President Joe Biden announced that within the framework of the fight against the epidemic, quality masks will be given to Americans free of charge and that 1000 military medical personnel will be sent to some states to support hospitals.
According to this, 1,000 military personnel will be deployed in under-staffed hospitals in Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio and Rhode Island, starting next week.
In America, more than 152 thousand people in total are treated for Corona in hospitals daily, and this puts a significant pressure on hospitals in many states. The fact that some of the hospital staff is also infected with the virus negatively affects the functioning of the hospitals.
The average number of cases per day in the country has reached 800,000.
Weekly number of cases exceeded 5.5 million
The weekly number of cases until Wednesday exceeded 5.5 million. 47 of the 50 states stated an increase in cases, 38 of them recorded an increase in the loss of life.
The number of Corona patients increased in hospitals in 49 states compared to the previous week.
More than 25 thousand of the patients in the hospitals are treated in the intensive care unit.
The number of cases is over 63 million and the number of people who lost their lives due to the virus is approaching 850 thousand.
Another measure that Biden voiced in the fight against the epidemic is the provision of free quality masks to Americans. Biden noted that a detailed statement on this issue will be made next week. At the same time, the President of the United States pointed out that one-third of the people do not wear masks.
“Additional 500 million testers will be made available to the public”
In his speech, Biden announced that 500 million additional home testing devices will be made available to Americans.
President Biden recently announced that 500 million home testing devices will be given to Americans free of charge. Thus, a total of 1 billion home testing devices are planned to be given to Americans free of charge. For this, the federal government will create a website in the coming days and Americans will be able to request the test device from this site.
Biden once again described the epidemic as an ‘epidemic of the unvaccinated’.
Some circles criticize the Biden administration for focusing only on vaccination.
Support for Biden dwindles in the fight against the epidemic
Meanwhile, the latest surveys show that support for Biden in the fight against the epidemic has decreased.
According to this, 39 percent of Americans find Biden successful in the fight against the epidemic. 55% of the people find it unsuccessful.