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US media: The density of new coronavirus cases in sewage in many places in the United States may increase again
Overseas Network, October 8th. According to a National Public Radio report on Oct.7, as the United States approaches winter, preliminary signs show that the number of new coronary pneumonia infections in the United States could rise again.
US media have said that as the weather gets colder, people will spend more time indoors, making it easier for the novel coronavirus to spread. Additionally, the number of new corona infections in many European countries, including the UK, France and Italy, has recently increased, which could also suggest the upcoming development of the new corona outbreak in the United States.
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, said, “In the past, what happened in Europe often foreshadowed what would happen in the United States, and the United States had to prepare for it. which started to be seen in Europe Lauren Meyers, director of the New Crown Modeling Consortium at the University of Texas at Austin, also said, “We are seeing an increase in cases of new crowns in countries like Germany and France, which will increase. also the number of new crown cases in the United States in the coming weeks and months. Uncertainty.”
In fact, some US researchers are already starting to see some early signs. For example, in parts of the United States, such as Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Vermont and the northeastern part of the country, the density of the virus detected in local sewage is increasing, which could be an early warning sign. David Rubin, director of the Policy Laboratory at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said, “We are seeing some evidence of increased transmission of the novel coronavirus in parts of the northern United States. The winter epidemic is starting to rebound.” Zhang Ni)
