Chinanews.com, August 10th. With the delta new crown mutant virus raging, the number of new crown pneumonia infections in the United States has rapidly increased. At the same time, more than a thousand cases of the "lamda" mutant strain first discovered in Peru have also appeared in the country. The disease expert reminded that we must pay attention to it.

This also allowed the US military and more US companies to make up their minds to implement a mandatory vaccine order.

On August 3, local time, customers were shopping in a mall in San Francisco, California.

Thousands of infections, lambda variants sound the alarm

　　According to data from the influenza and new coronavirus data platform "Influenza Data Sharing Global Initiative", there are currently 1,060 cases of new coronary pneumonia caused by the "lamda" strain in the United States.

　　According to reports, although this number is much lower than the number of cases infected with the delta variant, which accounts for about 83% of new cases in the United States, infectious disease experts said that they are currently paying close attention to the situation of the lambda variant.

　　The WHO previously stated that the changes in the lambda variant may increase the virus' infectivity and make it more resistant to antibodies.

　　Due to the rapid spread of the mutant virus, the number of new coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths in the United States is also increasing.

　　According to data from Johns Hopkins University, as of the 8th, the seven-day average number of new crown infections in the United States exceeded 100,000, which is 36% higher than a week ago.

　　Poland, director of the vaccine research team at Mayo Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, told the warning, “We will continue to have more and more mutant strains, and eventually there may be one or more mutant strains. Learn how to avoid vaccination-induced Immunity."

　　The lambda variant was discovered in Peru, South America, in August 2020.

WHO stated in June 2021 that the lambda variant has been circulating in as many as 29 countries, especially in South America.

The WHO has listed it as a global "mutant strain to watch out for."

On August 7th, local time, a "Summer Street" event was held in New York, USA. During this period, some streets in Manhattan were banned from motor vehicles for people to ride, exercise or participate in temporary entertainment projects.

Mutated viruses are rampant, US military and US companies plan to implement mandatory vaccine orders

　　The mutated virus has led to an increase in the number of epidemics, and it has also made some departments or companies determined to implement a "compulsory vaccine order."

　　A government official confirmed on August 9 that US Secretary of Defense Austin will request approval to force all US military personnel to be vaccinated by mid-September.

　　According to reports, Austin's mandatory vaccination recommendations to US President Biden will be announced in a memo to all military personnel that day.

Biden also stated in a statement on the same day that he "strongly" supports Austin's decision.

　　According to the latest statistics from the Pentagon, more than 70% of active military personnel have received at least one dose of the new crown vaccine.

　　In addition, as of August 9, a number of American corporate giants have announced mandatory vaccination for some or all employees, including Wal-Mart, Google, Facebook, Tyson Foods, United Airlines, etc.

　　Health officials believe that vaccination is an important part of getting employees back to the office.

　　Technology giants Google and Facebook have stated that they will mandate that employees returning to the office be vaccinated against the new crown; Wal-Mart said that employees and management who work in the office must be vaccinated, and store employees in supermarket chains in high-risk counties must wear masks.

　　Tyson Foods requires employees across the United States to be vaccinated when returning to the office.

However, this request met with backlash from employees. The union organization representing its 24,000 workers in the meat factory believed that the injunction had not been approved by the relevant agencies.