The highest daily toll of new infections from SARS-CoV-2 since this health emergency started a year ago; 300,594 new cases with a running 7 day average of 259,564 new cases. There has been a decline since that day which is significant at 186,235 new cases on January 20, 2021 with a seven day running total of 194,966 new cases. That is called progress.
Americans need to continue to wear masks, social distance, and practice excellent hand hygiene. We are not out of danger yet.
Yuma County, Arizona is the hottest of hotspots. I believe it is a language barrier. We saw the same kind of issue with HIV. Those speaking Spanish are not getting the “emotional machismo” message that great parents and community leaders practice the same important practices without relenting to peer pressure.
It is naive to believe the same “machismo” that voted for Trump will dissipate because he lost the election. What the Federal Communications Commission should be doing as I write this is check for lies that endanger minority communities. There MUST be public service announcements made by all forms of media to state the facts and bring an understanding of the truth. The arrogance that accompanied Trumpism must be laid to rest to end the viral spread.
Announcements and Speeches by Joe Biden must be broadcast in Spanish with written translations in other languages that exist in the USA. This is a deadly pandemic. If translation is available in all other languages other countries around the globe will use it, too. No one is to assume written translation will end the virus. There is illiteracy in other languages, too. A strong effort must be made for the illiteracy in all languages. There are also hearing impaired.
Communication and compliance to federal standards to stop the spread is vital. There are social anthropologist and social workers that have the ability to reach the unreachable. It is the First Amendment. People have a right to hear from government to save their own lives.
