When Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, predicted that the number death new crown pneumonia cases in the United States could reach 200000 in March, some slammed him and accused him of making it panic. However, Fauci was right. By 5 p.m. EST 22, the number of death cases in the United States exceeded 200000, much earlier than some experts predicted.
Since the discovery of the first death case of new coronary pneumonia on February 6, an average of 858 people have been infected with new coronary pneumonia every day death. most of them died in hospital wards and relatives were not around, CNN reported. Countless patients do not even have a decent funeral, relatives and friends can only mourn online.
New coronary pneumonia is now the second largest cause after heart disease in the United States, according to the Washington University Institute of Health Indicators and Assessment death. The extent to which the epidemic will go depends largely on the sense of responsibility and the willingness of everyone to fight for it.
Reported that the number of death in the United States due to new crown pneumonia, has exceeded the number of death in the last five wars combined. Of these, the Vietnam War led to 47434 death, the Korean War led to 33739 death, the Iraq War led to 3519 death, the Afghanistan War led to 1909 death, and the Gulf War led to 148 death. people
CNN pointed out that the tragic cost to life of the United States as a result of the new crown pneumonia was like the impact of Hurricane Katrina ,109 times, and the 66 consecutive days of the 9/11 attacks.
As of January 1, researchers predict that nearly 180,000 people may be affected by new crown pneumonia death. but this is not inevitable. "Increasing the proportion of people wearing masks to 95 per cent will save 115,000 lives and reduce the number of people expected to death by 62.7 per cent ," the Institute for Health Indicators and Assessment said. In addition, maintaining social distance and washing hands frequently can also prevent new coronary pneumonia.
