Global cases: More than 542,700
Global deaths: At least 24,361
US cases: At least 85,996
US deaths: At least 1,300
。The United States now has more confirmed coronavirus cases than Italy and China, making it the country with the largest outbreak in the world. The total number of cases in the U.S. reached 82,404 Thursday evening, eclipsing China’s 81,782 cases and Italy’s 80,589, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The number of confirmed cases likely underestimates the true number of infections across the country, officials have acknowledged. Testing in the U.S. has been hampered by delays and a restrictive diagnostic criteria that limits who can get tested.---CNBC
。In the United states, though New York has had by far the most cases, other Northeastern states have also seen their case totals increase rapidly. New Jersey now has the second-highest number of known cases in the country, surpassing Washington State. In Massachusetts, more than 100 people are being diagnosed each day. In Connecticut, dozens of new patients have been identified on each recent day.At the start of March, with large outbreaks already reported on both coasts, officials in Louisiana had not yet identified a single case of the coronavirus. But in the days since, the state has been pummeled. By Tuesday morning, 2,305 Louisianans had been infected and at least 83 had died. “Our trajectory is basically the same as what they had in Italy,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said last week as he restricted public gatherings and urged people to stay inside.---New York Times
。U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he has tested positive for COVID-19. “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus,” he said on Twitter. “I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as we fight this virus.” ---CNBC
。U.S. stock index futures fell over 3% on Friday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Dow posted their best three-day run since the early 1930s, as the United States faced the prospect of becoming the next global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. stock index futures fell over 2% on Friday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Dow posted their best three-day run since the early 1930s, as the United States faced the prospect of becoming the next global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite a jittery start to the week, all three major indexes have so far jumped between 13.3% and 17.6%, powered by unprecedented policy easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve and hopes of a $2.2 trillion government stimulus aid bill. But with both the Dow and the S&P 500 .SPX still down over 20% from their mid-February record highs, traders said the rebound was unlikely to last without evidence that the virus was being contained. ---Reuters
。The House is set to pass the $2 trillion stimulus package today and send it to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature. The breakneck speed of the economic slowdown means that programs aimed at helping businesses and the newly unemployed need to get out the door in weeks, not months. The rules governing the largest portion of the aid, directed at corporations as well as state and local government, are still a work in progress. Doubts also remain over Trump’s call to have the money targeted at individuals delivered within two weeks.---Bloomberg
。The collapse in the price of crude is leading to rapid reduction in oil production at many American sites, with the industry braced for the biggest idling of wells in 35 years. In the world of physical delivery oil, a barrel is trading way below the benchmark spot prices, with substantial discounts offered for cargoes. There is no sign of relief in sight, with a barrel of West Texas Intermediate for May delivery trading at $22.50 this morning, while the meltdown in prices remains low on policy makers’ list of priorities.
。On Friday morning local time, China reported that industrial profits crash the most on record in January-February, both due to the Lunar new year, but mostly due to the virus outbreak and the government's restrictive measures to contain the virus. In year-over-year terms, profit growth was -38.3%, the biggest drop on record, and far worse from the -6.3%Y/Y decline in December. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the average level of profits in January-February also declined materially by 22% (non-annualized) from the December level. ---Zero Hedge
。最新COVID-19统计：
全球案例：多于542,700
全球死亡人数：至少24,361
美国案件：至少85,996
美国死亡人数：至少1,300
。现在，美国确诊的冠状病毒病例比意大利和中国更多，使其成为世界上爆发量最大的国家。 约翰·霍普金斯大学（Johns Hopkins University）汇编的数据显示，周四晚上，美国的总病例数达到82,404例，超过了中国的81,782例和意大利的80,589例。 官员们承认，确诊病例的数量可能低估了全国的真实感染人数。 在美国，测试受到延迟和限制诊断标准的限制，该标准限制了可以进行测试的人员。---CNBC
。在美国，尽管纽约的确诊病例总数最多，但其他东北州的案件总数也在迅速增加。 现在，新泽西州的已知病例数为第二高，超过了华盛顿州。 在马萨诸塞州，每天被诊断出100多人。 在康涅狄格州，最近每天都有数十名新患者被发现。在三月初，尽管已经报道了两个沿海地区的大规模疫情，路易斯安那州的官员尚未发现一例冠状病毒。 但是从那以后的日子里，该州受到了重创。 到星期二上午，已有2,305名路易斯安那人被感染，至少83人死亡 。约翰·贝尔·爱德华兹州州长上周表示：“我们的轨迹与意大利基本相同。”他限制公众聚会并敦促人们留在里面。--纽约时报
。英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊（Boris Johnson）宣布他的COVID-19测试呈阳性。 他在Twitter上说：“在过去的24小时内，我出现了轻度症状，并被测试为冠状病毒阳性。” “我现在正在自我隔离，但在我们与这种病毒作斗争时，我将继续通过视频会议领导政府的回应。”---CNBC
。在美国标准普尔500指数和道琼斯指数创下自1930年代初以来最好的三天涨幅的第二天，周五美国股市指数期货下跌超过2％，原因是美国面临着成为冠状病毒大流行的下一个全球震中的前景。 尽管本周开始紧张不安，但由于美联储（Federal Reserve）前所未有的政策放松以及政府有望出台2.2万亿美元的经济刺激法案，三大主要指数迄今反弹了13.3％和17.6％之间。 但是随着道琼斯指数和标准普尔500指数均较2月中旬的纪录高位下跌了20％以上，交易员表示，如果没有证据表明这种病毒被遏制，反弹不太可能持续。---路透社
。众议院今天将通过2万亿美元的刺激计划，并将其发送给白宫，以得到唐纳德·特朗普总统的签名。 经济放缓的惊人速度意味着旨在帮助企业和新失业者的计划需要在数周而不是数月内走出困境。 针对企业，州和地方政府的最大援助物资的法规仍在制定中。 对于特朗普号召将钱用于在两周内交付给个人的呼吁，人们仍然存有疑问。---彭博
。原油价格暴跌导致许多美国的石油产量迅速下降，而该行业将迎来35年来油井最大的空转。 在实物交付油的世界中，每桶交易价格都低于基准现货价格，为货物提供了大幅折扣。 西澳中质原油五月交割的原油价格今早交易于每桶22.50美元，同时价格下跌仍处于政策制定者优先考虑的范围之内，因此，市场似乎没有任何缓解的迹象。---彭博
。星期五当地时间早上，中国报告称，1月至2月工业利润暴跌创了最高记录，这既是由于农历新年，又主要是由于病毒的爆发以及政府遏制该病毒的限制性措施。 按年计算，利润增长为-38.3％，是有记录以来的最大跌幅，远低于12月的-6.3％同比下降。 经季节性调整后，1-2月的平均利润水平也比12月的水平大幅下降了22％（非年度化）。---Zero Hedge
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