Coronavirus: “No” to lockdown says Biden and gives 500 million free tests to Americans

The government is mobilizing the solution for the mass distribution of self-diagnostic tests Biden in the United States to boost epidemiological surveillance as the Omicron variant spreads rapidly, according to the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

The American president will announce today the provision of 500 million free tests that citizens will be able to take at home. The tests will be sent by mail, starting in January, upon request on a special online platform.

They are part of the strategy chosen by the White House, which does not include the new solution lockdown. President Biden has been criticized in recent days for his limited emphasis on easy-to-use tests, and the state-free test solution may reflect the government’s decision to move more strongly on this front.

At the core of Biden’s plans, however, is the expansion of vaccination coverage and the increase in booster doses, while strengthening hospitals in high-pressure states.

Strict warning to the unvaccinated

In this context, according to the WSJ, in his statement today, the Democratic leader will emphasize that vaccinated citizens who follow the rules of self-protection will be able to feel safe at family gatherings at Christmas, while instead he will issue a new stern warning to the unvaccinated the great risks they run.

The president has chosen a particularly harsh language regarding the threat posed by the unvaccinated coronavirus, noting last Thursday that those who have chosen not to be immunized “are facing a winter of serious illness and death.”

According to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 73% of new Covid-19 cases reported in the country last week are due to the Omicron variant, compared to 13% a week by December 12th.

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