As states start to reopen and social distancing rules are relaxed, public health officials are warning about a possible 2nd wave of coronavirus cases later this year. Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, an internal medicine doctor at Sutter Health in San Francisco, stated Monday on CBSN that public health authorities agree another round of cases is “really, likely to take place.”
Ungerleider said a potential 2nd wave coinciding with flu season might cause a great deal of confusion due to the overlap in symptoms between the infections. “This might put a heavy stress on an already taxed healthcare system, so I believe we require to be preparing for this now,” Ungerleider stated.
The lag time in between infection and signs could also cause an increase in cases in the U.S. as social distancing guidelines are unwinded. “City and state officials, along with the public, require to prepare and to comprehend that places might need to rapidly reissue stay-at-home orders if in fact these regional break outs begin taking place,” Ungerleider said. “We need to continue focusing on broadening testing and contact tracing.”
Ungerleider said that considering that the novel coronavirus is just 16 weeks old, there’s a lot we don’t know yet. “People require