The country is in a real race against the clock on vaccination.
This Friday a new record was registered: more than four million people were vaccinated.
According to the White House, the average inoculation this week was more than
3 million people a day
.
More than 100 million people have received one dose of the vaccine and nearly 60 million two, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
However, this represents
31.4% of the population.
And only 18% are fully vaccinated.
In addition, at least 27 states in the north of the country have registered a rebound in cases and another 11 are about to join the list.
Daily cases grew 8.4% compared to the previous week.
The country exceeds 30.8 million infections and more than 560,000 deaths from COVID-19, according to data from our sister network NBC News.
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Therefore, it is not yet time to lower our guard.
"We say it over and over again and we need local people, governors and mayors and others to be able to say,
we haven't gotten out of this yet
," the White House's top infectious disease expert told CNN.
Anthony Fauci.
"What we say is that we must redouble the bet,
hold on a little longer,
" added Fauci.
"The vaccination of people in this country will overcome the wave of the virus. There is no doubt that the vaccine will win," he said.
In recent weeks, more than a dozen states have announced loosening of restrictions, and several have removed mask-wearing mandates.
Alabama will end the mask requirement next week, as Texas and Mississippi previously did.
In Arizona, restrictions on businesses and mass events were lifted this week due to the pandemic.
Crowded beaches
The beaches of Santa Monica, California, are packed.
Edy Pérez is one of the people who decided to take a vacation for the first time after a year of confinement.
He came to this beach from San Francisco, where his children have been studying from home.
"Right now that they came out on Spring Break they said: we would like to go for a walk, even for a couple of days," he tells Noticias Telemundo.
The state has registered a decrease in COVID-19 cases in April, as well as hospitalizations, deaths and infections.
People enjoy the sun on the beach in Santa Monica, California, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
But it is precisely these exits that are worrying.
This Friday alone, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported a
record number of travelers at airports: more than 1.5 million people
passed through its checkpoints.
On Saturday it was 1.4 million.
Figures that do not reach those of the year prior to the pandemic but that exceed by more than one million those of 2020.
Others travel by car to various beaches in the country to enjoy the sun.
This is the case of Esperanza Ortíz, who went to Father's Island in Texas.
"I like it because it's quiet, the beach doesn't have many people so the children and I can enjoy it more," this El Paso resident tells Noticias Telemundo.
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Despite not being vaccinated, Juan Morales walks the beaches of Santa Monica.
Are you not afraid of catching it?
"Well, yes, but using precautions, that's fine," says this Los Angeles resident.
California gave churches permission to open up to 50% this Easter.
The amusement parks will also open from this month although with limited capacity.
In Florida, where the B.1.1.7 variant is increasing,
Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday issued an executive order that
prohibits
the
business require customers to show proof
that they have been
vaccinated against COVID-19
to be attended.
In his executive order, DeSantis states that "vaccination passports reduce individual freedom and will damage patient privacy."
This when according to a recent study, the state has been underestimating the number of deaths from coronavirus.
Mexico
In Mexico, a new wave of infections is also feared due to the increase in tourism during Holy Week.
Families crowd the beaches despite the government's call to stay home.
Although the country exceeds 200,000 deaths, and is the third country in number of deaths, hotel occupancy in the tourist city of Cancun exceeds 50%.
“I feel that there is going to be a rebound because they let us vacation.
Maybe we don't have a conscience, ”José Magaña, 60, who has not been vaccinated, tells Noticias Telemundo.
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This Easter, the country's tourism industry is trying to recover after being one of the sectors hardest hit economically by the pandemic.
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the arrival of more than five million tourists is expected, leaving more than 600 million dollars.
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Brazil
In Brazil, funeral services and cemeteries are on the brink of collapse.
The country, the second with the most cases according to Johns Hopkins University, closed March with almost 67,000 deaths, double the highest peak in 2020.
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Europe
Several countries in Europe have decided to take drastic measures after registering a rebound in cases.
Italy ordered the total closure during the three Holy Week holidays, after decreeing a red zone throughout the country.
All stores will be closed until Monday and you can only leave home due to an emergency or work.
The French Government, for its part, also decreed the confinement throughout the country in addition to the curfew in force from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am.
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With information from AP and CNN.