ICYMI - U.S. states seeing surge in new cases, but experts don't see a preview for Canada
All of these states have seen numbers higher than they have seen at any point in the pandemic, which is coming weeks after they allowed restaurants, businesses and even theatres to open up again. In many cases those businesses opened without the same distance requirements that are common in Canada.
She said failing to maintain high standards around hand-washing and social distancing could quickly cause a surge in new infections.“We need to keep up and the moment we let go this virus could find some way of accelerating in our community.” Florida, Arizona, California, and Texas all began their reopening efforts in early May and are now seeing daily case counts that are two or three times as high as at any point in the pandemic.
He said there was clearly still community transmission in these states when the decision was made to reopen and the virus has been able to rapidly spread. “We’re opening the door much later into our downward curve. We’re doing it regionally. We’re doing it much more thoughtfully.”Article content continued
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