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We're Edit Page --------------------------- 32 ter the Thanksgiving festival, which traditionally in- entering this post-Thanksgiving surge with three, Horoscope ------------------------- 28 This week’s question volves gathering of family and friends over dinner. four and 10 times as much disease across the coun- Immigration Post ------------12-13 Life Style ------------------------ 14-15 Will Biden support India's The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the try," Dr Deborah Birx, who is coordinator of the UNSC membership? Philosophy/Perspective ------- 31 US topped 200,000 for the first time on Friday (27 taskforce, told CBS News. Last week’s result Info/Highlights ---------------------- 4 Nov.), according to data from Johns Hopkins University. "That's what worries us the most. We are deeply Real Estate -------------------- 26-27 Will rest of the world support Since January, when the first infections were re- worried about what could happen post-Thanksgiv- TechBiz Post ------------------ 10-11 US policy on Tibet? ported in the US, America's total number of cases ing," Birx said. Travel & Hospitality Post -------- 16 YES 92% NO 8% has surpassed 13 million. More than 265,000 Details on page 5 Wellness Post ---------------- 24-25 2 India Post December 4, 2020 www.indiapost.com December 4, 2020 India Post 3 www.indiapost.com 4 India Post December 4, 2020 www.indiapost.com India Post Newsweekly www.indiapost.com The Weekly Newspaper Serving Indians Worldwide Mission Statement Romesh & Sunita Japra Publishers To empower the Indian Diaspora and make their voice strong and effective in countries of their adoption. 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Since January, when the first infec- tions were reported in the US, America's total number of cases has surpassed 13 million. More than 265,000 people have died. "If you look at the second wave, we had less than 25,000 cases a day, we had way less mortality. We're entering this post-Thanksgiving surge with three, four and 10 times as much dis- ease across the country," Dr Deborah Birx, who is coordinator of the taskforce, told CBS News. "That's what worries us the most. We the line we may see a surge upon a deal with, that we likely will have an in- able for the higher-priority people to- are deeply worried about what could surge," he told ABC news. crease in cases as we get into the wards the middle and end of Decem- happen post-Thanksgiving," Birx said. "We don't want to frighten people, colder weeks of the winter and as we ber and as we get into January and Feb- Appearing on another Sunday talk but that's just the reality. We said that approach the Christmas season," Fauci ruary," he said. show, Dr Anthony Fauci, a prominent these things would happen as we got said. "So, everyone is totally empathetic member of the task force and Director into the cold weather and as we began Countries that have mitigated have about the fatigue that everyone is feel- of National Institute of Allergy and In- travelling. And they've happened. It's turned around the surge. States that ing. But if we can hang in there a bit fectious Diseases, too expressed seri- going to happen again, he added. have mitigated have had a turnaround longer and do the fundamental things, ous concerns over the sudden jump in "We have to be careful now because of the inflection of the curve. So it does wearing of masks uniformly, avoiding COVID-19 cases in the US in the coming there almost certainly is going to be an work, he asserted, pleading Americans crowds in congregate settings, keeping days and weeks.