'Don't Take Unnecessary Risks, A 2nd Coronavirus Wave Is Definitely Coming!' DW Editor, Germany
'Opinion: Don’t take unnecessary risks, a second coronavirus wave is definitely coming!' We have paid a steep price to get Sars-CoV-2 infection rates down to a manageable level. We could jeopardize everything we’ve achieved if we don’t continue to act responsibly, says Fabian Schmidt. July 27, 2020.
Countries like China, South Korea, New Zealand and many EU member states swiftly imposed strict lockdown measures and traced infection chains to contain the coronavirus outbreak. This decisive action proved largely successful. Infection rates gradually slowed to a manageable level. These determined steps have spared many health care systems from total collapse. And have allowed many economies to slowly get back on track, despite initial setbacks.
- The pandemic is far from over: Yet this return to normalcy should not lull us into a false sense of security. We must remain careful. The coronavirus pandemic is far from over. Indeed, the global infection rate continues to rise exponentially, meaning that every day, more and more people continue to contract the virus. The pandemic is now more dangerous than ever before.
The virus has hit countries with poor health care system hardest. And particularly countries where many impoverished people live in close proximity to one another. It has also struck those countries where leaders have prioritized economic health over that of their citizens and refuse to impose stringent measures to curb the outbreak.
- Infection rates in the US and Brazil serve as a warning: Countries like the US, Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa and Mexico are still seeing infection rates soar. They are, in other words, still in the midst of the first infection wave. Many other countries that have seen their infection curves flatten, however, now fear a second wave may be looming. Several EU member states are already reporting a new spike in infections...
Read More, https://www.dw.com/en/a-second-coronavirus-wave-is-likely/a-54341186
UK, Germany Warn Against Travel To Spain As Covid-19 Re-emerges, France24, July 28, 2020
https://www.france24.com/en/20200728-uk-germany-warn-against-travel-to-spain-as-covid-19-re-emerges
