Over 20,000 COVID-19 Patients in US... State Governments Issue Home Evacuation Orders One After Another

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in the United States has surpassed 20,000.

On the 21st (local time), Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. reported that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States reached 24,783. The death toll is 301.

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Earlier, CNN reported that the number of COVID-19 infections in the United States was 21,240.

Accordingly, the United States has become the fourth country in the world with the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, following China, Italy, and Spain.

Local governments in the U.S. are announcing emergency measures such as issuing stay-at-home orders to the public.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued a "stay-at-home" order across the entire state on the same day. As a result, all gatherings are prohibited, and all non-essential retail stores must close. Essential retail stores include grocery stores, pharmacies, medical supply stores, gas stations, convenience stores, banks, laundromats, and liquor stores.

Previously, California, New York, Illinois, and Connecticut also issued stay-at-home orders.

Meanwhile, various states in the U.S. are announcing revisions to their strategies, shifting from patient suppression to preventing infection rates and mortality. They are abandoning the strategy of actively finding patients and focusing treatment on healthcare workers and hospitalized patients. In a situation where diagnostic kits and medical equipment are insufficient, the policy has shifted from an aggressive strategy to maintaining the capacity to cure COVID-19 patients.

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