Expert warns the US is approaching 'one of the most unstable times in the history of our country'

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN

Updated 8:12 AM ET, Sat July 11, 2020

(CNN)With rising Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations sending many states backward in their reopening plans, one health expert warns that if the US continues on its current path it will reach "one of the most unstable times in the history of our country."

"We will have hospitals overwhelmed and not only in terms of ICU beds and hospitals -- and that's bad -- but exhausted hospital staff and hospital staff that's getting ill themselves," Dr. Peter Hotez, the dean of tropical medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, told CNN Friday night. "So, we won't have enough manpower, human power, to manage all of this."

Only five states are seeing a decrease of at least 10% in average new daily cases over the past week. And the US set a record for the highest single day of new cases for the second time this week with 66,627 cases on Friday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The resurgence has many local leaders returning to actions taken in March and April to slow the spread of the virus.

At least 26 states have paused or rolled back their plans to reopen.

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Pretty grim assessment from Dr Hotez.

On edit - more from Dr Hotez:

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD @PeterHotez

Latest #TexasCovid19 deaths: Mr. President the nation needs you to lead a #COVID19 response. It's actually not that difficult. With a concerted evidence-based effort we can bring the entire nation back to containment mode in a few weeks, then open schools, colleges, even the NFL

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

“COVID-19 (China Virus) Death Rate PLUNGES From Peak In U.S.” A Tenfold Decrease In Mortality. The Washington Times @WashTimes Valerie Richardson. We have the lowest Mortality Rate in the World. The Fake News should be reporting these most important of facts, but they don’t!

#COVID19 has become an urgent national security issue. I'm happy to help you...this is very doable. It's just some RNA stuffed inside a little fat with spike proteins. It's an old school problem in virology, we can do this. But if we don't take action now the nation will tank



9:26 AM · Jul 11, 2020

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[Demsrule86]

1. And another amazing fact water is wet...Dr. Hotez is Captain Obvious.

[Mike 03]

2. Now add to this the fact that our federal government has taken an adversarial role

against the citizens and prefers to allow the virus to propagate unchecked.

Plus a Constitutional Crisis and complete or near-complete breakdown of the Department of Justice, FEMA, the CDC and HHS.

Grim times.

[duforsure]

3. We're there already

With Republicans in Congress allowing a criminal to remain in office while conspiring with him in other crimes.