Washington —
US President Biden announced a new six-point plan on Thursday to combat the surge in Delta variants of new crown cases and deaths in recent weeks, including comprehensive vaccination requirements and other measures.

Biden ordered 2.5 million federal employees and contract workers, workers in most hospitals and health care facilities, and any employees of companies with more than 100 employees to be vaccinated against the new crown.

Employees of large private companies can choose to be tested for the new coronavirus every week in lieu of vaccination, but federal employees have no such option.

Some companies have required workers to be vaccinated or they will lose their jobs.

Biden said in a speech Thursday evening, “If you want to work in the federal government or do business with us, get vaccinated.” He emphasized that he wants to protect vaccinated American workers from potential unvaccinated colleagues. infect.

Biden also announced that the U.S. Department of Labor will require relevant companies to provide paid leave to vaccinated employees.

It is unclear whether Biden’s orders for federal employees and contract workers allow exceptions for people seeking vaccination exemptions for religious and physical reasons.

Biden also announced that it will make new efforts to persuade unvaccinated Americans to get vaccinated, protect those who have received booster shots in the next few weeks, ensure that schools start, increase testing and in some cases require Wear masks to promote economic recovery and improve medical care for patients with COVID-19.

The US economy has grown strongly since the new crown epidemic began 18 months ago, but the country’s new jobs fell significantly in August. Biden believes that the increase in new crown cases is the reason for the decrease in new jobs.

Biden announced increased support for small businesses, allowing more small businesses to obtain low-interest loans. He also said that the Small Business Administration is simplifying the loan forgiveness process and launching a program to help underserved areas have better access to federal, state, and local resources.

Most of the latest increase in the number of new crown cases and deaths in the United States have occurred among people who have not been vaccinated, but those who were vaccinated a few months ago have also experienced some breakthrough infections.

Biden said, "This is an unvaccinated epidemic." He said that about a quarter of Americans have not been vaccinated.

Biden also said that the overcrowded hospitals and intensive care units across the country indicate that "the 25% of people may cause a lot of losses, and they are causing losses."

The new cases have recently overwhelmed hospitals and medical staff across the United States, and some patients with new crowns in the intensive care unit have reached the highest load of the ward.

More than 177 million of the country's 332 million people have been vaccinated, but the vaccination of children under the age of 12 has yet to be approved by the federal health regulatory agency.

More than 62% of the population aged 12 years and over are vaccinated, but approximately 150,000 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded every day in recent weeks, and approximately 1,000 people die every day.

The governors of some states, many of them conservative Republicans, urge people to get vaccinated, but hesitate to make vaccinations mandatory or require people in schools or workplaces to wear masks. This leads to many political and legal disputes. Some courts support local officials who want to implement COVID-19 prevention regulations.

Among unvaccinated Americans, the number of cases has skyrocketed, including an increasing number of children who have not yet been vaccinated.

The American Academy of Pediatrics said that the number of children with new crown cases increased to 750,000 between August 5 and September 2.

In addition to vaccines, Biden reiterated the need to require masks throughout the country.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration will double fines for those who refuse to wear masks on airplanes.