Covid "will be worse" in August and September, said former director of the CDC
"The next two months will be worse, unfortunately," said Tom Frieden, MD.
Many people held hope that coronavirus would expand during the summer, but it is far from what is happening in many states across the country. The experts predicted that theSummer would not bring a lot of reliefBut few could have imagined the intense toll that the virus would take the United States in June and July. Unfortunately, according toTom Frieden, MD, former director of disease control and prevention centers (CDC) is not the worst. In fact, we should connectWhich coronavirus will bring in August and September. "It's before young adults spread to many seniors and vulnerable," Frieden said. "The next two months will be worse, unfortunately. "
In July 14 Linkedin Post, Frieden says there is a variety of aspects contributing to her assumption that the coronavirus situation in the United States worsen. For example, while COVID-19 related deaths are currentlyunder the epidemic threshold, Frieden predicts that it will not last long, noting thatOverall deaths are on the rise of the United States.
According to Reuters, there were 5,015 dead during the week ending July 12, which represents a46% increase coronavirus death from the previous week.
Frieden says that "Only the northeast is reassuring, "But this is offset by the growing number of cases and deaths in southern states, southwestern and west coast. Similarly, in a new Covid-19 study of Policylab at the Philadelphia Children's Hospital, researchers analyzedCase data of coronaviruses In 519 counties, representing 71% of the American population. On the basis of their data, they predict this in the next month,cases will overcome In Nevada, California, Missouri, Georgia and South Carolina, but that the numbers will remain in New England.
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In the end, Frieden ends, "the situation worsen before improving."
Robert Redfield, MD, the current director of the CDC, published a similar warning earlier this week. During a video discussion with theAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNALOn July 14, he said, "I think thefall and the winter of 2020 and 2021 Will probably be one of the most difficult moments we live in American public health. "It's because of" theCompetition in Covid and Influenza, "he explained, who will put a strain on the American health system.
To avoid this, Frieden emphasizes the importance ofClosing bars and restaurants, limiting the gatherings to only a few people and boxing in the virus "through strategic tests, efficient insulation, quick contact tracing and quarantine support". To find out more about where Covid is from the pick, checkThe last 10 hot spot stitches you need to know about.
