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Health officials cautiously optimistic about declining COVID statistics
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While statistics reveal that across the U.S., less people are getting vaccinated than in previous weeks, health officials are cautiously optimistic about what COVID-related numbers will look like in the upcoming months, CNN reports.
During a Sunday, May 9 interview, Dr. Jonathan Reiner of George Washington University told CNN he expects this summer to be, much closer to normal than we ve had in a very long time.
Reiner, a professor of medicine and surgery, went on to say it s key that officials continue to keep a close eye on the number of citizens being vaccinated. He explained that once at least 60 percent of adults in the US are vaccinated with at least one dose, COVID-19 cases are likely to plummet.
May 10, 2021
On Monday, India reported 366,161 new cases, its health ministry said the first time daily infections have dipped below 400,000 since May 6. Its total caseload is now more than 22 million since the pandemic began. Courtesy file photo
NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under increasing pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown as the country grapples with the world s worst COVID-19 outbreak.
On Monday, India reported 366,161 new cases, its health ministry said the first time daily infections have dipped below 400,000 since May 6. Its total caseload is now more than 22 million since the pandemic began.
The health ministry also reported an additional 3,754 virus-related deaths on Monday, after two consecutive days of reporting more than 4,000 fatalities. The country has now recorded 246,116 total COVID-19 deaths among the highest in the world with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington
May 10, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, predicts Americans may choose to wear face masks during cold and flu season. Fauci believes people have gotten used to wearing masks realize how effective they can be. The CDC relaxed its guidance laSt month on wearing masks outdoors. However, it still advises both vaccinated and unvaccinated people to still wear masks. Fauci says the US could be back to normal by next Mother s Day, if enough people get vaccinated against Covid-19.
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SOURCE: (CNN) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under increasing pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown as the country grapples with the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak.
On Monday, India reported 366,161 new cases, its health ministry said the first time daily infections have dipped below 400,000 since May 6. Its total caseload is now more than 22 million since the pandemic began.
The health ministry also reported an additional 3,754 virus-related deaths on Monday, after two consecutive days of reporting more than 4,000 fatalities. The country has now recorded 246,116 total Covid-19 deaths among the highest in the world with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington estimating that by August, India may have reached 1 million deaths.