2,100 deaths in the US One day before Thanksgiving … Biden “at war with viruses, not each other”

The president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, called for national unity to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) one day before Thanksgiving on the 25th (local time). [AFP=연합뉴스]

The president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, called for national unity to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) one day before Thanksgiving 25 (local time). There is concern that the number of corona patients could explode after Thanksgiving.

According to the CNN broadcast, at 0 o’clock on the 24th, the daily death toll in the United States was 2,146. It is the first time in six months since May 11 that the daily death toll has exceeded 2,100.

CNN Broadcasting reported that “the death toll was predicted as the number of hospitalized and confirmed corona patients began to increase rapidly” and “the situation is expected to get worse.” In the United States, there are currently 100,000 confirmed cases per day for 22 consecutive days.

According to a report on the 26th (local time) by the Washington Post (WP), millions of Americans took a trip to celebrate Thanksgiving. Most of them are people who travel to meet family and friends on Thanksgiving.

On the 25th (local time) at the San Francisco Airport (SFO), many people took a trip to celebrate Thanksgiving. [EPA=연합뉴스]

Regarding the possibility of the Corona 19 situation getting worse over the Thanksgiving holiday, Biden-elect “We must remember that we are at war with viruses, not each other”It conveyed the message that everyone should be together. Biden said: “It is a time when we must be firm in this fight, redouble our efforts and re-commit ourselves. Let us remember that we are all together.”

“Over the past year, the pandemic divided us, made us angry, antagonized us.” “I believe that the divided gloomy season will soon give way to an era of integration and light.”He emphasized. He was referring to the need to overcome the social conflict around the COVID-19 quarantine measures.

While conveying comfort to people who lost their families to Corona 19, Elect Biden urged them to abandon the Thanksgiving tradition.

Biden, who lost his first wife and daughter in a car accident in 1972 and a brain tumor in 2015, and his first son Boo in 2015, cited his first Thanksgiving after losing his Bo. , It’s hard to hope. I understand. ”“ I have experienced it, so I will think and pray for each and every one of you at our Thanksgiving table, ”he said calmly.

Still, he said he would have a small dinner with his wife, Jill, and daughter, rather than a full-scale celebration this Thanksgiving. “I know how difficult it is to give up the family tradition,” he emphasized, “but this is very important.”

He also asked about the importance of wearing a mask and maintaining social distance. “None of the measures that we ask of the people is political. “Everything is based on science, real science.”

Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also said on its website: “The safest way to spend Thanksgiving is to spend it at home with the people you live with.”

Reporter Baek Hee-yeon [email protected]