HHS Sec. Azar says “the window is closing” to take action to curb the spread of the coronavirus as cases surge in several states. “We need to social distance, we need to wear face coverings if we are in settings where we cannot social distance.”
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar warned Sunday that “the window is closing” to take action to curb theIn an interview with “Meet the Press,” Azar said that the country has “more tools than we had months ago” to fight the virus and the disease it causes, including new treatments and more personal protective equipment. But he stressed that America is facing a “very serious situation.
“We’ve got our fatality rates and our hospitalization rates the lowest they’ve been in two months, but this is a very serious situation. What are we doing about it? We are surging in, working with our local authorities and states,” Azar said. “We’ve got the tools to do this, we just did this in the last couple of weeks in North Carolina. But the window is closing. We have to act and people and individuals need to act responsibly. We need to social distance, we need to wear face coverings if we are in settings where we cannot social distance, particularly in these hot zones.”
The U.S. has had more than 2.5 million coronavirus cases and nearly 126,000 deaths attributed to the virus, according toOn Saturday, Florida, South Carolina, Nevada and Georgia reported record highs in new daily cases, and numbers from Johns Hopkins University show that the U.S. is responsible forIn light of the trends, several states and cities have paused or rolled back their plans to reopen.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., whose state has had significantly more coronavirus cases than any other state thanks to an early spike in cases, criticized the federal response to the virus so far and accused the government of telling the states, effectively: “You’re on your own.”Sign Up
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