Xinhua News Agency Washington, November 1st. American public health experts warned that the new crown epidemic in the United States may usher in a new wave of "surge" cases this fall and winter. We must not only be careful that the new subtype of Omickron strain has accelerated in the United States in the near future, but also be wary of the superposition of new crown , influenza , and respiratory syncytial virus has caused pressure on the medical system. American media and experts said that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the shortcomings of the US government in responding to the public health crisis.
The United States faces a rebound in the autumn and winter epidemic
Data from Johns Hopkins University in the United States shows that the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown in the United States has now exceeded 97 million and the death toll exceeds 1.07 million. U.S. President Biden warned last week that hundreds of people still lose their lives every day in the United States due to the coronavirus infection, a number that may rise this winter.
On September 13, customers shopped at a supermarket in San Mateo, California, USA. Xinhua News Agency issued
According to analysis by US public health experts, indoor activities increase in autumn and winter, and the United States may once again usher in a "surge" of new coronavirus cases. The new coronavirus mutation is faster and more extensive than originally expected. New subtypes of Omickron continue to emerge, and their immune escape ability may be stronger, resulting in an increase in repeated infection rates, especially for people with low immune function. The latest data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website shows that the proportion of infections caused by the two new subtypes BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 has increased rapidly, and now accounts for about one-quarter of the total number of confirmed cases in the United States.
According to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, the number of respiratory syncytial virus infections and related emergency and hospitalizations in many regions of the United States have been on the rise recently, and some regions have even approached the seasonal peak level. According to US media reports, the number of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children in many places in the United States has surged, and children's hospital is overwhelmed by the "unprecedented" increase in the number of cases received, and some hospital beds are in emergency.
Deeply ill diseases of the US epidemic prevention and control system
"New York Times " analyzes that the United States is one of the richest and most advanced countries in the world, but when facing a major epidemic, the United States lacks coordinated and unified response measures. The new crown epidemic and monkeypox epidemic have exposed the deep-seated diseases of the US epidemic prevention and control system - the sharp decline in public trust, the flood of false information, and serious differences between public health officials and patients, and between the federal government and states.
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci recently pointed out that the outbreak of the new crown epidemic has been nearly three years since it was announced, and there is still no unified understanding of what prevention and control intervention measures should be taken in the United States.
This is the White House shot in Washington, USA on August 4. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Jie
Research report from the National Medical College shows that in the United States under the epidemic, the more difficult people in the United States need assistance, the less they cannot enjoy various benefits.
In addition, the number of people in the United States suffering from "long-term COVID-19 symptoms" is increasing. Essekiel Emanuel, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, believes that this will be a persistent and very serious national problem, which will not only drag down the economy, but will also pose a severe test to the US disability insurance system. (Reporters: Tan Jingjing, Xia Lin, Zhang Mocheng, Sun Ding; Edited by: Wang Pei; Editors: Sun Hao, Zhang Dailei)
Source: Xinhua News Agency
