June 15, 2020

Why a 2nd shutdown over coronavirus might be worse than the 1st — and how to prevent it

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/us/covid-19-second-shutdown/index.html

Why a 2nd shutdown over coronavirus might be worse than the 1st – and how to prevent it

2020-06-15 00:00:00, Holly Yan, CNN

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614

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16

Reading Time:
4.09 min

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Intermediate

Readability:
11th or 12th

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"We've got to take action now so that we avoid a shutdown in the future," said Lina Hidalgo, the head of government in Harris County, Texas – the third most populous county in the United States.

"Because of quarantine fatigue, because of the economic effects of quarantine, another round of shutdowns might have even larger effects on businesses that may be on the edge of not being able to stay solvent," said Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.

Hong Kong and Singapore seemed to have coronavirus under control and started easing restrictions – only to have major resurgences that led to stricter rules.

"Covid's not taking a summer vacation," said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert and professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

"We're going to have to face the harsh reality in some states that we may need to shut down again," said Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a professor at George Washington University School of Medicine.

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health and medical, epidemics and outbreaks, north america, microscopic life, the americas, death and dying, society, respiratory diseases, coronavirus pandemic, continents and regions, life forms, infectious diseases, public health, diseases and disorders, viruses, united states, coronavirus

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