It's more than probably that you live in a "red zone" of Covid, "says Harvard Doctor
More than a third of the states see peaks in cases of coronaviruses and / or positive test rates.
Although you may have thought that Coronavirus Pandemic culminated in April, the main regions of the United States have recently hit a record number of CVIV-19 cases. In the middle of this tip, aConfidential document for the working group on the coronavirus of the White House has been disclosed by the Public Integrity Center, revealing the disturbing news that on one-third of the States are considered coronavirus "Red zones"And shouldpause their reopening plans.
The "Red Area" states are those that see rapid transmission rates of more than 100 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants during past week and / or positive test rates of at least 10%. At the time of the publication of July 14, the document revealed that the "red zone" states were Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia,Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington.
In a recent tweet,Ashish jha, MD, MPH, Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, wrote that from July 18th, there is20 states of the red zone and that a power52% of Americanslive in these states. This means that there is a good chance that you lived in a "red zone".
In addition, JHA explained that over the last two weeks, business had increased by 33%, hospitalizations increased by 75% and deaths increased by 101%. "This is not located in a few states," said Jha. "And things are not going better."
To slow down the propagation, the report of the White House recommendsStrict security measures in "red zone" areas, urge government officials to make mandatory masks, increase community-led access to tests andClose places like bars and gymnasiums that are subject to epidemics.
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It also suggests that citizens should be able to socially and limit rallies to up to 10 people - or even better, to stay at home as much as possible, to reduce their normal daily activity by 25%. For those who would like to eat in a safe restaurant, the report of the White House says that the restoration Al Fresco is the best bet, but the take-away command is even safer. And for more ways to curb the coronavirus of JHA, checkThese 3 things can prevent a Covid scenario at worst case, says Harvard Doctor.
