▲ American children burning masks at the encouragement of adults 


Although the spread of infected people is slowing as the number of COVID-19 vaccinations increases in the United States, health authorities are becoming more concerned as movements against quarantine guidelines appear simultaneously.



According to the Washington Post (WP) on the 7th (local time), a mask format was held in Idaho, USA, mobilizing even children.



About 100 protesters gathered in front of the Legislature on the 6th and said they would refuse to wear masks, and burned the drums by burning them.



With the encouragement of the parents and adults who participated in the meeting, the children threw the masks into the fire, and some children shouted, "Get rid of the masks."



WP said the rally was one of several rally held across Idaho against corona protection.



The state of Idaho has not ordered masks to be worn across the state, but masks are mandated in 12 locations, including Boise, the state where the rally was held.



Leading Texas, state governments are proclaiming one after another to ease quarantine measures.



The states of Texas and Mississippi removed the rules for wearing masks last week, and the states of West Virginia, Connecticut, Arizona, Ohio, Michigan and Louisiana also decided to lift group restrictions applied to bars, restaurants, and gyms.



However, there is growing concern that premature mitigation measures will lead to re-proliferation of the corona.



Although the rate of corona infection has stagnated in the United States, the absolute number of new cases per day is still high, and the mutant virus could provide a new ember.



CNN broadcast cited data from Johns Hopkins University and said that the average of 60,000 new infections and 1,700 deaths per day last week.



In addition, about 41,000 patients were hospitalized for coronavirus.



Health authorities have raised the level of warning in response to subsequent mitigation measures.



Anthony Pouch, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the United States, said in an interview with CBS that the easing of COVID-19 quarantine risks triggering another surge.



Mr. Pouch said that the number of new infected people is currently stagnating at the level of 60,000 to 70,000 a day, but this is "unacceptable and really very high." "Don't turn the (quarantine) switch on and off. Another surge occurs. "Because it is dangerous to do it," he said.



Experts are also paying attention to the spread of the mutant virus.



The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) diagnosed that there are more than 2,700 confirmed cases of mutations from the UK, South Africa, and Brazil, but it is only the number identified through genetic testing.



Infectious disease expert Dr. Celine Göder told CNN that there are more than 2,600 confirmed cases of mutations originating in the United States in the United States. "This mutation is growing exponentially." I said.



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