{"id":100267,"date":"2020-10-29T12:46:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T09:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/here-are-all-the-reasons-covid-19-cases-are-surging-again\/"},"modified":"2020-10-29T12:46:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T09:46:33","slug":"here-are-all-the-reasons-covid-19-cases-are-surging-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-all-the-reasons-covid-19-cases-are-surging-again\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Here are all the reasons COVID-19 cases are surging again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a393f9e2add3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-all-the-reasons-covid-19-cases-are-surging-again\/#%E2%80%98Pandemic_fatigue_is_setting_in_among_Americans_tired_of_social_distancing_and_wearing_masks\" >\u2018Pandemic fatigue\u2019 is setting in among Americans tired of social distancing and wearing masks<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/here-are-all-the-reasons-covid-19-cases-are-surging-again\/#Jaimy_Lee\" >Jaimy Lee<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Here are all the reasons COVID-19 cases are surging again<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Pandemic_fatigue_is_setting_in_among_Americans_tired_of_social_distancing_and_wearing_masks\"><\/span>\n  \u2018Pandemic fatigue\u2019 is setting in among Americans tired of social distancing and wearing masks<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"69D7CCC6-1939-11EB-A9D3-62F0012CBAAC\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Experts attribute the record-breaking number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. to growing weariness among Americans to keep up with pandemic practices like <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> distancing and wearing masks. <\/p>\n<p> The U.S. last week reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases during the pandemic, with 84,232 positive tests on Oct. 23, according to COVID Act Now, a nonprofit tracking the geographic spread of the virus in the U.S. That means the number of new cases has more than doubled since the end of the summer, when the U.S. had 40,123 cases, as of Sept. 1. <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       There is not a single state that is on track to contain the virus, according to COVID Act Now\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/covidactnow.org\/?s=1205295\" class=\"icon none\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These figures have set off alarms with public health experts who worry about surging case counts across the country, as much of the U.S. faces winter temperatures and the traditionally social-heavy holiday season. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is explosive spread occurring in many parts of the country, including in areas that have more limited health care infrastructure,\u201d said Dr. Leana Wen, a visiting professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Baltimore\u2019s former health commissioner. \u201cWe are already seeing hospitals becoming overwhelmed, and patients having to be diverted to other places for care. It\u2019s extremely concerning. I cannot overemphasize how dire the situation is right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The four experts interviewed for this story say multiple factors are to blame for the record-setting number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations right now in the U.S. However, what is different about this surge \u2014 compared, for example, with the spring \u2014 is that it\u2019s h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening in disparate parts of the country. Chris Meekins, director of health-care policy at Raymond James, predicts the U.S. will hit 100,000 cases a day in the next few weeks. <\/p>\n<p>El Paso, Texas, which has 128.7 cases per 100,000 people, this week <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/coronavirus-live-updates\/2020\/10\/26\/927866489\/el-paso-judge-issues-2-week-curfew-to-stem-surge-of-covid-19-cases\" class=\"icon none\">implemented a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew<\/a>. Some hospitals in Kansas City, Mo., have turned away ambulances because they are already overwhelmed, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/kansas-city-hospitals-overwhelmed-forced-turn-ambulances-covid\/story?id=73653825\" class=\"icon none\">according to ABC News<\/a>. Hospitals in northern Idaho <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/virus-outbreak-coeur-dalene-portland-idaho-oregon-b9a0c5d8dcb4507d91c9aa8e2a87b49a\" class=\"icon none\">are considering transferring <\/a>COVID-19 patients across state lines to less crowded facilities in Portland and Seattle. <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, this week said that he sees the current surge in cases as \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/fauci-the-us-is-still-in-the-first-wave-160137351.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIPBePazmBNeEJayby9BWU3mAcFjaoUQu1YfO7XPB5PcVb3DXhqThtXTGbcFA3BXB8Q6cc6QF6pAN524U1cRvQMwHZOmr05z2FdcLpsrbVBuRpo-mvCD69C54TuoeAwUdunyh4hxJt9BifoZvRO29kPtJ5bJgb-nP95ELAJmRkBo\" class=\"icon none\">an exacerbation of the original first wave<\/a>\u201d in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Many experts agree that the first wave hit the U.S. on a rolling basis, striking New York and parts of the Northwest in the spring, then Sun Belt states like Arizona and Texas in the summer, and now the virus is largely having the most impact in the Midwest, though infections are rising in nearly all states. \u201c \u2018Phase 3\u2019 is now really nationwide, from sea to shining sea,\u201d Meekins said, \u201cbut, predominantly, the seeds were formed in the upper Midwest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s to blame for the recent surge in cases? <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>1. Falling temperatures mean more people are socializing indoors<\/strong>, as Americans shift their social lives from a summer of patios and backyards into living rooms and bars. A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medrxiv.org\/content\/medrxiv\/early\/2020\/09\/10\/2020.09.04.20188417.1.full.pdf\" class=\"icon none\">preprint<\/a>, a category of preliminary scientific research, published in September found that indoor socializing carries a significantly higher risk of transmission than activities outdoors. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs temperatures dropped, look where the areas with, let\u2019s say, the highest positive test rates are,\u201d Meekins said. \u201cIt\u2019s the upper Midwest, where obviously the temperatures have dropped, and Montana [and] Idaho.\u201d In Billings, Mont., the high this week is 41 degrees Fahrenheit \u2014 cases in Montana are at an all-time high, with 67.9 cases per 100,000 people there, as of Oct. 26. (In comparison, New York has 8.4 cases per 100,000 people.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. People are dealing with \u201cpandemic fatigue,\u201d<\/strong> after nearly eight months of near-constant worry about the virus since the first U.S. lockdowns went into place in March. \u201cPeople are tired of being cooped up, and they may not be using the best judgment at all times,\u201d said Dr. Aaron Glatt, chairman of the department of medicine at Mount Sinai South Nassau in New York.<\/p>\n<p>And because pandemic policies vary from state to state, the lack of a coordinated national response puts the onus on individuals to make their own choices, which can be stressful over long periods of time. \u201cSome states are doing a lot to control the spread of COVID,\u201d said Malia Jones, an epidemiologist and associate scientist in health geography at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison. \u201cOther states are doing very little. And without everybody working together towards the same goals, those things are often in conflict with one another.\u201d In addition, Wen notes that \u201cit\u2019s hard to ask people to do their part, when the federal government isn\u2019t doing theirs. &#8230; For example, the White House is hosting social events when we\u2019re asking people not to see their loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. This translates to more social gatherings with extended family and friends<\/strong> than the smaller \u201cpods,\u201d Zoom hangouts and Netflix parties that people relied on in the earlier days of the pandemic. \u201cWhat\u2019s driving it is individual behaviors, including, very importantly, letting down our guard with people that we know,\u201d Wen said. \u201cThere is a magical thinking. We don\u2019t want to believe that they could be asymptomatic carriers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While experts say they are concerned that large political rallies, such as those held by President Donald Trump\u2019s re-election campaign, have put attendees at risk, it\u2019s primarily small gatherings of friends and families that are responsible for spreading the virus, though Glatt notes that \u201cit\u2019s a problem when we allow certain things and ignore good public health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Margin:<\/strong>Trump\u2019s Omaha rally compared to Fyre Festival after hundreds left stranded in near-freezing temperatures<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. The return of college students in September is a likely culprit behind this wave of infections<\/strong>, as students <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed across the country to return or begin the university year. A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medrxiv.org\/cgi\/content\/short\/2020.09.22.20196048v1\" class=\"icon none\">preprint<\/a> published Sept. 23, found that the colleges that reopened for in-person instruction were associated with 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day in the U.S. \u201cThey\u2019re contributing to county case counts,\u201d Martin Andersen, an assistant professor of economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and one of the study\u2019s authors, previously told MarketWatch. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat mixing up of people \u2014 students moving from one place to another to go back to school \u2014 just led to a lot of spread of disease across the nation,\u201d Jones said. \u201cIf it had just been Labor Day, I think we would have seen a more limited spread.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What can we expect over the next few months? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The coming holidays \u2014 Halloween and Thanksgiving \u2014 along with in-person voting for the  presidential election on Nov. 3 are all events that have the potential to increase transmission of the virus within communities. <\/p>\n<p>Experts point out that polling places are likely to have social-distancing measures in place, masks may be required, and contact between individuals is limited. They are not largely viewed as concerns, with Fauci having likened the risk of in-person voting to that of a Starbucks trip.<\/p>\n<p>With the exception of indoor parties and bars, Halloween remains a largely outdoors holiday that can be tweaked to create social distancing and allow for mask wearing. \u201cIt\u2019s been a rough year to be an epidemiologist,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI\u2019m super tired of telling people they can\u2019t have their thing. \u2026 I\u2019ve learned this year that I can\u2019t save the world, but I can save Halloween.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>By that, she means using tongs to hand out candy, moving trick-or-treating away from front doors and into less confining outdoor spaces, and gathering small groups of people outside for costume contests and scavenger hunts.<\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving, however, is going to be a critical holiday and one that is already stressing public health experts. (\u201cThe traditional Thanksgiving Day festivities have all the characteristics of the superspreader events,\u201d Jones said.) It\u2019s commonly spent indoors, with extended family that one doesn\u2019t see on a daily basis and features a chatty meal that may stretch over several hours. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to say, I\u2019m not going to get together with my family for Labor Day,\u201d Meekins said. \u201cIt\u2019s a completely different level for a lot of folks to say, I\u2019m not going to get together for Thanksgiving, or I\u2019m not going to get together for Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For families and friends who decide to get together, plans to follow the guidelines and quarantine for 14 days and get tested in advance may be a moot point by the time the holiday rolls around. \u201cThe demand for tests is going to be so much higher because of the number of people who are sick,\u201d Wen said. \u201cBy then, it could be such a huge backlog that having testing for assurance purposes \u2026 would not be appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>One more thing:<\/strong> The outcome of the presidential election will likely impact the trajectory of the current infection wave. If Democratic candidate Joe Biden wins, he has said he would implement a national mask mandate, for example, and vastly increase testing capacity. \u201cI\u2019m interested to see what the outcome of the election will mean for the messaging around the virus,\u201d Meekins said. <\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"\n              inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetCommentingPromo\n            \n            inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetCommentingPromo\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Jaimy Lee\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jaimy_Lee\"><\/span>Jaimy Lee<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story.asp?guid=%7B69D7CCC6-1939-11EB-A9D3-62F0012CBAAC%7D&#038;siteid=rss&#038;rss=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;# Here are all the reasons COVID-19 cases are surging again &#8221; \u2018Pandemic fatigue\u2019 is setting in among Americans tired of social distancing and wearing masks Experts attribute the record-breaking number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. to growing weariness among Americans to keep up with pandemic practices like social distancing and wearing masks. 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