WASHINGTON: White House Health adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that he doesn’t expect a return to “real normality” until next year as some states have reported recent spikes in COVID-19 cases.
Fauci, who heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told The Telegraph that some restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, such as bans on international travel, could remain in place until a vaccine is developed.
“I would hope to get some degree of real normality within a year or so. But I don’t think it’s this winter or fall,” Fauci said.
The United States leads the world in COVID-19 deaths and cases, with a death toll of 115,578 and a total of 2,083,082 cases, according to figures by John’s Hopkins University.
As some states have reported spikes in new cases in recent weeks, Fauci said that he anticipates cycles of the virus “coming back and forth” before a return to normalcy and warned that states must maintain measures to contain the virus or risk facing another “full-blown” outbreak.
