According to the register of this university center, USAthe country hardest hit by the pandemic that emerged at the end of 2019 in China, had 1,000,037 deaths at 4:40 p.m. local time (8:40 p.m. GMT) and more than 82 million confirmed infections of the virus. Covid-19.
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On Wednesday, the White House will again offer a press conference of its team on the pandemic for the first time in two and a half months.
Although the US was one of the first countries to start administering vaccines, the immunization rate has stagnated at just over 65% of its population, causing concern among authorities.
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The first vaccine against Covid-19 in the United States was inoculated in December 2020.
Last week, the White House organized the second international summit on the pandemic in which dozens of countries participated, but which had two important absences: Russia did not receive an invitation and China, immersed in a resurgence of Covid-19 in several cities, I do not participate.
“We have to avoid complacency. This summit is an opportunity to keep our foot on the gas to control this pandemic and prevent future health crises,” US President Joe Biden said in a videotaped address.
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