Three years after the emergence of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the United States is preparing to lift the state of health emergency in the country on Thursday, May 11. From the first case identified at the end of the vaccination obligation, the United States will remain as the country most bereaved by the pandemic. According to official figures, more than a million Americans have died from Covid-19.
Covid-19: three years after the first death, what is the global assessment of the pandemic?
► January 2020: the first case identified
A few weeks after the discovery of a lung infection of unknown origin in China, a first report of Covid-19 was recorded in the United States on January 21, 2020. A man who had returned from Wuhan was diagnosed with the disease.
► February 2020: the first death
In early February, two people succumbed to Covid-19. The cause of their death, however, will not be revealed until April 2020. The then President, Donald Trump, then assured that the virus “will disappear” with the coming of spring.
Donald Trump and the White House facing Covid-19
► March 2020: the state of health emergency declared
Faced with the contagion of this new virus, a state of health and national emergency was finally declared on March 13, 2020, two days after the WHO officially qualified the epidemic as ” pandemic “. The health authorities then identified nearly 2,000 positive cases and around forty deaths. Several states are implementing containment and closing their borders.
► April 2020: the most bereaved country
On April 11, the United States became the most bereaved country in the world, with 20,000 deaths recorded for 500,000 cases recorded. That same day, the figures are weighed down by the sad record of 2,000 deaths in twenty-four hours.
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► May 2020: 100,000 dead
On Sunday, May 24, the New York Times devotes its front page to the dead of Covid-19, to pay tribute to the victims of the pandemic when the death toll has just crossed the 100,000 dead mark.
► January 2021: lifting of containment in certain States
At the start of 2021, despite the heavy toll of 2020 during which average life expectancy fell by two years, some states decided to lift the lockdown. This is the case of California, the most populous state in the country, which puts in place restrictions in risk areas.
► February 2021: 18 million vaccinated
The Covid-19 vaccination campaign launched in December 2020 is struggling to achieve its objectives, hampered by the anti-vaccine sentiments of a large part of the population. As of February 24, 2021, only 18 million Americans, or 6% of the population, have obtained their two doses.
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Some states are putting in place incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated, like Washington State, which promises to offer cannabis in exchange for a dose. New York State grants $100 for the first injection.
► December 2021: Omicron makes its appearance
The particularly contagious Omicron variant arrives in the United States in December 2021. A month later, the number of new daily cases rises to nearly one million, while the rate of hospitalizations increases by 50%. Health authorities recommend vaccination for 12-15 year olds and some children 5-11 years old.
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► April 2022: lifting of the wearing of compulsory masks in transport
In April 2022, wearing a mask is no longer compulsory on public transport. A month later, the million deaths from Covid-19 have been exceeded.
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► September 2022: Joe Biden announces the end of the pandemic
“The pandemic is over”, declares US President Joe Biden in September 2022. By this date, 95% of Americans have been vaccinated or infected with the virus. But while Covid-19 figures are indeed down in the country, the daily death toll still stands at 400.
► May 2023: end of the vaccination requirement to enter the United States
At the beginning of May 2023, the White House announced the lifting of the vaccination obligation against Covid-19 for all international travelers. The end of this formality corresponds to the end of the state of health emergency. About 270 million out of 332 million Americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
2023-05-11 06:40:37
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