Last Updated on December 16, 2022 by IANS
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has said that Covid-19 cases “are rising” across the country.
The remarks, which Biden posted on Twitter, came as American families are getting together for the holidays, Xinhua news agency reported.
The White House is resuming a program to send Covid-19 testing kits to households that request them ahead of a potential winter surge.
A senior official of the Biden administration told reporters on Wednesday that “we’re seeing Covid cases rising in parts of the country following Thanksgiving.”
“While Covid isn’t the disruptive force it once was, we know that the virus will circulate more quickly and easily as folks gather indoors for the winter holiday season,” the official said.
The seven-day average of weekly new Covid-19 cases, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reached more than 65,000 last week, an increase of nearly 50 percent compared to the previous week.
More than 99 million Covid-19 cases and 1.08 million deaths had been reported in the United States as of December 7, CDC data showed.
In addition to Covid-19, two other viruses — influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — are also sweeping through the US.
Several US cities and counties, including New York City and Los Angeles County, are urging the public to wear face masks indoors.
“We are at the brink of another surge,” Saju Mathew, an Atlanta, Georgia-based primary care physician and public health specialist, tweeted on Thursday.
“Wearing a well-fitting mask will go a long way as people travel during the holidays, helping protect against the current respiratory viruses,” Mathew also wrote.
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