미 백악관 TF "코로나 확산, 매우 위험한 상황"... 최고수위 경보
As the U.S. continues to grapple with COVID-19,... the White House task force on the pandemic is highlighting the risk the virus poses to all Americans.
It also urged state governments to implement stronger virus mitigation policies.
Kim Hyo-sun reports.
The White House COVID-19 Task Force has issued strong warnings to state governments,... stressing that the risk the pandemic poses to all Americans is at a historic high.
Citing weekly reports distributed by the team to state governments,... CNN reported that the task force is urging public health officials at the local level to intensify their response measures as the country is witnessing an extremely high COVID-19 baseline and an increasingly limited hospital capacity.
The report added that a further post-Thanksgiving bump in cases will compromise patient care as well as medical services.
It also noted how there are nearly 100-thousand COVID-19 inpatients across the country,... a three-fold jump from two months ago.
The task force also asked those over 65 or those with underlying illnesses to refrain from going to multi-use facilities,... directing them to have their groceries and medications delivered to their homes.
Pointing to the improvements in Europe,... the team also explained that this was possible following strong public and private mitigation efforts implemented in many European countries.
The dire warning comes as the Center for Disease Control predicted the U.S. could see up to between 150-thousand and 200-thousand new COVID-19 fatalities by early February.
Saying the risk would remain significant for years to come,... the CDC chief encouraged the use of intensified mitigation efforts.
Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.
