Recently, according to foreign media reports, due to the impact of the new crown pandemic, about 200,000 children in the United States have lost their parents or primary caregivers and become "new crown orphans". The US government has been ineffective in helping these orphans.
The American "Atlantic Monthly" published an article that due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, many children in the United States have lost both parents, and many children have lost their grandfathers or grandmothers as primary caregivers.
The problem of "coronavirus orphans" among vulnerable groups such as ethnic minorities is even more serious.
Disproportionately from low-income and non-white families, these orphans already face many hardships in their lives, compounded by the loss of a caregiver.
The US government is not doing enough to help "coronavirus orphans".
Although there are some support measures in various places, there is a lack of a strong centralized national strategy.
There is no law or executive order specifically to provide them with resources.
The U.S. government has released a memo that includes help for those who have lost loved ones in the new crown epidemic, but Mary Wall, the head of the relevant operation, said there will be no dedicated team and will rely mainly on existing resources rather than new ones. funds.
Asking for new funding will run into problems because Congress has struggled to reach agreement on the most basic measures to fight the virus, such as treatment, testing, and vaccines.
(produced by Liu Peng)
Responsible editor: [Song Fangcan]