1. World Health Organization (WHO): the idea of ending the epidemic by the end of 2021 is unrealistic. It is still too early. The smart thing to do is to reduce the number of hospitalized cases as much as possible. The focus is on controlling the spread of the virus as much as possible to avoid mutation and to reduce the number of cases requiring medical treatment. More importantly, vaccinate as many people as possible against COVID-19, especially front-line personnel and vulnerable groups. If the COVID-19 vaccine can not only affect the number of hospitalizations and deaths, but also significantly reduce the risk of transmission, then it can speed up the control of the epidemic, and the current situation is much better than it was ten weeks ago.

2.Texas Blassos Power Company, the largest and oldest power company in Texas, filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court in Houston on March 1, local time, because it was unable to pay its US$1.8 billion bill. In mid-February, the cold snap paralyzed nearly half of Texas’s power plants, forcing Brassos and other power companies that could not meet their demands to buy alternative electricity at high prices to power the grid, leaving them with billions of dollars in bills. the deficit is widening until bankruptcy is liquidated.

3. On March 2, the Philippine Army held a vaccination ceremony and officially began the vaccination work, and it is planned to vaccinate about 200 military personnel on the same day. Faustino, commander-in-chief of the Philippine army, was the first to be vaccinated. The vaccine, a total of 100000 doses of China’s Sinopec COVID-19 vaccine, was assisted by the Chinese people’s Liberation Army and delivered to the Philippine side on February 28th.

4.The Voyager Space Station, the world’s first Universo, will begin construction in 2025. The hotel, developed by the US Space Construction Corporation, is planned to be built in low-Earth orbit and could be operational as early as 2027, the Daily Mail reported. When completed, it will be equipped with a gym, a restaurant, a cinema, a spa and a room with a seating capacity of 400 people. Other modules will be privately owned or owned by the government.

5.In 2019, 1.6 billion people worldwide suffered varying degrees of hearing loss, and 430 million people needed ear and hearing care and rehabilitation services. Over the next 30 years, this number is likely to increase to about 2.5 billion, of whom 700 million will be in need of care and rehabilitation services. It is estimated that the global economic loss caused by hearing loss is nearly 1 trillion US dollars every year.

6.As of March 1, 2021, US Treasuries exceeded $28 trillion for the first time. According to statistics, the world’s central banks have sold US$1 trillion of US debt in 25 of the past 33 months, a record level for the world’s central banks.

7.The United Nations (FAO): recorded its ninth consecutive monthly rise in world food prices in February, hitting its highest level since July 2014, led by increases in sugar and vegetable oil prices.

8.As of March 1, 2021, US Treasuries exceeded $28 trillion for the first time. According to statistics, the world’s central banks have sold US $1 trillion of US debt in 25 of the past 33 months, a record level for the world’s central banks. 

9.American Institution of Civil Engineers: over the next 10 years, the United States will face a funding gap of $2.59 trillion for infrastructure needs, requiring a significant increase in government spending on roads, bridges and other projects. Governments at all levels and the private sector in the US should increase infrastructure investment to 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2025, up from 2.5 per cent today. 

10.Yonhap news agency: the South Korean government recently issued an aviation support plan, planning to expand the flight scope of cross-border low-altitude travel commodities, and considering introducing an “Travel Bubble” mechanism that allows passengers holding COVID-19 negative certificates to enter and leave without quarantine. Under the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, the aviation industry has been hit hard, a move to boost the aviation industry, which is in a recession under the epidemic.