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International oil prices rose on the 14th

As of the close of the day, the price of light crude oil futures for May delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose by the US $2.7 to the US $106.95 a barrel, or 2.59%; London Brent crude oil futures for June delivery rose $2.92, or 2.68%, to close at $111.7 a barrel.

According to the data released by Baker Hughes, an American oilfield technology service company, the number of active oil rigs in the United States this week was 548, an increase of 2 months on month and 204 year-on-year.

IMF President: Russia Ukraine conflict and inflation threaten the global economy

On the occasion of the upcoming spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the world bank, IMF President Georgieva said on the 14th that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is weakening the economic prospects of most countries in the world, and high inflation is an obvious and realistic threat to the global economy.

Georgieva said that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine had led to a decline in the economic prospects of 143 countries, although most of them should be able to achieve growth. In addition, the war disrupted the global energy and food trade and could lead to food shortages in Africa and the Middle East. Long-term high inflation forces central banks around the world to raise interest rates and may slow economic growth in the process, which means a great setback to the global recovery.

Georgieva also warned that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine could lead to the division of the world economy into geopolitical groups.

Who: the new coronavirus pandemic is still a public health emergency of international concern

The World Health Organization said on the 13th that the new coronavirus pandemic is still a public health emergency of international concern and suggested that countries should be prepared at any time.

Director general Tan Desai said at a press conference on the same day: that there is good news. Last week, the number of new coronavirus deaths hit the lowest record since the early stage of the new coronavirus pandemic.

According to the latest COVID-19 weekly released by the World Health Organization, in the week of April 4th to 10th, the number of newly diagnosed cases and deaths in the world decreased for the third consecutive week. More than 7 million new confirmed cases and more than 22000 new deaths were reported to who, down 24% and 18% respectively from the previous week.

But Tadesse also warned: that some countries still have a serious surge in cases, which puts pressure on hospitals. Our ability to monitor trends has been affected by the significant reduction in new coronavirus testing. The World Health Organization called on all countries to sequence at least 5% of COVID-19 samples to track the virus variation.

Tandesai said that the who is currently closely watching some Omicron subtype strains, including ba 2、BA. 4 and ba 5, and ba 1 and ba 2. The World Health Organization said in a statement earlier that scientists in Botswana and South Africa recently detected a new subtype of the BA. strain, which has been labeled as the. 4 and ba 5。 However, due to the limited number of samples and sequencing, it is still unclear whether they are more transmissible or dangerous.

The WHO pandemic emergency committee issued its latest recommendations. The committee considers that the new crown pandemic continues to constitute public health emergency of international concern. It also recommends that all countries should continue to take public health and social measures based on evidence and risk, such as wearing masks, home segregation, washing hands, and improving indoor ventilation, if the number of hospitalized patients, the number of ICU, and the number of deaths increased, and the disposition of the health system will be affected by COVID-19. And is ready to rapidly strengthen relevant measures according to the changes in virus and population immunity.

Tan Desai suggested: that the best way to protect yourself is to vaccinate and inject reinforcing needles as recommended; continue to wear masks, especially in crowded indoor spaces; indoor personnel should always open doors and windows for ventilation to ensure good ventilation.