New York City could face a second coronavirus outbreak after gaining control of its first devastating spike in March and April, medical experts say.
Record-low cases were reported in late April, when the city initially struggled to contain the virus with a shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals and springs.
With the combination of cold weather and students returning to school, that could change, according to a Politico report on Wednesday.
“The second wave is a misconception: it’s a ubiquitous risk of explosive spread,” Tom Frieden, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at the outlet. “We’re dealing with this.”
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A number of New Yorkers told the New York Times in a report on Tuesday that the city was experiencing a growing sense of anxiety and “impending doom.”
Health experts can be more prepared for new growth in cases by knowing what to expect in a case. Several city hospitals, including Northwell, Mount Sinai and NYU Langone Health, are already stockpiling supplies.
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According to the outlet, medical centers in New York may also face staff shortages after medical personnel are deployed across the country to help other states fighting the virus. Others have been experiencing trauma since March and April.
Samaria’s purse crew is working to build an emergency area hospital equipped with a respiratory unit in New York’s Central Park in March. (AP Photo / Mary Altafer)
“We were the first and worst in New York, and we had to come up with a lot of solutions that weren’t national solutions on the fly,” added Don Boyce, vice president of emergency management at Mount Sinai. That hospital is “watching the numbers and trends so carefully” so that it is ready for a new spike.
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The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fawcett Has warned of a possible second wave. He praised New York in July, however, for its efforts to contain the virus.
“We know that, when you do it right, you bring those cases down. We’ve done it. We’ve done it in New York,” Foci told PBS Newshour in a July interview. “New York has been worse than anywhere else in the world. And they did it right by doing the things you’re talking about.”
