China News Service, July 7 (Xinhua, China) reported that the start of the US in July under the epidemic was dismal. In the first five days of this month, the United States reported three new days of new crown new cases, 14 states recorded single-day highs, and more than 250,000 new cases were reported nationwide.
【The epidemic situation in many places is rapidly deteriorating】
The total number of cases on the 5th in Texas and Florida exceeded 200,000. Clay Jenkins, a senior official in Dallas County, Texas, said that "the situation is that we are experiencing community sprawl," and he called on residents to "go from selfishness to sacrifice" and put on masks in public. The county reported more than 2,000 new cases over the weekend.
On July 4, local time, two children ran on the beach lawn on the other side of Manhattan in New York. It was American Independence Day. China News Agency reporter Liao Panshe
In Mississippi, the number of cases in almost every county is on the rise, and several members including the State Assembly Speaker tested positive. The governor of Mississippi announced on personal social media on the 6th that he will be isolated while waiting for the test results, and he had brief contact with an infected MP.
As the number of cases in Miami Dade County continues to increase, County Chief Carlos Jimenez is restoring some restrictions. He said on the 6th that he will sign an emergency order that will close restaurants (still takeaways and takeaways are allowed), gyms, fitness centers, short-term rentals, meeting places, banquet facilities and ballrooms. The order will take effect on July 8.
[New infections occur frequently, the United States is in "free fall"]
As people resume their routine work before the pandemic, new infections are emerging. Currently, at least 16 cases of infection are related to a church in San Antonio. In Missouri, a summer camp was closed after more than 40 people, including members and employees, tested positive.
But the trend of reopening continues. From the perspective of this long weekend, many Americans do not care about infecting others and making the economy go backwards.
"We are in a free-fall state," said Dr. Rochelle Valensky, the head of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital. "You can see what happened in the past weekend. People either have a naive influence on their behavior Or simply ignore it."
"Let us remember that so far, there are still 300 million susceptible and uninfected people in the United States, and this virus is far from exhausting people's ability to infect." He said, "until we change our behavior to prevent These infections will continue to soar."
In addition, the number of cases continues to rise, and hospital beds in the United States are also facing shortages. "The local and valley hospitals are full and there are no beds." Senior Elloy Vera, Starr County, Texas, said, "I urge all our residents to take refuge in place, put on masks, practice social distance and avoid gather together."