大俠行天下日記 我見我聞我思 12/04

我見 我聞 我思

搶救疫情總指揮

總統當選人即將任命賽特斯出任新政府的疫情總指揮，以全力來拯救失控的疫情。

全國疫情今天進入非常嚴峻的時刻，週三一天就有二千八百人因新冠病毒而死亡 ，每天超過十萬人確診， 拜登今天再次抨擊川普政府之救治無方，導致二十七萬四千人之死亡。

今天在國會山莊，民主和共和兩黨在民情之重大下，可能就八千零八億之救援經濟方案達成共識，以拯救即將失去失業補助及新冠疫情的受難國民， 川普總統表示，他也會支持這項緊急的救援方案。

國會議員們主張此案一定要在十二月底前通過，才能對日愈悪化之疫情得到有效之支援， 同時有成千上萬的小型商家也渴望政府伸出援手。

正當感恩及聖誕假期是染病高峯時期，在加州橘县地區，醫療單位已經分發了五十萬劑家庭新冠病毒測試劑，可以居家測試 ，不必到診所或室外排隊檢測，因為加州加護病房已不堪負荷，州長可能宣佈居家隔離及晚上戒嚴。

總之，疫苗之出现帶來了曙光，如何度過未來漫長之冬天，是目前最令人擔憂之事了。

( 图片来源：路透社 ）

Biden Appoints Coronavirus Czar

President-elect Biden will appoint Jeffery Zients as the new coronavirus czar. Zients was a top economic advisor under President Obama. His job will be to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Mass distribution of an approved vaccine and the rebuilding of a battered economy will be Biden’s most pressing priorities when he takes office in January.

On Wednesday, the country recorded the highest one-day coronavirus death tally with more than 2,800 COVID-19 deaths reported. According to the COVID Tracking Project, U.S. hospitals on Wednesday reported the number of COVID-19 patients at 100, 226, also is the highest reported on a given day.

On Capitol Hill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitch McConnell agreed on  pushing through the stimulus deal, including $908 billion dollars offering a new wave of aid to small business and the unemployed and also helping state and local governments.

Today the UK became the first western country to authorize a COVID-19 vaccine marking an historical moment in the world fight against the coronavirus. The first doses are expected to roll out next week.

We all hope in America that by the middle of this month we will be able to start mass vaccinations, but we are still fighting with the long and dark winter that is coming.