According to a comprehensive report from China News Service, September 1st, in 22 days, the United States has added 1 million new cases of new coronary pneumonia, and a total of more than 6 million cases have been confirmed.

What caused the severity of the epidemic in the United States to consistently rank first in the world?

Downplaying threats and concealing problems... Recently, the report of the White House New Coronavirus Working Group revealed the truth about the US government's "double-sided" fight against the epidemic.

At the same time, the US media pointed out that the White House Covid-19 consultant is implementing a "herd immunity" strategy.

On August 31, local time, at a commuter train station in Westchester County, New York, USA, passengers wearing masks were riding on the train.

The latest statistics on the new crown epidemic released by Johns Hopkins University on the 31st showed that the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 6 million.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

The US government wants to promote "herd immunity"?

　　"It may kill hundreds of thousands or even millions of Americans"

　　The Washington Post reported on September 1 that Scott Atlas, who joined the White House in August as an epidemiological consultant, is urging the White House to adopt a “herd immunity” strategy similar to Sweden, which allows the new crown virus to be in the population. In order to establish herd immunity.

　　US officials and experts say that the government has begun to implement some policies in accordance with these guidelines, especially in testing.

A few days ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated the new crown testing guidelines. The new guidelines stated that if close contacts have no symptoms, testing is not necessary.

This change caused controversy. The US media said that the CDC was obviously under pressure from the White House.

　　Although the White House denied that relevant policies were being formulated-White House officials said that Trump had asked about "herd immunity" but has not formally accepted this strategy-but it still caused many experts inside and outside the government to worry.

　　Experts point out that this strategy could lead to the death of hundreds of thousands or even millions of Americans.

At present, the United States has accumulated more than 183,000 deaths due to the new crown virus.

On July 11, local time, Trump was photographed wearing a mask while visiting a military medical center.

The report reveals the truth about the US government's "double-sided" fight against the epidemic

　　"The President and his supporters are not honest with the American people"

　　The controversy over the US government's response to the new crown epidemic goes far beyond this.

The report from the White House New Coronavirus Working Group revealed the truth about the government's "double-sided" anti-epidemic.

　　The report of the White House New Coronavirus Working Group is usually not public, but the eight reports in June and July have been requested by the New Coronavirus Subcommittee of the House Oversight Committee at the end of August.

　　The report analyzed in detail the spread of the new coronavirus in various states.

The contents of the report show that in the past few months, Trump administration officials have been privately warning about the severity of the epidemic in many states, but have played down this in public.

　　The U.S. "Capitol Hill" reported on August 31st to give such a few examples.

　　- On June 16, US Vice President Pence accused the media of inciting people's worries about the return of the new crown virus in an op-ed, saying that "panic" was "exaggerated."

But just a week later, the working group pointed out that 7 states entered the "red zone" of the epidemic.

Among them, the number of new cases in Oklahoma increased by 93%, and that in Idaho increased by 134%.

　　——Pence once emphasized the benefits of states reopening. He said: “All 50 states are opening safely and responsibly.” But the fact is that by mid-July, the working group stated that 20 states were already in the “red zone” of the epidemic. "And it is recommended to increase testing.

Among them, as the first state in the United States to fully restart the economy, Georgia was accused of "the epidemic trend is developing in the wrong direction, and the number of new cases in urban, suburban, and rural areas has set a record."

　　——As early as more than two months ago, the working group had put forward suggestions such as wearing masks, closing bars, and banning large gatherings, but the White House had little interest in implementing or publicly discussing any guidance and recommendations of the working group.

In addition, since June 23, 14 states in the "red zone" have refused to compulsorily wear masks throughout the state.

　　"The president and his supporters did not be candid with the American people and did not develop a national plan to solve this problem. Instead, they kept these worrying reports confidential and publicly downplayed the threat to millions of Americans." Democratic Rep. Clayburn, who leads the subcommittee on the new crown virus, said.

On August 30, local time, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, due to the continuous expansion of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the University of North Carolina students complied with the requirements to move out of the campus dormitory and packed their luggage and moved out of the campus.

More than 440,000 children in the U.S. are infected

"No country can pretend that the new crown pandemic is over"

　　What's more worrying is that while all walks of life in the United States are still arguing about anti-epidemic measures, the new crown virus has not stopped spreading, and the infection situation of children and adolescents is particularly severe.

　　The latest report jointly issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Children's Hospital Association shows that since the outbreak, more than 440,000 children in the United States have been infected with the new crown virus.

Among them, since the beginning of August, more than 70,000 new cases of child infection have been reported across the United States.

　　In addition, the "New York Times" reported on August 31 that statistics from the American Academy of Pediatrics also showed that the growth rate of new confirmed cases, hospital admissions and deaths among American children far exceeded the average level of the American population.

　　With the arrival of the school season, the campus epidemic is even more worrying.

Currently, at least 36 states in the United States have reported cases of new crown infection in colleges and universities.

More than 1,200 people have been diagnosed at the University of Alabama alone.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Notre Dame have also reported a surge in infections among students, faculty and staff.

　　"We want to see children go back to school and people go back to the workplace, but this must be done safely." WHO Director-General Tedros Tedros once pointed out.

　　He called on all countries to take seriously restarting the economy and society, "opening without control (virus) will only lead to disaster."

"No country can pretend that the new crown pandemic is over. The reality is that this virus spreads very easily." (End)