embassy as its operations officially resumed. blinken also said in a statement that the u.s. will continue to support and stand with the ukrainian government and people as they defend their country. well, the latest now on the coronavirus pandemic in the united states. the cdc is reporting that nearly 1/3 of americans live in areas with medium to high levels of covid-19. and on wednesday, the agency urged those communities to mask up. take a listen. in areas where community levels are high, everyone should be using prevention measures and wearing a mask in public indoor settings. in areas with medium covid-19 levels in yellow, taking prevention measures based on their own risks, like avoiding crowds, wearing a mask, increasing their testing, especially before gathering with others indoors. dr. rochelle walensky also
communities to mask up. reporter: in areas where community levels are high, everyone should be using prevention measures and wearing a mask in public indoor settings. in areas with medium covid-19 community levels in yellow, individuals should consider taking prevention measures based on their own risks, like avoiding crowds, wearing a mask, increasing their testing, especially before gathering with others indoors. the white house covid response coordinator is touting the roll-out of the antiviral drug paxlovid. dr. ashish jha says the u.s. has seen a fourfold increase in the use of the medication in the past month, with some 20,000 prescriptions being given out every day. well, the taliban have been chipping away at women s rights since they took over the country last august. they promised that girls would be allowed to go to secondary school, a promise that remains
how the shortage came to be and the steps they are taking to alleviate it. now, officials have said they expect the shortage to really begin to gradually improve over the course of the next few weeks. but they have yet to offer a definitive time line of when things will get back to normal. cnn, the white house. the latest on the coronavirus pandemic in the u.s. the cdc reporting one-third of americans are living in areas with medium to high levels of covid-19. wednesday they urged those communities tos mask up. everyone should be using prevention measures and wearing a mask in public indoor settings. in areas with medium covid-19 levels in yellow, individuals should consider taking prevention measures based on their own risk like avoiding crowds, wearing a mask, increasing their testing especially before gathering with others indoors.
be using prevention measures and wearing a mask in public indoor settings. reporter: 137 counties nationwide now in the high risk alert level, meaning there is increasing pressure on the health system. new york city also in that category. but for now officials are resisting a mask mandate, instead only recommending them indoors. we are not alwing covid to outsmart us. we re staying prepared and not panicking. reporter: and tonight, the white house sounding the alarm about the need for congress to act on covid funding. we will find ourselves in the fall or winter with people getting infected and no treatments available for them, because we will have run out. reporter: it comes as the cdc is expected to recommend boosters for 5 to 11-year-olds as early as tomorrow. i started looking online right away for her to have the booster. it s just a level of assurance. reporter: pfizer says its booster shot is safe and an
15 get the pfizer biontech booster. covid infections have soared to an all-time high largely due to the omicron variant. the seven-day average shook out to more than 574,000 daily cases. one expert warns the next month is going to be awful, but that doesn t mean anyone should give up on prevention measures. and omicron is also doing a real number, to be completely honest with you, on europe. it will likely become the dominant variant in germany in just a few days. the german health ministry says it makes up a quarter of cases. france, meanwhile, once again smashed its record for new infections reporting more than 330,000 on wednesday, by far the most ever in the single day. and this comes as a french government prepares really to ease travel restrictions with the uk. and england is also getting ready to scrap a key covid travel requirement as british hospitals grapple with severe staffing shortages.