Hurricane Laura has been upgraded to category four! Florida in the United States faces the double challenges of epidemic and hurricane.

　　On the 26th local time, Hurricane Laura was upgraded to a category 4 hurricane and gradually approached Texas and Louisiana.

　　Earlier on the 26th, affected by Hurricane Laura, waves kept pounding a beach in Galveston, Texas. The National Hurricane Center predicts that when Hurricane Laura makes landfall, the wind speed may reach 233 kilometers per hour, which is expected to cause floods and tornadoes and cause disastrous damage to the local area. The National Hurricane Center also said that at least 20 million people are currently in the trajectory of hurricanes, and 420,000 residents in Texas and 200,000 residents in Louisiana have been forced to evacuate.

　　In Florida, the southern United States, although the state is not the state most affected by Hurricane Laura, it is still facing a severe situation of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control. The arrival of the hurricane will make Florida face the double challenges of epidemic rebound and hurricane damage to its home. Recently, an epidemiologist in Florida has simulated the epidemic trend map after the arrival of the hurricane. The forecast shows that when people need to escape from the hurricane and flee their homes, it is likely that the local virus infection rate will rise again. The local government advised people to go to hotels to avoid hurricanes and avoid gathering in public shelters.

　　Christina, a senior American meteorologist:If people need to evacuate, they can’t stay with their family and friends, and social contact is formed again. Being able to go to the hotel prevents people from gathering in public shelters to meet more strangers and not knowing whether these people carry the virus.