China News Agency, New York, July 23. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said on the 23rd that the risk of infection among young people in New York State has increased recently. New York State will adopt public service announcements and other methods to increase the spread of epidemic prevention knowledge among young people. .
Como held a press conference in New York City that day to inform about the recent epidemic situation. The data shows that New York State has newly confirmed 811 new coronavirus infections on the 22nd, and 13 deaths; the 3-day average number of deaths in a single day is 8 people, which is less than 10 for 3 consecutive days; the total number of hospitalizations has dropped to 706 people. The lowest value since March 18. Cuomo said that it can be considered that New York has crossed the "highest and most dangerous" peak of the epidemic.
But Cuomo also warned that if the epidemic prevention rules are not followed, the epidemic will come back. New York State analyzed data from the past two weeks and found that the virus infection rate among people aged 21 to 30 rose from 9.9% to 13.2%. Cuomo said that there have been many large-scale crowd gatherings in New York State in the past two weeks. Many people did not wear masks or did not maintain social distancing. They gathered in bars, restaurants and other places. The increase in the infection rate of young people is closely related to this. "The new crown virus can kill you." Cuomo emphasized that young people are not immune to the new crown virus. Violating the epidemic prevention rules is risking their own and other people's lives. He said that in addition to increasing the popularization of knowledge, local governments must also strengthen law enforcement to ensure that people abide by the epidemic prevention rules.
At the same time, the risk of imported cases from other states still exists. Cuomo reiterated that passengers from areas classified as high-risk by New York State must report relevant information upon arrival and self-quarantine for 14 days. New York State is also ready to support the epidemic prevention work of other states, because New York State will not be able to protect itself until the epidemic in other parts of the United States is controlled.
Cuomo also called on all states in the United States to stop quarrels based on political stances and not to rush and restart the economy blindly. On the contrary, the epidemic prevention work should be carried out in strict accordance with scientific guidance and restarted in stages based on data. He pointed out that since New York State began to restart in different regions and in phases on May 15, the epidemic data has not shown a significant rebound, and the overall decline has been maintained, proving that the idea of phased restart is feasible and effective. While some states are eager to restart, the epidemic has rebounded, and the restart has become a "re-closing."
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the total number of confirmed infections of the new crown virus in the United States reached 3.998 million, and the number of confirmed cases in California exceeded 421,000, which is nearly 12,000 more than the epicenter of the epidemic in New York State. Nearly 390,000 people were diagnosed in Florida, and more than 363,000 in Texas. According to the New York Times, there are currently 39 states in the United States showing an upward trend of epidemics. As the number of confirmed cases continues to increase, the number of hospitalizations and deaths has also "increased." (Finish)