Question

Describe a scenario where COVID-19 has become endemic in the United States.

Answer 1

COVID-19, has been recognized as pandemic by the WHO. So far it has been spreaded to more that 195 countries in the world. Initially, coronavirus outbreak has started in Wuhan, China, in the late 2019. The first case in the U.S was confirmed on January 20, 2020, for the person, who had travel history to Wuhan earlier. Later on, the disease has been spread rapidly. Presently the situation in the U.S is accelerating. The stages of this pandemic is:

(i) Infection to the travelers from abroad.

(ii) Infection to the people who came in close contact with the infected travelers.

(iii) Community-level transmission, where the source of the infection cannot be traced.

Most of the states of the U.S are reporting the community-level transmission. Currently, the number of people affected exceeds 150,000 in the U.S.

The CDS is taking the infection control measures. Mass gatherings are avoided and social distancing should be followed by the people.

There is also continuous efforts in the U.S. and worldwide in the development of the vaccine and drug for the COVID-19.