New York: Agreeing with US presidential candidate Joe Biden, medical experts have warned that the corona virus epidemic will intensify in the United States this winter. He has called this condition ‘dark winter’. But that is not the end of the story, as the United States faces a massive seasonal flu every winter. It is feared that the United States will face a seasonal flu as well as a corona epidemic this year. And this condition has been termed by experts as ‘twindemic’.
It should be noted that medical experts have already warned that by the end of 2020, the number of deaths due to the corona epidemic in the United States could cross the figure of 300,000.
On the other hand, according to figures released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been an estimated 35.5 million people affected by seasonal flu in the past year alone, of whom 490,000 have been hospitalized. The death toll stood at 34,200.
The simultaneous presence of the corona epidemic and the common cold will increase the risk of illness, hospitalization, and death among Americans many times over.
A recent report published on the medical website “Healthline” shows that in October 2020, the number of new corona cases increased dramatically compared to previous months, and the number of Americans affected by the epidemic increased weekly. The average has risen from 44,765 per day to 78,981 per day; Which, of course, made the video an overnight sensation. The website cites data from Johns Hopkins University.
In the same report, the experts also said that in the US states where the severity of the corona epidemic was low, now the epidemic is spreading even faster in those states and is affecting more people than ever before.
Not only that, but the continued ban on the Corona epidemic has left American citizens exhausted. That is why there are now increasing violations of most precautions (SOPs), from social distance to wearing masks. This public attitude is also raising concerns among experts.
With the onset of winter, the tendency to sit with windows and doors closed increases. Lack of fresh air can make the spread of corona virus indoors even more severe. It is very possible that if one person becomes infected with Corona, sooner or later the rest of the people living with it will also get the disease.
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The Corona epidemic is already putting pressure on hospitals and medical facilities in the United States. Experts warn that the winter cold will further increase the pressure, which will be beyond the control of the US health system.
In such a case, there is a strong possibility that a “medical rationing” will have to be introduced in the United States, ie a quota of facilities will be set at every hospital and medical center to reduce casualties.
One of the most frequently asked questions is when will the corona virus vaccine be available? Although hundreds of coronavirus vaccines are being developed on an emergency basis around the world, including in the United States, and some of these vaccines have already entered the final medical stages, the success of one vaccine in medical trials and its widespread use Being available is two different things.
Experts say that no vaccine for corona virus will be available in the United States before December or January 2021 this year. And if so, perhaps on a limited scale. By then, the corona virus may have caused significant damage and death in the United States.
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However, experts also say that the good news is that all the precautions that are useful in preventing the common cold are also effective in preventing the spread of the corona virus.