About half a month ago, Francis Collins, the outgoing director of the National Institutes of health, warned that even if the highly infectious variant of COVID-19 had a lower virulence, if the disease was not carefully controlled, the United States could "infect 1 million cases a day". Collins's concerns became a reality on January 3. According to the data of Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the number of new confirmed cases in the United States exceeded 1 million on the 3rd, once again setting a world record for the number of new confirmed cases in a single day. However, this data may actually be higher, because it coincides with the New Year holiday, the submission of test data in various states is delayed, and the data in several states are not reported on that day. It is not surprising that the number of newly confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded one million, which once again highlights the fact that the United States has gone from failure to failure. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19, the United States has experienced the "darkest moment" in January 2021, and the fourth wave of disease has come since mid July last year. Recently, the Christmas and New Year holidays have led to an increase in American people's travel and gathering activities. In addition, the accelerated spread of Omicron virus in the United States has led to a serious rebound in the epidemic situation in the United States, and a number of epidemic indicators have set new records. According to the statistics of Johns Hopkins University, as of March 3, the average daily increase of confirmed cases in the United States in seven days was 480273, also the highest in the United States since the outbreak of the epidemic. As of the evening of the 4th U.S. Eastern time, the United States has reported more than 57 million new crown confirmed cases and more than 830000 deaths. Both data far surpass Britain, which ranks second in the world. The United States implements federal, state and local government governance, which makes the United States face great obstacles in dealing with the epidemic. The federal and state governments act independently and restrict each other, making it difficult to quickly integrate resources and coordinate response. At present, the number of COVID-19 infected people in all parts of the United States has risen sharply, and some hospitals are overwhelmed, and there is a serious shortage of medical staff. As a result, many places in the United States were forced to tighten their epidemic prevention policies. Maryland governor Larry Hogan announced a 30 day state of emergency on the 4th, and dispatched 1000 national guards to help fight the epidemic. Schools in Washington, New York, Los Angeles and other places have urgently adjusted their back to school arrangements after the New Year holiday, requiring students to issue negative nucleic acid test certificates when they return to school. Many schools have temporarily switched to online teaching. According to the data of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention, in the week ending January 1, 95.4% of the newly confirmed cases in the United States were infected with Omicron strain, which almost completely replaced the original popular delta strain. At present, the preliminary data from the health departments of the United States, Britain and other countries show that the transmission power of Omicron strain is three to four times that of delta. However, the epidemic is so serious that the CDC has revised its guidance, including shortening the recommended isolation period for asymptomatic infected persons, so as to alleviate the problem of manpower shortage in aviation and other service industries. Many medical experts questioned this. According to the data of the CDC on the 4th, 21.6% of Americans over the age of 5 have not been vaccinated. In addition, the average daily vaccination dose in seven days is no more than 1 million doses, which is only half that of a month ago. U.S. President Joe Biden admitted in his speech on the 4th that the testing capacity of the new crown in the United States is insufficient, and the problem of difficult appointment makes him feel frustrated. He once again called on the people to vaccinate the new crown vaccine and booster as soon as possible, and wear masks in public places. The resurgence of the epidemic has made it even worse for Biden, who is already facing challenges such as blocked congressional legislation and high inflation. Biden was recognized by the public at the beginning of taking office, but his support rate has declined in recent months. According to a recent poll released by CNBC television, 55% of respondents think Biden is ineffective in dealing with the epidemic. (Xinhua News Agency)