CDC Chief Is ‘Really Worried’ About States Loosening Covid-19 Restrictions—Many Are Doing It Anyway

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A wave of Democratic and Republican-led states are opening up, but with cases leveling off and variants taking hold, public health leaders advise against it.

last week the state is currently evaluating whether it’s “gonna be able to remove all statewide orders”—including its mask mandate—with a decision expected soon.“At this level of cases with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the hard earned ground we have gained,” Walensky said Monday. “These variants are a very real threat to our people and our progress.

Covid-19 cases are known to be caused by more transmissible variants that originated in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil,to the CDC. The actual number of variant cases is likely much higher: Wallensky said at a briefing Friday the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the U.K. likely now accounts for 10% of U.S. Covid-19 cases, up from one to four percent a few weeks ago.about the new variants’ spread in the U.S.

 

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I could care less if you don’t follow Covid protocols & get sick. But I do care that you’re putting an unnecessary burden on healthcare workers. Hope they toss you out on the curb!

Monterrey, which is a two-hour drive from the Rio Grande Valley border went bananas this past weekend as some restrictions were lifted. People went into the the street in droves, therefore there is a rise in Covid infections. Don't we ever learn?

I'm really worried what's going to happen if we don't return to normal life. Enough already! Everyone should act responsibly but we need to get going. The cure is worse than the virus at this point.

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