Name: WHOが報告するCOVID-19の感染数は10万人に迫る｜WNT (WHO reports number of COVID-19 infections on the verge of 100,000 | WNT)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T09:36:16.000Z
Duration: 3 min 44 s
Description: VoiceTubeの動画で発音を聞きながら英語表現を覚えよう！学べる英語：新型コロナウイルス,新型肺炎,COVID-19

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the World Health Organization, reporting the number of Corona virus infections, is now on the verge of 100,000 deaths, now surpassing 3300 and this number today.

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49 More deaths in Italy Just today, nursing homes there are being shut down.

The director of the World Health Organization is warning Quote.

This is not a drill calling for significant action to stop the spread.

ABC is James Long Man from London tonight.

The viral wave from China now seems to be cresting as it surges west Italy, Iran and Britain all recording their single biggest daily jumps in Corona virus cases, with 100,000 infections globally.

Now the chief of the World Health Organization is calling on all nations to make containment the highest priority.

This is a time for pulling out all the stops.

Italy, where 49 people died in a day, is restricting access to nursing homes.

Risk is particularly great for Western Europe's large elderly populations, and the Vatican, reporting its first case, a medical clinic there shut down for sterilization.

One major European airline slashing its flights in half from pre outbreak levels and as people look to avoid crowds tourist spots around the world are unusually quiet.

And David tonight a glimpse of hope from Asia.

China is reporting a slowdown in the virus.

That's because of an unprecedented crackdown, but he's a harsh methods unlikely to be reproduced by Western countries.

David James, lawman With the scene around the world, James, Thank you.

And of course, we know all of you at home continue to have a lot of questions about this.

So we want to get right back to Dr John Aston, our chief medical editor, and Jen.

You heard what James reported there out of China, somewhat reassuring that the case numbers air coming down dramatically.

But they took drastic steps were likely not to do that here in the US But we've heard a lot about this social distancing, and we're starting to hear about that here in the U.

Tonight we're learning in New York City when school's exactly so.

Like school closings or canceling large gatherings, working from home if possible, though clearly not everyone can do that, and not everyone can do school from home, but it is effective, potentially in really slowing the spread of this virus, otherwise known as flattening that curve.

And I heard one of the headlines the updates today and it was somewhat concerning for me.

It said, What do you the recommendation of people 60 and older might start to think about some of their behavioral patterns, things that they have planned in the coming days and weeks and 60 seems so young to be changing behavior.

Well, 60 is young, but it refers to the more vulnerable population here, which we know skews older.

So people seventies eighties with chronic or pre existing medical conditions.

And I think it also introduces this concept, David of we take these steps not just to protect your health and my health, but to sign to provide a buffer of protection around those more vulnerable populations.

If you don't feel comfortable going into a crowd, just don't do it just a least for the next few weeks till we see what's gonna happen here.

And in the meantime, we're coming up on a weekend.

I know we're gonna lose an hour of sleep this weekend.

But there are things you can do to try to optimize your help to make yourself a little stronger as we fight colds and flu.

Anyway, this absolutely common sense and productive and help can alleviate some fear.

Try to get enough sleep, try to get regular exercise.

If you smoke, try to stop and wash those hands and wash those cellphones.

David really, really important was phones that we hold all day long.

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