One of the officials said the chance to increase Corona virus infections In winter and needs more time before moving on sanitary emergency Citizens are the two factors that contributed to the decision not to end the state of emergency in January.
The public health emergency was initially declared in January 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and has been renewed every three months since then. But in August the government began signaling that it planned to let it expire in January.
The US Department of Health and Human Services has promised to give states 60 days notice before the lockdown expires sanitary emergency Which would have expired on Friday if you didn’t plan to renew it again in January. The second official said the ministry failed to provide such notification.
One of the officials said health experts believe it is likely an increase in COVID-19 cases in the United States this winter.
.added "We may see an increase in mid-January. This is not the time we want to end the public health emergency".
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Daily infections with Corona virus It’s down to more than 41,284 on average as of Nov. 9, but 335 people die every day from it.
The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said in an Oct. 21 analysis that daily infections in the United States are expected to slowly rise to nearly 70,000 by February. deaths occur More or less on the same level.
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One of the officials said the chance to increase Corona virus infections In winter and needs more time before moving on sanitary emergency Citizens are the two factors that contributed to the decision not to end the state of emergency in January.
The public health emergency was initially declared in January 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and has been renewed every three months since then. But in August the government began signaling that it planned to let it expire in January.
The US Department of Health and Human Services has promised to give states 60 days notice before the lockdown expires sanitary emergency Which would have expired on Friday if you didn’t plan to renew it again in January. The second official said the ministry failed to provide such notification.
One of the officials said health experts believe it is likely an increase in COVID-19 cases in the United States this winter.
“We could see an increase in mid-January… This is not the time we want to end the public health emergency,” he added.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Daily infections with Corona virus It’s down to more than 41,284 on average as of Nov. 9, but 335 people die every day from it.
The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation said in an Oct. 21 analysis that daily infections in the United States are expected to slowly rise to nearly 70,000 by February. deaths occur More or less on the same level.
