Worrying news about the new strain of coronavirus found on the island – Analysis

US health experts believe that the disease caused by the new strain of coronavirus found in Britain is likely to be just as severe and likely vaccine resistant, but it should be taken very seriously, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, quoted by Associated Press.

Speaking to CNN, Fauci backed the US authorities’ decision to require negative tests for Covid-19 before admitting British arrivals to the United States, but declined to comment on whether the move should have been taken earlier. He said the new strain was “something that needs to be monitored very closely” and is being considered by US experts.

According to British experts, the vaccines that are currently being distributed will likely be able to cope with the new strain of the coronavirus, but American health experts will also conduct their own research, Fauci stressed. According to him, the United States is in a critical phase of the pandemic.

According to Johns Hopkins University, the number of cases in the United States exceeds 19 million, just six days after reaching 18 million infected. The number of infected has more than doubled in less than two months, AP notes.

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The death toll from Kovid-19 in the United States now exceeds 332,000, more than 1 in 1,000 Americans. The total population of the country is 331 million.

About 4 percent of the world’s population lives in the United States, but the country has recorded nearly 24 percent of the total number of coronavirus cases and 19 percent of Kovid-19-related deaths, BTA reported.

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