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The United States’ leading infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic could become “much more serious” if the country’s population does not comply with public health recommendations, the DPA reported Wednesday.
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In an interview with CNN, Fauci said the country must “double down” on public health measures, including wearing a mask and physical distance, or “it could get a lot worse.”
His comments are framed in the context in which the US registers a sustained increase in the number of infections due to the new coronavirus, with averages of more than 100,000 infections reported per day, reports Agerpres.
The pandemic has already hit the United States hard, far worse than many other countries, with nearly 240,000 deaths.
Fauci said that while the news about the effectiveness of advanced test vaccines is very encouraging, and the first doses are likely to be available in December, the country cannot “give up” on physical distancing.
This Monday, the United States exceeded 10 million cases of contagion with the new coronavirus.
The increase in the number of cases is spreading throughout the United States, with the situation being particularly dire in Minnesota, Illinois and other northern states.
In New York City, which managed to control its infection rate after becoming the national epicenter of the outbreak in the spring, Mayor Bill de Blasio urged residents to avoid a wave of “dangerous close-ups” and a possible quarantine. . .
Health experts worry that cold weather and people spending more time indoors will cause the virus to spread faster.
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