COVID-19 cases are increasing in the US and could get worse, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit - mostly in the Midwest and Northeast - to consider indoor masking
A sign advising visitors to don face coverings stands outside the main entrance to UCHealth University of Colorado hospital in April in Aurora, Colo.
Right now, about a third of the U.S. population lives in areas that are considered at higher risk — mostly in the Northeast and Midwest. Those are areas where people should already be considering wearing masks indoors — but Americans elsewhere should also take notice, officials said. However, officials were cautious about making concrete predictions, saying how much worse the pandemic gets will depend on several factors, including to what degree previous infections will protect against new variants.
He added the U.S. was already falling behind other nations in securing supplies of the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines and said that the domestic manufacturing base of at-home tests is already drying up as demand drops off. The pandemic is now 2 1/2 years old. And the U.S. has seen — depending how you count them — five waves of COVID-19 during that time, with the later surges driven by mutated versions of the coronavirus. A fifth wave occurred mainly in December and January, caused by the omicron variant.Some experts are worried the country now is seeing signs of a sixth wave, driven by an omicron subvariant.
Walensky said more than 32% of the country currently live in an area with medium or high COVID-19 community levels, including more than 9% in the highest level, where CDC recommends that masks and other mitigation efforts be used.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Americans can now order 3rd round of free at-home COVID-19 tests delivered by USPSHEADS UP: Americans can now order a third round of free at-home COVID-19 tests supplied by the US government
Lire la suite »
Americans can now order 3rd round of free at-home COVID-19 tests delivered by USPSAmericans can now order a third round of free at-home Covid-19 tests supplied by the US government.
Lire la suite »
Americans can now order 3rd round of free at-home COVID-19 tests delivered by USPSAmericans can now order a third round of free at-home Covid-19 tests supplied by the US government.
Lire la suite »
All Americans can receive another set of free COVID-19 testsOfficials said that COVID-19 tests are generally delivered within 48 hours of ordering.
Lire la suite »
More Than 1 Million Americans Have Died From COVID, CDC Data ConfirmsThe confirmed number of dead is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 336 days. It is roughly equal to how many Americans died in the Civil War and World War II combined. It’s as if Boston and Pittsburgh were wiped out.
Lire la suite »
Americans can now order 3rd round of free at-home COVID-19 tests delivered by USPSAmericans can now order a third round of free at-home Covid-19 tests supplied by the US government.
Lire la suite »