Covid Usa, 50 milioni di persone in viaggio per il Ringraziamento nonostante la pandemia

Secondo quanto sostenuto da diversi media americani, sono numerosissimi i cittadini che hanno preparato i bagagli o sono già partiti per festeggiare il Thanksgiving Day del prossimo 26 novembre. Secondo gli esperti, è garantito che a causa di questi spostamenti di massa il numero dei contagi salirà ancora di più

epa08838159 Travelers arrive to John F. Kennedy International airport in New York, New York, USA, 23 November 2020. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning against Americans traveling for this week's Thanksgiving holiday, normally one of the busiest travel times of the year, in effort to control the spread of COVID-19. In spite of this warning, this weekend over a million passengers passed through airport security checkpoints for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and epidemiologists are concerned about a delayed spike in the national infections as a result of travel, which are already at record levels. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

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Sono 50 milioni gli americani che si stanno spostando o che lo faranno nei prossimi giorni per festeggiare il giorno del Ringraziamento del prossimo 26 novembre

GLI AGGIORNAMENTI LIVE SUL CORONAVIRUS

epa08838157 Travelers arrive to John F. Kennedy International airport in New York, New York, USA, 23 November 2020. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning against Americans traveling for this week's Thanksgiving holiday, normally one of the busiest travel times of the year, in effort to control the spread of COVID-19. In spite of this warning, this weekend over a million passengers passed through airport security checkpoints for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and epidemiologists are concerned about a delayed spike in the national infections as a result of travel, which are already at record levels. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

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Spostamenti di massa che secondo gli esperti provocheranno un'ulteriore esplosione dei contagi negli Stati Uniti

Lo speciale Coronavirus

epa08726863 A paramedic with Anne Arundel County Fire Department receives a COVID-19 test in Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA, 07 October 2020. Emergency Medical Professionals continue to battle the COVID-19 Pandemic as the number of cases and deaths continues to rise globally. EPA/ALEX EDELMAN

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Secondo i dati della Johns Hopkins University, infatti, più di tre milioni di americani sono già stati infettati dal virus dall'inizio del mese

Covid-19, Fauci: “Vaccino disponibile in Usa ed Europa già a dicembre”

epa08838156 Travelers arrive to John F. Kennedy International airport in New York, New York, USA, 23 November 2020. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning against Americans traveling for this week's Thanksgiving holiday, normally one of the busiest travel times of the year, in effort to control the spread of COVID-19. In spite of this warning, this weekend over a million passengers passed through airport security checkpoints for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and epidemiologists are concerned about a delayed spike in the national infections as a result of travel, which are already at record levels. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

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I viaggi dovuti al Thanksgiving day, un giorno molto speciale per gli americani, provocheranno - secondo Anthony Fauci - una nuova ondata di infezioni che si manifesterà un paio di settimane dopo e minaccerà anche le vacanze di Natale

Thanksgiving: cos'è il giorno del Ringraziamento

epa08572735 Nurse Practitioner Kelly Nagi of the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, prepares to perform a Covid-19 test on a drive up patient at the Brockton High School in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA 29 July 2020. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has launched several Covid-19 test sites in harder hit communities to control the spread of the disease. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

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Il tutto mentre i centri per il controllo e la prevenzione delle malattie stanno esortando tutti i cittadini americani a rimanere a casa

Covid, i 10 Paesi con più nuovi casi in 24 ore

epa08572726 Nurse Practitioner Kelly Nagi of the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, performs Covid-19 tests on drive up patients at the Brockton High School in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA 29 July 2020. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has launched several Covid-19 test sites in harder hit communities to control the spread of the disease. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

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Dallo scorso 20 novembre, più di tre milioni di cittadini sono stati testati alle postazioni di controllo della Transportation Security Administration

epa08838273 Travelers arrive to John F. Kennedy International airport in New York, New York, USA, 23 November 2020. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning against Americans traveling for this week's Thanksgiving holiday, normally one of the busiest travel times of the year, in effort to control the spread of COVID-19. In spite of this warning, this weekend over a million passengers passed through airport security checkpoints for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and epidemiologists are concerned about a delayed spike in the national infections as a result of travel, which are already at record levels. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

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"Sono molto preoccupato per il numero di persone che viaggiano. Ci sono tutti gli ingredienti per un disastro", ha detto il dottor Jon LaPook, corrispondente medico della CBS News

epa08375706 People have their appointments confirmed as they drive up before being tested at a drive-thru testing site operated by the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC, USA, 21 April 2020. While a few states in the South begin opening portions of their economy, Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland maintain stay-at-home orders during the pandemic. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

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Intanto le file presso i centri di test continuano ad allungarsi in tutto il Paese. Si tratta per la maggior parte di persone che effettuano il tampone per poi mettersi in viaggio

epa08298144 Masked passengers walk through Union Station train station during the morning rush hour in Washington, DC, USA, 16 March 2020. The US Federal government and private businesses have encourage teleworking in a effort to reduce the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The spread and containment efforts of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has caused travel disruptions, sporting event cancellations, runs on cleaning supplies and food and other inconveniences. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER

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"Si tratta di un grande equivoco - dice LaPook - C'è un periodo di incubazione da due a 14 giorni, quindi se vengo infettato oggi potrei non diventare contagioso per un periodo che va da due a 14 giorni"

epa08378598 Nurse Hoss Richardson checks the medication of a patient infected with COVID-19 in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) of the Sharp Grossmont Hospital amid the coronavirus pandemic in La Mesa, North of San Diego, California, USA, 22 April 2020. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

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In molti Stati la pandemia si sta aggravando già in questi giorni: la Pennsylvania potrebbe finire i letti in terapia intensiva entro una settimana. In Wisconsin, più di 3mila operatori sanitari hanno firmato una lettera in cui avvertono di essere sul punto di decidere chi deve essere curato e chi no

epa08552608 Feeding South Florida volunteers deliver bags of food to North Miami Beach's residents in Greynolds Park in North Miami beach, Florida, USA, 17 July 2020. As South Florida is being described as the new epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic, its residents are experiencing food insecurity and scarcity, according to the US Census Bureau data. Over 14 percent of South Florida residents reported sometimes, not having enough to eat in the last seven days. EPA/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

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C’è però anche la paura della ricaduta economica: a pochi giorni dal Ringraziamento sono lunghe le code ai banchi alimentari, così come sono in tanti i cittadini in condizioni di povertà che non potranno permettersi di festeggiare

epa08552612 Feeding South Florida volunteers deliver bags of food to North Miami Beach's residents in Greynolds Park in North Miami beach, Florida, USA, 17 July 2020. As South Florida is being described as the new epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic, its residents are experiencing food insecurity and scarcity, according to the US Census Bureau data. Over 14 percent of South Florida residents reported sometimes, not having enough to eat in the last seven days. EPA/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

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"Questa è la peggiore crisi di fame nei tempi americani moderni", ha detto il Ceo di Hunger Free America Joel Berg alla Cbs

epa08509641 Members of Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano and volunteers help distribute food to people in need during a community drive-thru distribution at the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom parking lot in Vallejo, California, USA, 25 June 2020. Food distributions are seeing a dramatic increase as more people are applying for unemployment due to businesses that were forced to close during the 'shelter-in-place' order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19 disease pandemic. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO

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"A meno che il governo federale non faccia qualcosa di grande e veloce, vedremo condizioni di fame che in questo Paese non si verificano dalla Grande Depressione"