BUSINESS INSIDER – The US recently has averaged about 60,000 to 70,000 new coronavirus cases reported each day.
Dr. Anthony Fauci told CBS on Sunday that this was “not an acceptable level.”
Another surge in cases with levels already so high would be “risky,” he said.
The US COVID-19 case count is plateauing at “not an acceptable level,” Dr. Anthony Fauci told CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, warning against public-health measures being turned “on and off.”
Fauci, the White House chief medical advisor, told CBS’ Margaret Brennan that having another surge when cases were already at “quite a high level” would be “risky.”
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s director warned last week that a fourth surge of cases could be coming in the US.
The number of coronavirus cases reported each day in the country had been sharply declining after peaking early this year.
More recently, however, the country’s seven-day average of daily reported cases leveled off between 60,000 and 70,000.
In his interview, Fauci said European countries could provide a template for the US because their patterns were “usually a couple of weeks ahead of us.”
Europe witnessed a 9% increase in cases in the past week after experiencing a plateau, Fauci said.
He also warned against coronavirus measures being switched “on and off” …
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