Newsletter: "Toughest Week" for US Anti-epidemic

Xinhua News Agency, New York, April 9th Newsletter: The US's anti-epidemic "the most difficult week"

Xinhua News Agency reporter Miao Xiaojuan

New Yorker Monica Gay, who works on TV, likens the New Crown Virus to a cunning thief, "it will sneak into your home and steal your family."

As of the early morning of the 9th, Eastern Time, there were more than 430,000 confirmed cases of the new crown in the United States, and nearly 15,000 deaths. US President Trump said on the 4th that the United States may usher in the "most difficult week" and "many people will die"; on the 5th, the US Public Health Secretary Jerome Adams said that the next week will be the majority of Americans The most difficult and sad week in life.

"I saw patients infected with the new coronavirus being carried into an ambulance, wearing a mask and vomiting, and then pushed into the emergency room." Gay said that these experiences interviewed during the day prevented her from falling asleep at night.

Guy told reporters that about a week ago, her friend's father died after contracting the new coronavirus. This was the first time she felt that the new coronavirus might be by her side. "He didn't get through it, his loved ones didn't see him on the last side, and there was no funeral. There was nothing. Those who were alive must be strong and cry until the child falls asleep," Guy said.

In the past few days, Guy's husband has been unable to sleep at night. After the outbreak, his dental clinic was forced to close.

According to data from the US Department of Labor, from March 15 to 28, about 10 million people in the United States applied for unemployment benefits for the first time. Before the outbreak, the US unemployment rate was at its lowest level in decades.

According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, there are more than 1.5 million confirmed cases worldwide. At present, the United States is the epicenter of the world, and the situation in New York City is more serious.

"We have seen too many corpses recently, especially in New York City." Mike Lanott, president of the New York State Funeral Association, said this has never been encountered before.

Lanotte and his family have not had any personal protective equipment so far, not even a mask. He said that many funeral directors are worried that they will be infected with viruses when they touch the corpses, and are still waiting for the arrival of protective materials.

"The Los Angeles Times" published an editorial on the 7th, saying that after the "most difficult week" in the United States, the number of new cases and deaths will not decline, and it is not yet known how many more difficult moments.

Anthony Fudge, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in an interview with local media, "This week will shock and disturb some people, but this is also what will happen before the situation improves."

The outbreak of the epidemic has caused the lives of overseas Chinese in the United States to face multiple pressures such as panic and bleak business. However, many overseas Chinese still try their best to help their local areas resolve their urgent needs.

Chinese American Chen Lei started operating restaurants in New York City in 2005. In March, he raised supplies such as masks, protective clothing, and hand sanitizers to New York's community police station and hospital.

Huang Yanzhong, a senior researcher on global health issues at the US Foreign Relations Commission, said that the Chinese Americans ’anti-epidemic efforts have contributed to the local community.

As Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said in a comment article published on the New York Times website recently, the Chinese people feel the pain of the American people suffering from the epidemic, and China will not forget the assistance the American people gave when the epidemic was most difficult. China will do its best to provide support to relevant countries, including the United States.