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Not only in Korea, but also in the United States, the situation is not good as the delta mutation spreads. The number of hospitalized coronavirus cases in the United States surged to the level of a pandemic in February. As a result, New York City has decided to bar people from entering restaurants and theaters unless they are vaccinated.
Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung from Washington.
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New York City announced on the 16th that in order to use restaurants, sports facilities, and concert halls, you must prove that you have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Without even one vaccination, many of New York City's indoor facilities will be unavailable.
[Bill De Blasio/New York Mayor: For everyone in New York City, we will end the corona era and do everything we can to fight the delta mutation.] As the
delta mutation spreads terrifyingly, 100,000 confirmed cases a day across the United States. It is coming out more than that, and the number of hospitalized patients is snowballing.
On the 2nd, the number of hospitalized patients with Corona in the United States was about 5,600, which is similar to the number during the pandemic in February.
[Catherine O'Neill/Louisiana Hospital Doctor: It's the worst situation we've seen. Now, about 40 to 60 children are being diagnosed with Corona in the emergency room every week, and it will increase.] In
particular
, the number of
hospitalized patients in Florida exceeded 11,000 as of 3 days, compared to mid-June last year, 11 doubled.
[Ron DeSantis/Governor of Florida: We do not have a lockdown. Schools don't even close. We will protect the jobs of all Florida residents.]
Despite this, some Republican governors have even issued executive orders banning the mandatory wearing of masks, helping to spread the delta mutation.