Two of Biden’s coronavirus advisers to the president-elect pushed back on Friday the idea of a national lockdown to stem the coronavirus epidemic.
“As a group, the real consensus is that we need a more nuanced approach,” said Dr. Krishna, a panelist and infectious disease specialist at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Celine Gounder, adding to CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that “it was not the group’s opinion” to impose such widespread sanctions in the U.S. “We can be more geographically targeted.” We can also be more targeted in terms of what we close. “
U.S. Former National Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said a national lockdown was recommended to help lead the group when scientists did not know much about how the disease spread and people were fed up with the epidemic.
“We’re not where we’re saying, ‘Shut down the whole country,'” Murthy said in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” advocating for a more targeted approach. “If we don’t, that’s what you’re looking for.” The thing is that people will get more tired, schools will not be open to children and the economy will be hit harder. “
His comments came from Biden’s other Covid-19 advisor, Dr. After Michael Osterholm, who serves as director of infectious disease research and policy at the University of Minnesota, In an interview with Yahoo Finance Wednesdays that shut down industries for four to six weeks when people are paid for lost wages can help manage cases and hospitalizations at a manageable level.
Ter Sterholm later clarified his comments in an interview with NBC News, “It was not a recommendation. I never made this recommendation to Biden’s group. We never talked about it.”
Biden’s transition official told NBC News that the shutdown “does not conform to the thinking of the president-elect.”
Instead of adopting a broader lockdown approach, Gounder told CNBC that state officials should focus on enforcing stricter restrictions in regions of the country where the risk of spreading the virus, such as rest, rants, bars and gyms, is high, and their schools are targeted. Open to students.
He said, “I would consider this not a mer-off f light switch, but a slow switch.” “I think we just need to close things that are really contributing to the spread, and like schools, we need to be as open as possible, if they’re not contributing to the spread.”
A handful of states and cities have begun enforcing stricter restrictions, including curfews ahead of winter, mask requirements and restrictions on group gatherings, as scientists warn that U.S. Which will probably enter the “darkest days of the epidemic.”
According to a CNBC analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. recorded three consecutive days of record-breaking daily new Covid-19 cases, with a weekly average of 131,445 cases per day.
White House Coronavirus Advisor Dr. Many infectious disease experts, including Anthony Fauci, have tried to distance themselves from the term “lockdown,” suggesting that the U.S. should not resort to the widespread stay-at-home order adopted in the spring. When the coronavirus first hit the US coast.
When it comes to lockdowns, Byden has previously said he would listen to the suggestions of scientists like Fauci. The Biden-Harris Covid-19 plan, while calling for disease control and prevention centers, calls for communities to provide evidence-based guidance on when certain businesses or schools should close, depending on the degree of viral spread.
“I don’t think a complete lockdown is necessary or it won’t be useful,” Ashish Zai, dean of Brown University School of Public Health, told CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” on Thursday evening. Os does not agree with the call for a complete lockdown of Sterholm.
Zhao said it would be beneficial to reduce some of the coronavirus outbreak activities. Indoor dining in restaurants, gyms and casinos has become a “real problem”, although other activities, especially if they are out and people wear masks, can continue.
“The complete lockdown is not what I would recommend,” Zhao said.
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