Original title: International Year of Observation: The bottom line of human nature in the detoxification epidemic has also been invaded?
Chinanews, June 30, report title: International Year of Observation: The bottom line of human nature in the detoxification epidemic has also been invaded?
Author: Meng Xiangjun, Liu Cong, Dong Hanyang
The first half of 2021 is about to end, and what changes have taken place in the world still under the epidemic?
178 countries and regions have more than 1,000 infections, 182 million people have been infected, 3.94 million lives have died, 2.9 billion vaccinations have been vaccinated, and 30 countries still have no vaccines… each and every shockingly huge number outlines the new crown epidemic The general trend of the global pandemic so far.
In this epidemic, in addition to the tangible “poisons” of virus mutations, there are also some invisible “poisons” that continue to harm mankind. The “poison” of discrimination, the “poison” of injustice, and the “poison” of laxity reflect the appearance of all living beings, making the epidemic a battlefield to test humanity.
In the end, who can survive this big test, history, and what score will be given?
[狡猾！病毒变异之“毒”]
New crown patients inhaled oxygen in tents set up on the roadside, and pet crematoriums were remodeled for human use… Such a “purgatory on earth” situation occurred in India in April. All this is not unrelated to a mutant new coronavirus named “Delta”.
Delta was first reported by India. Who would have thought that in just two months, its “devil’s claws” have spread to more than 90 countries and regions around the world: Take the United Kingdom as an example, in the past week alone, about 100,000 newly diagnosed cases .
However, Delta is not the only threat. In the first half of 2021, with the continuous spread of the alpha mutants reported in the UK and the beta mutants reported in South Africa, the alarm for responding to the mutant virus was officially sounded.
From South Korea to South Africa, from Israel to Australia, another round of “city closures” and “curfew” measures were taken, and the “confrontation” with the mutant virus has become a priority for many countries.
However, experts in many countries believe that although the mutant strain is coming aggressively, it seems to be “still under the guns of hunters.” The existing new crown vaccine is still an effective “antidote.”
Studies have shown that for the current variant strain, the “susceptible population” is mostly those who have not been vaccinated or have not completed two doses of vaccinations.
However, this does not mean that people can take it lightly. The virus slyly changes its shape, and the mutation continues. India recently reported that further delta mutations have produced the “Delta+” strain, and cases have been reported in more than ten states.
[鸿沟：分配不公之“毒”]
On June 2, local time, in Manila, Philippines, a movie theater became a temporary vaccination site for the new crown vaccine.178, this is the countries and regions with more than 1,000 cases of infection worldwide; 181 million people, this is the number of confirmed infections as of June 29, 2021.
This is the current cumulative death toll of 3.94 million, and about 20 days ago, the death toll in 2021 has reached 1.88 million, which is equivalent to the total number of new crown deaths in 2020.
Although the new crown epidemic has subsided in properly controlled countries and regions, from the global perspective, these “snowballs” accumulated huge numbers today are unimaginable in the early stages of the epidemic.
2.9 billion doses of vaccine have been vaccinated globally. Among them, the number of vaccines administered in China has exceeded 1.2 billion doses, ranking first in the world in terms of speed and quantity. “China’s speed” amazed foreign media.
Vaccines are undoubtedly the “cardiotonic” and “timely rain” that save lives. In the face of the epidemic, humankind all over the world is a “community” on the same boat. Only by uniting and working together can we defeat the virus as soon as possible.
On June 29, when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting via video, he revealed that so far, China has provided more than 450 million doses of vaccines to nearly 100 countries.
However, the distribution of the new crown vaccine globally is seriously uneven, forming a far-reaching gap.
Some rich countries have relied on vaccines to defeat the virus, but poor countries still have no vaccine to fight. Today, at least 30 countries have not been vaccinated.
Statistics show that Western developed countries have accumulated more than 1 billion doses of vaccines in excess of their own vaccination needs. According to estimates, by the fall of 2021, the United States will have a surplus of 500 million doses of vaccines. The United States once promised to donate 80 million doses of vaccines to the world by the end of June, but until June 30, its promise has not been fully fulfilled.
In addition, countries such as South Africa that are in urgent need of vaccines have to ask for the return of the 2 million doses of “problem vaccines” supplied by Johnson & Johnson. If there is no vaccine to fight, you are anxious; there is a vaccine to fight, but you have to worry about safety and dilemma.
[寒心！歧视、污名之“毒”]
On April 4th, local time, New York held an anti-hate Asian parade. After tens of thousands of people gathered in Foley Square in Manhattan with slogans, they marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to Cadman Square in Brooklyn.What is even more chilling is that some countries have politicized the epidemic and “stigmatized” some groups, subjecting these groups to discrimination, beatings, and insults. Such behaviors are more “toxic” than the virus itself.
Do you still remember the eye-catching yellow slogan more than a year ago-“The life of a black man is also life”?
The incident of an African American man, Freud, who was kneeled to death by a white policeman, triggered vigorous anti-racism demonstrations in many countries, and the “cancer” of racial discrimination was cut open.
However, now, not only has this “tumor” not been eradicated, it has become more “toxic”, spreading out, and targeting Asian Americans.
Catalyzed by the new crown epidemic, it has become more deadly, and nakedly reflects the ugly side of human nature.
In the past year, the United States has reported more than 6,600 anti-Asian hate incidents and the total number of hate crimes against Asians, a year-on-year increase of 145%; in the first quarter of 2021, the police received hatred in 16 major cities and counties in the United States The number of Asian crime reports has increased by 164% over the same period in 2020.
Being insulted, spit, beaten, chopped, and even arsonized and killed…One after another innocent Asians were attacked and injured in broad daylight, and were regarded as “scapegoats” for the outbreak of the new crown epidemic. And all this is just surrounding their Asian identities, and the reason is ridiculous!
Pepper spray, alarms, stun guns, in this case, in order to protect themselves, some Asian Americans have to carry them with them. They have been forced to endure this growing prejudice and racist attacks and are exhausted.
Even if Biden signed the Anti-discrimination Act against Asians, the attacks against Asians will not be eliminated. The challenge of the United States against racism will not end with the signing of the bill.
“Stop hatred for Asians”, “Say no to racial discrimination”… These heartbroken shouts will only reverberate in the streets of American cities one after another.
[警惕！防疫松懈之“毒”]
On June 10, local time, during the new crown pneumonia epidemic, California’s tourism industry began to recover. A large number of tourists went to the beach to enjoy the sun. Coincidentally, a sea lion also chose to bask here.The difficulty does not stop there. In this arduous and protracted battle against the epidemic, no slack can be tolerated.
However, some people have relaxed their vigilance and neglected epidemic prevention, which has exacerbated the spread of the epidemic. In the first half of the year, several rounds of “rising tide” of the epidemic, the rapid spread of mutated viruses, and the exponential growth of cases have made the medical system that was finally prepared to be renovated once again face a heavy burden, which has caught mankind by surprise.
Lessons and cases abound: surveys show that Britons are lax about maintaining social distancing. From June 2 to 6, 68% of adults maintained social distancing, down from 74% in the previous week. In the end, the British government had to postpone the unblocking for nearly a month.
During the blockade of the epidemic, at a wedding in Rajasthan, India, the groom sat on the back of an elephant and held the wedding in the street, ignoring epidemic prevention regulations; more than 2,000 foreigners, including the US military in South Korea, gathered at the beach illegally and did not wear them. Masks, drinking binge; staff of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan dinner, Tokyo Olympic torch relay, collective infections occurred…
With the cancellation of the mask order and the reopening of restaurants and businesses, the more densely populated areas such as Michigan, New York, Florida, and New Jersey, the epidemic has shown a rebound. Even with the high vaccination rate, the country with the most severe epidemic situation in the world has not been able to win the fight against the virus.
On July 23, the Tokyo Olympics, which has been postponed for one year due to the epidemic, will kick off. During the preparation period, the US gymnastics team’s reserve players gave up the new crown vaccine, which triggered a new round of controversy. Japan did not make vaccination a mandatory requirement for competition, and some players were worried that the side effects of vaccination would affect the performance of the competition and chose to give up.
Mankind’s performance in this epidemic has changed many aspects of the world. When the cases are cleared and the virus dissipates, will humans be able to retrieve everything they used to?
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