With the increase in the vaccination rate, the diagnosis rate and death rate in the United States have dropped significantly, and the epidemic in the United States has begun to subside. At present, the number of newly diagnosed cases in the 37 states of the United States is declining, and more than 38% of the people in the United States have completed vaccination. The development of the epidemic has slowed down and has improved significantly. What follows will be the strengthening of the supervision of the state legislatures. The state control ban is unlikely to continue to be extended.
Currently, six states, including South Carolina and New Hampshire, have completely lifted their state of emergency; since most states’ state of emergency orders will expire before National Day, it is expected that more and more states will follow up.
Take Massachusetts as an example. So far, 15-month emergency orders have been implemented for an indefinite period. However, Governor Charlie Baker said that because of the high vaccination rate in Massachusetts, the epidemic has been successfully reversed and the emergency is expected to be lifted on the 15th. He said: Unless there are more unexpected developments, I think the epidemic is over.
In addition to Massachusetts, Vermont is also expected to lift all bans on the 15th; the condition for the state to lift the state of emergency is that at least 80% of the people receive at least the first dose of vaccine. As the state with the highest vaccination rate in the country, Vermont's vaccination rate is quite close to 80% and will meet the standard at any time, so the lifting of the ban is just around the corner.
In California, Governor Gavin Newsom recently stated that most of the restrictions related to the epidemic will be ended on the 15th, but the state of emergency will not be lifted for the time being; Therefore, once the epidemic has re-emerged, the governor can still immediately issue bans, such as mandatory wearing masks and restricting gatherings; Newsom said: The epidemic has not really ended, the virus has not disappeared, and we must work together.
American Public Health Association (APHA) Operations Director Georges Benjamin said that the easiest way for the governor is to continue the emergency order to avoid the embarrassment of issuing another ban because of the virus's resurgence. However, in some states where there will be people sue the governor for abuse of power at any time, the governor will probably lift the emergency without hesitation whenever he has the opportunity to lift the state of emergency.
For example, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has lifted the public health emergency order earlier this month and terminated the implementation of more than 100 administrative orders, believing that it has taken an important step towards returning to normal life.
In terms of economic recovery in the United States, with the gradual unblocking of multiple states, not only restaurants are allowed to restore the past passenger flow, but outdoor activities are also ready to take place. The American people are working hard to return to the past. Beaches are crowded with people, and the US economy is about to gradually moving towards recovery.
For the international students who have bid farewell to the United States for more than a year, they can enjoy the favorable policy of direct entry into the United States from August 1st, without transiting to a third country for entry. Perhaps in the future we may see a wave of international students going to the United States.