As nations around the globe continue to drop restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, all-too-familiar warning signs are emerging that point to the same uncomfortable reminder: The pandemic isn’t over yet.
Rising COVID-19 infections in the United Kingdom and Western Europe are coming just weeks after efforts to mitigate the virus, including masking, were dropped.
Nations formerly deemed “model countries” for their swift COVID-19 response tactics now see some of their highest daily case totals since the pandemic. And a highly transmissible sub-omicron variant is fueling outbreaks overseas.
Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, points to previous waves abroad as a cause for concern here at home.
"We're five for five when the U.K. and Europe warned us of being two to three weeks [away from a domestic COVID-19 wave]," he said. "This is the sixth warning."
Topol joined Midday Edition on Wednesday with more on the potential for another impending COVID-19 wave.
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As global leaders continue to drop restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, all-too-familiar warning signs are emerging that point to the same uncomfortable reminder: this pandemic isn’t over yet. -
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