Chinanews, August 16th, a comprehensive report that the new crown epidemic in the United States is still raging and has caused nearly 170,000 deaths. The US Centers for Disease Control expects that this number will increase by 10,000 to 30,000 in the next three weeks. On the other hand, US health experts criticized that the new crown pandemic has lasted for more than half a year, but the United States is still unable to conduct simple tests. Currently, the United States is advancing the vaccine market plan, and has asked California and other four states to draft a vaccine distribution and storage plan. However, the survey shows that one-third of Americans are unwilling to receive the vaccine.
On August 8, local time, a restaurant in San Francisco, California, USA placed several tables on the parking space at the door for diners to eat. Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
California diagnosed over 600,000 in the next three weeks or 30,000 deaths
The latest statistics on the new crown epidemic released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States on the 15th showed that there were more than 64,000 new confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in the United States in a single day, and an increase of more than 1,000 deaths. According to statistics from the university, there were 64201 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, and an increase of 1,336 deaths. One day ago, 51,443 new confirmed cases and 1076 deaths were reported.
A total of 5.35 million people have been diagnosed in the United States so far, and about 170,000 people have died from the new crown epidemic. The US Centers for Disease Control estimates that this number will reach 180,000 to 200,000 in three weeks. 10,000 to 30,000 Americans will die from the new crown in the next three weeks.
Among the states in the United States, California has the most severe epidemic, with a cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeding 600,000, making it the first state in the United States to exceed 600,000 cases. The second and third largest states are Florida and Texas.
However, the Governor of California still pointed out that there are positive signs of the outbreak in the state. He said that the number of hospitalizations in the past two weeks has dropped by 20%, and the number of people admitted to intensive care units has also fallen by 14%, which "makes him feel excited."
On August 9, local time, pedestrians in Times Square, New York, USA.
Experts: the results are meaningless
While the number of confirmed diagnoses in the United States continues to rise, testing is still under tremendous pressure. According to a survey conducted by CNBC in collaboration with global data and research company Dynata, nearly 40% of Americans have to wait more than three days to receive the results of the new coronavirus test. Health experts say this means that the results are useless.
Health experts say that two days or less is the ideal state for receiving test results so that it can help stop the spread. If the test results take more than three days, people are less likely to self-isolate and it is difficult to find people who have had contact with them during this period.
"It is incredible that the new crown pandemic has been six or seven months, and we are still unable to perform simple diagnostic tests." said Dr. Ashish Jaha, a professor of global health at Harvard University. "Most other countries in the world look at us with suspicion because the United States cannot perform simple tests on infectious diseases that have been known for seven months."
FDA urgently authorizes new saliva testing method
To ease the pressure of testing, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on the 15th that it has granted an emergency use authorization for the new crown diagnostic test, which uses an inexpensive new saliva sample processing method.
Researchers from the Yale School of Public Health said the molecular diagnostic test can produce results within three hours, can test up to 92 samples at a time, and is low cost.
Currently, the FDA has approved four other coronavirus tests using saliva samples. The emergency use authorization allows the FDA to accelerate the approval of coronavirus testing products.
On August 9, local time, pedestrians in Times Square, New York, USA.
The vaccine marketing plan is steadily advancing.
US federal health officials said that after the safety of the new crown vaccine is confirmed, McKesson Corp, the world's largest drug wholesaler and the largest vaccine broker in the United States, will become the main distributor of the new crown vaccine in the United States.
Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a statement: "Today's statement provides another foundation for the country to move towards safe and effective vaccines."
The Washington Post pointed out that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked California, Florida, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Philadelphia this week to draft plans for the delivery and storage of the new crown vaccine, and list who will be listed in the first batch of vaccines. After that, they can give priority to the beating.
Although Trump has been pushing for a vaccine to be authorized for use in the United States before November, the initial supply cannot meet everyone's needs, and high-risk groups may be given priority. Senior government officials, including Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that the introduction of a vaccine that can cover most Americans is expected to continue until 2021.
However, a poll recently released by NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist showed that more than one-third of Americans said that even if the new crown virus vaccine is available, they will not get vaccinated.