。截至发稿时，新加坡共治愈出院1268例，仍有重症23例。

新加坡卫生部表示，截至今天中午，新增病例多数是住在外籍劳工宿舍的工作准证持有者，4名是本地公民或永久居民。

今日新增的新冠肺炎死者是一名60岁新加坡籍男子。这名男子在4月13日确诊，于5月1日因新冠肺炎并发症逝世。他有高血压和高脂血症的病史。截至当日，新加坡因新冠肺炎去世的患者年龄均介于58岁至95岁，生前大多患有慢性病。

联合领导跨部门抗疫工作小组的新加坡国家发展部长兼财政部第二部长黄循财今天在记者会上说，疫情过后政府将全面检讨，并从经验中学习。但是目前仍应聚焦在病毒阻断措施。

黄循财表示，虽然社区感染病例已逐渐下降，显示阻断措施已见成效，但是本地社区病例还未达到个位数，这意味着还存在社区感染的情况，所以这些严格的条例至少还需要执行多一个星期。不过他指出，政府会从5月5日开始逐步做出一些调整，放宽一小部分的条例。

(责编：刘洁妍、杨牧)

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（华盛顿28日讯）美国伊利诺伊州官员周六表示，芝加哥一名婴儿因感染俗称武汉肺炎的2019新型冠状病毒（Covid-19）而死亡。此例成为全球极度罕见的幼儿感染死亡病例。

综合美国媒体报导，伊利诺伊州州长普里茨克（J. B. Pritzker）在记者会中表示，伊州过去24小时新增武汉肺炎死亡病例中，包括一名婴儿。

伊州公共卫生厅说，这名婴儿住在芝加哥，还不到一岁，先前采检结果呈阳性反应。当局发声明指出，过去从未发生婴儿因武汉肺炎而丧命。“目前正全面调查，以确定死因。”

加州洛杉矶郡公共卫生局上周表示，一名青少年检测武汉肺炎呈阳性反应之后病故。但卫生局又说，此一病例复杂，可能另有原因。

多项研究指出，武汉肺炎病毒感染年长者与有潜在疾病者的比率偏高。

一群中国科学家周四在《美国医学会小儿科学期刊》（JAMA Pediatrics）发布报告指出，已感染武汉肺炎的孕妇有可能将病毒垂直传染给腹中胎儿，但这种情况不多。

The US airlines say they are responding to the drop in demand as the coronavirus outbreak hits the travel industry.

United Airlines Holdings Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp are cutting flights and implementing cost controls in the most drastic actions by United States-based airlines to get ahead of depressed travel demand due to the spreading coronavirus.

The United measures, announced by executives in a letter to employees on Wednesday, include a 10-percent reduction in US and Canadian flights and a 20-percent reduction in international flying in the month of April, with similar cuts planned in May.

JetBlue said in a memo Wednesday seen by Reuters news agency that it was cutting capacity by approximately 5 percent “in the near term to address the fall in demand” as a result of the coronavirus and said it assessing if more cuts are needed.

JetBlue is taking other steps “aimed at preserving cash” including “delaying or cancelling upcoming events and meetings” and “reducing hiring for front line and support centre positions.” It is also considering voluntary time-off programmes and is “limiting non-essential spending.”

United is freezing new hiring except for critical roles, delaying 2019 merit salary increases for management and administrative employees and offering all US-based workers the option of a voluntary unpaid leave of absence.

“We sincerely hope that these latest measures are enough but the dynamic nature of this outbreak requires us to be nimble and flexible moving forward in how we respond,” United CEO Oscar Munoz and President Scott Kirby said in the letter.

The coronavirus emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year and has spread globally with more than 94,000 cases and 3,220 deaths, according to a Reuters tally.

Conferences and gatherings around the world have been cancelled, and companies have changed work and travel plans. Plane maker Boeing Co itself on Wednesday said it was taking precautions including restricting travel to essential trips.

Chicago-based United’s announcement followed a meeting of US President Donald Trump and the heads of the largest US airlines at the White House where they discussed the effect of the virus on the industry and demand.

Concerns over the effect of reduced travel demand on airlines have hit airline shares and stoked fears of a financial bailout for the sector, an idea that the head of the US Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday moved quickly to dismiss.

Trump also said on Wednesday that the airline executives had not asked for a bailout. After emerging from bankruptcy in the last 10 years and with new business models that include fees for everything from baggage to boarding, the main US airline companies are in a better financial position to weather a crisis, analysts have said.

Unchartered territory

The rapid, global spread of the virus has forced airlines to abandon their usual strategies for crisis management, which in the past have included lowering fares and redirecting flights to trouble-free areas.

Until now, United and other US carriers had only reduced flying to the areas most hit by coronavirus cases, though international rivals Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd and British Airways recently announced broader reductions.

Leaders of the unions representing United’s pilots and flight attendants called the move a “responsible approach” to addressing the effect of COVID-19 on air travel.

In one effort to win over hesitant travellers, US airlines have suspended rebooking fees for new ticket reservations.


世界卫生组织8日表示，欧洲的武汉肺炎疫情仍然严峻，现在采取放宽防疫限制的措施还为时过早。面对美国总统特朗普批评世界卫生组织以中国为中心要停止资助，世卫认为，大流行的严重阶段不应削减经费。

爆发自中国的武汉肺炎疫情在欧洲仍然十分严峻，世界卫生组织（WHO）8日就表示，欧洲疫情令人非常担忧，现在转为乐观还嫌太早，呼吁各国政府在放宽防疫限制前要多加考虑，并形容防疫马拉松才正开始。

世卫组织欧洲区域主任克鲁格（Hans Kluge）进行网路报告时表示，欧洲仍然是大流行的中心。目前，全世界有5万2千多人死亡，一半以上都在欧洲，而西班牙，意大利，法国和德国都有了超过十万以上的感染病例。

视频【特朗普狠批世卫“以中国为中心”】 【考虑暂停向世卫拨款】

不过，克鲁格指出，严格的遏制和隔离措施已经成功地减缓了西班牙和意大利的感染率，一些国家也出现了“和缓迹象”，但他强调，现在采取放宽防疫限制的措施还为时过早。

克鲁格说，"现在不是放宽措施的时候。现在是我们在整个社会的支持下，为消除病毒而作出两倍和三倍集体努力的时候了。所有国家，无论其目前的传染状况如何，都应保护和加强各级卫生人员和服务，以挽救生命。"

这次疫情中，世卫扮演的角色受到许多质疑，美国总统特朗普(Donald Trump)7日就激烈抨击主要由美国出资的世卫"似乎非常以中国为中心"，错过疫情处理时机，并威胁考虑停止资助，克鲁格8日否认世卫以中国为中心，称疫情大流行的严重阶段，不是削减经费的时候。

特朗普在7日的白宫记者会上指出，世卫组织一开始批评他的旅行禁令，在很多问题上也判断错误。他说，"因为他们判断错误，他们的判断错了，该做判断时错失机会，他们本可几个月前就做出判断的，他们应该会知道的，他们本来应该知道，他们可能确实是知道的...他们获取的大部分资金都是来自我们，我们将暂停向世卫提供资金。"

2020年4月7日，特朗普在白宫记者会上指出，世卫组织一开始批评他的旅行禁令，在很多问题上也判断错误。（路透社）

世卫处理武汉肺炎疫情的方式引来国际无论是社交网络还是媒体的质疑，特别是对待台湾和中国的立场问题上，因此，在世界卫生日前夕，世卫做出澄清，但是，这一声明却在其网站消失， 世卫组织回应说，该文并未完成且在未获得允许的前提下发表，因此被撤。

谷歌存档的这篇声明标题是：世卫组织与全球所有人合作。文章指出，世卫的职责是维护全世界人民的健康，是与全世界各国人民进行合作，其中自然包括台湾。世卫多年来始终与台湾共同合作，在武汉肺炎疫情期间也同样如此。

世卫强调，台湾在世卫是否拥有席位，并不妨碍与世卫之间的合作，台湾与世卫之间的合作始终都没有停止过。台湾通过现有的国际卫生条例以及新设立的机制，从武汉肺炎疫情一开始就与世卫合作。台湾这次武汉肺炎病例的死亡人数较低，世卫将进一步跟踪，并且学习所有值得借鉴的经验。

声明最后强调，必须公正的指出，台湾医疗专家的贡献以及他们与世卫的互动，使全球受益，也为世卫增添新的价值。

中国驻法国大使馆7日也发文反驳十名法国政界、学界、医界人士日前发表的公开信，信中呼吁世卫与台湾展开全面合作，因为台湾在这次疫情中成功遏制病毒传播。中国驻法使馆则批评，"台湾在祖国母亲的呵护下"，与世卫联繫一切畅通，根本无需加入世卫。

自由亚洲电台记者蔡凌巴黎报导 责编：嘉远 网编：瑞哲

When the virus is out there, the population has no immunity and no therapy exists, then 60 to 70% of the population will be infected. The process has to be focused on not overburdening the health system by slowing the virus’s spread. It’s about winning time.

Since 31 December 2019, when the WHO was informed about the first cases in Wuhan, China, 332,930 people were confirmed to be infected by a new coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2), now known as Covid-19. 14,510 people have died (all figures last updated 23. March 2020).

Outside of China Italy has the highest number of cases (59,138) and deaths (5,476), followed by United States of America (31,573 cases, 402 deaths), Spain (28,572 cases, 1,720 deaths) and Germany (24,774 cases, 94 deaths). Italy has the highest total number of deaths, followed by China (3,276), Spain (1,720), Iran (1,685) and France (674).

Data availability and quality also play an important part in these highly variable statistics, with the number of unreported cases being believed to be quite considerable in some countries, which does also have an impact on the reported mortality rates.

Note: After it became apparent that the reported cases in China no longer outnumber the cases in the rest of the world by a significant number, this specific map of cases reported outside China was no longer updated. To see a more up to date picture, please refer to our main map of Covid-19/Coronavirus cases.

You can read more about the chronology of the pandemic in our blog.


◇高额的养殖成本，加上高风险，养猪户扩产谨慎

◇建议加大对生猪调出县的政策扶持力度，参照生态补偿机制，构建生猪调出县和调入县对接机制，提高生猪调出县抓生猪生产的积极性

猪粮安天下。《瞭望》新闻周刊记者近日深入安徽省多个生猪大县采访，养猪户们正在走出非洲猪瘟疫情和新冠肺炎疫情阴影，信心回升。生猪养殖凸显规模化、生态化、科技化等“三化”特色。

记者与国家统计局安徽调查总队联合，对安徽省16个地市的33个县进行了问卷调查，有效问卷涉及233位养猪户，覆盖年出栏小于500头、500～999头、1000～1999头和2000头及以上四类养猪户，其中2000头及以上养猪户占64.8%。

资金匮乏、环保压力，是养猪户反映最强烈的两大困难，一些地方政府则存在重工业轻养殖业现象。基层干部建议，建立生猪调出县补偿机制，加大科研攻关力度，加快非洲猪瘟疫苗研制。

生猪养殖呈三化特征

“由于担心非洲猪瘟疫情，2018年我把育肥猪和仔猪低价卖掉，当年亏了近300万元，当时心理压力非常大。”寿县众兴镇养猪大户陆浩告诉本刊记者，自2019年4月起，三个月内生猪存栏量从6000头锐减到1500头，他也改行从事生猪贸易了。

在政府部门多次鼓励下，陆浩看到只要实行严格的生物防护措施，就可以有效控制非洲猪瘟疫情，他决定重操旧业。去年11月，他从上海引进能繁母猪，购进一些仔猪，投入200多万元做好生物安全防护等。“受新冠肺炎疫情影响，饲料涨价约5%。但按当前的市场行情来说，还在可承受范围之内。”他充满信心地说，存栏量现已增到3800多头，到8月能达7500头。

调查显示，54.5%的养猪户认为非洲猪瘟疫情对养猪的积极性影响极大，防护成本高、造成亏损、仔猪成本高，是养猪户反映非洲猪瘟疫情带来的最强烈影响，27.9%的养猪户认为新冠肺炎疫情对生产经营的负面影响极大。（见图1）

“我们养了600头母猪，年出栏1万头仔猪。非洲猪瘟疫情以来，养猪场的养殖成本增加10%左右，主要用来购买消毒机、防护服等，因为安全是第一位的。”霍邱县小根生猪养殖专业合作社理事长李根说，“国家这么重视养猪，增强了我们的信心。”

60.5%的养猪户反映未来的生产信心充足，24%的养猪户反映生产信心“一般”，反映信心不足的占14.2%。（见图2）

生猪养殖呈三化特征。

规模化养殖。养猪户加大生物安全防护投入，能有效防控动物疫病，提升抗风险能力，避免盲目生产。肥西县官亭镇养猪大户王家法说，他半年来投入300多万元升级改造猪舍、做好生物安全防护，目前有能繁母猪2100头，月产仔猪近4000头，而去年同期分别为1500头和2500头。

有的养殖户依托大型养殖公司，走“公司+农户”模式。寿县三觉镇张岗村养猪大户李新与养猪企业温氏股份合作，按照公司要求投资建设猪舍，种苗、饲料、技术等全部由公司提供，公司回购生猪，他平均每头猪可获得200多元的稳定收入。在寿县，像李新一样走“公司+农户”道路的养猪大户有50多位。

生态化养殖。养猪户探索农业循环种养模式，将猪场粪污变废为宝，实现绿色、环保养殖。位于蒙城县的京徽蒙农业科技发展有限公司流转1600多亩地，以猪场为核心，发展猪—沼—菜、猪—沼—果等循环种养模式，带动种植蔬菜、果树等。公司总经理慕京生说，循环种养解决了养殖业污染问题，促进绿色循环畜牧业发展。

科技化养殖。位于霍邱县的安徽宝楮生态农业科技有限公司，成立了院士工作站，依托院士团队的支持，制定了生物饲料生产流程、生猪养殖标准等。

记者调查了解到，在规模养殖稳步发展的同时，一些散养农户由于规模小，达不到安全防护要求，则选择弃养，有的转型养殖牛羊。

创新施策支持生猪养殖

针对一些地方生猪产能急剧下降，各地纷纷创新施策，加大对生猪养殖的支持。

增加补贴、提高保险标准。霍邱县发放生猪引种补贴，提高生猪保险保额，将能繁母猪的保额由1000元/头提高到1500元/头，同时降低育肥猪投保门槛，给养殖户吃下定心丸。

将扶贫与发展养殖产业相结合。“政府用扶贫资金与大型养殖企业按一定的出资比例合建扶贫养殖小区，建成后交给公司管理，优先安排贫困户合作养殖。在建的有56个养殖规模1800头的猪舍，建成后可实现年增产生猪近20万头。”寿县副县长施性平说。

记者采访了解到，受非洲猪瘟疫情影响，寿县去年生猪存栏量比2018年减少4成，目前该县生猪存栏和能繁母猪存栏已连续4个月出现恢复性增长。霍邱县畜牧业发展中心主任张敬华说，截至2月下旬，霍邱县生猪、能繁母猪存栏环比分别增长1.2%和4%。

安徽省农业农村厅厅长卢仕仁说，截至2月下旬，全省生猪期末存栏1249万头，环比增长1.74%，其中能繁母猪存栏128万头，环比增长1.95%。

随着生猪养殖扶持政策的推进，稳产扩产成为大多数养猪户的心声。37.8%的养殖户今年将扩大规模；在经营收入方面，25.8%的养猪户预计今年与去年持平。（见图3）

仍面临多重掣肘

成立院士工作站，获得相关专利10项，去年出栏生猪7000头，与养殖户的订单生产从去年的3000头增到今年的4万头……安徽宝楮生态农业科技有限公司总经理王敬利说，虽然公司发展前景较好，但养殖业是个重资产投入的行业，融资难成了最大制约瓶颈。 “公司成立3年来，累计投入6000多万元，目前已初见成效，但要滚动发展，资金缺口1000万元左右。”王敬利告诉记者，没有固定资产不能抵押，贷不到款，制约了企业发展。 多位基层干部向记者反映，当前各地的生猪生产正在恢复性增长中，有的养殖户需要重新补栏、改造圈舍，有的需要进行生物安全防护投入，普遍遇到资金难题，将影响生猪生产。问卷调查显示，资金匮乏、环保压力，是养猪户反映最强烈的两大困难，反映者分别占61.8%和53.2%。（见图4）

对养殖户来说，畜禽粪污资源化利用，可以降低环保投入，降低成本，但环保要求标准不一，政府部门执行政策打架，给推进畜禽粪污资源化利用带来难题。

寿县畜牧兽医服务中心副主任王波说，目前，畜禽粪污资源化利用工作虽然已开展了3年，但粪污处理核心技术环节仍然较为薄弱，养殖场户投入资金却起不到治理效果。

问卷调查中，非洲猪瘟防疫技术缺乏、新冠肺炎防疫物资短缺，也是不少养猪户反映在目前经营过程中遇到的困难，占比分别为48.1%和25.3%。

也有一些种养结合综合发展的农户存在用地难。皖北地区一位养猪户表示，他流转了1000多亩地，既有生猪养殖，目前存栏5000多头，也有蔬菜、果树种植，注重发展休闲农业和乡村旅游，去年承办乡村旅游文化节，五天内吸引12万多人参观。由于需要配套建设餐厅、垂钓、休闲设施等，他向政府部门申请用地指标，一直没有批下来，休闲农业面临“烂尾”风险。

部分地方“重工轻养”

不少养猪户反映，受环保压力和税收低等因素影响，一些地方政府存在重工业轻养殖业现象。记者来到曾暴发非洲猪瘟疫情的南陵县，自2018年下半年以来，这个县财政投入800万元，用于赔偿疫情带来的扑杀生猪损失。

责任大，收益小，导致地方鼓励生猪养殖的积极性不高。南陵县副县长袁学松等表示，相比于工业，生猪养殖几乎无税收，地方政府要承担疫情损失赔偿风险，还有环保压力。在全国，有的地方甚至出现“无猪县”。

某县养猪户反映，自从发生非洲猪瘟以来，当地政府对全县生猪养殖管控非常严格，基本上严禁养猪户补栏。现在国家有很多政策支持养猪，包括土地审批、环评等都非常简单，他们多次到政府部门去协调办证补栏事宜，但政府及农业部门多次推诿，就是不给办，现在处于停养状态，投资的100多万元还没有收回。

重工轻养的另一表现，在于环保清拆用力过猛。业内专家调研后指出，为了实现环保达标，基层政府严格执行环保清拆政策，把不符合条件的养殖场拆除了。跟踪调查发现，有的地方执行力度偏大，扩大拆除范围，养殖场拆了后恢复就难了，影响生猪产能的恢复。

扶持政策“看得见、够不着”。皖西地区多位养猪户反映，国家出台加快恢复生猪生产政策，将养殖场户贷款贴息补助范围由年出栏5000头以上调整为500头以上。但他们贷不到款，更拿不到贴息补助。

养殖成本高，非洲猪瘟无疫苗，养殖风险依然很高，加之养殖户担心国家宏观调控政策导致猪价大幅度下跌，养殖户大多持谨慎扩产心态。

“非洲猪瘟疫情发生以来，公司增加的成本较大，一个月消毒液投入近2万元，生物安全防护一年的投入50万元，总体成本增加10%～20%。”安徽兴鹏生态农业科技有限公司副总经理赵以涛说，目前生猪存栏量5000头，因疫情形势不明，产量一直没有上去。

养猪户还面临生产资料价格上涨、环保投入增加等压力。问卷调查显示，受访养猪户反映饲料等生产资料供应充足的占71.2%，反映供应短缺的占28.8%。（见图5）

王家法、李根等认为，去年同期一头仔猪才卖500元左右，现在已经卖到2000元以上，高额的养殖成本，还要承担高风险，使得部分养猪户就谨慎扩产了。

精准施策消除养猪痛点

对于调动地方政府抓生猪生产、养猪户稳产扩产的积极性，受访的基层干群建议：

精准把脉养猪“需求”，对症下药消除“痛点”。问卷调查中233家养猪户提出多项政策帮助，其中78.5%的受访养猪户希望得到贷款贴息等金融支持，45.5%的养猪户呼吁提供口罩、消毒水等防疫物资，35.2%的养猪户希望提供养殖保险服务，一些养猪户还建议，政府部门给予养殖专业技术指导，打开销路拓展市场，帮助招工解决人手不足，解决饲料短缺等。（见图6）

建立生猪调出县补偿机制。南陵县县长陈海俊、霍邱县畜牧业发展中心主任张敬华建议，由于生猪调出县环保和防疫压力大，税收低，责任大收益小，而生猪调入县享受“生猪消费”红利，这不公平。建议国家一方面加大对生猪调出县的政策扶持力度，另一方面，参照生态补偿机制，构建生猪调出县和调入县对接机制，由生猪调入县地方政府按照一定标准，给予生猪调出县地方政府经济补偿，切实提高生猪调出县抓生猪生产的积极性。

加大科研攻关力度，加快非洲猪瘟疫苗研制。王波、赵以涛等人表示，目前生猪生产的政策已经制定，但不少养殖主体仍持谨慎扩产心态，其中一大原因是非洲猪瘟疫苗仍未研制完成并投入使用，养殖仍存在较大风险，要从根本上解决问题，疫苗仍是关键，建议国家加大疫苗研制力度，尽早投入使用。 （采写记者：刘菁 王圣志 姜刚 程士华）

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“非常时期”，这份政府工作报告有这些“特别之处”

5月22日上午9时，十三届全国人大三次会议开幕，国务院总理李克强作政府工作报告。受疫情影响，这份迟了两个多月与公众见面的政府工作报告一直在因应形势，不断修改，起草历时是改革开放40多年来少见的，同时它的篇幅也是最短的，以精炼的表述对“2019年和今年以来工作回顾”，部署下一阶段工作。

处在决胜全面建成小康社会、决战决胜脱贫攻坚的关键节点，疫情冲击下的“非常时期”,两会承载了更多的期望，政府工作报告更要答好人民之问、应时之问。我们也看到，“非常时期”，这份政府工作报告有“特别之处”。

未提出全年经济增速具体目标

按照惯例，政府工作报告对经济发展一般设置具体数字或弹性区间作为预期目标，但今年未提出全年经济增速具体目标。报告作了这样的说明：我们没有提出全年经济增速具体目标，主要因为全球疫情和经贸形势不确定性很大，我国发展面临一些难以预料的影响因素。这样做，有利于引导各方面集中精力抓好“六稳”、“六保”，“六保”是今年“六稳”工作的着力点。守住“六保”底线，就能稳住经济基本盘；以保促稳、稳中求进，就能为全面建成小康社会夯实基础。

4月17日，中共中央政治局召开会议，在重申“六稳”的同时，首次提出“六保”，即保居民就业、保基本民生、保市场主体、保粮食能源安全、保产业链供应链稳定、保基层运转。如今，政府工作报告未提出经济增速目标，引导集中精力抓好“六稳”“六保”，既是对当前国内外经济形势的理性判断，避免单纯追求GDP增长，又是以底线思维保持经济平稳运行、确保全面建成小康社会的需要，符合高质量发展的要求。

提出发行抗疫特别国债，建立特殊转移支付机制

报告提出，积极的财政政策要更加积极有为。今年赤字率拟按3.6%以上安排，财政赤字规模比去年增加１万亿元，同时发行１万亿元抗疫特别国债。这是特殊时期的特殊举措。上述２万亿元全部转给地方，建立特殊转移支付机制，资金直达市县基层、直接惠企利民，主要用于保就业、保基本民生、保市场主体，包括支持减税降费、减租降息、扩大消费和投资等，强化公共财政属性，决不允许截留挪用。同时还提出，各级政府必须真正过紧日子，中央政府要带头，中央本级支出安排负增长，其中非急需非刚性支出压减50%以上。

发行特别国债，建立特殊转移支付机制，是当前经济形势的迫切需要、稳企业保就业的、保基本民生的非常之举，而政府过“紧日子”把钱都用在刀刃上、紧要处，让市场主体和人民群众有真真切切的感受，便是往后工作中政府部门需要长期遵循的理念。

39次提及就业，优先稳就业保民生

关于今年发展的主要目标，报告首先提出，今年要优先稳就业保民生，坚决打赢脱贫攻坚战，努力实现全面建成小康社会的目标任务。稳就业就是保民生，通过梳理发现，报告中共有39次提及“就业”一词，对不同群体就业工作作出部署，足以说明稳就业在当前环境下的迫切性，是下一阶段工作的重中之重。

——各地要清理取消对就业的不合理限制，促就业举措要应出尽出，拓岗位办法要能用尽用。

——今年高校毕业生达874万人，要促进市场化社会化就业，高校和属地政府都要提供不断线的就业服务。

——做好退役军人就业保障。

——帮扶残疾人、零就业家庭等困难群体就业。

——今年对低收入人员实行社保费自愿缓缴政策，涉及就业的行政事业性收费全部取消。

——发挥中心城市和城市群综合带动作用，培育产业、增加就业。

——支持农民就近就业创业，扩大以工代赈规模，让返乡农民工能打工、有收入。

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提出强化阶段性政策，帮助企业渡过难关

报告指出，保障就业和民生，必须稳住上亿市场主体，尽力帮助企业特别是中小微企业、个体工商户渡过难关。报告提出，强化阶段性政策，与制度性安排相结合，放水养鱼，助力市场主体纾困发展。

——前期出台６月前到期的减税降费政策，执行期限全部延长到今年年底。小微企业、个体工商户所得税缴纳一律延缓到明年。

——降低工商业电价５％政策延长到今年年底。

——减免国有房产租金，鼓励各类业主减免或缓收房租，并予政策支持。

——中小微企业贷款延期还本付息政策再延长至明年３月底，对普惠型小微企业贷款应延尽延，对其他困难企业贷款协商延期。

特别提到支持湖北发展一揽子政策

湖北省特别是武汉市受新冠肺炎疫情影响最为严重，在疫情防控中，湖北省特别是武汉市人民作出了很大的贡献，作出了很大的牺牲，经济社会发展和民生保障面临的困难较大。政府工作报告特别强调实施好支持湖北发展一揽子政策，支持保就业、保民生、保运转，促进经济社会秩序全面恢复。

4月29日，中共中央政治局常务委员会召开会议指出，党中央研究确定了支持湖北省经济社会发展一揽子政策，从财政税收、金融信贷、投资外贸等方面明确了具体措施。此次在政府工作报告中，再提一揽子政策，表明了中央对湖北地区经济复苏支持的决心、对政策落到实处的硬要求。

提出建立健全特别行政区维护国家安全的法律制度和执行机制

报告提出，要全面准确贯彻“一国两制”“港人治港”“澳人治澳”、高度自治的方针，建立健全特别行政区维护国家安全的法律制度和执行机制，落实特区政府的宪制责任。支持港澳发展经济、改善民生，更好融入国家发展大局，保持香港、澳门长期繁荣稳定。

其中“建立健全特别行政区维护国家安全的法律制度和执行机制，落实特区政府的宪制责任”是首次在政府工作报告中提出。

第十三届全国人民代表大会第三次会议议程显示，会议将审议全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于提请审议《全国人民代表大会关于建立健全香港特别行政区维护国家安全的法律制度和执行机制的决定（草案）》的议案，从国家层面建立健全特别行政区维护国家安全的法律制度和执行机制是现实需要，是对党的十九届四中全会明确提出“建立健全特别行政区维护国家安全的法律制度和执行机制，支持特别行政区强化执法力量”决策部署的贯彻落实，对于维护国家安全工作，确保香港“一国两制”事业行稳致远意义重大。在5月21日晚举行的十三届全国人大三次会议新闻发布会上，大会发言人张业遂明确表示，全国人民代表大会根据新的形势和需要，行使宪法赋予的职权，从国家层面建立健全香港特别行政区维护国家安全的法律制度和执行机制，坚持和完善“一国两制”制度体系，是完全必要的。

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines to public health departments and officials to help determine risk levels for those potentially infected with the novel coronavirus that began spreading from Wuhan, Chinaa, in January.

The guidelines are advisory and state and local public health agencies may set higher restrictions as needed, the CDC said. “All exposures apply to the 14 days prior to assessment and recommendations apply until 14 days after the exposure event,” the CDC said.

“This is what we will follow if there are any individuals who test positive for coronavirus in” Connecticut,” state Department of Health spokesman Av Harris said in an email Tuesday.

The CDC said the interim guidance applies to potential exposure in travel-associated or community settings.

High risk

Those considered at high risk of infection are people “living in the same household as, being an intimate partner of, or providing care in a nonhealthcare setting (such as a home) for a person with symptomatic laboratory-confirmed 2019-nCoV infection without using recommended precautions for home care and home isolation,” the CDC said. Those diagnosed with coronavirus outside the United States who have not undergone laboratory testing also are considered at high risk, as are those who have traveled from Hubei Province, China, where Wuhan is located.

If symptomatic, these people should be placed in immediate isolation, the CDC advised .“Isolation for public health purposes may be voluntary or compelled by federal, state, or local public health order,” according to the guidelines. “Local travel is only allowed by medical transport (e.g., ambulance) or private vehicle while symptomatic person is wearing a face mask,” the CDC said.

If medical evaluation is needed, the hospital or other health-care facility where the testing will be done should be notified in advance.

If the person is not symptomatic, quarantine, either voluntary or by public health order, may be undertaken, with daily active monitoring and controlled travel.

Medium risk

Those considered at medium risk are people who have close contact with a person with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus who has symptoms, such as fever, cough or difficulty breathing, and who do not meet the high-risk definition. Also, people living in the same home as a symptomatic patient but who consistently use precautions, such as isolating the patient in a separate room, wearing masks and gloves, providing food separately, would be considered at medium risk.

A person on an airplane who is seated within 6 feet of a symptomatic passenger (approximately two seats in each direction) is also considered at medium risk, as is someone traveling from mainland China outside Hubei province who has not had high-risk exposure. Hong Kong and Macau are not considered part of mainland China.

U.S. CDC

If symptomatic, these people should follow essentially the same procedures as those at high risk, including immediate isolation, testing if warranted and advance notification to the health-care facility.

If the person has no symptoms, “To the extent possible, remain at home or in a comparable setting. Avoid congregate settings, limit public activities, and practice social distancing,” the CDC said. Travelers from mainland China outside Hubei province with no known high-risk exposure should practice “self-monitoring with public health supervision.” Others should undergo active monitoring. Postponing travel is recommended. “People who intend to travel should be advised that they might not be able to return if they become symptomatic during travel,” the CDC said.

Low risk

The CDC defines low risk as “being in the same indoor environment (e.g., a classroom, a hospital waiting room)” as a person with symptoms whose disease has been confirmed in a laboratory but not being in close contact. On an aircraft, a person is at low risk if seated within two rows of a symptomatic person but at least 6 feet away (such as across the aisle).

If symptomatic, the CDC’s recommendation is to “avoid contact with others and public activities while symptomatic,” seek health advice about whether further testing is needed and to avoid public transportation while symptomatic.

For those with no symptoms, self-observation is all that is recommended.

On Friday, the Trump administration issued and order banning foreign nationals who have traveled to China in the previous 14 days from entering the United States, and quarantining U.S. citizens and family members who have been to Hubei province in the last 14 days.


为切实做好新冠肺炎疫情防控期间企业的复工复产工作，着力稳住就业、稳定企业，云南元阳县人社局主动担当，积极作为，全方位助力企业复工复产。

为促进劳动力转移就业，该县建立疫情期间企业职工返岗复工“点对点”“一站式”服务机制，按照“分批有序错峰”的要求，依托红河州尼农门人力资源服务等中介公司，做到“点对点”“一站式”直达运输服务和旅客联程运输，有力促进了全县劳动力转移就业。

据了解，元阳县共有劳动力总量230596 人。截至目前，已转移就业142120人，转移就业率达61.63%，有组织转移输出农村劳动力人数85385人，有序转移就业人数占全县转移就业总数的60.07%；县、乡党委、政府及人力资源公司有序组织跨省“点对点”“一站式”输送务工人数30批154车次5260人，补助省外包车费用110.28万元。

线上春风行动中，该县依托“元阳人社”“云蓝务工网”等网络平台和务工微信群，加大对就业政策宣传，发布用工企业岗位信息，为复工复产企业的用工需求和农民工的就业愿望搭线架桥，开展了线上就业服务招聘活动，使求职者不出家门就能享受到就业援助服务。截至目前，共推荐就业岗位123102个。

以落实社保政策，帮助企业减负稳岗为抓手，该县精准落实失业保险稳岗返还政策，简化工作流程，截至目前，为42家企业返还稳岗补贴52.99万元，惠及企业职工2019人。全面高效落实疫情期间阶段性降低社保费政策，对全县参保企业进行逐一精准划型，参保企业足不出户即可享受减免。

统计数据显示，元阳县已为44家企业减免失业保险费3.51万元，为6家大型企业减免养老保险费23.19万元，为51家中小微企业减免养老保险费62.14万元，为 8家大型企业减免工伤保险费1.38万元，为62家中小微企户减免工伤保险4.98万元，共减免95.2万元。

此外，元阳县通过加大政策宣传，对全县复工复产企业积极宣传疫情防控期间关于劳动保障等方面的法律法规和相关规定，开通24小时电话举报投诉渠道，通过走访、电话、微信等方式对企业的复工情况、劳动者到岗情况进行摸底，并宣传了疫情防控期间关于劳动保障等方面的法律法规和相关规定，帮助农民工正确维护自身合法权益。

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CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Chaz Bono, 51; Patricia Heaton, 62; Mykelti Williamson, 63; Catherine O’Hara, 66.

Happy Birthday: Make amends, improve your surroundings and pay attention to the ones you love. Channel your energy into revitalization, and put together a to-do list that will encourage a better life. Make physical, financial and emotional health your intent, and stabilizing and securing your life your goals. Commit to do the work and to reap the rewards. Romance is favored. Your numbers are 8, 11, 23, 26, 30, 44, 47.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Emotions will lead to trouble. Think before you say something you might regret. Sometimes it’s best to take a back seat and observe. Walk away from disputes, bullies and situations that can lead to changes you don’t want. 2 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A strategic approach to whatever you wish to conquer will help you succeed. Consider what you are willing to share, and that will determine what you get back. Be open to suggestions, and follow through with your plans. A partnership looks promising. 4 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your peers are likely to be friendly but not trustworthy. Take the time to make an effort to gather information directly from the source in order to avoid a costly mistake. Intelligence, common sense and charm are your best means of defense. 3 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Rest will help you see situations differently. You’ll understand what’s required of you once you’ve had a chance to consider all sides of a job. A positive change is within reach. Bask in the spotlight. 3 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t make a snap decision that is physically or professionally compromising. A change in your financial situation is apparent if you take an unnecessary risk. Pay off something or collect debts. You’ll feel so much better once you resolve your money issues. 3 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You will have plenty of choices. Don’t use your energy helping others get ahead when you should be helping yourself. Make an attitude adjustment that puts your interests first and foremost. A personal pick-me-up is overdue. Romance is encouraged. 4 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t let anyone put words in your mouth. Keeping the peace doesn’t mean you should give in or let someone take advantage of you. Avoid people who are disruptive or those who use manipulative tactics to control you. Positive change begins with you. 2 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t waste time pondering what to do next or wondering if you should commit to something or someone. Step up, and let your instincts take over. Follow your heart, and do what feels right. Romance is in the stars. 5 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take a pragmatic approach when dealing with someone who has a tendency to overreact or exaggerate. Protect your reputation, assets and personal data. Don’t count on anything or anyone but yourself in order to avoid loss. Focus on individual improvement. 3 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A change will lift your spirits and inspire you to expand and explore new possibilities. Making home improvements, traveling and nurturing meaningful relationships will bring the highest rewards and personal happiness. Added discipline will help you reach personal goals. 3 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sort out what you want to do next. Thinking things through, planning and preparing will be necessary if you don’t want to end up heading in the wrong direction. Follow your heart, not what someone wants you to do. 3 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Look at your situation, and make any adjustments necessary. Balancing home, work and play is essential if you want to achieve a healthy mindset. Romance will enhance your personal life. A promise will turn into reality. 5 stars

Birthday Baby: You are creative, compassionate and loyal. You are possessive and precise.

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新华社武汉4月8日电(记者陆华东 齐中熙 廖君)8日6时30分，随着汽笛声响起，“江城1号”轮渡准时离开武汉关码头，驶向对岸的中华路码头，标志着武汉长江轮渡在停航76天后正式复航。

“江城1号”大副龚浩告诉记者，为了迎接复航，工作人员已提前对设备设施进行安全检查、全面消杀。乘客进入码头、乘船前都需要扫码，上船后要隔位而坐。

坐在轮渡上，吹着习习江风，望着对岸儿子的家，武汉市民刘智和侍继梅夫妇感觉这座城市熟悉的味道慢慢回来了。

“虽然同住一城，为了配合防疫，我们已经70多天没到一江之隔的儿子家。今天武汉‘重启’，轮渡复航，我们就想着赶紧去儿子家里看看，顺便坐坐轮渡，看看久违的武汉!”刘智说。

为遏制疫情向外蔓延，自1月23日起，武汉暂停市内公交运营，关闭离汉通道，近千万武汉市民蛰伏家中，进行着一场特殊战斗。

经过76日的坚守和奋战，4月8日0时，武汉正式“重启”。在此间举行的湖北省新冠肺炎疫情防控工作指挥部新闻发布会上，湖北省副省长曹广晶表示，今日“解封”，标志着武汉市在疫情防控方面取得决定性进展。

这一刻，英雄的武汉人民期待已久。“我和老公昨晚一直熬夜在看武汉解除离汉通道管控的视频直播，想到很快就能回江苏老家，激动得有点睡不着。”侍继梅说。

“重启”后，黄鹤楼、长江大桥等武汉多处地标亮灯，美丽的灯光秀让餐饮店老板王华看到了希望。一大早，他就骑着电动车赶到餐饮店，检查设备，为即将到来的开业做好准备。

武汉对外连接的“管道”正加速“打通”。

8日6时许，列车长辛佳乐和他的乘务员团队登上G431次武汉开往南宁的高铁，仔细检查车上设备和防疫装备，心中一遍遍重复着应急事件处置流程。7时06分，G431次列车准点发出。

辛佳乐在列车上工作了7年，每年春运，看到的是满载的车厢，感受着乘客们踏上返乡路途的喜悦。而今年，他第一次面对空无一人的车站。“1月24日，我们从深圳回武汉，乘客只能坐到长沙站。从长沙回武汉一路上，我们十几个乘务人员坐在空空荡荡的列车里，看着车窗后一闪一闪的节日烟花，心里说不出是什么滋味。”

晨曦微露，万物苏醒。7时22分，东方航空MU2527航班从武汉天河国际机场轰鸣而起，直飞三亚。

这是76天以来从武汉复飞的首班客航。机长毛霖向乘客们播报：“很荣幸能陪伴大家奔赴久违的梦想和远方。”

随着离汉通道打开，大部分外地人顺利回家。作为武汉一家滞留人员安置点负责人，胡崧和同事们最近一直忙着帮助大家订票、联系车辆送站，经常错过饭点。“看着大家顺利回家，我们高兴，再忙都值得!”

武汉市内的“毛细血管”正更加畅通。

如今的武汉，许多人从长江上听到了汽笛声，马路上的汽车一天天多起来，越来越多公交线路恢复，上班族开始坐上了地铁，久违的上车刷卡声、报站声在城市中不断响起。小区里有人走路、有人跑步，有以家庭为单位的三三两两。广场上、湖畔旁，有人赏花，有人在拍照。

“看着街上越来越多的车辆和行人，感觉城市正在恢复生机。前两天，爸爸还开车带着我在城市里转了转，买了奶茶喝。”在武汉大学大三学生郑欣怡看来，武汉人正在积极行动起来，准备迎接新的生活。

然而，“解防”的日子还未到!

武汉在打开城门的同时，仍在严格看好家门，看紧公共场所之门。出入小区需要扫健康码、测体温;公交车上，人们都相隔而坐。

龚浩表示，复航首日，乘船的人还比较少，要恢复到以往日均两三万人次的客流量尚需时日，期待这一天能够早日到来。

BEIJING: The citizens of the Chinese city where the Covid-19 crisis began have been celebrating the end of the dark days with lockdown over. Wuhan resident Tong Zhengkun was one of millions of people enjoying a renewed sense of freedom after two months indoors on Wednesday when the restrictions were lifted.

“I haven’t been outside for more than 70 days,” an emotional Tong said as he watched a celebratory light display from a bridge across the broad Yangtze River flowing through the city. “Being indoors for so long drove me crazy.”

Streets in the city of 11 million people were clogged with traffic and long queues formed at the airport, railway and bus stations as thousands streamed out of the city to return to homes and jobs elsewhere.

Yellow barriers that had blocked off some streets were gone, although the gates to residential compounds remained guarded. Tong said his apartment complex was shut down after residents were found to have contracted the virus. Neighbourhood workers delivered groceries to his door.

Such measures will not be entirely abandoned following the end of the city’s closure, which began on January 23 as the virus was raging through the city and overwhelming hospitals. Schools are still closed, temperatures are checked when people enter buildings and masks are strongly encouraged. City leaders say they want to simultaneously bring back social and commercial life while avoiding a second wave of infections. The ability to travel again is a huge relief, however, and around 65,000 were expected to depart on Wednesday by plane and train.

Wuhan residents are now permitted to leave without special authorisation as long as a mandatory smartphone application powered by a mix of data-tracking and government surveillance shows they are healthy and have not been in recent contact with anyone confirmed to have the virus.

It did not take long for traffic to begin moving swiftly through the reopened bridges, tunnels and highway toll booths.

Nearly 1,000 vehicles went through a busy highway toll booth at Wuhan’s border between midnight, when barricades were lifted, and 7am, according to Yan Xiangsheng, a district police chief.

According to airport official Lou Guowei, the first departing flight, MU2527, left Wuhan Tianhe International Airport for Sanya, a coastal city in Hainan province known for its beaches. “The crew will wear goggles, masks, and gloves throughout the flight,” chief flight attendant Guo Binxue, was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News Agency. “It will be very smooth because we have made much preparation for this flight.”

Restrictions in the city where most of China’s more than 82,000 virus cases and over 3,300 deaths from Covid-19 were reported have been gradually eased as the number of new cases steadily declined. The government reported no new cases in the city on Wednesday.

While there are questions about the veracity of China’s count, the unprecedented lockdown of Wuhan and Hubei have been successful enough that other countries adopted similar measures.

People leaving the city still face numerous hurdles at their final destinations, such as 14-day quarantines and nucleic acid tests.

Wuhan is a major centre for heavy industry, particularly cars, and while many major plants have restarted production, the small and midsize businesses that employ the most people are still suffering from both a lack of workers and demand.

Measures are being instituted to get them back on their feet, including 20 billion yuan in preferential loans, according to the city government.


（布城30日讯）政府已增加治疗2019新型冠状病毒（Covid-19，俗称武汉肺炎）病患的医院，从2月仅有的26所增至目前的38所。

卫生总监拿督诺希山说，该部从2月开始已鉴定26所提供武汉肺炎治疗的医院，当时累积的病例是790宗，而今天已经累积至2626宗。

他说，卫生部是通过和武装部队以及大学医院，即马大医药中心的合作，增加12所治疗武汉肺炎病患的医院，其中7所医院专门治疗武汉肺炎病患。

他今天在记者会上说，政府也将2月时鉴定的57所进行检测的医院，增至70所。

他指出，因此，提供给武汉肺炎病患的床位增至3994张，卫生部计划鉴定适当的卫生部训练中心作为隔离中心，提供1937个床位。

诺希山说，受指示在家隔离的公众，必须遵守在家隔离的条例，这项条例属于1988年传染病管制与预防法令下的条例。

他也劝请曾出国的人士，在14天内避免和家人或同住者有密切接触，并保持卫生和社交距离，如果出现症状必须马上就医。

诺希山指出，我国第二波武汉肺炎疫情涉及输入型病例，爆发疫情时适逢学校假期，有许多人携家人出国旅游，卫生部对出游潮感到担忧，因此做准备防范输入型病例。

他说，在实施行动限制令前，每日平均有一万人从国外回国，限行令后则减至平均4000人。

SILOAM SPRINGS -- John Brown's men basketball team ended 2019 on a sour note with its lowest offensive production and suffered its first loss of the season as a result.

It almost appeared the second half of the season would start in a similar fashion Thursday night. The Golden Eagles, however, relied on their defense until they regained their shooting touch and claimed a 70-55 victory over the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma during Sooner Athletic Conference play inside Bill George Arena.

John Brown (12-1, 3-0), ranked 10th in the latest NAIA poll, outscored USAO 36-18 over the final 12 minutes to claim the victory. The Golden Eagles, meanwhile, shut down the high-scoring Drovers and allowed the second-lowest point total of the season.

"One of the things we think is important for this team -- and we did it through the first semester, with the exception of the last game -- was find different ways to win," JBU coach Jason Beschta said. "We shot 33 percent from the floor, but we outrebounded them by nine and had only seven turnovers.

"And we guarded. This is a team that averages around 90 points per game. To hold them to just 55 points, that's a pretty impressive feat for our guys to be able to do that."

John Brown hit only 10 of 34 (29.4 percent) of its shots in the first half, but only trailed 25-24 at halftime and missed a go-ahead 3-pointer with only seconds left. The Golden Eagles regained the lead on Nemanja Obradovic's putback in the opening minute, which led to four lead changes early in the second half.

USAO (6-7, 1-2) then scored six-straight points and claimed a 37-34 lead on Gerard Makuntae's two free throws, but the Drovers went more than 6 minutes without a bucket. That was the break JBU needed as Kiree Hutchings hit four straight points for a 38-37 lead with 11 minutes, 23 seconds remaining.

After the Drovers tied it with a Trenton Sandifer free throw, Rokas Grabliauskas and Densier Carnes hit back-to-back 3-pointers and gave JBU the lead for good. Luke Harper, who led the Golden Eagles with 21 points, hit a trio of 3-pointers to help JBU extend its lead to a 57-43 margin with 2:43 remaining, then the Golden Eagles used free throws to keep their lead out of reach with accurate free-throw shooting.

"I think we found some good looks and just not hitting," Beschta said. "But again, we were finding those different ways to win. At halftime, we had 0-for-0 at the foul line, and we were 19 of 27 in the second half. We got to the line and found ways to get some high-percentage shots, and we made some things happen.

"Our guys can get going at times. Luke, we found him for some open looks, and he can shoot the ball so well. Him hitting some 3-pointers in the second half was huge for us. He got hot, and that turned a one-possession game and ballooned it out to double figures."

JBU did improve on its shooting in the second half, hitting 10 of 26 (38.5 percent). The Golden Eagles, however, hit 7 of 14 from 3-point range -- five of them by Harper -- and added its free-throw shooting.

Grabliauskas added 14 for JBU while Hutchings chipped in 11. Stephon Hall led USAO with 13 while Sandifer and Dylan Causwell had 11 apiece.

John Brown 70, USAO 55

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USAO (6-7, 1-2): Hall 13, Sandifer 11, Causwell 11, Gaynor 7, Hines 7, Makuntae 4, Steinmetz 2.

John Brown (12-1, 3-0): Harper 21, Grabliauskas 14, Hutchings 11, Carnes 7, Obradovic 6, Bailey 4, Beckom 4, Perrier 3.

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KHARTOUM (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th April, 2020) Sudan has registered 26 more coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, which brings the total of those infected to 92, the Health Ministry has said.

"The health ministry announced that it had registered 26 cases and two more deaths from the coronavirus, according to epidemiological reports on April 19, 2020," the ministry said in a statement, adding that new cases and fatalities were recorded in the province of Khartoum.

According to the ministry, the total number of deaths has reached 12, while the total of recoveries having increased up to eight.

Meanwhile, Libyan health authorities have registered 51 COVID-19 cases in the country with 11 recoveries. The death toll remains at one.


随着离汉通道解除管控，武汉坚持在常态化疫情防控中推进企事业单位有序复工复产。

这里是联想武汉产业基地，目前复工复产率已达到100%，所有返岗员工都需持有健康证明，在工作区域每隔4小时就有网格员来测量体温。此外，企业还专门开发了数字化防疫系统，对在岗员工健康状况进行精准管理。

作为武汉市东南通道重要组成部分的武阳高速公路3月23日起恢复建设，平均每天有100多人同时施工，高峰期达700人以上。为加快工期，疾控工作人员专门进驻施工现场，每天对防控措施和防疫风险点逐一排查。

目前在武汉市13个城区，只有硚口区仍为中风险，其他12个城区已降为低风险。低风险区域内的企业在落实疫情防控的前提下，无需经过审批，即可自行复工复产。针对复工复产的企事业单位，武汉市确定了53家新冠肺炎核酸检测机构，提供核酸检测、血液抗体、CT等多种检测手段。被筛查出指标异常的员工将会被送到辖区隔离点进行隔离观察。据了解，截至4月9日，武汉市2936户规模以上工业企业中已开工2853户，开工率为97.2%。

BEIJING — Authorities in the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus emerged launched an ambitious campaign on Wednesday to test all of its 11 million residents, after a cluster of new cases raised fears of a second wave of infections.

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“To better make use of nucleic acid tests as a monitoring tool and in accordance of the state cabinet’s requirements to expand testing, we’ve decided after consideration to conduct testing for all residents,” according to a questionnaire sent to residents of the city’s Wuchang district, which has a population of about 1.2 million.

China's Wuhan kicks off campaign to test 11 million residents for new coronavirus

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At least two of the city’s main districts have delivered notices of the campaign door-to-door and sent out online questionnaires through community workers seeking information about tests people have had, and if they belong to what are deemed high-risk groups, residents said.

Reuters, citing an internal document to district officials, reported on Monday that the city planned to conduct the campaign of city-wide nucleic acid tests over 10 days.

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Wuhan was placed under a lockdown on Jan. 23 and it was only lifted on April 8. It reported six new cases over the weekend, the first infections since the curbs were removed.

The 12 “key groups” include confirmed and asymptomatic coronavirus cases and their close contacts, people with a fever, school, medical, transport, bank, supermarket and government workers, and people coming back from overseas or who plan to leave Wuhan for work.

The tests would include both nucleic acid and serum anti-body tests, according to a notice issued by Wuchang district.

Residents of two city districts, Wuchang and Hankou, the latter with a population of more than 2.6 million, said they had been told to provide by Wednesday personal details including any history of nucleic acid tests and whether they belonged to any of 12 “key groups,” according to four residents and copies of questionnaires seen by Reuters.

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Asymptomatic cases, or people who have tested positive but show no clinical symptoms such as a fever, are capable of spreading the virus to others. China does not disclose estimates of the number of such cases.

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The Wuchang district said in its notice it aimed to test all residents, but stressed testing for those in the 12 categories “must reach 100%.”

Wuhan is divided into 13 districts, and covers an area of about 8,500 sq km, almost as big as the New York metropolitan area.

The Wuhan government said on April 23 that the city had 53 laboratories to process tests, and 211 locations where nucleic acid tests can be done.

It was not clear when the tests would be conducted in Wuchang, but some residents of Hankou said testing had started there.

The Wuhan government’s public relations office was not immediately available for comment on the campaign.

An official at the city government’s “Mayor’s Hotline” confirmed the city’s plan to test all residents but told Reuters there has been no notice by the city health authority about officially starting the tests.

Different city districts could be conducting tests at their own pace for now, the official said.

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Since the Wuhan’s lockdown was lifted, the city has conducted an average of 47,000 tests a day and more than 1.5 million tests in total, according to Reuters calculations based on city health authority daily reports.

Of China’s total of nearly 83,000 confirmed infections, Wuhan accounted for 50,339 of them. The tally does not include asymptomatic cases.

More than 3,800 people in Wuhan have died from the virus, authorities say, or about 80% of China’s fatalities.

It is not clear if Wuhan residents will have to pay for their test or if the local government will cover the cost.

Hubei provincial authorities have gradually brought down testing costs and recently capped prices of nucleic acid and IgM/IgG antibody tests at 180 yuan ($25) and 50 yuan ($7), respectively, according to the Changjiang Daily.


2020 年 3月 6 日 星期五 13:39

联合国：新冠肺炎疫情给全球经济造成巨大损失

哈通社/努尔苏丹/3月6日 -- 联合国贸发会议评估认为，新冠肺炎疫情造成中国生产放缓，2月份中国生产量和出口量均下滑2%，导致世界贸易供应链中断，当月全球出口减少约500亿美元。

联合国贸发会议认为，中国是全球制造业的中心，中国生产放缓将对全球所有国家产生影响，影响大小取决于该国对于中国制造的依赖程度。

据联合国贸发会议评估，精密仪器、机械、汽车和电信设备等行业生产受损严重。受损严重的经济体包括欧盟（156亿美元）、美国（58亿美元）、日本（52亿美元）、韩国（38亿美元）、中国台湾（26亿美元）和越南（23亿美元）。

Increasing disposable incomes, increasing awareness around health and wellness and increasing acceptability are driving the growth in the organic food segment which is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10% during the period 2016-21, according to a government update. At the same time the demand for Indian organic food products is on constant increase worldwide with India exporting organic products worth $ 515 million in 2017-18 with organic products being exported to USA, European Union, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Israel, South Korea, Vietnam, New Zealand, Japan etc.

The major demands under the organic product category are for oil seeds, cereals & millets, sugar, fruit juice concentrates, tea, spices, pulses, dry fruits, medicinal plant products etc. As per the Indian Organic Sector - Vision 2025 report, India's organic business has immense potential to reach the INR 75,000 crore mark by 2025 from INR 2,700 crore in 2015.

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4月5日0时至24时，新增报告境外输入新冠肺炎确诊病例1例，为美国输入病例。无新增报告疑似病例和无症状感染者，治愈出院病例2例。截至4月5日24时，累计报告境外输入确诊病例171例，无境外输入无症状感染者报告，治愈出院病例42例。

4月5日0时至24时，无新增报告本地确诊病例、疑似病例和无症状感染者。截至4月5日24时，累计报告本地确诊病例416例，无处于医学观察期的无症状感染者，治愈出院病例401例，治愈出院率96.4%。

全市有15个区已连续14天以上无本地报告新增确诊病例，具体为平谷区自有疫情以来无报告病例、延庆区73天、门头沟区63天、怀柔区59天、顺义区57天、密云区54天、石景山区52天、大兴区52天、房山区49天、昌平区48天、西城区46天、通州区46天、丰台区33天、朝阳区32天、东城区30天；海淀区13天无本地报告新增确诊病例。

If you have a fever, you must go to one of these fever clinics as designated by the People's Government of Beijing Municipality. Going to just any hospital or clinic will result in you being referred to one of the below (AKA being turned away). So better not waste time and go straight to a designated fever clinic.

If you use Baidu Maps, an easy way to find the nearest one to your current location is to do a search in Chinese for 发热门诊 (fārè ménzhěn, fever clinic). We have highlighted some of the more common/popular foreign-friendly institutions.

Chaoyang District

Beijing Chaoyang Emergency Rescue Center 北京朝阳急诊抢救中心

Beijing United Family Hospital 北京和睦家医院

Beijing Huaxin Hospital 北京华信医院

Chaoyang Shuangqiao Hospital 北京市朝阳区双桥医院

Chaoyang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital 北京市朝阳区中医医院

Beijing Weeping Willow Hospital 北京市垂杨柳医院

Beijing First Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines 北京市第一中西医结合医院

Aviation General Hospital 航空总医院

Civil Aviation General Hospital 民航总医院

Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京安贞医院

Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京朝阳医院

Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京地坛医院

General Hospital of the Emergency Management Department 应急管理部应急总医院

Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences 中国中医科学院望京医院

China-Japan Friendship Hospital 中日友好医院

Dongcheng District

Beijing Hepingli Hospital 北京市和平里医院

Beijing Longfu Hospital 北京市隆福医院

Beijing Puren Hospital 北京市普仁医院

Beijing Hospital 北京医院

Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京同仁医院

Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 中国医学科学院北京协和医院

Xicheng District

Peking University People's Hospital 北京大学人民医院

Beijing Jishuitan Hospital 北京积水潭医院

Beijing Prison Administration Hospital (Qinghe Branch) 北京市监狱管理局清河分局医院

Beijing Jiangong Hospital 北京市健宫医院

Xicheng Guangwai Hospital 北京市西城区广外医院

Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京儿童医院

Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京友谊医院

Fuxing Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属复兴医院

Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学宣武医院

Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences 中国中医科学院广安门医院

Peking University First Hospital 北京大学第一医院

Haidian District

Third Hospital of Peking University 北京大学第三医院

Peking University Hospital 北京大学医院

Beijing Geriatric Hospital 北京老年医院

Beijing Haidian Hospital 北京市海淀医院

Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Center of the Beijing Chemical Industry 北京市化工职业病防治院

Beijing Shangdi Hospital 北京市上地医院

Beijing Social Welfare Hospital 北京市社会福利医院

Beijing Water Conservancy Hospital 北京水利医院

Beijing Sijiqing Hospital 北京四季青医院

Space Center Hospital 航天中心医院

Tsinghua University Hospital 清华大学医院

Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京世纪坛医院

Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences 中国中医科学院西苑医院

Shunyi District

Shunyi Women's and Children's Hospital 北京市顺义区妇幼保健院

Shunyi Airport Hospital 北京市顺义区空港医院

Shunyi District Hospital 北京市顺义区医院

Shunyi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital 北京市顺义区中医医院

Tongzhou District

Beijing Luohe Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京潞河医院

Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京胸科医院

Beijing Friendship Hospital (Tongzhou), Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京友谊医院通州院区

Fengtai District

Beijing Bo'ai Hospital 北京博爱医院

Beijing Fengtai Hospital 北京丰台医院

Beijing Aerospace General Hospital 北京航天总医院

Fengtai Nanyuan Hospital 北京市丰台区南苑医院

Fengtai Tieying Hospital 北京市丰台区铁营医院

Fengtai Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital 北京市丰台中西医结合医院

Beijing Electric Power Hospital of the State Grid Corporation 国家电网公司北京电力医院

Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京天坛医院

Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京佑安医院

731st Hospital of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation 中国航天科工集团七三一医院

Shijingshan District

Shougang Hospital of Peking University 北京大学首钢医院

Beijing Shijingshan Hospital 北京市石景山医院

Yuquan Hospital of Tsinghua University 清华大学玉泉医院

Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University (West Beijing Area) 首都医科大学附属北京朝阳医院（京西院区）

Mentougou District

General Hospital of Beijing Jingmei Group 北京京煤集团总医院

Mentougou District Hospital 北京市门头沟区医院

Mentougou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital 北京市门头沟区中医医院

Fangshan District

Fangshan First Hospital 北京市房山区第一医院

Fangshan Liangxiang Hospital 北京市房山区良乡医院

Fangshan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital 北京市房山区中医医院

Beijing Yanhua Hospital 北京燕化医院

401st Hospital of China Nuclear Industry 中国核工业北京四0一医院

Changping District

Beijing David Chinese Medicine Hospital 北京大卫中医医院

International Hospital of Peking University 北京大学国际医院

Beijing Jishuitan Hospital (Huilongguan Area) 北京积水潭医院（回龙观院区）

Beijing Jingdu Children's Hospital 北京京都儿童医院

Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital 北京清华长庚医院

Changping Nankou Hospital 北京市昌平区南口医院

Changping Shahe Hospital 北京市昌平区沙河医院

Changping District Hospital 北京市昌平区医院

Changping Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine 北京市昌平区中西医结合医院

Changping Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital 北京市昌平区中医医院

Beijing Wangfu Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital 北京王府中西医结合医院

Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital 北京小汤山医院

Daxing District

Daxing People's Hospital 北京市大兴区人民医院

Daxing Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital 北京市大兴区中西医结合医院Beijing Renhe Hospital 北京市仁和医院

Beijing Tongren Hospital (Southern Area), Capital Medical University 首都医科大学附属北京同仁医院（南区）

Guang'anmen Hospital (Southern Area), China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences 中国中医科学院广安门医院南区

Huairou District

Beijing Huairou Hospital 北京怀柔医院

Huairou Second Hospital 北京市怀柔区第二医院

Huairou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital 北京市怀柔区中医医院

Pinggu District

Pinggu Women's and Children's Hospital 北京市平谷区妇幼保健院

Pinggu District Hospital 北京市平谷区医院

Pinggu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital 北京市平谷区中医医院

Miyun District

Miyun Women's and Children's Hospital 北京市密云区妇幼保健院

Miyun District Hospital 北京市密云区医院

Miyun Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital 北京市密云区中医医院

Yanqing District

Yanqing District Hospital 北京市延庆区医院

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新华社武汉3月6日电 （记者胡浩、赵文君）为深入贯彻习近平总书记重要指示精神，落实中央应对疫情工作领导小组部署，6日上午，中共中央政治局委员、国务院副总理孙春兰率中央指导组来到鄂州，实地考察新冠肺炎防控救治和企业复工复产等情况。

中央指导组先后来到武鄂高速“鄂州中”出入口卡口、鄂州市中心医院和西山街道桂花园社区，深入了解离汉离鄂通道管控、医疗救治和群众生活保障等情况。孙春兰转达了习近平总书记和李克强总理对一线值守人员、医务工作者的慰问，对驰援鄂州的贵州省和北京大学医疗队表示感谢。她指出，当前疫情防控任务依然艰巨繁重，不能有丝毫松懈。要紧紧抓住严格防控和医疗救治两个重点，慎终如始，坚决防止疫情反弹。要统筹优化医疗资源配置，尽最大努力救治新冠肺炎患者，更好满足其他疾病患者医疗需求。要扎实做好居民生活物资保障工作，让群众安心舒心居家生活。

疫情发生以来，鄂州电厂600余名员工连续驻厂40多天，保障武汉、鄂州电力热力稳定供应，没有出现新冠肺炎确诊病例。孙春兰详细询问电厂生产和员工防护情况。她强调，要严格落实分区分级复工复产举措，对疫情防控必需、公共事业必需、群众生活必需以及其他涉及重要国计民生的企业，坚持一企一策，精准帮助企业解决遇到的困难问题。指导企业加强科学防控和员工培训，严格做好吃、住、行、车间管理等环节防控工作，优化防护物资调配，确保防疫、生产两不误。

《 人民日报 》（ 2020年03月07日 04 版）

(责编：邓志慧、刘融)

China is sending the surest sign yet that it has the coronavirus under control: Chinese leader Xi Jinping finally visited Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic, for the first time since the crisis began in January.

Xi arrived in the city this morning to “inspect the prevention and control work of the the coronavirus,” according to state news agency Xinhua, and will visit medical workers, military commanders, community workers, police officers, grassroots officials, volunteers, and local residents. He also visited Huoshenshan, one of the hospitals that was rapidly constructed to tackle the outbreak.

People's Dialy Xi Jinping visits Huoshenshan hospital.

Chinese health authorities first reported that there were pneumonia cases in Wuhan, Hubei province in December to the World Health Organization. By the latest count, the province has reported a total of at least 67,760 cases (link in Chinese) and 3,024 deaths. Xi’s visit comes as China has been reporting a steadily falling number of confirmed cases and deaths in the last two weeks. Only 19 new cases, of which 17 were in Wuhan, were reported yesterday.

Beijing has signaled confidence in its fight against the epidemic by allowing cities outside Hubei to resume work and production. The government is also projecting that confidence overseas through a propaganda campaign that attempts to re-frame China as the global leader in the fight against the epidemic, and dispelling the narrative that the Covid-19 outbreak began in China.

Bill Bishop, an analyst who writes the China-focused Sinocism newsletter, wrote earlier that the surest signs that the Communist Party “thinks victory really is at hand” are if Xi visits Wuhan, kids go back to school, and a new date is set for the delayed “Two Sessions” political meetings, originally slated to take place this month.

Prior to today’s visit, Xi had been under fire for his lack of public appearances as the epidemic raged. His deputy, Li Keqiang, visited frontline workers and residents in Wuhan in January, while vice premier Sun Chunlan has been leading the government’s response to the crisis in Hubei. Xi did not make his first public appearance until Feb. 10, when he visited a residential community in Beijing, though state media had been cultivating the image of the leader as a sort of behind-the-scenes commander of the country’s efforts against the outbreak.

With public anger over the government’s management of the epidemic still palpable, Xi’s visit is likely to be conducted in a tightly controlled fashion. Just five days ago, angry residents in a Wuhan residential complex chanted “it’s all fake!” from their windows during Sun’s inspection of the neighborhood.


滇中引水工程通海段建设有序推进

走进地处云南通海县河西镇的滇中引水工程螺峰山1#支洞施工现场，机声隆隆，运输车辆来来往往，一派忙碌的施工场景。

连日来，该支洞每天以3.2米的速度掘进，截至4月17日，洞身累计掘进77米，占设计的12.8%。与此同时，滇中引水工程通海段主体工程涉及的大塘子隧洞出口，螺峰山2#、3#支洞也在加紧施工，全面推进。

滇中引水工程通海段建设有序推进

截至目前，项目部管理人员及作业人员共有387人到岗，做到既抓好疫情防控，又全面推进工程建设。建设进度已达到正常水平。今年以来，滇中引水工程通海段已完成工程投资3837万元。

滇中引水工程通海段全长21.468KM，起点为位于河西镇石碧村的大塘子后段，于高大乡观音村乌龙菁的鸡米冲隧道进口段结束，共涉及通海县四个乡镇的11个行政村、40个村民小组，总投资7.96亿元。

通海县委、县政府高度重视滇中引水工程建设，及时成立县滇中引水工程建设领导小组及指挥部，在市滇引办的指导下，积极配合、主动服务，协助施工单位做好要素保障，做实做细群众工作，为工程推进营造良好的外部环境。同时，对施工过程中出现的矛盾和问题，及时沟通协调，依法依规做好调处、化解，确保工程有序推进。

滇中引水工程通海段建设有序推进

滇中引水工程通海段建设征地涉及土地面积2009.98亩，其中：永久占地611.27亩，临时占地1398.71亩。需搬迁人口21户、68人。目前，已完成土地勘测定界和实物分解细化工作，征租地1948.444亩,全县征租地工作进入扫尾阶段。

截至3月31日，已拨付征租地及拆迁安置补偿资金7815.66万元；移民安置涉及的河西镇19户、59人已完成房地产评估，高大乡观音村2户、9人已完成资金兑付补偿和安置工作，为工程建设顺利推进提供了有力支持。

据了解，滇中引水工程玉溪段起点为老尖山隧道出口，沿线经过江川县和通海县，于通海县高大乡鸡米冲隧道进口结束，线路全长为36.039KM，工程主要内容包括隧洞、渡槽、倒虹吸及消能电站。项目总投资12.88亿元，建设工期为2019年12月至2026年6月。

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政策打出组合拳 企业开拓新市场

外贸出口恢复性增长(新数据 新看点)

图表数据来源：海关总署

近日，伴随着清脆的汽笛声，一列中欧班列从西安新筑车站向西驶出。该列车满载41节车厢货品，最终将到达德国汉堡。借助多式联运等便捷运输方式，来自中国的商品搭乘这趟班列，走向更广阔的国际市场。

疫情来袭，外贸承压。面对困难，政策打出组合拳，企业开拓新市场。我国货物贸易出口在一季度同比下降后，迎来恢复性增长。4月实现出口1.41万亿元，同比增长8.2%;5月出口1.46万亿元，增长1.4%。

——出口恢复性增长，意味着我国外贸发展基本面没有变。

青岛三硕健康科技有限公司生产车间内，机声隆隆，工人紧张有序地忙碌着。公司国际业务中心主管杨丽云说：“订单已经排到了7月份，4月以来新增了不少欧洲客户订单。”

从中长期看，我国外贸发展长期向好的基本面没有改变。今年以来，各地各部门纷纷出台措施帮助企业抓紧复工复产，稳住外贸基本盘。据海关总署统计，3月全国有实际进出口活动的企业达29.7万家，比2月增长53.4%。

——出口恢复性增长，意味着外贸企业竞争力有了新跃升。

“企业复工到现在，几乎每天晚上都在加班。”在浙江顶康科技有限公司董事长潘岩君看来，赢得订单和创新研发密不可分。公司坚持研发各项智能应用，争取更大市场份额。

近年来，我国外贸企业加速实施人才引进、工艺改造、产品创新等举措，在全球同行业竞争中取得新优势。疫情防控期间，外贸企业加快转型升级步伐，提升抵御市场风险能力。海关数据显示，前5个月，我国机电产品出口3.64万亿元，其中，自动数据处理设备及其零部件出口5086.1亿元，同比增长1.8%。

——出口恢复性增长，意味着多元化市场战略为出口提供了有力支撑。

近日，一批装有数十吨杀虫类农药的大货车从河北威远生物化工有限公司驶出，将在上海装船出海，运抵巴基斯坦后帮助当地抗击蝗灾。“我们一季度出口2400万美元，同比增长16%。”河北威远生物化工有限公司国际中心副总经理杨建辉说。

近年来，我国外贸企业积极实施出口市场多元化战略，下大气力开拓“一带一路”等新兴市场，外贸发展之路越走越宽。前4个月，我国对“一带一路”沿线国家和地区合计进出口2.76万亿元，同比增长0.9%。

未来一段时间，我国外贸发展仍然面临国际市场需求萎缩、产业链供应链循环受阻等严峻挑战，但在国际市场中历练过的中国企业，具有很强的韧性和潜力。总体来看，我国出口企业创新意识强、产业链供应链稳固，企业开拓新兴市场成效明显，再加上稳外贸政策不断落地见效，这为我国外贸继续实现恢复性增长创造了条件。

《 人民日报 》( 2020年06月08日 01 版)

Industrial production in Germany fell by 9.2 percent month-on-month in March, official data showed Thursday, as Europe's top economy began to feel the effects of the coronavirus crisis.

"Because of the coronavirus pandemic," the monthly barometer of manufacturing output -- a key measure of economic health -- suffered "its worst fall since the beginning of the data series in 1991," statistics authority Destatis said in a statement.

The vital car industry with its 800,000 employees was among the most heavily impacted, suffering a 31.1 percent drop in production.

Data released Wednesday by government and industry sources showed car production collapsed by a further 97 percent in April as factories lay idle.

Auto bosses are pressuring the government to repeat a so-called "cash for clunkers" trade-in scheme last seen following the 2009 financial crisis.

But environmentalists, economists and some politicians warn such a programme could prove financially wasteful and slow Germany's transition to cleaner power sources for its cars.

Elsewhere, Destatis highlighted falls of more than 12 percent in March for production of print media and more than 11 percent in pharmaceuticals and clothing.

Energy output was 6.4 percent lower than in February.

But construction provided a bright spot, adding almost two percent.

"The stream of evil tidings continues" in the industrial output data, commented economist Jens-Oliver Niklasch of LBBW bank.

Nevertheless, the "huge lockdowns" seen in March are "already behind us," he noted, with car firms in particular returning to production in recent weeks.

"The task now is to revive the economic cycle as swiftly and comprehensively as possible," Niklasch concluded.


加拿大有13所大学，包括卑诗省三所大学排名进入前100位。

在本年度的影响力排名榜单中，澳洲新西兰大学表现出众，稳居世界前四位。

新西兰的奥克兰大学蝉联榜首，3所澳大利亚大学占据前四的其他席位，分别为：悉尼大学、西悉尼大学和乐卓伯大学。

该排名中，日本是上榜大学最多的国家，有63所大学，在其之后的是俄罗斯（47所）和土耳其（37所）。

THE University of Cumbria’s quality education has been ranked in the top ten of universities worldwide, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, the only global performance tables that assess universities’ impact against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The university ranked 8th out of a total of 676 participating institutions worldwide and first in the UK for Quality Education SDG, which measures universities’ contribution to early years and lifelong learning, their pedagogy, research and their commitment to inclusive education.

In other notable categories, the university’s gender equality credentials were recognised when it came joint 81st out of 547 participating institutions for ‘Gender Equality’ and 69th out of 268 institutions in ‘Life on Land’.

Overall, and as a relatively young university making its first submission to these rankings, it achieves an overall rank in the 201-300 range of 766 institutions, firmly residing in the top 40 per cent of institutions worldwide.

THE believe that universities represent the greatest hope of solving some of the world’s biggest challenges.

The THE Impact Rankings are designed to shine a light on the commitment of universities around the world to making a positive social and economic impact within their communities and globally, through their work towards achieving the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; from providing inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting good health and wellbeing, to ensuring gender equality and taking action on climate change.

By participating universities demonstrate the important role they’re playing in championing a better and more sustainable future.

Professor Julie Mennell, Vice Chancellor of the University of Cumbria, said: “As a university focused on serving our region’s needs many of the metrics within traditional (UK) rankings do not necessarily reflect our work or involvement within the communities that we serve or the impact we have globally through our local, national and overseas partnerships.

“Given the university’s mission and values, we felt it was important to participate in these specific rankings to more accurately highlight the world class outcomes achieved by our students and staff.

“Against the backdrop of the current worldwide crisis linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an opportunity for universities around the world to collaborate and help to refocus the global economic agenda on sustainable development in its truest sense.

“The University of Cumbria is committed to creating a sustainable legacy and joining our colleagues around the world in championing a brighter and more equitable future”.

Many of the university's key strategic partners have come forward to offer their congratulations and response to the news.

Sam Plum, Chief Executive of Barrow Borough Council said: “It comes as no surprise to me that the university has been ranked so highly for impact against the sustainable development goals.

“Through the work of Julie and her whole team it really is a world class institution which we’re proud to have in Cumbria. It’s fantastic, and rightly deserved, that the impact is being recognised in this way. “

Cllr John Mallinson, Leader of Carlisle City Council said: “Congratulations to Julie and all the staff at the University of Cumbria. We’re proud to be a University City and we’re delighted that their hard work has been recognised at an international level. It’s a truly remarkable achievement.”

The university participated in five SDGs and achieved a top 100 ranking in three of them; ‘Quality Education’, ‘Gender Equality and ‘Life on Land’.

Janet Garner, Academy Principal, BAE Systems Submarines Academy for Skills and Knowledge said: "To have a higher education institution in the region recognised for their sustainability approach is a fantastic achievement. It clearly demonstrates the forward thinking work of the University of Cumbria and their contribution to our community and beyond."

Lord Inglewood, Chair of the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “This is an excellent development from the University of Cumbria and a very well-deserved success for all of the team.

“Their work towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are to be welcomed and fit squarely to the LEP’s commitment on inclusive growth and sustainable development.”

This second edition of the THE Impact Rankings, which launched in 2019, and included 766 universities from 85 countries.

Top of the list was New Zealand’s University of Auckland, while three Australian universities complete the rest of the top four: University of Sydney, Western Sydney University and La Trobe University.

Japan is the most-represented nation in the table with 63 institutions, followed by Russia with 47 and Turkey with 37.