America’s “worst winter” before the “darkness before dawn” vaccine … Symptoms of medical conditions.

On the 11th of last month, a memorial service was held in the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, in honor of those who died from Corona 19. [AP=연합뉴스]

The number of new coronavirus (Corona 19) infections in the US surpassed 200,000 per day, and the number of hospitalized patients surpassed 100,000 for the first time. Like “Long Darkness Before Dawn” (The New York Times), it seems that we are facing the ‘worst winter’ before the commercialization of the Corona 19 vaccine.

On the second day (local time), the cumulative confirmed cases of Corona 19 in the US totaled about 14 million. Approximately 273,000 people died. This is a staggering number, with one in five coronavirus infections and deaths in the world that have occurred so far.

According to Corona 19 statistics from the New York Times (NYT), the cumulative confirmed crown 19 in the US Reaches about 14 million. The death toll was 275,500. [뉴욕타임스 캡처]

The problem is the fast diffusion speed. Although there are differences according to statistics, more than 1 million new confirmed cases have emerged each week for the last three weeks, and since the end of November it has exceeded 200,000 a day.

As the situation got so serious, Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), also began to warn in a strong tone of the danger that lay ahead. He said in an online conference held with the US Chamber of Commerce on 2, “Realistically, December, January and February will be tough times.” “I hope this is the most difficult time in the history of public health in the country,” he said.

On the 2nd (local time), the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States, Robert Redfield, warned that “the death toll of Corona 19 could be 450,000 before February of next year.” [AP=연합뉴스]

Redfield said there are currently about 270,000 corona deaths19. He warned that it could rise by almost 450,000 before February next year. “The Corona 19 virus has increased from 1,500 to 2,000 and even more than 2,500 per day,” he said. “The increase in deaths is a reality.”

He emphasized that to reduce the number of deaths, quarantine regulations such as social distancing, the use of masks and restrictions on meetings must be observed.

The Redfield boss is concerned about the “worst crisis” as there are signs of a medical crisis. According to the ‘Corona 19 Tracking Project’ led by US Sisaji Atlantic, on day 2, the number of Corona 19 hospitalized patients in the United States recorded 100,000,226. This is the first time that the number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 has exceeded 100,000 in the United States. In the United States, the number of hospitalized patients did not exceed 60,000 even in April, when there were almost 3,000 deaths from corona19 a day.

According to the ‘Corona 19 Tracking Project’, more than 100,000 patients were hospitalized for Corona 19 in the United States on day 2 (local time). [코로나19 추적 프로젝트 캡처]

The NYT reported that “when hospitalization increases rapidly, the number of deaths, a follow-up indicator, tends to skyrocket” and “the number of deaths has already started to increase rapidly. Also, quoting experts, saying: “We are approaching the acceptance limit of (hospitalized patients) in local hospitals.” “If we don’t detect the rate of spread, the (medical) system will be overwhelmed like the New York incident last spring.”Expected. In April, New York State was classified as the epicenter of Corona 19 at the time, with 1,000 deaths per day.

Philippe Landrigan, director of the Global Public Health Program at Boston University, told the NYT: “Many hospitalizations tell us that we are not controlling the pandemic.” It is spreading to the extent that it is spreading. ”

On October 28, at a hospital in New York, USA, medical personnel wear personal protective equipment (PPE) for patient examination. [AP=연합뉴스]

Marvin Oquin, CEO of Common Spirit Health, which operates hospitals in 21 US states, told the NYT that “the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients currently being treated at our hospital is 2,056, an increase 65% compared to the previous month. ” . “There are not enough doctors or nurses,” he said.

President-elect Michael Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research Policy at the University of Minnesota, member of the Corona 19 advisory group “The next two weeks will be a very important time,” he predicted. This is because it is a test bed in which you can evaluate the consequences of Thanksgiving on the 26th of last month. In the United States, the corona pandemic19 began with the Memorial Day holiday in late May.

On the 26th of last month (local time) on Thanksgiving Day, an annual march was held near the Empire State Building in New York, USA, but the aftermath of Corona 19 did not pack the crowd. [AP=연합뉴스]

Osterholm said: “We are currently returning patients who would have been hospitalized in the last month (with the recent surge in hospitalized patients). Today, our medical system is literally in jeopardy.”

“If (in this situation) we are faced with the aftermath of this Thanksgiving, hospitals will no longer receive patients due to a lack of medical personnel.”

Reporter Seok Kyung-min [email protected]