12 | Thursday, May 7, 2020 HONG KONG EDITION | CHINA DAILY WORLD Focus on Grim tally UK toll; Italians keeps heat on see more progress US response By CHINA DAILY The United Kingdom has over- With deaths topping 70,000, pressure taken Italy as the worst-hit coun- try in Europe, according to the grows on Washington as states reopen latest official figures for coronavi- rus fatalities released on Tuesday. By AI HEPING in New York the Memorial Day window, early Chairing Tuesday’s Downing [email protected] June window as a time when we Street news briefing, Foreign could begin to transition back to Secretary Dominic Raab said With the number of COVID-19 having our agencies begin to man- another 693 coronavirus deaths topping 70,000 in the Unit- age … our national response in a patients had died, taking the ed States, the federal government more traditional manner,” he said. total death toll in Britain to has come under increasing pres- Pence said the winding down of 29,427 — above Italy’s 29,315. sure over its handling of an out- the task force was “a reflection of The UK has drawn up a three- break that accounts for more than the tremendous progress we’ve Satere-Mawe indigenous men wearing face masks navigate the Ariau River in Amazonas state, Brazil, stage plan to ease the coronavi- a quarter of the reported world- made as a country”. on Tuesday. RICARDO OLIVEIRA / AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE rus lockdown that was imposed wide loss of life to the virus. Pence’s briefing with reporters at the end of March, The Times Deaths in the country reached came minutes before Trump newspaper said on Wednesday. 71,078 early on Wednesday, touched down in Arizona, where The government must review according to the Center for Sys- he toured a Honeywell Interna- Asia eases rules; Africa stays alert the lockdown by Thursday, but tems Science and Engineering at tional aerospace facility in Phoe- Prime Minister Boris Johnson Johns Hopkins University. nix that makes protective masks. has made it clear that he is wor- The US had recorded 1,204,475 In Arizona, Trump said: “We SEOUL — Some Asian countries until May 24 with the prime minis- has some of the lowest levels of ried about triggering a second cases by that time, also the highest can’t keep our country closed. We are gradually easing social distanc- ter warning on Tuesday that a fail- immunity to disease compared with deadly spike in cases. in the world, the university’s tally have to open our country. ... Will ing rules to restore a semblance of ure to comply with a gradual easing other countries. The first phase will involve shows. Globally, over 3,670,000 some people be badly affected? normal life to their people after see- of restrictions risked a second wave In Africa, over 42,500 cases have small shops reopening alongside people have been infected. Yes.” ing a slowdown in new coronavirus of infections. been reported in 53 countries across outdoor workplaces and the sec- New York state has suffered the The president said he would cases, while African and Latin The government started to ease the continent. South Africa has the ond will involve large shopping most, with 321,192 cases and continue to hear from experts American countries are still battling some restrictions this week, allow- highest number of infections, at centers reopening, with more 25,073 deaths. In terms of deaths, such as Anthony Fauci, director of the virus. ing restaurants to open but at only 7,572 as of Tuesday. people encouraged to go into other hard-hit states include New the National Institute of Allergy Starting on Wednesday, South 30 percent of their capacity. In Kenya, the ministry of health work. Pubs, restaurants, hotels Jersey with 8,244, Michigan 4,139, and Infectious Diseases, and Deb- Korea officially shifted to an “every- Prime Minister Hassan Diab said on Tuesday confirmed 45 new cases, and leisure centers will be and Massachusetts 4,090, the data orah Birx, the White House coro- day life quarantine” following more the general assessment was “excel- taking total infections to 535. among the last to open, the showed. navirus response coordinator, as than two months of “intensive social lent”. But he also said that “citizens Mutai Kagwe, cabinet secretary newspaper said. After weeks of shutdown meas- well as “other doctors”. distancing” in line with a consistent did not comply with the restrictions for health, said the figures are an Tuesday’s Downing Street ures, many US states have begun and continuous flattening of the and measures that are being gradu- indication that “things are not get- media briefing showed that for to slowly open up. But health ‘Different form’ country’s infection curve. ally reduced”. ting better” and the country will the third day in a row, the gov- experts have expressed concerns “They will be (heard from), and This means that as long as the Lebanon has recorded 740 cases continue to see increasing numbers ernment had failed to meet its that premature moves could lead so will other doctors, and so will people follow the government’s new and 25 deaths. “unless we change”. target of 100,000 daily tests, and to a spike in new infections. other experts in the field,” Trump hygiene guidelines, they can take In Yemen, authorities in Houthi- Raab said although there was Vice-President Mike Pence con- said. “We will have something in a part in outdoor activities and mass- held north Yemen confirmed their Record daily deaths “evidence” of a flattening of the firmed on Tuesday that the White different form.” gathering events, Yonhap News first COVID-19 case on Tuesday, Elsewhere in the world, Brazil hit peak of COVID-19 cases, it was House will wind down the corona- The Times report said White Agency said. while the government in the south a record for daily coronavirus not over yet. virus task force at the end of May House officials informed the task- In Indonesia, President Joko Wid- of the war-torn nation reported nine deaths on Tuesday, indicating that Across Europe, the virus had after a forecasting model often cit- force members of the plan to finish odo signed a government regulation new infections. the nation is still in the thick of its infected 1,429,897 people and ed by the Trump administration their operations in the coming in lieu of law on Monday to post- Yemen has reported 21 cases, battle against the virus, even as claimed 143,898 lives as of doubled its death-toll projection weeks. pone the Sept 23 regional elections including three deaths, in territory some areas of the country are begin- Wednesday, according to the to reflect a relaxation of social-dis- But Fauci told CBS News on until at least December due to the held by the internationally recog- ning to open up. European Centre for Disease tancing guidelines. Tuesday morning that he hadn’t coronavirus pandemic. nized government, and one case, a The nation has now tallied 114,715 Prevention and Control. More than 30 states have been told the task force would be The country had recorded a total death, in areas under the Iran- confirmed cases and 7,921 deaths, Italy on Tuesday maintained a reopened or eased restrictions, shutting down. “That’s not true. of 12,071 COVID-19 cases and 872 aligned Houthis. making it by far the hardest-hit declining trend in active COVID- and more are expected to do so I’ve been in every task force meet- fatalities as of Tuesday. The World Health Organization country in Latin America. 19 infections and intensive care soon. In Arizona, which was visit- ing, and that’s not what they are Meanwhile, Lebanon is set to has said it fears COVID-19 could rip cases, one day after it eased the ed on Tuesday by President doing,” he said. extend its lockdown by two weeks through Yemen as the population XINHUA—AGENCIES national lockdown, according to Donald Trump, stores may reopen As he was departing the White the Civil Protection Department. by the end of the week, said Gover- House for Arizona, Trump said he As 236 new deaths were nor Doug Ducey, a Republican. would allow Fauci to testify before BEHIND THE MASK reported in the latest 24-hour Pence, who is in charge of the the Republican-led Senate, but not period, the pandemic had task force, confirmed a New York the Democrat-led House of Repre- Editor’s note: This news column showcases stories from around the world that bring a touch of positivity to the claimed 29,315 lives in Italy by Times report earlier on Tuesday sentatives, calling the lower fight against the deadly coronavirus. Tuesday. about the team’s closing, telling chamber a “setup”. Health authorities registered reporters that his goal was to start “The House is a bunch of 98,467 active infections on Tues- handing responsibility back to Trump-haters,” Trump said. day, down from 99,980 a day ear- government agencies by May 25, Savile Row tailor joins pandemic effort lier. Of those infected, 1,427 are in Memorial Day. Xinhua and agencies contributed intensive care, down by 52 com- “I think we’re starting to look at to this story. By ANGUS MCNEICE in London pared to Monday. [email protected] Color-coded map When COVID-19 lockdown meas- The French will have to spend ures hit the United Kingdom in late their summer holidays at home Japan to relax curbs March, veteran suit-maker Camp- as international trips and travel bell Carey thought it would be some within Europe may have to be time before the nation’s most talent- limited over risks of a new wave even as virus spreads ed tailors would return to their of the coronavirus epidemic, workshops on London’s iconic Sav- President Emmanuel Macron By WANG XU in Tokyo A survey by Tokyo Shoko ile Row.