当地时间28日，美国卫生部长阿扎尔在接受美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）采访时警告：
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar warned the country that time is running out in containing the spread of coronavirus during an interview with CNN on Sunday.阿扎尔称“尽管形势不同于两个月前，但我们正面临着非常严峻的新形势，我们能够采取行动并控制疫情的窗口正在关闭。”
"Things are very different from two months ago... So it is a very different situation, but this is a very, very serious situation and the window is closing for us to take action and get this under control," said Azar.
这位最高卫生官员给出的讯息和特朗普总统及副总统彭斯的说法并不一致，彭斯宣称美国已经成功控制了疫情，平缓了疫情曲线。然而 ，美国目前有36个州报告了新冠肺炎确诊病例增加的消息，多个州已暂停“经济重启”计划。However, contradictory messaging was seen from the government, as President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence both declared the country has "flattened the curve" earlier during press briefings.Thirty-six states in the U.S. are reporting a rise in new coronavirus cases compared to last week, with some states already halting the idea of promoting economic recovery.据美国约翰斯·霍普金斯大学最新实时统计数据显示，截至北京时间29日16:33分，美国新冠确诊病例超254.9万例，累计死亡超12.5万例。全美已有7个州新冠确诊病例超10万例，分别为纽约州、加利福尼亚州、新泽西州、得克萨斯州、伊利诺伊州、佛罗里达州和马萨诸塞州。据《华盛顿邮报》的数据显示，佛罗里达州、乔治亚州、内华达州和南卡罗来纳州的单日新增确诊病例数均创历史新高。
Confirmed cases of coronavirus in the U.S. stood at 2,549,069 with 125,803 deaths as of 16:33 BJT on Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University. The hardest-hit U.S. states are currently in the South and West.Florida, Georgia and South Carolina have also recorded a record daily increase of new COVID-19 cases, according to the Washington Post.自6月初以来，佛罗里达州的新冠确诊病例总数持续增长。27日，该州新增确诊病例9585例，刷新此前纪录。28日，该州又新增确诊病例8530例，目前已成为全美新的疫情暴发地之一。该州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯（Ron DeSantis）表示，这与无视社交距离规则的年轻人越来越多有关。In particular, the number of confirmed cases in Florida has already continued to rise since early June. On Saturday, Florida set a single-day record with 9,585 new cases reported. On Sunday, another 8,530 cases were reported. The state is among the country's new virus epicenters.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Sunday the spike is tied to a swell in young people flouting social distancing rules. He's also in recent days blamed the rising numbers on an increase in COVID-19 testing. 针对病例数量增加是进行更多检测的结果这一说法，美国疾病控制和预防中心前主任汤姆·弗里登在接受福克斯新闻（Fox News）采访时反驳：“作为一个医生、科学家、流行病学家，我可以100%肯定地告诉你，在大多数州，你看到的就是真正的病例激增。这不是有更多检测的缘故，就是更多的病毒传播。”
But former CDC Director Tom Frieden addressed that issue with Fox News on Sunday, saying, "As a doctor, a scientist, an epidemiologist, I can tell you with 100 percent certainty that in most states where you're seeing an increase, it is a real increase. It is not more tests; it is more spread of the virus."
佛罗里达州至少有两个县计划在7月4日国庆节假期间关闭所有海滩。为了防控疫情，加州州长宣布洛杉矶等7个县的酒吧都紧急关闭。At least two counties in Florida have decided to close beaches over the Fourth of July weekend. To help contain the spread of COVID-19, California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered bars to shut down in seven counties including Los Angeles.美国卫生部长阿扎尔不认为经济重启是导致疫情反复的原因，但称“不适当的个人行为”使病毒得以传播。Although Azar denied that reopening too quickly led to the surging confirmed cases, he warned that "individuals need to act responsibly" to slow the spread, including social distancing and "face coverings."他警告民众：“如果美国人对自己的行为不负责任、没有保证社交距离，如果我们不佩戴口罩、没有养成良好的个人卫生习惯，我们将看到疫情继续扩大传播。”
“If we don't socially distance, if we don't use face coverings in settings where we can't social distance, if we don't practice appropriate personal hygiene, we're going to see spread of disease."