The corona virus has killed more than 632,000 people in the United States so far.It is feared that another 100,000 people could die in the next three months.
Medical Experts Reports
Medical experts say the number could be halved if citizens start using masks in public places.
Speaking to the Associated Press, Lauren Ansell Meyers, director of the Corona Virus Institute at the University of Texas, says human behavior will determine when the current wave of corona epidemics subsides.How sustainable the reduction is.
Ansel Meyers added that they cannot stop the Delta variant, but we can make a quick change in our behavior.
Explaining this, Ansel Meyers said that wearing a mask should be considered mandatory.Reduce social gatherings.In case of illness, stay at home and get vaccinated.
Corona Fourth Wave in United States
This summer, the United States is in the grip of a fourth wave of corona epidemics.This time it is facing a delta variant of the fast-spreading corona epidemic.
In the United States, delta variants have led to an increase in corona cases.As well as an increase in hospital admissions and deaths.
The faces of nurses, exhausted by the rush of patients and the constant work in hospitals, are telling the story of how months of hard work to control the virus have paid off.
Average Death Rate in USA
The average death rate in the country on a daily basis has exceeded 1100.A similar situation was seen in March last year.
University of Washington:A study by the University of Washington on the effects of the corona epidemic in the United States predicts a further 98,000 deaths by the beginning of December this year.Which means that the total number of deaths from the corona virus as of December this year It will reach around 730,000.
According to the study, the number of deaths will reach 1,400 per day by mid-September.After which it will gradually decrease.
Americans changed their Behavior
The study also found that if Americans changed their behavior in response to the virus.The loss of human lives could be reduced.
Ali Mokdad, a professor of health matrix sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle.USA, who conducted the study, says that people can easily save 50,000 lives by wearing masks.
Increase in the number of vaccinators
It seems that American citizens have become somewhat serious in the face of the new devastation of the Corona epidemic.
Vaccination in the United States, which has been slow, has gained momentum again due to increasing cases due to delta variants.
Instructions for wearing a mask despite receiving the corona vaccine in the United States.
The number of vaccinators has increased by 80% on a daily basis and 900,000 doses of the vaccine have been given in a month.
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi have been given more doses of the vaccine in the past month than could have been combined in the previous two months.
According to Jeff Zentus, the White House coordinator for coronavirus.
As schools and colleges open in the United States, students are being instructed to wear mandatory masks.
Pfizer Vaccine Approval
After the Pfizer vaccine received full approval from the federal government, many companies and employers are demanding that their employees be vaccinated.
Restaurants in the US cities of New York and New Orleans are demanding vaccinations from consumers.
On the other hand, there are US states like,
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Mokdad says it worries him that citizens are not doing what they should be doing to control the virus.According to him, he does not understand, it is as if there is a fire and no fire truck is used.
Note:Content for this article is taken from the Associated Press.
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