While the infection status of the new coronavirus is at the worst level in the United States, President Biden has increased the number of free test kits that can be used at home to 1 billion times, which is double the number originally planned. Clarified the idea of strengthening measures.
According to the CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus reported in the United States exceeded 760,000 per week on the 11th, the highest ever, and the burden on medical practice. In addition to the seriousness of the disease, the transportation system is also affected by the absence of infected staff.
Under these circumstances, President Biden made a speech at the White House on the 13th, revealing that he will distribute 500 million new test kits that can be used at home for free to strengthen measures.
In the United States, the demand for commercially available test kits has increased and it has become difficult to obtain them, so the 500 million doses announced last month have been doubled to 1 billion doses.
In addition, President Biden has announced free distribution of high-performance masks and the dispatch of 120 people, including US military doctors, to six seriously affected states to support the tight medical scene.
After that, he said, "Everyone can overcome the spread of infection by doing what they can," and once again called on the people to get vaccinated.