It took less than four months for an unseen enemy to kill 100,000 Americans. It's as if every person died in Boca Raton, Florida. Or almost everyone in South Bend, Indiana.
That's as many people as died in the flu pandemic nationwide in 1968, and getting closer to the number of deaths in yet another flu outbreak a decade prior.What we mean by a 'second peak' of coronavirusIt's as if every person died in Boca Raton, Florida. Or almost everyone in South Bend, Indiana. When the first coronavirus-related death was reported in February, no one could have fathomed the numbing stream of grim news that followed.
That makes wearing masks all the more essential, they said, even when people are keeping their distance. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has addressed the issue of respiratory droplets produced when a person coughs or sneezes. It has said they"can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs." Spread is more likely when people are in close contact with one another, or"within about 6 feet," the CDC says.
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