There will be “another pandemic” in the world and it is necessary to “strengthen” the global health system. President Joe Biden said this in announcing the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and illustrating the future challenges that the country and the world will have to face.
Covid Usa, 77,000 new infections and 987 deaths in 24 hours
The United States recorded 77,312 new cases of Covid and 987 deaths in the last 24 hours. The figure exceeds that of the country’s average, calculated over 7 days, which stood at around 71,215 cases. And, according to Johns Hopkins University, the total death toll in the US has reached 563,446. The number of infections continues to grow in Michigan where over 10,000 cases were reported yesterday. Colorado, on the other hand, recorded the highest number of deaths, 97 in a single day.
Covid, US intelligence: ‘Still no certainty about virus origin’
US intelligence agencies still do not know “exactly where, when or how Covid-19 was initially transmitted”, but remain focused on two alternative theories: that “it emerged naturally from the contact of humans with infected animals or that it was a laboratory accident “. This is what Avril Haines, director of National Intelligence and number one of the US spy and counter espionage agencies reported, during a hearing before the US Senate.
In the same hearing on Tuesday, the director of the CIA, William Burns, also spoke, who agreed with Haines and reported that for analysts it is clear that “the Chinese leadership has not been fully available or transparent in working with WHO. “. Burns also assured that “we are doing everything we can, using all available resources to try and get over it”. During the hearing, the director of the National Security Agency and head of the Cyber Command, General Paul Nakasone, reported that US cyber espionage agencies are collaborating in the effort and continue to collect and analyze information on the origin of the virus.
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