06/25/2021

Internationally, New COVID Outbreaks Are Forcing Some Back into Lockdown

Luckily, the U.S. has yet to experience a resurgence

An increase of coronavirus infections around the world is forcing some governments to reimplement lockdown measures to control the spread of the virus. From Australia to Israel and around Europe, health officials announced new restrictions ahead of the weekend as they report clusters of outbreaks and try to mitigate further transmissions. These decisions come as the more transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus becomes the dominant strain in several countries.

The picture looks very different in the U.S., where many places are still reopening despite warnings from health officials.

This week Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health warned that the delta variant poses a serious threat to unvaccinated people. At the same time, President Biden announced that the White House will miss its goal of getting 70 percent of Americans vaccinated by July 4.

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