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The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The USA, Robert Redfield, said that the second wave of coronavirus next winter in the EE. USA It may be worse than the current one as it will coincide with the start of the flu epidemic.
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Sputnik – “There is a possibility that the virus will attack our nation next winter [21 de dezembro a 20 de março] it’s even more difficult than what we just went through, “said the director of the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention in an interview with the Washington Post.
“We are going to have epidemics of influenza and coronavirus at the same time,” added Redfield, predicting a double attack on the health system.
The director of the agency responsible for fighting epidemics said that a simultaneous outbreak of two respiratory diseases would put the health system under “unimaginable pressure”.
Although there are vaccines to help prevent the flu and medications to help treat it, unlike the new coronavirus that is not yet treated or vaccinated, it is still a deadly infection.
New York hospital workers as coronavirus pandemic hits city (file photo)
Having the flu and coronavirus circulating at the same time could overwhelm hospitals and doctors’ offices, which are already under pressure in a severe flu season, a CNN post explained.
The number of coronavirus cases in the United States, the current epicenter of covid-19, has exceeded 825,000, registering more than 45,000 deaths so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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