Coronavirus Update: New call for U.S. to expand global role in ending pandemic
A group of former global leaders, among them Gordon Brown, the U.K. prime minister from 2007 to 2010, is calling on the U.S. to commit $5 billion to the effort to combat the pandemic globally and urging President Joe Biden to take a more forceful role at a COVID-19 summit planned for Thursday.
“However, let me be clear: As vital as it is to help Ukraine combat Russian aggression, it is equally vital to help Americans combat COVID,” said Biden. Biden’s administration has repeatedly urged Congress to free up funds for the next phase of the crisis, and warned that the country needs to prepare for an expected surge in fall and winter.
The news comes as COVID cases continue to rise across the U.S. again, driven by the BA.2 variant of omicron, and two subvariants that appear to be even more infectious. The two, named BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1, were highlighted by health officials in New York state recently. The country is averaging 19,009 hospitalizations a day, up 20% from two weeks ago. The average daily death toll has fallen below 400 to 367, but the pandemic’s official U.S. death count is expected to hit 1 million this week.
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