China News Service, November 26, reported that the number of deaths from the new crown in the United States reached 2,157 in a single day on November 24, which is the first time since May to exceed 2,000.
On the 25th, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first "new generation" test, which can measure the number of neutralizing antibodies produced by the human immune system after exposure to the virus, in order to determine a person's ability to resist infection.
Data map: On November 24, local time, a resident of San Francisco, California, was walking in a park.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
According to Reuters statistics, the number of deaths in a single day in the United States reached 2,157 on November 24, and another 170,000 were infected.
However, currently, the day with the most deaths in the United States is April 14, when 2,806 deaths were recorded on that day.
However, the report pointed out that this single-day number is sometimes higher than the actual number, because of the lag in the number of statistics, leading to a large number of registrations on one day.
On the 24th local time, the number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 in the United States reached a record 87,000. Major US infectious disease officials urged people to hold Thanksgiving gatherings as few as possible.
Fauci issued a final appeal before Thanksgiving on the 25th, urging people to "sacrifice" Thanksgiving plans to help prevent the spread of the new crown virus.
He pointed out: "Indoor gatherings (scale) should be kept as small as possible. We all know how difficult it is... But by making this sacrifice, you will prevent people from becoming infected."
According to reports, Fauci is optimistic about the fight against the epidemic.
"The vaccine is right here," he said. "If we can keep it for a while and continue to do the simple precautions we have been talking about-masks, social distancing, avoiding crowds, especially indoor crowds. If we do these things, We will tide over the difficulties. So this is my last request before the holidays." He said that if people do not follow his advice, the United States may see "another surge in infections" within three weeks.
On the same day, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first antibody test that can measure the number of neutralizing antibodies produced by the human immune system after exposure to the virus. This is a "new generation" new coronavirus test method designed to determine a person's resistance to infection ability.
According to the report, the body's immune system produces antibodies to fight viruses and other foreign pathogens that invade the body.
For the new coronavirus, it is not clear how much protection the antibody can provide and how long this protection can last, but the test can help researchers to better understand the role of the new coronavirus antibody in immune protection.
This test is different from many previously authorized new coronavirus antibody tests because it can measure the specific level of new coronavirus neutralizing antibodies in the human body. The US Food and Drug Administration has previously approved some tests to assess antibody levels, but not specifically for neutralizing antibodies.