[국제]US Corona 19 infected people downward trajectory… “The dead will be given soon”

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The White House response team hoped that as the number of new corona19 infections in the United States is on a downward trajectory, the number of deaths will decrease within the next few weeks.

The variable for further spread is the mutant virus, which advises practicing social distancing and overwriting masks.

This is a report from Washington correspondent Taewook Kang.

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The number of corona19 infections in the United States started to decline after recording the highest level of 300,000 people in the beginning of last month.

From the 26th of last month, it has maintained over 140,000 cases, which has fallen to half the level from the highest.

The White House response team believes it has returned to pre-Thanksgiving levels, when the winter spread began.

As a result, the number of hospitalized patients is decreasing and the number of deaths, which once exceeded 4,000, is expected to decrease soon.

[로셸 월렌스키 / 미국 질병통제예방센터(CDC) 국장 : 감염자와 입원 환자 수가 계속 줄어들고 있습니다. 두 가지 중요 지표가 일관된 하향 궤도인 것으로 보입니다.]

But he warned that the number of infections is still very high and that mutations continue to circulate, so you should not be vigilant.

The emergence of new variations across the country could threaten the positive trend.

Director Anthony Pouch stressed the need to continue to follow the guidelines for social distancing.

I also advised overwriting two masks for extra protection.

[앤서니 파우치 / 미국 국립알레르기·전염병연구소 소장 : (변이 차단을 위해) 백신 접종이 국내든 국외든 가능한 한 효과적이고 효율적이고 빠르게 시행되어야 합니다.]

Coordinator Jeff Giants says it will open two large vaccination centers in California, the most affected area.

In addition, starting next week, we will provide 1.5 million doses of vaccine per week throughout the United States, including general pharmacies.

As the White House response team has repeatedly emphasized expanding vaccination as the best way to prevent the spread of mutations, the supply of vaccines in the US is likely to accelerate further.

YTN Taewook Kang in Washington[[email protected]]is.

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