Coronavirus: COVID-19 Pandemic is Out of Control in the United States
The epidemic is out of control, the government and the people ignore the epidemic
According to data from the Union of American Scientists, as of November 15, 17.4 per million people in South Dakota had died of new coronavirus pneumonia in the past seven days. This rate ranks third in the world on the death rate list given by the agency. The American media referred to this as a kind of “out of control.” This loss of control is inseparable from the local government and people’s neglect of epidemic prevention.
In August, the outbreak in the United States accelerated. South Dakota still allowed thousands of tourists to participate in the 10-day 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, and refused to cancel the September State Fair. Participants are not required to wear masks. Participants at the Sturgis motorcycle rally would rather die than wear a mask and relax. This is a false cold.
In early November, after many mainstream media in the United States announced the victory of the Democratic presidential candidate Biden, Biden stated that he would personally call the governors of the “red states” who tend to support the Republican Party to persuade them to issue a mask order. We know that the most effective way to stop the spread of the new coronavirus is to wear a mask.
But South Dakota Governor Noam stated in advance that whether to wear a mask is a personal choice and is not a legal obligation.
Whether to wear a mask or not, the United States has been arguing for half a year
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On November 19, CNN released a map of the United States, marked in crimson red are states that have not yet issued mask orders across the state, including more than a dozen states including South Dakota. CNN noted that the United States has been arguing about whether to wear masks or not for more than half a year, but the current attitudes of state and local governments are still very different, and it is difficult to reach a consensus, which has seriously affected the epidemic prevention process.
On November 18th, Brett Giroir, a member of the White House Covid-19 Working Group and Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health, announced two amazing data at this stage: The number of new coronary pneumonia patients admitted to hospitals across the United States increased by 25% within a week, and new coronary pneumonia The number of deaths also increased by 25% within a week. Girol emphasized that this is developing in the wrong direction, and the deterioration of the epidemic has reached an absolutely dangerous level.
The U.S. epidemic has experienced three peaks so far
The BBC believes that the US epidemic has experienced at least three peaks so far. The peak of the first wave of the spring epidemic is likely to be underestimated because the United States had not yet widely promoted new coronavirus testing. The third wave, which is still climbing, is developing more rapidly than the previous two waves.
US media said 12 million people will lose unemployment benefits before the end of the year
The severe new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic has continued to have a huge impact on the US economy. The lives of the American people have been constantly impacted, and more and more people are forced to join the ranks waiting for relief. American media recently reported that after December 26 this year, about 12 million American unemployed people will lose their unemployment benefits.
According to the CBS report, the two major government assistance programs authorized by the US Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act will expire on December 26 this year, and the expiration of the two programs will result in 7.3 million and 460, respectively. Ten thousand Americans lose corresponding unemployment benefits.
The impact of the epidemic and the economic downturn have also caused more and more American families to fall into a state of “food insecurity”. According to a report by the CBS on the 22nd, a photo of people queuing to receive free food that was taken by a media reporter in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., by William Luther earlier this year, attracted attention.
The report said that since the beginning of the epidemic, about 7 million people in the United States have applied for related food relief programs of the federal government.