Cities across the United States are closing down schools and nonessential establishments, such as bars and movie theaters, in an attempt to curb the number...
Cities across the United States are closing down schools and nonessential establishments, such as bars and movie theaters, in an attempt to curb the number of coronavirus cases — and avoid the unfortunate situations that have occurred in Italy, China and elsewhere.
“What you’re now hearing repeatedly is that people over 60 and people who have chronic conditions are most at risk of coronavirus,” said Paul Irving, chairman of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging. “That does create serious concerns for older Americans.” The U.S. is not far behind Italy’s trajectory of coronavirus cases, the U.S. Surgeon General said on Monday. The country now has as many cases as Italy did two weeks ago. “We are at a critical inflection point in our country,” Dr. Jerome Adams said on a segment of “Fox & Friends.”
“There’s a risk to the broader population as well, but we really need to focus on protecting our elders,” Irving said. “The older a disease-sufferer, the higher the risk.” The United States has more than 4,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and 69 deaths. Japan, which has the highest ratio of an elderly population at 25%, has only had 825 confirmed cases so far.
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