[SMM Global epidemic data tracking] A total of 1.8 million cases have been confirmed worldwide. The number of robberies in the United States soared in March, and social problems have become a new difficulty in epidemic prevention.

Published: Apr 13, 2020 20:32

On April 13, there were nearly 46000 new confirmed cases worldwide, a significant decrease from last week. As of 18:00 on 13 April, more than 1.8 million cases had been confirmed worldwide.

The number of confirmed cases in the United States has reached 560000, and there are signs of turning heads over the weekend. The epidemic situation in Europe has shown signs of improvement, and the new trend in key countries has obviously declined. The new trend in India is worrying. On the 12th, 909 new cases were reported in India in a single day, and the number of infections skyrocketed. As of today, a total of 7813 cases have been confirmed.

This is the most critical and difficult phase of the global campaign. However, one wave after another, affected by the epidemic, the US economy has fallen sharply, and the number of people applying for unemployment benefits has repeatedly hit record highs. Mass unemployment has led to frequent robberies. In late March alone, 254 robberies occurred in New York, an increase of 75 per cent over the same period last year, and the number of robberies involving supermarkets increased nearly fourfold. At the same time, social unrest led to the popularity of the qiang branch market in the United States, where nearly 2 million Qiang arms were sold in March. In addition, Italian and Bolivian prison unrest, British thugs smashing supermarket glass doors, Spanish immigration deportation station violence and other unrest continue to emerge. Public security has become a new problem faced by the key countries of the epidemic.

[cumulative trend of diagnosis in major overseas countries]

[trend of new diagnoses in Europe and the United States]

[trend of new diagnoses in Japan, South Korea and India]

[new trends in diagnostics in other key countries]

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