When asked when parts of the country could ease up on social distancing, Fauci said “in some ways, maybe next month”
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Understanding the coronavirus as the pandemic reaches its peak is an exercise in holding onto two apparently contradictory messages at the same time — in some ways, an exercise in hope. While the U.S. surpassed Italy on Saturday for the most reported deaths from COVID-19 in the world, Dr.
Fauci expressed what he called a “cautious optimism,” citing the decreasing numbers of New York City hospitalizations, intensive-care check-ins, and intubations that suggest the pandemic is “starting to level off.” In states with more moderate outbreaks than New York — which has more coronavirus patients than any other country — he said that at the end of April, “we can look around and say, ‘Okay, is there any element here that we can safely and cautiously start pulling back on?’ If so, do it.
Though Fauci’s message would placate President Trump in his goal of bringing the economy back to something resembling normalcy to protect his electoral prospects, the NIAID director added a note on State of the Union that could further jeopardize his potentially rocky employment.
While Fauci’s projection of a soft May opening is good news, actually returning to a state of normalcy will be a tremendous challenge with very real consequences, considering the high risk of a second wave determined by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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