US infectious disease expert Dr. Fauci fears sharp spike in COVID-19 cases in coming weeks

United States' top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday, vember 29 warned that country may witness 'surge upon a surge' of COVID-19 infection over coming weeks. director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases furr suggested that all COVID-19 related rms must be strictly hered to and t relaxed before Christmas.

On Friday number of new COVID-19 cases reported in United States surpassed 200,000 for first time while highest previous daily count was 196,000 on vember 20, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

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According to reports, Dr. Fauci told American Brocasting Company (ABC) that "when you have kind of inflection that we have, it doesn’t all of a sudden turn around like that. So clearly in next few weeks, we’re going to have same sort of thing. And perhaps even two or three weeks down line, we may see a surge upon a surge."

In ar televised program on an American channel, Dr. Fauci me similar remarks and said that it's 't too late' for people traveling back home after Thanksgiving to help prevent spre of virus by wearing masks, staying distant from ors, and avoiding large groups of people.

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'Light at end of tunnel'

While speaking about arrival of COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Fauci said vaccines offer a "light at end of tunnel". ding furr, he said that President-elect Joe Biden should concentrate on distributing vaccines in an efficient and equitable way.

Dr. Fauci also said he intended to push new ministration for a rigorous testing program. Furr, visory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to discuss a rollout of vaccine this week, he ded.

"We likely, almost certainly, are going to be vaccinating a portion of individuals in first priority before end of December, and n as we get into January and February and March, more and more," Dr. Fauci was quoted as saying by news ncy Associated Press.

He also emphasised need to understand asymptomatic transmission in country and said that health care workers will likely be among first to get vaccine. 

(With AP Inputs)

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