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The number of Covid-19 cases reported internationally exceeded 25 million on Sunday, with the United States, Brazil and India at the forefront of the bleak figure, according to the knowledge of Johns Hopkins University.
The coronavirus has killed more than 843,000 people worldwide since its appearance in Wuhan, China, defeated last year, and the Americas reported most of the deaths. The United States, Mexico and Brazil account for more than 40% of the world’s number of deaths. according to Hopkins.
Covid-19’s reported instances exceeded 10 million at the end of June, then doubled six weeks later, on August 10, according to the data.
“This virus will stay with us for a while. Without a vaccine, she will be with us for years,” Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization and regional director of the World Health Organization for the Americas, told the press. Tuesday’s report. ” Reopening doesn’t mean the fight is over. “
Some European countries have begun to report a recent resurgence. French Prime Minister Jean Castex said the virus had spread among young people, forcing the government to intervene. Castex said France “must do everything it can to avoid further containment,” the Associated Press said. Thursday.
Infections in Spain, which has the number of cases among European countries, have risen to nearly 440,000 cases since the country lifted its lockdown in late June, according to Hopkins.
The United States continues to fight the world’s worst epidemic and the largest number of reported cases, expansion in new cases appears to stabilize after a summer of outbreaks.
The United States reported an average of 42,000 new infections consistent with the day in the following week, more than 3% less than the following week, according to CNBC’s research of Hopkins data. New cases in the United States peaked at 67317 cases on July 22. founded on an average of seven days, after an increase in cases in Sun Belt states in June and July.
“The existing plan, dressed in a mask, tracking its distance, washing hands, complemented by intelligent testing, according to state plans, overvoltage testing, and excessive technical assistance through the CDC, as well as our craft groups, continues to deliver results. “Deputy Health Secretary Admiral Brett Giroir told reporters last week.
However, fitness officials are concerned that the coronavirus may spread to the central United States. On Sunday, cases increased by 19% or more in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, according to research by CNBC. Hopkins’ data.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, recently told Dr. Howard Bauchner of the Journal of the American Medical Association that there are worrying symptoms in the center of the country where cases appear to be stagnant but decreasing. . Redfield said the domain is “blocked,” which is a fear as seasonal influenza threatens to overwhelm hospitals and cause preventable deaths.
“We don’t want to have a third wave in the middle of the country right now,” he said. “We will have to save them, especially as autumn approaches. “
The United States is preparing to distribute a vaccine, which is scheduled for early next year, as a component of Operation Warp Speed of the Trump administration. Health officials said it will not return to “normal” until a vaccine is distributed.
On Wednesday, the CDC proposed rules on who would get the first doses once a candidate vaccine is approved, giving priority to fitness workers, must-have staff, and vulnerable Americans, such as the elderly and others with underlying fitness issues.
White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said the initial source of vaccine doses will be limited and unavailable to Americans for “several months” in 2021. The federal government has spent billions on vaccine development, securing a minimum of 800 million doses as soon as vaccines are approved earlier this year or early next year.
However, FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn told the Financial Times that he was ready to grant emergency approval for a vaccine before the end of phase 3 trials.
Russia registered a vaccine, called “Sputnik V”, on 11 August, scientists warn that its candidate has undergone only phase one and phase two clinical trials and not giant human trials to determine the effectiveness of the vaccine. August.
– CNBC’s Will Feuer, Berkeley Lovelace Jr. and Holly Ellyatt contributed to this report.
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