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Global observation 丨 “Frustrating”! Data from multiple outbreaks in the United States sets new records
The latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States show that as of 7:24 am on October 24 Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States reached 8,479,652, with 223,845 deaths. The United States is the most seriously affected country in the world. .
Since the beginning of fall, the epidemic situation in the United States has recovered strongly, and many epidemic data have set new records. The central and western regions and remote areas have suffered severe epidemics and medical institutions have been overwhelmed. US health officials use “depressing” to describe the current state of the epidemic.
The number of confirmed cases and hospitalization rates in remote areas broke a record
The peak of the epidemic has “returned” and can be called an “undifferentiated outbreak” in the United States.
According to American media reports, unlike the second peak of the epidemic in the summer, the areas with rapid growth in the epidemic data are primarily in the Midwest and plains of the United States.
National Public Radio reported that in many remote areas that were relatively less affected by the epidemic, the recent number of confirmed cases and hospitalization rates are also setting “new records” – relatively remote Kansas, Montana, South Dakota. per capita infection elsewhere once reached the highest level in the United States.
According to National Public Radio (NPR) analysis, since the fall, newly confirmed cases in the Midwest have accounted for a third of the country. In the past week, Illinois and Wisconsin have each added about 20,000 new confirmed cases, which are on par with a populous state like California.
In addition, according to data obtained by the Midwest Investigation Center, a nonprofit news center in the United States, prisons, workplaces, schools and meat processing plants throughout Illinois have also hidden some confirmed cases.
Hospitalization records in 10 states
Relevant data published by the US “Atlantic Monthly” shows that in the last two weeks, the number of hospitalized cases of new patients with coronary pneumonia in 42 states has increased by more than 5%; This week, the number of hospitalized cases in 10 states, including Arkansas, Kentucky and Iowa The number of hospitalized cases set new records.
The epidemic situation in rural and remote areas of the United States has deteriorated again. Some medical institutions in small towns and rural areas have limited medical resources and are now “overwhelmed.”
According to the CBS report, at a rural Wisconsin hospital, medical staff are also facing a shortage of protective materials.
CBS reporter: “In the warehouse of this hospital, there are no N95 masks in the protective gear. Because the supply of masks has been insufficient, to save supplies, each staff member here can only assign one N95 mask per week “.
Hospitals around the world are also facing a financial crisis as they admit an increase in the number of new patients with coronary pneumonia.
According to statistics from the American Hospital Association, the economic loss of hospitals in the United States exceeded 200,000 million dollars in the first half of this year, and they are expected to continue losing more than 120,000 million dollars in the second half.
Many hospitals facing a financial crisis are dedicated to serving minorities and low-income groups. The vast majority of private hospitals still normally benefit because they refuse to treat uninsured patients and benefit from a large number of government subsidies.
Guo Xiangang, a researcher at the China Institute of International Studies, said that the current state of the American medical system is caused by many unfavorable factors.
Guo Xiangang: “After the outbreak in the United States, rural hospitals in the United States are now very tight, because the main patients in rural hospitals are low-income groups and people of color. In the past, the government of the The United States did not invest much in rural hospitals and did not care for low-income people and people of color. Also, some private hospitals in the United States received many government subsidies during the epidemic, but these rural hospitals did not care. it also shows that the United States government treats people of color and the living conditions of low-income groups. Health and safety are indifferent. “
According to CNN, since the fall, US health officials have continued to call on the government to take more steps to prevent the spread of the virus.
Guo Xiangang, a researcher at the China Institute of International Studies, said bluntly that the US government is primarily responsible for the current spike in the US epidemic. “If the US government continues to adopt this attitude of ignoring low-income groups and indifferent to the health and safety of people, the epidemic in the US may continue to worsen.”
Author of the original manuscript 丨 Tao Huang
