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As quarantine fatigue spreads across the planet, a second round of new coronaviruses (COVID-19) is “inevitable” according to the leading epidemiologist in the United States. If states lift quarantine restrictions too soon, the results could be serious. But if the United States makes significant progress in efforts to tackle the pandemic before the second wave, suggested Dr. Anthony Fauci, the United States should weather the storm.
“If at that point we have implemented all the countermeasures you need to address this, we should do it reasonably well,” Dr. Fauci said in an interview with CNN. “If we don’t do it successfully, we could have a bad fall and a bad winter.”
One result of quarantine fatigue is an idea that has come up in recent weeks is the so-called “immunity passport”. This “passport” would allow freedom of movement for those citizens who have contracted and recovered from COVID-19.
On April 26, 2020, the World Health Organization warned against the use and concept of the “immunity passport” entirely. They suggested that such a system would likely increase the spread of the coronavirus.
Other efforts to return to a more “normal” way of life during these strange times come in the form of homemade face masks. A study published on April 25 showed two more suitable common materials for creating homemade masks.
Other local efforts have been forcefully warned. The FDA issued antimalarial drug warnings for the drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in the “treatment” of the coronavirus. These medications have been shown to cause dangerous heart problems and death.
Meanwhile, the CDC confirmed two cases of COVID-19 in cats this month. While both cats are expected to make a full recovery, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) made it clear that COVID-19 cases are rare in animals. So rare, in fact, that they do not recommend routine animal testing for COVID-19 and / or SARS-CoV-2 at this time.
