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Social distancing might have reduced the number of fresh cases coming up at many places in the world. But experts have a word of caution as plans to open office and establishments post lockdown come up and experts say the virus won’t be a thing of the past.
A second round of Covid-19 cases, US experts, pointed out was inevitable, while people will try and resume regular life and more states ease stay-at-home orders. ‘It might make a comeback, because the virus is so communicable,’ says Dr Anthony Fauci during webinar.
He said Americans could be in for second spell around winter if the country remains unprepared. Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases he said there are so many aspects of the virus that remain unknown for scientists but older viruses are offering some clues.
People usually get infected by four common coronaviruses that were first identified in the mid-1960s, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and they tend to peak in the winter months.
Dr. Greg Poland, a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the Mayo Clinic, said that SARS-CoV-2, is likely to follow that pattern. If that happens, a second wave of the virus would return just in time for the start of flu season. The flu has been a constant threat for Americans and devastating in recent years. The CDC estimates there were at least 39 million cases of the flu in the US and at least 24,000 deaths during the 2019-2020 season.
More than 30 states are easing restrictions this weekend and the changes range from opening state parks to allowing some businesses to restart. States are knowingly reopening against the advice of medical experts.
