United States Crown deaths exceed 80 thousand

The death toll from the Corona virus in the United States of America now exceeds 80,000 today, after 1,417 new deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours. According to the Worldometer website, which specializes in monitoring victims of the virus, the number of infections in the United States increased to one million and 348 thousand and 315, after registering 25 thousand and 232 new cases, while the number of people who recovered from the virus across the United States reached 238,000 and 80.

Meanwhile, New York continues to lead the wounded list with 343,709, of whom 26,598 have died. New Jersey is second with 137.85, then Massachusetts with 76,743 injuries.

Ignore the “local production” of masks.
The Washington Post revealed that President Donald Trump’s administration rejected a request at the start of the “Covid 10” epidemic in the country to make hundreds of “N95” masks. In a report published yesterday, Saturday, the newspaper added that after monitoring the first case of “Corona” in the United States, requests were sent from a company owned by Michael Bowen in Texas, some of them from places as far away as Hong Kong.
He noted that the head of the company that has the capacity to manufacture “1.7 million N95-type masks” wanted to provide assistance to the federal government and contact the Ministry of Health, saying that it had new lines to produce masks, but reactivating these machines would be very difficult. and expensive.
The newspaper concluded by noting that the owner of the company did not receive any indication of interest, especially from the undersecretary of health for emergency preparedness and response, Robert Kaldlek.

Restrictions on Chinese journalists.
The United States imposed new visa restrictions on Chinese journalists, saying it would be a “response to the treatment of American journalists in China.”
In this context, the US website “The Hill” said: “The Ministry of Homeland Security announced that Chinese journalists working in non-US media will be able to obtain work visas for only 90 days and request extensions for another 90 days.” .
The measure, the US Department of Homeland Security. USA He said it increases the possibility of a lack of communication with the media in the United States and China. A senior official from the Department of Homeland Security said the new rules will allow the administration to review the visa applications of Chinese journalists more frequently to reduce the total number of them in the United States, adding: “This will create greater protection for national security. “
According to the Ministry of National Security, the new rules will not apply to journalists with passports from Hong Kong or Macao.
Beijing reportedly announced last March its intention to expel journalists from the “New York Times”, “Washington Post” and “Wall Street Journal”, saying the move was “completely necessary and mutual,” as it emerged in response to the announcement. from Washington. “Only 100 Chinese citizens can work in the United States with five Chinese news agencies, compared to 160.”