Iran Press/ America: On a day several more states, including Florida, told most of their residents to stay at home, the number of US coronavirus cases skyrocketed past 200,000 on Wednesday.
The news comes while debate revs up on whether all Americans should be wearing a mask, CNN reported.
As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 215,000 people in the United States have been infected, and at least 5,100 have died. The number of fatality reports again reached a new daily high, with more than 900 reported.
One of the deaths was a 6-week old in Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont said.
More data showing people without symptoms are fueling the spread has top US officials rethinking whether the general public should be wearing masks. But the World Health Organization, while it says it is reviewing its advice, tells people there is no need to keep your mouth covered if you are not a patient or health worker.
A quarter of people in US who are sick have no symptoms
Concerning new data from Iceland shows 50% of those who tested positive said they were asymptomatic.
In the US, an estimated 25% of coronavirus carriers have no symptoms, said the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
new information about asymptomatic spread could change public guidelines, US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said.
A major argument against the widespread use of masks is that health care workers don't have enough.
Shortage of masks in US
In many cities, doctors and nurses are falling sick with or dying from coronavirus. This is doubly tragic because fewer health-care workers are able to take care of the public. So some people are making their own masks.
US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday of a "painful" and "tough" two-week stretch ahead as he extended nationwide distancing measures that even if followed closely could still mean more than 100,000 and up to 240,000 Americans die from coronavirus.
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