Social distancing should continue through the summer, White House advisor Deborah Birx said Sunday, and other experts warned against states' moves to lift restrictions.
said Sunday, even as some states began moving to ease shutdown and stay-at-home guidelines meant to stem the spread of the pathogen.
Birx, who appeared on a number of Sunday television interview shows, did not directly address that prediction when asked about it on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” But she said that for the next several months, any gatherings or commercial activity would need to incorporate physical separation between people.
Other public health experts, including Thomas Inglesby, the director of the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins University, expressed sharper skepticism about Pence’s projected timeline. “I don’t think it’s likely that we will be at that position by Memorial Day,” Inglesby said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” citing rising rates of infection in about half of the country.
“Georgia’s certainly jumping the gun, I think, getting started too early relative to where they are in their epidemic,” Gottlieb said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”how soon to allow businesses to reopen — an about-face from his prior claim of “absolute” authority in the matter — he also signaled support earlier this month for protesters in a handful of states who demand a speedy end to restrictions.
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