Americans are moving around too much and taking coronavirus with them, expert says
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Source: CNN
CNN)Covid-19 precautions need to stay consistent -- whether or not the numbers are coming down -- because the more Americans move around the more the virus does too, a health expert said.
When case numbers start to come down, people tend to interact more, and more movement predicts how the virus will spread, said Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
Though cases have risen to more than 4.9 million and coronavirus deaths have surpassed 161,000, former hotspots like New York are seeing positive changes. But health experts have predicted the national death toll will get worse through the year, and many have called for a stronger national leadership against the virus.
In list ranking countries response to the pandemic assessed by Foreign Policy Magazine, the United States ranks near the bottom.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/08/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html
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