Experts are saying that scattered state-by-state policies may result in new coronavirus hot spots, warning the uptick in infections may soon overrun local health care systems.
"I think Texas is going to be the next hot spot. We can already see the cases starting to increase, it is start of an exponential rise," Dr. John Brownstein, an epidemiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, told ABC News."Any intervention we do now will take weeks to see the impact."
People stand in line while wearing face masks in the Elmhurst neighborhood on April 1, 2020, in New York. People stand in line while wearing face masks in the Elmhurst neighborhood on April 1, 2020, in New York.Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, predicts that Florida is also at risk, tweeting,"Florida continues to show an acceleration in new #COVID19 cases, with Miami as one of a number of epicenters of spread."
Experts agree that states that have not done so yet should impose stricter social distancing and policies to reduce mobility. Their stance, they say, is backed up by new data that finds social distancing measures work.
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