The United States continues to top the list of nations that are most ravaged in the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, with over 13 million COVID-19 cases and more than 270,000 deaths as of Wednesday.
The projected US president-elect, Joe Biden, on Wednesday urged Americans not to travel during the Christmas holidays, warning of a likely uptick in coronavirus-related deaths in the US in the upcoming months.
He noted that people “aren’t paying attention”, expressing regret that he would not be seeing his “large family” for Christmas.
His remarks come as the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Robert Redfield, also warned of a “tough” winter earlier on Wednesday.
Such warnings arrive as the number of coronavirus patients who currently remain in hospitals in the US exceeds 100,000 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
The United States remains on top of the list of nations worst-hit by the pandemic, with over 13 million COVID cases registered and more than 273,000 people dead as of Wednesday, according to data collated by the Johns Hopkins University.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
