Original title: More than 300,000 new diagnoses in a single day, and more than 4,000 deaths in a single day. US epidemic data hit a new high during the Capitol riots Source: CCTV News Client
The epidemic data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 10th showed thatOn the 9th, the United States reported new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia240108 cases,A total of 22,300,696 cases have been diagnosed.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explained that the reason for the record of over 300,000 new cases in a single day was the large number of American tourists who went out during the year-end and New Year holidays.Although experts have repeatedly warned to avoid unnecessary travel, this has not stopped most people from “enjoying the holiday”. Only on December 30, 2020 in the United StatesOver 1 millionPeople go through airport security…
More than 4000 people died in a single day!New high after the holiday
△ On the 7th local time, a nurse in a California hospital was taking care of her new coronary pneumonia patient (picture from the Associated Press)–
On January 7, the number of new coronary pneumonia deaths in the United States exceeded4000This is the day with the largest number of new deaths since the outbreak.
New deaths reached on the 9th in California, the hardest hit area of the epidemic695example. A local nurse lamented: “We have never seen so many deaths.” “I have been in medicine for 22 years and I have never felt fear. But now, I am afraid, I am afraid for my children.”
There is a shortage of medical staff and the government is forced to change the rules
△California medical staff will report new coronary pneumoniaAfter the patient was transported to the hospital, the gurney was disinfected (Image source: Associated Press)–
Facing the increasing number of patients with new coronary pneumonia, California hospital emergency doctors said that they have no “excess manpower” to deal with other emergency patients.
△A nurse in California is resting on the rear bumper of an ambulance (picture from the Associated Press)–
California hospitals usually match one nurse for every two intensive care patients and one nurse for every four patients in the emergency room. However, in the face of an extreme shortage of manpower, the California government’s public health department was forced to change its rules in December last year to expand the number of patients cared for by each nurse: allow each intensive care unit nurse to take care of 3 patients and each emergency room nurse to take care of 3 patients 6 patients.
Death and medical records surge, funeral homes are overwhelmed
△The owner of the funeral home, Maldonado, stood in front of the refrigerated trailer she recently bought to store dozens of corpses (picture from CNN)–
In Montebello, outside Los Angeles, two large funeral homes paint a scene of exhaustion and despair. Richard, the owner of a funeral home, said that his 6 morgues were able to handle about 28 cremation operations a day, but recently they handle about 56 cremation operations a day, of which 70% are patients with new coronary pneumonia.
Maldonado, the person in charge of another funeral home, said: “I am at a loss. I am suffering from anxiety. Because of this, my staff and I are exhausted.”
4000 neglected deaths when riot broke out on Capitol Hill
△On January 6, 2021, after 207 years, the U.S. Capitol Hill was occupied again (picture from Associated Press)–
Just as the eyes of the whole world were gathering on the Capitol riots, on January 7, the number of new deaths in a single day of new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded4000 cases。
△ According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, on January 7, there were 4,085 new deaths from new coronary pneumonia in the United States.–
Craig Spencer, director of Columbia University Medical Center in the United States, said that if it were not for the congressional riots, the hot news on the 7th might have been a record number of deaths.
Congressional riotsContribute to the spread of the epidemic
The riots that broke out on the 6th are also likely to help the spread of the epidemic. Redfield, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned that the congressional riots that occurred on the 6th may become “Surge event“, will produceSerious “public health consequences”。
Redfield said in an interview on the 8th that members of Congress and law enforcement personnel may be exposed to the new crown virus environment due to violent demonstrations by demonstrators, causing the epidemic to spread. He said, “Many people don’t wear masks in the Capitol, and they don’t obey social distancing. These people are now taking cars, trains and planes home and scattered all over the country. Therefore,This is likely to lead to a serious transmission incident。”
△On January 6, 2021, demonstrators in front of the Capitol in Washington broke through the barriers set by the police (picture from the Associated Press)–
Just after the New Year holiday, the chaotic politics made people ignore the severe epidemic situation in the United States. The riots on Capitol Hill have paved the way for more new cases and deaths of new coronary pneumonia. The “darkest moment” mentioned by American experts before may be ahead…
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