Nearly half of European countries have recorded increases in new Covid cases over the last week. The U.S. could follow suit, but cases are still declining for now.
Lawrence Young, a virologist at the University of Warwick in England, said Europe's rise in infections is likely to be a result of the spread of the, paired with waning immunity and the relaxation of mitigation policies.
A staff member takes a swab from a patient for a PCR test for the coronavirus Monday outside a doctor's office in Laatzen, Germany.But experts aren't ready to say definitively that a major new Covid wave is on the horizon globally, nor that there's cause for immediate concern in the U.S. Rather, they believe it's time to be vigilant — and to act pre-emptively.
last month, pledging that when future surges arise, the responses will rely on vaccines and treatments rather than lockdowns.Monday, which means people no longer have to show proof of vaccination to enter restaurants, movie theaters and other public spaces.
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