At the request of ‘Zipcock’, 2 million people have already boarded the plane … United States quarantine authorities on Thanksgiving

Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday season, on the fourth Thursday in November, the US quarantine authorities are very tense. It is feared that the epidemic of infection by the new coronavirus (Corona 19), which has been freed from a large-scale population movement, could accelerate. Health officials have recommended refraining from transferring college students returning home, but this is not enough.

On the 22nd (local time), Miami International Airport is packed with tourists traveling for Thanksgiving. [AP=연합뉴스]

22 (local time) CNN broadcast More than 2,244,200 people were reported to have flown across the United States in the two days leading up to Thanksgiving 20-21. According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), on the 20th, the number of air travelers per day was 101.9836 and on the 21st, 988,369. It is near the all-time high since the Corona 19 epidemic (1.03 million on October 18).

According to the Associated Press, every airline does not charge a fee or penalty even if it cancels a reservation after the Corona 19 incident this year. However, the number of flight reservation cancellations during Thanksgiving Day did not increase significantly. Rather, the airlines increased the number of flights for Thanksgiving. American Airlines increased its weekly flights on Thanksgiving Day by about 15% more than usual. CNN said: “Airlines are having the busiest week since the Corona 19 epidemic.”

US health officials have repeatedly called for them to refrain from travel and meetings during the Thanksgiving break in the wake of the second epidemic nightmare that occurred after the summer vacation season in July and August.

Anthony Pouch, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. [AP]

Anthony Pouch, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), urged people to follow the health guidelines and said 50 million Americans are expected to move during the Christmas season. In an interview with local outlets such as CBS, he warned: “You should watch the increase in the weeks after Thanksgiving” and warned: “As the number of patients continues to increase rapidly, we may face even greater difficulties than now. “.

Tom Inglesby, director of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health and Safety in the United States, said that the case of asymptomatic infection should be monitored. In an interview with Fox News, he said: “As the spread of asymptomatic infections continues, no one can guarantee that they are not currently infected.”

In early 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recommended refraining from travel on Thanksgiving. The CDC urged them to stay home as much as possible during vacation periods, as as the number of small groups among families increases, the spread of the virus could expand.

Amid growing voices warning of the “worst winter,” vaccine development is also accelerating. The US health authorities plan to begin vaccinating the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and German Bioentech as soon as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves it for emergency use. The FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on December 10. The first vaccination is scheduled to start on day 11.

White House head of Corona 19 vaccine development Monsef Slawi told CNN “Our plan is to deliver the vaccine to the vaccination site within 24 hours of approval,” he said. “The first vaccine will be available on December 11 or 12, the day after approval.”Said. If it proceeds as scheduled, up to 20 million people will receive the vaccine in December. After that, an estimated 30 million people will be vaccinated each month.

A COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer, an American pharmaceutical company, and Bio & Tech, Germany. [로이터=연합뉴스]

Slawi also predicts that group immunization will be possible approximately 5 months after the first vaccination begins. “If about 70% of the population has immunity, group immunity can occur,” he said. “According to our plan, that will happen around next May.”

However, health officials said: “We must not delay the knowledge of Corona 19 before the vaccine. Regardless of the development of the vaccine, wear a mask and maintain social distancing.”

According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States by day 22 reached 1,2228,144 and the death toll reached 256,784. As of day 20, the number of new confirmed cases was 19.5542 , the highest since the Corona 19 epidemic.

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