A spokesman for the White House Jen Psaka called the horrific and shocking the number of victims of coronavirus in the United States, about 700 thousand people died from the consequences of the suffered disease in the country, TASS passes.
“is a shocking, terrifying number of lives lost due to pandemic. People who have lost their loved ones, parents, grandparents, in many cases,” she said.
Psaka added that US President Joe Biden feels his responsibility in the incessant fight against COVID-19, this topic is a priority for him from the first days in power.
A spokesman added that hundreds of lives were saved thanks to the actions of the American administration. She clarified that at present about 77-78 percent of the United States citizens received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
According to the University of Jones Hopkins, 43.5 million cases of infection from the beginning of the pandemic were revealed in the United States, 698,992 people died. The country remains in the first place in the world on both of the indicators.
Earlier, AXIOS edition, referring to the survey data conducted in conjunction with IPSOS, stated that most American citizens do not believe that US President Joe Biden and his administration provide the population to the faithful information about Coronavirus. According to the results of the study, 53 percent of the respondents refused to trust the statements of the government on the epidemiological situation in the country, while 43 percent of the Americans declared a high degree of confidence in the state leader and authorities.