The ship from the U.S. Navy Hospital sailed past the Statue of Liberty.
Can the outbreak be alleviated by summer? Such dreams seem to have been dashed in America.
Recently, the United States continued to add more than 60,000 a day, records broken again. A second wave of outbreaks in several states, especially southwest, is quite fierce.
How could that happen? Is it destined to be so?
A number of other industrialized countries in Europe and Asia have adopted more stringent epidemic prevention measures, strengthened monitoring, tracking and slower and more cautious unsealing. At least so far, these countries have not seen such a ferocious second wave as the United States.
In Arizona, for example, the total number of new diagnoses per day is equivalent to the entire EU, but the EU population is 60 times that of the state.
The U.S. epidemic entered its fifth month, without an end. How many questions are right and wrong on the latest U.S. anti-epidemic response?
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Four wrong answers
I. Unsealing too quickly and too early in some areas
A month ago, the U.S. epidemic seemed at least stable, spreading at a slower pace and flattening the new curve. This allowed some states – including Texas, California, Florida, Arizona, etc .– to begin lifting the blockade.
Many of these states don't meet theapitation criteria recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including 14 consecutive days of decline in cases and less than 5% positive results.
National statistics were later found to be misleading. For example, where the outbreak first occurred, including New York 、 New Jersey, the numbers did fall, but in some other areas the numbers were just beginning to rise.
Now, these states are not rising steadily, but rising sharply! Even worse, such consequences as hospitalization, death and so on may still be behind.
Texas, California, Arizona and others have reopened stores and asked people to wear masks. But these measures may not be enough to avert another public health crisis.
There has been a sharp increase in the number of cases, and in some places there recurrence of testing shortages and delays in some places. This was previously seen as America's anti-epidemic strength.
It is difficult to detect and isolate new cases and identify hot spots without adequate detection.
2. Wearing a mask becomes a political issue
Wearing masks, one of the tools to prevent the spread of virus, has also become a subject of partisan wrangling, despite warnings from the public health sector and a rush to unseal them.
The Pew Research Center survey in June found that the proportion of Republicans claiming to wear masks most of last month was 49%, and that of Democrats was 83%.
Conservative opposition also appears to be more assertive and tough, with more regions likely to launch the "Bing Dai Ling ". Some people moved out again constitution, against wearing masks on the grounds of personal freedom, local autonomy and other rights.
And now Trump're wearing a mask. But his former attitude has clearly reached the heart of his supporters. Few people wore masks during the election campaign in oregon in june.
Public health officials also have responsibilities. Early on, they said masks were only effective for first-line care. While the real motivation may be to reserve limited resources for those most in need, the signals to the public are mixed as the epidemic continues to shift.
Not many Trump campaign rally, supporters wear masks
III. Carelessness of the people
Some states, while relaxing control over parties and restoring operations, also advise individuals to make prudent decisions based on health sector advice and common sense. But, to be nice, these suggestions aren't heard by everyone and all the time.
Summer is coming, restaurants, bars, park beaches, people without masks. Although masks were indeed ubiquitous in anti-racial protest demonstration last month, social alienation was largely absent.
Figures from the new wave show that many of the new patients are young people, the first to start socializing again. Some political leaders, including Trump, have previously encouraged this, insisting that young, healthy people don't have to be afraid of Coronavirus.
The president played down the severity of the disease and could seriously undermine the effectiveness of his subordinates' warnings.
IV. Frustrated prospects for a normal resumption
The recurrence of the outbreak also ignited another bomb fuse that could explosion. months late
September is the opening season in the United States, and there are more and more signs that waiting for students is far from a normal school experience.
Education began to reveal plans to resume classes for the next school year, and in many places combined with face-to-face and distance education, expecting similar measures to stop schools from becoming hotbeds of virus.
However, teacher unions have expressed dissatisfaction and opposed resuming classes before adequate protection facilities and preparations are in place.
Meanwhile, thousands of parents were asked to rework. School does not resume classes, who come to see children, teach children?
Trump said in the 2016 general election that he opposed federal government intervention in the local education system, but now he has publicly pressed schools to resume classes on schedule. Trump called on the CDC to revise the guidelines, reduce the difficulty of resuming classes, and threat cut federal funding for those who refuse to obey.
A republican-controlled state in florida has ordered schools to resume classes by the end of august, even though the epidemic is still raging.
Trump statement on the Twitter seems certain to politicize another aspect of epidemic prevention, leaving local government in a dilemma as they seek a balance between restoring normalcy and protecting public health.
Three correct answers
Growing dependence on vaccine to restore normalcy
I. New York anti-epidemic "success stories"
Although the epidemic in some states in the west and south of the United States is becoming more and more severe, the former epicenter New York anti-epidemic achievements are remarkable.
A single-day death peaked at 799 on April 8 and has now fallen to single digits. On 3 July, only 1.38 per cent of all tests were positive.
New York should be a warning, says petrelli, a cardiologist in New York city. Other states need to learn from and develop more focused strategies.
As many places returned to the blockade, New York began to gradually open up many public facilities and private enterprises.
The Governor has again warned that, although New York have "returned to earth from hell ", virus still have the potential to" show a ferocious face everywhere ".
II. economic at least for the time being
While many forecasters lament the possibility that the US economic might be in a catastrophic spiral of runaway, at least for now it appears that the economic has stabilized and improved.
The unemployment rate is forecast to be as high as 20 per cent in May, but it is actually 13.3 per cent. Further down to 11.4 per cent in June. This shows that the big loss of blood from U.S. businesses was stopped early. Meanwhile, important stock indexes began to rebound. On July 2, Dow Jones recovered 66% of its losses from its February high, while the S & P 500 recovered 77%.
A number of other economic indicators showed similar signs of recovery.
The momentum for economic recovery has been largely attributed to the rapid lifting of epidemic prevention measures by the state government and the federal support for businesses and individuals hardest hit. But returning several states to a state of siege may mean the good news on the economic is only temporary.
Also, parliament many of the stimulus measures that have been approved have been completed and some are about to expire, and the next action programme will continue to be observed.
III. Continuing research and innovation
American scientists continue to grapple with the need for Coronavirus treatment and eventual success.
American Gilder's anti- virus drug Rhettsivir has proved effective in patients with new crown. (USA government and Manufacturer Signing Agreement, Supply Priority Guarantee USA)
There are also "encouraging" new findings in plasma therapy. Dr. Petrelli said the "speed of light" of medicine is moving forward, and government and pharmaceutical companies have done a lot of work together. It is commendable. "
vaccine, several pharmaceutical companies said the initial tests worked well.
Trump promised to find it by the end of the year vaccine. but the medical community warned that the speed was uncertain or assured.
Fauci, an expert on anti-epidemic and infectious diseases in the United States, simply said that scientists vaccine "ambitious" by 2021.
A return to normalcy now seems increasingly dependent on the ambition of a safe and reliable vaccine, scientist.
