China News Service, March 5, reported that the American infectious disease expert Fauci criticized Texas and others for canceling the mask order on the 4th.

He said that the United States should not relax its epidemic prevention restrictions until the number of new cases per day drops below 10,000.

At the same time, the U.S. Senate agreed to advance a new round of bailout bills.

Fauci approves Texas to cancel mask order

　　On the 4th, American infectious disease expert Fauci urged residents of Texas and Mississippi to continue to wear masks after their Republican governors canceled the mask order. He also criticized the two states' decisions for "unexplainable".

Data map: Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

　　Fauci said: "I understand the need to return to normal, but if you completely abandon the public health guidelines, you will only be frustrated, especially when we still have 55,000 to 70,000 new infections every day. "

　　Fauci said that the United States should not relax its epidemic prevention restrictions until the number of new coronavirus cases per day drops below 10,000.

　　The last time there were fewer than 10,000 new cases in a single day in the United States was March 22, 2020, one year ago.

Since mid-October 2020, the number of daily cases has never fallen below 50,000.

As of March 3, 2021, the average number of new cases in a single day in the past seven days has exceeded 64,000.

　　Alabama Governor Ivey said on the 4th that she will extend the state's mask order for another month.

Ivey pointed out that although the number of new crown cases and hospitalizations in the state has been declining, it is not a good time to cancel the mask order.

　　However, in view of the improvement of the epidemic situation, Ivey will relax some epidemic prevention measures, including increasing the upper limit of the number of people dining at the same table.

Data map: On January 31, local time, people in San Francisco, the United States, were vaccinated at the large-scale new crown vaccination site at San Francisco City College.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan

The U.S. Senate agrees to advance the bailout bill

　　Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted on the 4th to advance the new crown bailout with a total of 1.9 trillion U.S. dollars.

This procedural motion resulted in a draw of 50 votes to 50 votes based on the party line. In the end, Vice President Harris voted for the Democrats and broke the tie.

　　The Senate voted to start a debate on the bailout plan this time, preparing for the bailout plan to be passed as soon as this weekend.

However, the advancement of the bill was still strongly obstructed by Republicans.

　　Senator Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, insisted that the 628-page bailout case be read, and this process is usually omitted.

Johnson also said that the Senate will be required to vote on several amendments.

　　As expected, the Senate version of the bill removes a clause passed by the House of Representatives that proposes to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. The Senate ruled that members cannot do so in the budget coordination process.