A surge in cases of mutated viruses or new crowns to the United States? The White House is pushing for expanded testing

According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 7:22 p.m. Beijing time on Feb. 18, there have been more than 27.8 million confirmed cases and more than 490,000 deaths in the United States.
Goingly, the mutant new coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that it could lead to a "rapid rise" in cases across the United States;
CDC: A surge in cases of mutated virus or causes cases in the United States, a CDC report showed that at least 1,299 cases of mutated virus infection have been reported in the United States, the vast majority of which (1277 cases) are infected with the B.1.1.7 variant found in the United Kingdom.
, the variant has been found in 41 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.
, the CDC said the first variant of the virus to be found in the United Kingdom is likely to become the main strain in the United States in March.
, the mutated virus may have spread in the United States.
reported that none of the eight patients found in Minnesota infected with the mutant virus had a history of living in the UNITED States.
Accordingly, the report notes that the identification of these cases of mutated viral infections in The State of Minnesota "underscores the importance of preventive measures such as wearing masks, maintaining social distance, avoiding aggregation and poorly ventilated indoor spaces, isolating confirmed patients and close contacts, and complying with CDC travel guidelines."
same day, another CDC report said the B.1.351 variant, first discovered in South Africa, may be spreading rapidly in southern Africa.
said the spread of the mutant virus raises public health concerns, "because it may be more contagious, increasing the number of confirmed, hospitalized and fatal cases."
"While the spread of the mutant virus is worrying, a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine may be "good news."
Pfizer's vaccine is still effective against the mutant virus, including the B.1.351 variant found in South Africa, according to a report released Wednesday local time.
, the United States has received about 56 million doses of vaccine, of which more than 15 million have completed two doses.
authorities allocated $1.6 billion to expand testing as an important part of outbreak prevention and control, local time on the 17th, the White House announced that it will allocate more than $1.6 billion to increase the supply of new coronavirus testing reagents, and expand testing programs in schools and elsewhere.
, the White House's new crown testing coordinator, said at a news conference the same day, "We need extensive and rapid testing to reverse the outbreak."
we still don't have enough testing capabilities, especially where they are most needed.
specifically, the U.S. Department of Health and the Department of Defense will invest $650 million to expand testing of places such as kindergarten through eighth grade schools and homeless shelters.
Ministry of Health said it would establish regional focal points, organize the distribution of test supplies and conduct tests in cooperation with laboratories throughout the country, including universities and commercial laboratories.
, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Defence will invest $815 million to increase production of reagent supplies and raw materials.
white house also noted that the CDC will invest an an further $200 million in its DNA program to help track the mutant new coronavirus in the United States.
CDC plans to increase its sequencing from 7,000 samples per week to about 25,000 per week.
Johnson said the move would allow researchers to "find the mutant virus more quickly and stop further spread."