CDC threatens another US lockdown if coronavirus cases spike at its first briefing in three months - as other experts warn the surge in some states is still the FIRST wave of the virus
Strict lockdowns and social distancing measures could return if cases spike 'dramatically', said the CDC's deputy director for infectious diseases Jay Butler
The agency gave its first briefing in three months Friday
Fears are mounting that several states reopened their economies too early, with a renewed spike in cases recorded in Texas, Florida and Arizona
Experts are warning that the surge in cases is still the first - and not a second - wave of the virus that never truly went away
States that stayed in lockdown longer may have cleared the first wave, say experts whereas others 'have had more of a first-wave plateau'
More than 114,000 Americans have died and 2 million have been infected
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By Rachel Sharp For Dailymail.com
Published: 09:11 EDT, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 09:20 EDT, 13 June 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has threatened that another US lockdown will be on the cards if coronavirus cases spike, at the agency's first briefing in three months after it was sidelined when the pandemic began.
'If cases begin to go up again, particularly if they go up dramatically, it's important to recognize that more mitigation efforts such as what were implemented back in March may be needed again,' the CDC's deputy director for infectious diseases, Jay Butler, warned in a press briefing Friday.
Fears are mounting that several states embarked on reopening their economies too early, with a renewed spike in cases recorded in Texas, Florida and Arizona.
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