The surge in COVID-19 cases seen in about half a dozen US states is not the beginning of a “second wave” of the disease, but rather is still part of the first wave, scientists and infectious disease specialists recently told CNBC.
According to Ian Lipkin, a professor of epidemiology and director of the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University, a second wave can only take place once a virus has disappeared and then returned or if a new variant of the virus appears.
“The recent increase in cases does not reflect either,” Lipkin noted.
Even though New York state, for instance, which became the US epicenter of the disease in March, is experiencing a decline in COVID-19 cases, other states like Texas, Florida and Arizona are currently experiencing surges in case numbers. John Hopkins University data shows that…
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