The novel coronavirus emerged in the central China city of Wuhan towards the end of last year and proliferated to almost the whole world within a couple of months. It’s not the virulence or fatality, but the infectivity of the new virus – also known as SARS-CoV-2 – that has set off a global frenzy.
17 states in USA, including Georgia, Arkansas, California and Alabama the number of new Covid-19 cases are rising. Some Americans took warnings from health officials very seriously and — wearing masks in public, maintain social distance, celebrating the Memorial Day holiday at home on Monday.
And now that states have loosened or eliminated stay-at-home orders, “it is up to every individual to protect themselves and their community,” said Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration.
There are at least 1,675,532 cases of coronavirus in the US and at least 98,717 people have died, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tally of cases.
Johns Hopkins reported 13,230 new cases and 497 deaths on Tuesday.
