WASHINGTON, April 8 — US health officials are planning ways for the country to return to normal activities if distancing and other steps to mitigate Covid-19 this month prove successful in curbing the outbreak, the top US infectious disease official said on Wednesday. The Trump administration has...
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci listens during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, US, April 5, 2020. — AFP pic
The Trump administration has called for 30 days of measures, including staying at least six feet away from other people, that have upended American life as most people stay isolated at home, shuttering schools and closing businesses through at least the end of April, with some states continuing certain closures through May and June.
“If in fact we are successful, it makes sense to at least plan what a re-entry into normality would look like. That doesn’t mean we’re going to do it right now, but it means we need to be prepared to ease into that,” Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, told Fox News in an interview.
Dr. Deborah Birx, another task force member, said isolation measures must continue for now or else the country could risk a repeated spike despite the allure of warmer spring weather.
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