In the U.S., the death toll from corona is close to 500,000. The number of confirmed cases has recently decreased due to vaccination, but there is a prospect that the mask will continue to be worn until next year.
This is Kim Jong-won from New York.
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Statistics show that 500,000 corona deaths and one in 670 Americans died of coronavirus.
This is more than the number of Vietnamese war dead in World War I and II combined.
[앤서니 파우치/미 국립의료원 알레르기·전염병 연구소장 : 정말 끔찍한 일입니다. 역사적인 일이에요. (1918년 인플루엔자 팬데믹 이후) 102년 만에 처음입니다.]
The United States has the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths in the world, but the recent spread has slowed significantly.
Over the past two weeks, the number of confirmed cases has fallen by nearly 50% and deaths have decreased by 35%.
Dr. Pouch, an expert on infectious diseases in the United States, clarified that by the end of this year, it is likely that we will be able to return to our pre-Corona routine to a large extent, but we are not yet comfortable.
[앤서니 파우치/미 국립의료원 알레르기·전염병 연구소장 : (2022년에도 미국인들이 여전히 마스크를 써야 할까요?) 네, 아마도 그럴 것 같습니다. 변이 바이러스가 지역사회에 어느 수준으로 퍼지느냐가 관건이 될 겁니다.]
Since the inauguration of President Biden, the coronavirus situation in the United States has improved a lot as vaccination and quarantine have been spurred. I’m doing it.