Expect a massive thrust in COVID cases after that date, the experts say
If a previous holiday is an indication, the weekend of the Labor Day could bring a new wave of cases with it.
The summer days of the summer brought most good news in the fight against coronavirus. Withnewly reported cases on decline In most of the country, many states see that their mitigation efforts begin to have a positive effect. But some experts are starting to raise the alarm that the pandemic is far from over, saying theyExpect that there is a massive thrust in cases of COVID after the end of the Labor Day.
Many doctors and public health officials expressed concern that traveling, gatherings and family meetings that will probably take place on the popular holiday weekend will have great effects that goSend numbers in the wrong direction, Reports CNN. Some also fear that a false sense of security brought byTALLING COVID CASE ACCOUNTS And overall "pandemic fatigue" will lead people to become short on safety precautions, such as wearing facial masks and social distancing, especially among family members who have been separated for long sections.
"I'm worried about the Labor Day because people may feel that the cases come down"Ali Mokdad, MD, epidemiologist and professor of health professions Sciences of the Health and Evaluation Metric Institute at the University of Washington, said CNN. "Despite the fact that Covid-19 is now the third cause of death, people still doubt that we have a problem."
Other experts pointed out thatThe previous holidays were responsible for important peaks in cases of coronaviruses. "On July 4th and the commemorative day would tell you that we should worry about the day of work, and with schools who open, to me, it's a two pungent,"David Rubin, MD, Director of Policylab at the Philadelphia Children's Hospital, CNN said.
Based on previous peaks resulting from holiday weekends, researchers in the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment were able to provide different scenarios that couldFollow the weekend of the Labor Day In terms of covidation cases in the state. Considering the current practice rate of Colorado's social distancing by 79%, scientists estimate that a decline in security protocols at 42% would create an increase in the rise in October. The estimate finds that it would be slightly lower than theBump created by July 4 holidaysBut could also be exacerbated by the children back to school, as Rubin mentioned.
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But Colorado is not the biggest concern of the experts; it'sMidwest states who are particularly on the watch, especially asNorth Dakota,South Dakota, andIowa all see covid peaks.
"We can not afford to have thisThe weekend of the Labor Day still accelerates the spread of the community, because if it happens, what happens then will be worse, "Minnesota Health CommissionerJan MalcolmTold MPR News on August 31st. "For a moment, we believe we have been a little walk on the edge of a cliff."
Nevertheless, some of the best medical advisers of the nation believePass the main obstacle which is the workstation will be a test of progress made, as well as a sign of what is coming. "If we go through this weekend ... and we do what we are supposed to do, we will be in very good shape go to autumn", "AdmiralBrett Giroir, The Covid House White House Test Czar, told the September 1st teleconference. And for more things on how to escape coronaviruses, checkDr. Faisci has just confirmed that this only thing kills coronavirus.
