The Situation

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The News in the US was dominated by anti-racism protests in The Last couple of weeks, but coronavirus is now back in the headlines.

Several States have already seen a record number of cases in The Last few days, leading to fears that the Country is experiencing a second wave of infections.

But Vice-President Mike Pence said these fears were "exaggerated" and "to scare the gloomy forecasts," The American people.

So, what is going on in the USA?

The Number of infections rises

With More Than two million of coronavirus cases in the US with the highest number of confirmed infections in The World - About a quarter of the global total.

The Situation has become really bad, at the end of March, but in may the cases were on the decline, and most States had begun the loosening of restrictions in place to prevent the spread of The Virus .

The Number of new cases rarely fell below 20 000, though, because some States brought their outbreaks under control, others were just starting to see flare-ups.

For this reason, The Top U.S. health officials for infectious diseases, Anthony Fauci , sees the current situation as a continuation of The First outbreaks.

"people always talk About a second wave," he last week. "We are still in a First Wave . "

Spikes in cases, where new hotspots are making the Country a total of seven-day average has risen for several days in a row for the First Time , since its peak in early April.

here There are large regional differences

The North-East was by Far the worst affected region, with over a quarter of all U.S. cases and More Than a third of all US deaths in The States of New York and New Jersey . But in The Last few weeks, the region has brought to his outbursts under control.

The South and the West of the Country , on The Other hand, have seen a large increase in The Number of infections, according to data compiled by the.

There is no discussion of whether cases rise again, but it is over why.

President Donald Trump blames it on increased testing, thinks he is "testing is overrated", because "in many ways, it makes us look bad. "

The US, more tests than in any other Country - About 25 million, has carried-So Far - so that goes to explain somehow, why it has the highest number of cases in The World , although international comparisons are difficult, for A Number of reasons.

But there are many indications of the recent increase in infections is More Than just a higher number of people tested.

The increase in cases not just down to more Tests

Twice last week, Arizona saw more new cases on its own, as the nine-state North-East region and this is not only to increased testing.

This is clear, if you look at the rate of coronavirus-tests positive again.

If many tests are performed and the spread of The Virus was reduced, then the positive case rate would go down. If The Virus is still widespread, it's time to set up.

at The Moment , is the positive case rate is recommended to be The Level of The World health organization, the countries on or below the for 14 days before the easing of restrictions on freedom of movement.

But About a third of the member States, as the graph shows below, and all of them in The Last few months.

The Number of people hospitalized also grew in A Number of these States, including Texas, where some of the re-opened bars and restaurants are now closing their doors because of fears of a new wave of cases.

in the face of rising case numbers and an economy that urgently needs to Get Going again, many officials are looking to help to face masks to slow the spread of The Virus . California, North Carolina and in several U.S. cities mandated or encouraged their use in The Last week.

But the masks have become increasingly politicized in The Last few weeks, with President Trump Some People to show you in The First place, the opposition to him.

fatalities are trending down - for now

in the Midst of all the fears About the new hotspots, The Most positive news in the US is currently, that the daily deaths continued to fall.

she reached back in may, when the outbreaks in the North East were The Most intense, with the state of New York alone, the registration of around 1,000 per day. This Week , the figure is About 40 on the day.

However, The Number of deaths is a metric that was behind the cases, and inpatient treatments, because it can take several weeks for those who are the worst affected die of the disease. This means that the effects of the current spikes are not seen in the cases, for a couple of weeks at least.

When we see how The Number of deaths steadily upwards, it will probably be to introduce some of the pressure on the governors, restrictions, but Dr. Fauci does not think that will happen.

"I don't think we're talking About lockdown, let's go back," He Said last week. "I think we're going to talk About it, try to have a better control over these areas of the Country , which seem to be a rise in cases. "

to produce, researchers are racing a vaccine, but it is clear that the Americans and the rest of The World , be living with The Virus until next year at the earliest.

with A run by experts at the University of Washington, was cited by the White house in The Past , predicts the U.S. Death Toll has passed 200,000 by October - a month before the Election .

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Source of news: bbc.com