US Centers for Disease Control: Reduce travel after vaccination
Rochelle Valensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States, warned on the 15th that states may relax the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic and that more and more people travel during the spring break, and the United States may usher in another wave of epidemics.
Valensky said at the press conference that as the weather gets warmer, people "can't help but want to relax" after the severe winter is over.
According to data released by the Transportation Security Administration, on Sunday the 14th, more than 1.34 million people traveled by air, 86,000 more than the same period in 2020. Since the 11th, the Transportation Security Administration has checked millions of passengers at the airport every day, the highest level in a year. At this stage, the number of air travel is still far below the level of the same period in 2019, but more Americans are flying.
The CDC advises people to avoid unnecessary travel, including those who have completed two doses of -19 vaccination.
Valensky said that many colleges and universities in the United States have shortened the spring break to reduce gatherings, and the government is still worried that people will "not wear masks" during their travels during the spring break.
"I urge everyone to consider the health of the people," Varensky said. "The number of cases increased last spring and again in the summer. If we stop taking preventive measures when more and more people are vaccinated, the number of cases will rise."
Several senior government officials previously warned that despite the decline in the number of infections and the rapid expansion of vaccination coverage, the number of new cases in the United States in a single day is still at a high level. Once the public relaxes their vigilance, the number of cases may rebound.
The CDC said that as of now, approximately 37.5 million people in the United States have been vaccinated, accounting for 11% of the total population.
The number of new cases in a single day in the United States reached a peak in early January, exceeding 250,000. Since then, progress has been made in the fight against the epidemic. The Consumer News and Business Channel analyzed data from Johns Hopkins University and reported that there were 53,670 new cases in the United States last Sunday, a decrease of 10% from the previous week.
Above image On March 15, employees of a fitness center in Los Angeles, California prepare to reopen. Los Angeles County, California, USA, will allow fitness centers, restaurants, movie theaters, museums and other places to open indoors for limited business from March 15 in order to restart the economy.