Medical Experts Urge US To Shut Down Again As Coronavirus Cases Surpass 4 Million
According to the latest updates, the US has hit a sobering 4 million cases of Covid-19. As medical experts suggest the rising rate of confirmed cases and hospitalizations of the virus is far from under control, they are now are urging political leaders to shut down the country and start over to contain the pandemic, CNN reports.
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Data from Johns Hopkins University shows that at least 4,038,748 coronavirus cases and 144,304 deaths have been recorded in the United States.
“Right now we are on a path to lose more than 200,000 American lives by November 1st. Yet, in many states, people can drink in bars, get a haircut, eat inside a restaurant, get a tattoo, get a massage, and do myriad other normal, pleasant, but non-essential activities,” the letter said.
Dr. Ali Khan, dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Public Health, also told CNN on Thursday ”We’ve rolled back essentially two months’ worth of progress with what we’re seeing in number of cases … in the United States.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mortality statisticians told CNN via email Thursday that Coronavirus is set to become a leading cause of death in the US.
As the news site notes, the only way to reopen the economy and the country safely follow a the guidelines that health experts are set in place and deemed necessary for controlling the spread of Covid-19, the letter contends.
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