Author | Wu Qian
The spread of the delta strain has led to a surge in the number of new cases in the United States, the medical system is on the verge of collapse, and a large number of fake vaccine cards are rampant. The American people, who were originally deeply affected by the epidemic, were once again in dire straits.
Comprehensive U.S. Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) and the Washington Post reported on the 16th that due to the raging of mutated new coronavirus Delta strain, the number of confirmed cases in five U.S. states set a new record, among which Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida are the most serious. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, as of August 15, the average number of new cases in the United States in seven days was 130,710, an increase of 20% from the previous seven days; the average number of new deaths in seven days rose to 687, an increase of 36% from the previous seven days.
The increasingly severe epidemic has put huge pressure on hospital systems across the United States, forcing many states to restore public health restrictions again. As the number of confirmed cases continues to rise, on August 2, Louisiana issued an order mandatory for people to wear masks. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, Republican, urgently hired hundreds of temporary doctors, nurses and first responders, and asked the federal government for support. As of August 16, nearly 55% of ICU beds in Mississippi were crowded with COVID-19 patients. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has mobilized up to 1,500 National Guard members to help maintain the health system, as the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has set a new record for three consecutive days.
"We are in dire straits, and when hospitals start to worry about whether they are enough to care for patients, this is a crisis," Dr. Elizabeth Charle, director of health at Hawaii, said at a press conference. "When we see an exponential increase in the number of people infected with the new coronavirus every day, it is already a disaster."
Just as the epidemic spreads, U.S. federal agents recently seized a large number of fake new coronavirus vaccination cards. The U.S. Customs and Border Department said that 121 packages containing more than 3,000 fake vaccination cards have been confiscated recently, and some unvaccinated people have tried to use this vaccination card to enter public places such as bars and schools. US media said that the US government can't help but lament that the monitoring of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards has left the U.S. customs and border departments unable to perform other important responsibilities, resulting in huge burdens in their daily work.
[Original title] The epidemic situation in many places in the United States is in urgent need of another emergency: fake vaccination cards are rampant, health officials lament that "difficult"
Source | Overseas Network
Source: Overseas Network
