Under the epidemic, the magic operation of European countries

At present, there are more than 3,800 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Europe, more than 3,800 in Italy, more than 690 in Germany, and more than 610 in France. The number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States is only more than 230, and the death rate is four times that of France.

The CDC has stopped reporting the number of infected people in each state, and instead uses an interval range to indicate whether there are infected people in the state.

Is this ignorance, or shameless?

Strictly discipline others and lenient to self-discipline. The United States has always been a double standard.

Again, the capital market does not lie.

Closer to home, let's talk about Europe.

The valleys are dotted with quiet villages, the hillsides stretch out with vast pastures, the mountains are surrounded by wine glasses held high, and the lakes are full of wine...

In Durant's "Story of Civilization", the opening text describing Italy will always make people fascinated.

However, the epidemic in Italy is now the most serious, and it has become a trend of spreading. As the number of confirmed cases and deaths jumped, on March 4, it announced the closure of schools at all levels, including universities, until March 15.

Lombardy is one of the most severely affected regions in Italy, and the other is Veneto. The combined GDP of the two regions accounts for one-third of the whole of Italy, with a population of 15 million, accounting for a quarter of the country's population.

Lombardy is close to Switzerland and France, within 3 hours by car. Along the coast of Veneto, it faces the inland of Central Europe across the sea, 2 hours away by land.

Centered in Italy, it quickly broke out in continental Europe.

Since February 25, countries have been reporting imported confirmed cases from Italy, involving Algeria, Austria, Brazil, Norway, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland , Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Portugal, Spain, Romania, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom.

Look at this list of names, European countries are listed.

The first confirmed cases in most of these countries were imported from Italy.

Eleven towns and regions in northern Italy are locked down, and a pass is required for the blockade.

The blockade of Castiglione D'Adda on duty

The epidemic is developing rapidly. On February 19, there were only 3 cases of infection in Italy, and on March 6, more than 3,800 people were diagnosed.

The situation in Italy is very serious, but the view of not wearing a mask is the mainstream in Italy and most of European society.

Europeans think that wearing a mask is to protect others, while East Asians think that wearing a mask is to protect themselves.

Their thinking is rather strange, if I am not sick, why should I wear a mask, I am healthy, what is the point of wearing a mask? "

Even when the epidemic spread, the Ministry of Health of EU countries, including Italy, appealed to the public: People who are not sick do not need to wear masks, only those who are sick wear masks.

Finally, on March 4, this common-sense issue no longer needs to be debated. The official website of the Italian Institute of Higher Health (Iss) announced on March 3 that according to Article 34 of Decree No. 9 of March 2, 2020 (Article 2, Clause 3), in the emergency of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the use of masks, etc., is allowed as a personal protective measure.

Masks, sanitizers are sold out, and fears of contracting the virus are growing in large cities near northern Italy.

The northern region of the 11 municipalities hardest hit by the outbreak and locked down is Italy's most economically active region, contributing a third of the country's gross national product and half of its exports. From Venice to Rome, thousands of hotel bookings cancelled...  

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has cut Italy's economic growth forecast for this year to zero.

With a mask on the outside of the mask, it is still difficult to hide the anxiety and anxiety of Italians.

Germany is close behind, and is expected to be the next Italy. As of March 6, a total of 611 cases have been diagnosed.

As the outbreak in Italy has escalated, in just a few days, the new coronavirus has spread in Germany faster than the federal government expected.

The federal government has finally classified the coronavirus outbreak as a "major event."

On February 27, Health Minister Jens Spahn said, "We are in the beginning stages of the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic."

On February 28, Health Minister Jens Spahn said that in order to effectively fight the new crown virus, the German federal government established a crisis command.

But the Germans, with a big heart, always feel that this is like the flu, and the mortality rate is low, ignorant and useless.

The county of Heinsberg is the epicenter of the epidemic, with 195 cases, kindergartens and schools have been closed, and the first infected soldier in Germany was also infected from Heinsberg.

Despite this, the Borussia Mönchengladbach stadium, just 10 kilometers from Heinsberg, will still host the Bundesliga as scheduled this Saturday.

There are currently 170,000 private clinics, 20,000 pharmacies, more than 2,000 hospitals and 14,000 nursing facilities in Germany. However, there are only 2,500 doctors in the health bureaus at the municipal level in Germany.

The German federal states are "in their own right". Germany has a special "Infectious Disease Prevention Act" to regulate the measures that must and should be taken in the event of an outbreak of infectious diseases.

Due to Germany's federal system, the prevention of public health risks is the responsibility of the federal states, and each state has its own epidemic prevention plan.

One principle is: As long as the epidemic can be controlled by traditional means, no disaster alarm will be issued.

The key is that there is currently no specific and comprehensive epidemic prevention plan in Germany.

Who would have imagined that only one testing point would be set up in the capital, Berlin, a city with a population of 4 million.

Christian Drosten, a virus expert at the Charité Institute in Berlin, said the virus won't stop spreading until two-thirds of Germany's population has been infected and given antibodies.

Germany, with a total population of 83 million, could have 56 million people infected with the virus, or 278,000 people will die from the virus at a 0.5% mortality rate. Of course, if the spread is slow, the death of new crown patients will not have a large impact on the annual mortality rate in Germany under normal circumstances.

Still the Germans are fierce, and life and death have become bearish.

Then, the German stock market responded with a straight, bungee jump.

Of course, France is indispensable in any lively place. More than 400 people have been diagnosed in France. The French are not only big-hearted, but also very optimistic.

Comrade Macron is still reliable, announcing on Twitter that all mask stocks will be requisitioned and these masks will be distributed to medical staff and people diagnosed with infection.

But it's useless, the French are too romantic, either in the parade or on the way to the parade. The epidemic could not stop the enthusiasm of the French to march.

French stock market fell even worse!

It is estimated that in the past two weeks, in terms of epidemic data, France and Germany should be the brothers who are going up.

Everyone's eyes are attracted by the new crown virus. In fact, Europe is still facing the problem of external refugees.

Turkey's Erdogan is not idle either.

On February 29, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that "the country cannot cope with a new wave of refugees" and will no longer prevent domestic refugees from entering Europe. Turkey has opened its borders with Bulgaria and Greece.

The out-of-control refugee flow in 2015 is still fresh in Europeans’ memory. The following year, Turkey and the EU signed a refugee convention. The EU gave Turkey financial support, and the Turkish side was responsible for taking care of the stranded refugees in the country. The EU also regularly received Syrians from Turkey.

As the conflict in Syria resumes, the number of refugees in Turkey has reached 3.6 million.

Since Turkey announced its liberalization on the 29th, the pressure on Greece has doubled, and the border of Greece is the border of the European Union.

That night, more than 13,000 refugees were ready to punch their cards, but were intercepted by the Greek army.

Unexpectedly, the next day, on March 1, Turkey began to dispatch the army. They used wire cutters to cut the border fence and opened the gate to help refugees cross the border, on the condition that they must not turn back.

The Evros River is the most important natural dividing line on the Greek-Turkish land border, and many refugees try to cross this line by boating or simply wading.

Interestingly, fishermen in Turkey's Adini province have also started business, using tugboats to send refugees from the sea to Greece at a price of 30 euros per person, and some sell inflatable boats to refugees at a price of 500 US dollars.

The attitude of Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis has always been extremely tough, "No one will enter Greece from the direction of Turkey."

Austrian Chancellor Kurz announced that if the EU fails to defend its borders, Austria will protect its own borders.

Germany, which has suffered losses, also said that it should not repeat the same mistakes, and once it gets out of control, Germany must also protect its borders.

Continent Europe can be said to be troubled both internally and externally, besieged on all sides.

Last but not least, Norway.

Norway's new crown pneumonia first brought down a doctor, and a staff member traveling to Italy isolated 280 medical staff by himself.

Next, 100 Norwegian soldiers were quarantined, which they should thankfully happened before the March 12 winter exercise.

It didn't end, and 50 police officers were immediately quarantined.

The Norwegian government is a country that attaches great importance to people's lives. Before the people get infected, the army, police, and doctors will bring it down first.

The Norwegian government has also banned headlines about the latest outbreak figures in an effort to prevent people from panicking.

At the University Hospital of Oslo, a large number of medical masks were stolen, and 200 liters of hand sanitizers were stolen from the University Hospital of Lübeck (UKSH) in Germany. In addition, there have also been recent thefts of protective masks and disinfectants from clinics in NRW and Lower Saxony.

Isn't this all high-quality countries, who stole it all? It doesn't matter who stole it, the three melons and jujubes don't have a lot of money, and the real impact is the economy.

Finally, here are two pictures for you.

Affected by the new crown epidemic, the OECD forecast that the global economy will grow by 2.4% year-on-year in 2020, which is the slowest growth rate since 2009.