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Public health experts say a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak could happen

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Public health experts say a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak could happen
Public health experts say a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak could happen

They're saying this is possible due to the combination of demonstrations, elections and reopening of stores.

PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS SAY WECOULD SEE A SECOND WAVE OF THECORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK SOONERRATHER THAN LATER BECAUSE OF THECOMBINATION OF DEMONSTRATIONS,ELECTIONS, AND STORES REOPENING.JONATHAN SERRIE EXPLAINS.20TO 2551 TO 56THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ISSTILL NOT CONTAINED, BUT ALL 50STATES ARE MOVING AHEAD WITHPLANS TO EASE SOCIALDISTANCING...AND WITH RATES OF INFECTION ONTHE RISE, A GROWING NUMBER OFHOTSPOTS ARE ISSUING NEWRESTRICTIONS AND CANCELINGSUMMER PLANS.THE LATEST, CHICAGO, SCRAPPINGALL PUBLIC EVENTS UNTIL AT LEASTLABOR DAY.LIGHTFOOT says: "Realistically,we are not going to be in aposition to have those kinds oflarge gatherings for some time."PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEONE-TWO PUNCH OF REOPENINGS ANDONGOING PROTESTS ARE FUELING THENEW SPIKE IN CASES...AND IT’S ONLY EXPECTED TO GETWORSE AS THE ELECTION SEASONROLLS ON.PRIMARY VOTERS HERE IN ATLANTAHIT THE POLLS ON TUESDAY, BUTSOCIAL DISTANCING AND TECHNICALGLITCHES RESULTED IN LONG LINESAND BIG CROWDS.DESPITE GROWING CONCERNS OF ASECOND WAVE, SOME ARE STILLPUSHING FOR IN-PERSON VOTING TOCONTINUE.COLLINS says: "It’s a part ofour pride, as Americans to bepart of elections, but we’vejust got to do better planningand better training."AND LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILLARE SPENDING A SECOND STRAIGHTDAY LOOKING AT THE FEDERALRESPONSE TO THE OUTBREAK...SEVERAL HEARINGS TAKING PLACE -INCLUDING ONE FOCUSED ONSTUDENT SAFETY -WITH A FAMILIAR PARTISAN DIVIDEEMERGING OVER WHEN SCHOOLSSHOULD REOPEN.ALEXANDER says: "There’s notmuch of anything we could thinkof to do that would help allfamilies....Than to be able toopen school in August."MURRAY says: "Due to thecontinued impact and potentialspread of COVID-19, it is likelythat some schools will need tokeep their physical buildingsclosed."(reporter on cam tag)A NEW STUDY SHOWS IT COULD

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