The researchers warn
that lifting social distancing measures all at once could just delay the peak
and make a second surge in infections more severe.
Some forms of social
distancing may be needed until at least 2022 to stop the spread of Coronavirus
and to prevent the health care system from being overwhelmed, a new Harvard
study has found.
The study on
COVID-19 warned that sporadic periods of social distancing could be needed for
another two years to prevent new surges in infections.
The researchers warn
that lifting social distancing measures all at once could just delay the peak
and make a second surge in infections more severe, according to the study
published on Tuesday in the Science journal, Daily Mail UK, said.
They warn that a
single period of social distancing measures – like the ones currently in place
– will not be sufficient.
Current social
distancing measures in the United States are due to expire on April 30 but
health experts are urging for continued social distancing measures to defeat
the Coronavirus.
The study says a
number of factors will play a role in the trajectory of the Coronavirus over
the next few years, including if it is seasonal and the extent of immunity.
Those questions are
among those currently being weighed by health officials and lawmakers as they
work on deciding when the United States should reopen again.
Health experts think
it is unlikely that COVID-19 will follow its closest cousin, Sars-CoV-1, and be
eradicated by intensive public health measures after causing a brief pandemic.
Instead, the
transmission could resemble that of pandemic influenza by circulating
seasonally.
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