The United States will increase the number of Covid-19 tests for schools by 10 million so that they can be kept open as the wave of contamination threatens to make a return to telework inevitable, announced the White House.
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These additional tests will help keep schools open
,” the White House said in a statement. "
We know how to keep school children and staff safe through immunizations, reminders, indoor mask wear, social distancing, ventilation and setting up screening tests
." About 4% of schools in the United States have already had to close due to the wave of contamination.
Despite a record number of hospitalizations, the United States could be "
on the threshold
" of a transition period, after which it will become possible to "
live with
" the virus, estimated Tuesday Dr. Anthony Fauci, adviser to the House. Blanche on the health crisis.
The United States surpassed its record for the number of people hospitalized with Covid-19, with nearly 146,000 infected patients occupying hospital beds across the country.
Among them, nearly 24,000 were in intensive care, according to data from the US Department of Health on Tuesday.
The previous record stood at just over 142,000 people hospitalized on January 14, 2021, almost a year ago to the day.
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The United States are facing an impressive outbreak of the epidemic linked to this variant, which has become in a large majority in a few weeks.
The country has recorded record numbers of contamination since the end of December.
About 18,500 people with Covid-19 are admitted to hospital each day on average, again a higher, according to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC).