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IMAGE OF THE DEAD: In Detroit, they have posted pictures of many of the dead on the road. This from August of this year. Photo: Carlos Osorio / AP
The United States is entering the Thanksgiving holiday with the highest death toll since May. Several experts believe it will get worse before it gets better.
According to the AFP news agency, more than 2,400 deaths related to covid-19 were recorded in the United States on Wednesday, NTB writes. There are more than 100 deaths per hour, and not since May has the death toll been this high.
In the past week, an average of more than one death per crown per minute was recorded in the country, which has now recorded more than 261,000 deaths, according to the VG summary.
“If we don’t see a sea of changes in public attitudes and people stick to health authorities’ measures, it will probably get worse,” Sten H. Vermund, director of the Yale School of Public Health, told the Washington Post.
In addition to the fact that the death toll is increasing, the infection also continues to spread in the country with more than 170,000 new cases of infection on average in the last 14 days. At the same time, millions of Americans are traveling across the country to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families this weekend, despite health officials urging them to stay home.
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On Wednesday, more than 89,000 were admitted to US hospitals with the coronavirus, the newspaper writes.
– The challenge is to reduce the infection. We have to reduce infection rates, says Vermund.
Joseph Varon, chief of staff at United Memrial Medical Center in Houston, told CNN on Wednesday that they have opened two new rooms to prepare for what is likely to come after the Thanksgiving celebration.
“If we don’t get this right, America could see its darkest days in modern medical history,” he told the Channel Post.
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Future President Joe Biden believes that everyone has a responsibility to prevent the virus from spreading further.
– Every decision we make has a meaning. Every decision we make can save lives. It’s not about politics, but about science-based advice, says Biden.
And despite the grim numbers, he calls on his compatriots to persevere.
– It is a real hope, a tangible hope. So hold on. Don’t let yourself succumb to fatigue. You want your life back. Life will be normal again. This won’t last forever, he says according to NTB.
