The United States remains the most affected by the corona virus worldwide. Donald Trump considers the death rate to be relatively low. Johns Hopkins University comes to a different conclusion.
Update from June 27th, 12.06pm:With nearly 40,000 cases reported, the number of Corona new infections in the USA hit a new high on Thursday, according to statistics from Johns Hopkins University. The leading US immunologist in the corona crisis, Anthony Fauci, said at a briefing on Friday: “We face serious problems in certain areas.”
The development of the Coronavirus-Epidemic in the US is also said to be under in many cases young people to be attributed. They often showed no symptoms and so far only a very small number of them have resulted from one Covid-19 disease die said U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. The increasing number of confirmed Corona new infections is also due to an expansion of tests – argues similarly US President Donald Trump, whose niece will publish a destructive disclosure book about the “most dangerous man in the world”.
Corona virus in the United States: Health agency estimates ten times the number of cases
The Health authority CDC estimates that only a fraction of the infections have probably been recorded so far. “For every case we’ve recorded, there was probably ten more infections“Said CDC director Robert Redfield. According to Johns Hopkins University, 2,467,837 people are currently infected in the United States (as of June 27, 2:06 p.m.). Redfield’s assessment would likely affect more than 20 million people. Most experts are primarily doing the easing of Trump’s push to continue wearing a protective mask Corona restrictions responsible for the increasing number of cases in the states.
Due to the corona pandemic, some US states are currently not planning to implement the easing announced. According to a report by the Washington Post, about Texas, Arizona, Florida oder New Mexico. Texas had a record 6,000 new cases on Thursday, according to data from the Department of Health there. The Ministry of Health in Florida also announced a new high on Friday with almost 9,000 new infections within one day. The sale of alcohol in bars was prohibited.
Corona virus in the US: Despite record numbers – US Vice President Mike Pence sees clear success
Update from June 26, 9:31 p.m .: Despite record numbers at Corona new infections in the US U.S. Vice President Mike Pence clear success in the fight against the virus. “We have made really remarkable progress,” said Pence in Washington on Friday at the first briefing by the White House Coronavirus Task Force in almost two months.
The number of confirmed new infections increases, especially in southern states. However, the number of fatalities is falling nationwide. The situation is therefore significantly better than two months ago.
Update from June 26, 3:09 p.m .: US president Donald Trump gives everything to his country in the Corona-Pandemie well represented. On Thursday night (local time), he claimed on Twitter that the coronavirus death rate in the United States was one of the lowest in the world.
Coronavirus deaths are way down. Mortality rate is one of the lowest in the World. Our Economy is roaring back and will NOT be shut down. “Embers” or flare ups will be put out, as necessary!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2020
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The Johns Hopkins University on the other hand comes to another statistic. The research facility presents at its Website the mortality rates of the 20 countriesthat are currently most affected by the pandemic. Because the virus is still spreading heavily in the United States (see previous update), the United States is also one of these countries.
With a current death rate 5,1 % prove the USA ranked sixth. Indonesia (5.2%), Ecuador (8.2%), Spain (11.4%), Mexico (12.3%) and Great Britain (14.0%) are in front. They also cut in the numbers that show the deaths per 100,000 inhabitants USA not well off. The United States has a value of 38.03 per 100,000 inhabitants Third place. Worse, according to Johns Hopkins University, is only in Spain (60.63) and Great Britain (65,14).
Corona in the USA: Donald Trump wants to lower test capacities
In absolute terms, the numbers are in the USA higher than in any other country. Had in the past Donald Trump the high numbers are due to the supposedly high test capacity, which experts described as wrong (see previous update). The media reported that Trump’s financial support for test stations want to shorten. In the course of this, the accusation arose that Trump was planning to minimize the registered cases.
The moderator added Dunja Dream a tweet. “And Trump will Corona-Tests limit or slow down so that the infection numbers in the USA don’t rise. I would say it would be best not to test at all, then there will be no more cases, ”she wrote on Friday (June 26).
… and trump wants to limit or slow down corona tests so that the number of infections in the USA does not increase.
I’d say it’s best not to test at all, then there are no more cases.
reax white house: trump “obviously kidding”. #trump #Tulsa https://t.co/c9ssZ0wVzU
– Dunja dreams ❤️ (@dunjahayali) June 26, 2020
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Also wrote Imaginarythat the pandemic is not over yet. When comparing the number of infections Europe and those who USA she wrote: “We have to stay alert. And I remain gratefulto be in Germany during this, also physically, psychologically and economically extreme phase! “
Corona in the US: Trump downplayed rising infection numbers and made a crude statement
Update from June 26, 2020:
US-Präsident Donald Trump has the dramatically increasing number of Coronavirus infections in the USA downplayed. “If we didn’t test, we wouldn’t have any cases,” Trump said in a Fox News interview on Thursday evening (local time). The USA So far around 30 million people have tested for the virus, more than any other country in the world. Trump’s assessment is the result of the high number of detected infections in the United States.
Most reputable experts reject it Trumps Explanation that the increase in infections is mainly due to an increase in tests. They are primarily doing Trump’s easing of Corona restrictions responsible in the states.
US President Donald Trump believes the US corona crisis is over.
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According to data from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, the USA The last time around 35,000 new infections were registered every day – almost as many as when the crisis peaked in April. After that, the number had decreased before rocketing again that month. Around half of the U.S. states now have an increase in cases.
Trump nevertheless advocates a rapid reopening of the economy. He also wants to return to normal as quickly as possible, also with a view to the November election. According to him, it is Coronavirus is gradually disappearing from the United States.
The data doesn’t support that. Texas Governor Greg Abbott only announced Thursday that steps to reopen the state would be suspended due to the dramatically increasing number of cases. Abbott, like Trump, belongs to the Republican Party.
Corona virus in the United States: Trump sent a million corona checks to the dead
Update of June 25, 9:41 p.m.: $ 1,200 US government checks helped countless people in the Corona virus crisis. But these checks with the lettering of US President Donald Trump were also mistakenly accepted more than a million dead sent. By the end of April, nearly 1.1 million payments totaling just under $ 1.4 billion had been made to the deceased, the US Court of Auditors wrote.
The Ministry of Finance and the tax authority had not compared their data with the deceased declarations of the social security authority before sending the aid checks, the report said.
Corona in the USA: Number of corona infections significantly higher
Update from June 25, 9:02 p.m .: According to estimates by the CDC health agency, there are probably around ten times more people in the United States infected with the corona virus The news agency reports that it is known to date dpa.
“For every case we recorded, there were probably ten more infections,” said CDC director Robert Redfield at a press conference call on Thursday. That is above all asymptomatic Infektions attributable to the fact that in the United States in the first months of the outbreak, testing was significantly less than now.
Corona in the USA: new infections scratch record levels
First report from June 25, 2020
Washington – Die United States Breathe out slowly, shops open, life returns. The new number of cases in the USA does not bode well – the corona crisis in the USA is worsening again dramatically.
According to the Johns Hopkins University from Wednesday were within 24 hours 35,900 new cases of infection recorded – almost as many as at the peak of the crisis in April so far. The increase in numbers in the south of the country is particularly clear. The states New York, New Jersey and Connecticut therefore ordered that travelers from several southern states come to quarantine have to.
Corona virus in the United States: numbers are rising, but Donald Trump thinks it’s enough
US-Präsident Donald Trump* is, however, completely unaffected by the current situation. Even more: CNN reportsthat Trump as part of a meeting with the Polish president Andrzej Duda the Covid 19 pandemic again for completed has declared. “This is the first visit to Covid, after what I call the plague,” Trump said to his visitor, “It is the end of the corona virus.” He recently called the virus “Kung Flu.”
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2020
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The total number of registered infections in the US, according to the Johns-Hopkins University at scarce 2.4 million. The number of fatalities recorded rose by a further 756 cases to approximately 121.900. The United States is by far the world’s hardest hit by the pandemic. For two weeks now, they have been registering in around half of their 50 states increasing infection rates.
Coronavirus in the United States: Southern states like Texas and Florida most affected
Especially the southern states like Texas or Florida are affected. Observers are too hasty Easing of the Corona restrictions back. The EU is considering refusing entry to US travelers even after the gradual opening of the EU’s external borders as of July 1. There are also more outbreaks in Germany – most recently at the meat company “Tönnies” in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Follow all developments and trends Coronavirus pandemic in the United States here in the news ticker. (epp with material from afp) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network
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