China News Service, July 22 (Zhang Mingxin) U.S. President Biden was diagnosed with the new crown, arousing worldwide attention and concerns about his health.
On the same day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown in the United States exceeded 90 million, which means that on average, one in every 3.6 Americans has been infected with the new crown virus.
In the face of the new mutant strain of Omicron with stronger transmission ability, the epidemic situation in the United States has become more severe.
However, under the increasingly relaxed epidemic prevention measures, from the White House to the American people, the new crown virus has been ignored...
Data map: US President Biden.
The cumulative number of confirmed diagnoses in the United States exceeds 90 million,
Biden is just one of them
The White House issued a statement on the 21st saying that President Biden tested positive for the new crown virus that morning and had "very mild" symptoms.
Biden will be quarantined in the White House and will continue to serve in full capacity during that time.
Since Biden is 79 years old, the news immediately aroused the attention of all parties.
In response, Biden quickly posted a video on social media to report safety, saying, "I'm in great shape this morning. Did a lot of work. I'll keep getting it done. In the meantime, thank you for your concern and stay confident. everything will get better".
Biden's infection with the new crown is not without risk.
According to Reuters, in addition to "the elderly are more likely to develop complications from the new crown", Biden also found atrial fibrillation in a previous medical examination.
To that end, he took Eliquis, which reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.
However, because the anti-coronavirus drug Paxlovid that Biden is taking may conflict with drugs such as Aleto, Biden has suspended Aleto to "balance the medical risks."
On the same day, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, the cumulative number of new crown infections in the United States exceeded another tragic threshold-90 million cases.
That figure means that, on average, one in 3.6 Americans has been infected with the new coronavirus.
With such a high infection rate of the new crown, it is no wonder that from the previous US House of Representatives Speaker Pelosi to Secretary of State Blinken, to the current President Biden, it is impossible to escape "a disaster".
On July 13, local time, people in Los Angeles, the United States wore masks while riding the subway.
Recently, the epidemic in the United States has shown a rebound trend due to the rapid spread of the Omicron subtype variants BA.4 and BA.5.
At present, the daily average number of new confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 128,000, the highest since mid-February 2022.
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a total of 2,565 counties in the United States are listed as medium-high-risk areas for the epidemic, and more than 85% of Americans live in these areas.
In addition, the Omicron BA.5 strain is dominating the outbreak in the United States.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on the 19th that in the week ended on the 16th, the infection cases of this strain accounted for at least 77.9% of the new cases in the United States.
The new crown virus "gets more and more courageous",
Americans don't care
As the country with the largest cumulative number of confirmed cases and cumulative deaths in the world, the United States is facing a severe epidemic situation.
The new round of "infection wave" triggered by Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 has brought new challenges to the United States' fight against the epidemic.
First, the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 strains are more contagious.
The New York Times described the new coronavirus as in line with Darwin's "evolutionary theory" of "natural selection, survival of the fittest".
The report believes that a variant will "stand out" from the competition with other variants before it is widely spread, and its strong contagion is often its magic weapon.
Second, the risk of reinfection becomes higher.
Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on the 19th that the BA.4 and BA.5 strains are more likely to spread and evade immunity, "People who have been infected before, even if they are infected with Omicron BA. 1 and BA.2 strains also remain at risk of infection with BA.4 and BA.5 strains.”
Third, Pfizer's antiviral drug Paxlovid has both benefits and risks.
According to CBS, the drug Biden is taking, Paxlovid, is still at risk of "returning positive" after the course of treatment ends.
Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that he "returned positive" on the fourth day after finishing the first course of treatment and testing negative for the new crown.
At present, scientists are still studying the reasons and probability of "Fuyang".
On June 21, local time, people did yoga in Times Square in New York, the United States to welcome the arrival of the summer solstice.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
Since 2022, the United States has cancelled the "mask order" for public transportation and eased entry restrictions. The increasingly relaxed epidemic prevention measures may be unable to cope with this menacing epidemic.
However, although the situation is not optimistic, most people in the United States have long ignored the new crown.
According to the New York Times, less than 1 percent of Americans in a recent poll saw the coronavirus pandemic as the most important issue in the country.
U.S. officials are also optimistic, with White House COVID-19 coordinator Ashish Jha saying he is “pleased to see that the pandemic is not a top priority.”
In addition, the White House has no interest in why Biden contracted the new crown.
According to the "New York Post" report, in the face of reporters' questions about how Biden was infected, Ash Jia bluntly did not know.
White House press secretary Jean-Pierre said, "I don't think it matters."
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