China News Service, August 19, reported that the Delta Covid-19 variant strain is facing major challenges in the United States. This variant currently accounts for 99% of new cases in the United States.

On the 17th, the number of deaths from the epidemic in the United States exceeded 1,000, which is equivalent to about 42 deaths per hour from the new crown.

In response to the severe epidemic, the Biden government has begun to upgrade its vaccine operations and plans to provide the public with a booster shot of the new crown vaccine from September 20.

On January 13, 2021 local time, the government of Anaheim, California, and the Orange County, California, U.S. government announced that the government has placed a large temporary COVID-19 vaccination site in the local Disneyland Resort.

The picture shows people waiting in long lines at the vaccinated location in the Disneyland Resort in California.

Delta variant accounts for 99% of new cases in the U.S.

About 42 people die every hour from the new crown

　　The latest data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the 18th showed that the more contagious delta variant currently accounts for 99% of new cases in the United States.

The CDC also cited research in Canada and Scotland and found that the delta variant is more deadly than the early variants of the virus.

　　As the delta variant virus continues to wreak havoc in areas with low vaccination rates in the United States, the number of deaths from the infection in the United States on the 17th exceeded 1,000, which is equivalent to about 42 deaths per hour from the new crown.

　　The last time the number of deaths from a single-day infection in the United States exceeded 1,000 people was in March this year.

　　In the past month, the number of deaths from the epidemic in the United States has increased sharply, with an average of 769 deaths per day, a record high since mid-April this year.

Since the outbreak last year, the cumulative death toll has approached 623,000, ranking first in the world.

　　In addition, in the past 12 days, the average daily number of new diagnoses in the United States has exceeded 100,000, which has been maintained at a new high level of six months.

Biden's administration upgrades vaccine operations

Will push the vaccine booster

　　With the rapid spread of the delta variant, Biden began to take increasingly tough measures last month to increase the vaccination rate, including requiring all federal workers to prove that they have been vaccinated or regularly tested for the new crown.

Since then, many private companies have announced similar requirements for employees.

　　The White House also announced on the 18th that the federal government will instruct all nursing homes to require their employees to be vaccinated against the new crown, otherwise it will cut off funding for Medicare and Medicaid projects.

　　Biden will instruct the Ministry of Health to formulate new regulations to make employee vaccination a condition for nursing homes to participate in medical insurance and medical assistance programs.

This is the first time that the Biden administration has threatened to cut off federal funds, marking a major escalation in the promotion of vaccination in the United States.

　　Johnson, a senior official of the White House Covid-19 Response Team, said: "When we see the threat of the spread of delta variants and new cases of Covid-19, it is really important to ensure that those who are caring for our most vulnerable people are vaccinated."

　　In addition, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Valensky and several Biden government medical agency officials issued a joint statement on the 18th local time that the United States plans to provide the public with a booster shot of the new crown vaccine from September 20.

　　However, experts from the World Health Organization objected to this.

WHO Chief Scientist Swaminathan said recently that current data do not indicate that everyone needs to be vaccinated with booster shots, and preventing billions of people in developing countries from accessing vaccines will likely lead to the emergence of more mutant strains and more serious consequences.