Chinanews, December 8th, a comprehensive report that after the autumn and winter seasons, the number of hospitalized patients with new coronary pneumonia in the United States has continued to set records, and the number of deaths has increased sharply.

US health officials believe that some hospitals have been seriously overloaded.

It is reported that US President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to ensure that all Americans can get the new crown vaccine before the US government starts to assist other countries.

On the other hand, US President-elect Biden announced the proposed list of health teams, including Fauci as the chief advisor to the epidemic.

On December 1, local time, a "drive-speed" new coronavirus testing station set up at the Alemany Farmers Market in San Francisco, California, USA, provided testing services to citizens.

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Hospitals in some areas are seriously overloaded

Trump wants to protect the vaccine "America First"?

　　According to real-time data from Johns Hopkins University, as of 6:26 on the 8th Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States exceeded 14.90 million, and the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 283,000.

In the past 24 hours, more than 180,000 new cases have been confirmed in the United States.

　　Adams, the medical director of the US Department of Health and Human Services, said on the morning of the 7th that this wave of confirmed cases has soared, which is different from the situation where the epidemic has heated up. The problem of hospital load."

　　Adams said: "In a few specific areas, the local hospitals are really seriously overloaded." He said that if we want to help these hospitals so that they can maintain operations under heavy load, the solution is to provide medical staff. Provide new crown vaccine.

　　According to Fox News, the US government will hold a "vaccine summit" at the White House on the 8th. It is expected that US President Trump will sign an executive order to ensure that all Americans can get the new crown vaccine before the US government starts to assist other countries. .

　　However, some pharmaceutical giants reacted coldly to Trump's "vaccine summit."

According to reports, the heads of the two major vaccine providers Pfizer and Moderna have declined the invitation of the White House to attend the summit.

According to the New York Times, the Trump administration had the opportunity to order more vaccines in advance in the summer, but they gave up this opportunity.

Data map: US President-elect Biden.

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Biden announces the proposed list of new medical and health teams

Fauci worried about the "dark hour" of the epidemic

　　On the other hand, on the 7th local time, US President-elect Biden announced the list of seven candidates for key positions in the health department of his new government.

He said in the statement that this team has extensive experience in public health, government governance and crisis management.

"They are experts in their respective fields. They will be based on facts and science to fully focus on responding to the new crown epidemic and restore public trust in the fight against the epidemic."

　　According to reports, Biden intends to nominate California Attorney General Becerra as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, infectious disease expert Fauci as the White House’s chief medical advisor to the new crown epidemic, and Vivak Merch as the director of the US Public Health Service. Rochelle Varensky serves as the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jeff Zienz and Natalie Quillian served as the White House's Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator for COVID-19 response, respectively.

　　On the same day, Fauci pointed out that according to the current development trend of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the United States, mid-January may be a "very dark hour."

　　As a guest, Fauci participated in a press conference held by New York Governor Cuomo in Albany, the state capital.

He said that in another week or ten days or so, people will see a spike in cases caused by travel and gatherings during Thanksgiving.

The problem is that with Christmas and Hanukkah approaching, there will be a lot of travel and gatherings, which will bring a new wave of infection.

　　Fauci said that due to the superposition of the two “peaks” of infection, the situation in mid-January may be extremely bad.