1. According to several Italian media reports, a research team led by the University of Milan in Italy detected the novel coronavirus gene sequence in a biopsy sample of a female patient with dermatitis on November 10, 2019. The result advanced the appearance of “patient zero” in Italy to November 2019. Earlier, researchers at the University of Milan found novel coronavirus in a boy’s pharyngeal secretion extracted in December 2019.

2.In response to recent rumors about the Tokyo Olympic Games, a spokesman for the International Olympic Committee said in an interview with Xinhua on the 11th that the International Olympic Committee, together with Japan, will continue to go all out to host the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games safely and successfully this summer.

3. The Fed handed over US$88.5 billion in profits to the U.S. Treasury in 2020, an increase of nearly 2/3 over the previous year, as lower interest rates reduced the Fed’s interest payments.

4. On January 11th, the San Diego Zoo in California issued a statement saying that several gorillas novel coronavirus tested positive. This is the world’s first case of non-human primates infecting novel coronavirus. The infected gorilla showed mild symptoms, but ate and drank normally.

5. January 14-according to CNN, BBC and other foreign media reports, on the 13th local time, the US House of Representatives voted to pass a draft impeachment resolution against incumbent President Trump, making Trump the first president in US history to be impeached twice.

6. Deutsche Bank, one of Germany’s largest commercial banks, has decided to stop doing business with US President Donald Trump and his family business in the future. Deutsche Bank made the decision after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Congress on the 6th, a source said. 

7. Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee: the news that the Tokyo Olympic Games have been cancelled or postponed to 2024 or even 2032 is false news. The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held as scheduled in the summer of 2021. 

8. Germany’s DAX30 index closed up 0.11% at 13939.71, Britain’s FTSE index closed down 0.13% at 6745.52, and France’s CAC40 index closed up 0.21% at 5662.67.

9. The U.S. House of Representatives voted on the bill to impeach Trump on the 13th local time. According to Fox News, the House of Representatives finally voted to impeach President Trump by a vote of 232197, making Trump the first president in US history to be impeached twice while in office.

10. World Health Organization (WHO): considering the dynamics of the spread of the virus, the epidemic situation may be more severe in the future. In the northern hemisphere, especially in Europe and North America, people enter the house because of the cold, social gathering increases, and a series of factors exacerbate the spread of the virus in many countries. At present, the mutant novel coronavirus found in Britain has appeared in 50 countries and regions in the world, and novel coronavirus has been found in 20 countries and regions in South Africa.

11. US Treasury: from October to December 2020, the US government deficit was US$572.9 billion, the highest level in the same period of the year, with an increase of 61 per cent over the same period last year. The deficit in December was US$143.6 billion, also the highest in the same period on record. The deficit is expected to rise further after Congress passed a US$900 billion stimulus package last month and the Biden administration plans to launch trillions of dollars more bailouts.