Former mayor of New York attended
Trump is absent from the party just before the event
Christmas party for four British EPL players
Thousands of people gathered to hold a New Year event
3,000 confirmed cases in Japan are serious
Conflict over emergency situation of central and local governments
President Donald Trump held a’no mask’ party in the United States, where the world’s largest number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) confirmed. In Britain, which is breaking the record of new infections every day, players in the professional football Premier League violate the quarantine rules to attend Christmas meetings, while in France, a frantic New Year’s party was held, and penalties were imposed on more than 1200 people.
According to CNN on the 2nd (local time), President Trump and his wife Melania held a year-end party at the Marrakech Resort in Palm Beach, Florida on the last evening of last year.
It is reported that 500 copies of the party were sold for 1,000 dollars (about 1.09 million won). Trump’s private lawyer Rudolph Giuliani, former New York Mayor, and conservative media Fox News and One American News Network (OANN) personnel, appeared, and none of the party attendees wore masks, CNN said. The president has violated the US health authorities’ ban on travel and meetings on Christmas holidays. The President and Mrs. Trump returned to Washington a few hours before the start of the event and were absent from the party.
In the UK, four Premier League players were warned for violating quarantine rules and attending a Christmas party.
According to sports media ESPN, Tottenham midfielder Eric Lamela and Giovanni Rosselso, defender Sergio Legillon, and West Ham United midfielder Manuel Lancini were together at a Christmas party with nearly 20 people through Social Network Service (SNS). Lamela, Rosselso, and Lancini are from Argentina, and Leglon is from Spain.
London, the home of Tottenham and West Ham clubs, has taken four steps, the highest level in responding to Corona 19, from the 19th of last month. In step 4, you must stay at home, except in special cases, such as when it is impossible to work from home.
As the controversy spread, the Tottenham club made a statement, saying, “We are very disappointed, and we strongly criticize the Christmas meeting.” “The rules are clear. There are no exceptions. This matter will be handled internally by the club,” he said, suggesting disciplinary action.
In a large warehouse in Brittany, France, a New Year celebration was held in which thousands of people broke the curfew, and seven people were arrested and fines were imposed on about 1,200. If you look at the video reported by the local media, you can’t find anyone wearing a mask. Everyone, holding a bottle of alcohol in one hand, left their bodies to the music and danced without mind. The French government has banned traffic from 8 pm to 6 am the next day from the 15th of last month. Violation of this will result in a penalty of at least 135 euros (approximately 180,000 won).
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 610,069 new patients occurred on the 2nd, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases worldwide exceeded 82 million. There were 230,000 new confirmed cases in the US alone, and 57725 in the UK also broke the record again since the outbreak of Corona 19.
In Japan, the number of confirmed cases in Japan exceeded 3,000 for six consecutive days from the 29th of last month. I met Yastoshi (西村康稔), the Minister of Economic Regeneration, and requested that the emergency declaration be reviewed promptly.
When the Prime Minister issues an emergency by setting a period and region, the local head of the local government can order the forced use of land and buildings for temporary medical facilities, restrict or suspend the use of school and welfare facilities, and stop holding events such as music and sports. The central government is hesitant, fearing that the economic contraction will accelerate if the emergency is issued again.
The confrontation between Prime Minister Suga and Governor Koike is expected to intensify as the metropolitan local government demands an emergency issue. Around Prime Minister Suga who was hit, “Governor Koike is cunning. The Asahi Shimbun reported that he expressed his dissatisfaction, saying, “I wish I would declare an emergency to the government before taking measures that could be used.”
Tokyo = Correspondent Kim Cheong-jung, reporter Ji-ro Yoon [email protected]
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