US Centers for Disease Control: People infected with the new coronavirus can go to the scene to vote in the US general election

(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) US Centers for Disease Control: People infected with the new coronavirus can go to the scene to vote in the US general election

　　China News Service, Houston, November 3rd. Comprehensive media news on November 3rd. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated in the latest safety guidance that people who test positive for the new crown can go to the U.S. election site to vote but Follow the safety standards issued by the agency.

Data map: At a polling station in Suffolk County, New York, voters lined up to vote in advance for the 2020 US presidential election.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

　　According to the Associated Press, the CDC issued the latest safety guidance on November 1, stating that voters have the right to vote whether they are infected with the new crown virus or are in isolation.

The CDC said that these voters should follow the safety standards issued by the agency when they go to the polling station, including wearing masks, keeping at least six feet away, and washing hands before and after voting.

The CDC also requires these voters to let the staff at the polling station know that they are sick or in isolation after they arrive at the polling station.

　　Voting on election day for the 2020 U.S. General Election begins on November 3. Voters will vote for the next U.S. President, hundreds of members of Congress and some local officials.

　　According to the "Washington Post" report, although it is currently expected that nearly 100 million votes have been received during the early voting stage of the US general election, tens of millions of voters are expected to vote at the polling station on election day.

The media said that in some states where there is no mandatory requirement to wear masks, voting with people infected with the new crown may cause public anxiety and panic.

　　According to data released by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 4 pm Eastern time on November 3, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States exceeded 9.35 million, and the death toll exceeded 230,000.

The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Texas ranks first in the United States, with more than 943,000 reported cases, surpassing California.

　　According to data tracked by the Washington Post, 12 states including Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and Montana have reported record numbers of hospitalizations for the new crown.

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