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The United States exceeded nine million COVID-19 cases on October 30, but this bleak milestone is less terrifying than the rate at which it has been attained. <\/span><\/p>\n

The nation reported a million cases in just 14 days, between October 16 and October 30. Cases hadn\u2019t increased at that rate since late July when the Covid-19 <\/span>pandemic spiked across the South and Southwest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only in the United States, but the spikes are almost everywhere. <\/span><\/p>\n

Cases rates are high and increasing in about 40 states and territories. Since October, a minimum of three of every four ICU beds is preoccupied in 21 states. Hospitals are overrun, particularly in the Midwest.<\/span><\/p>\n

This autumn bout will probably be tougher to deal with, as the infection thrives in rural areas where accessibility to urgent medical aid has been decreasing for years. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rural regions have increased rates of the underlying health conditions and behaviors – smoking, obesity, and high blood pressure – that lead to worse results with COVID-19. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the present rate, the U.S. could reach 300,000 deaths before the end of this year. The pandemic is also going up overseas.<\/span><\/p>\n

America Has Failed Badly In Controlling COVID-19. Why?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Almost every country in the world has struggled to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and has also made some mistakes along its way.<\/span><\/p>\n

So the mistakes started with China – silencing the medical professionals who tried to raise alerts regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak. As a result, the infection spread to adjacent countries and then to the entire world. <\/span><\/p>\n

Now various parts of the nation have reopened, and several countries, including France, Canada, Australia, Japan, and many more, are getting to grips with the rapid increase in cases.<\/span><\/p>\n

One country – none other than the United States – has maintained its position as being the only wealthy nation to have confronted a severe and sustainable outbreak for more than four months.<\/span><\/p>\n

The question arises here is – \u201cHow can a prosperous nation, like the U.S, prove to be incapable of coping with the virus outbreak?\u201d There are various possible reasons for this, which points to two fundamental themes.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, the United States has been facing a major pandemic for several months in a row. It is a large country at the nexus of the global economy, with a custom of prioritizing individualism over government restrictions. <\/span><\/p>\n

This custom is one prime reason why the U.S. has an asymmetrical healthcare system that has led to worse medical results – including higher diabetes rates and infant mortality and a lower life expectancy – than in most high-income countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second key theme is that public health specialists usually find it awkward to discuss as many try to step away from partisan politics. Studies suggest that poor outcomes in the U.S. have stemmed from the Trump administration’s inadequate performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

The reasons for failure include the following factors:<\/span><\/p>\n