24% increase within 2 weeks of hospitalization… Expert “Corona will always be around”
U.S. corona hospitalizations on the rise… “Learn to live with the virus”
24% increase within 2 weeks of hospitalization… Expert “Corona will always be around”
(New York = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Ji-heon = As the number of COVID-19 infections in the United States increases in late summer, the New York Times (NYT) reported on the 28th (local time) that experts are warning that they should prepare for further spread ahead of the fall and winter seasons. did.
There is also an evaluation that having to live with the virus is the ‘new normal’ in the ‘post-corona’ era.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on the 12th, the number of corona19 hospitalized in the United States was 3,056, a 24% increase from two weeks ago.
The Corona 19 virus detected by monitoring wastewater across the United States by Biobot, a sewage dynamics company, also showed an increase since mid-June. In particular, it was found that infections are increasing in the western and northeastern regions of the United States.
Some schools, institutions, and companies have also responded to the increase in infections.
Some schools in Kentucky and Texas, USA, decided to temporarily close schools due to the increase in respiratory virus infections such as Corona 19 and the flu.
Lionsgate, a major Hollywood movie investment distribution company, made it mandatory for employees to wear masks on the 21st, according to instructions from health authorities, after a series of confirmed cases of Corona 19 occurred at its headquarters in Santa Monica. Fortunately, there were no additional confirmed cases, and the guidelines were lifted within a week.
However, compared to past epidemics, the number of hospitalized patients is still relatively small, and the majority of patients have only mild symptoms, officials said.
Most communities, schools and stores are also not planning to resume the intense distancing practices of past pandemics, despite rising cases.
The recent increase in cases like this is a reminder of what the new normal looks like in the “post-corona” era, the NYT explained.
Just because we survived the pandemic doesn’t mean we live in a virus-free world.
“We are currently in very uncomfortable territory,” said Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. said.
“From now on, we have to learn to live with the coronavirus,” said Dr. John Coleman of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. “It will always be around.”
pan@yna.co.kr
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Jiheon Lee
2023-08-28 14:23:08
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