US CDC Former Director “Early Resumption is High Risk” New Coronavirus April 26, 7:45
Public health expert Tom Friden, former director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, said in an interview with NHK about relaxing the restrictions on going out and restarting economic activities. It is said that they should minimize contact with people until they are ready for inspection, isolation of infected persons, and tracking of infection routes.
Tom Frieden is a public health expert who was appointed head of the CDC by former President Obama in 2009 after serving as head of health authorities in New York City. We provide advice to government agencies.
Mr. Frieden said in an interview with NHK that there is a growing call for early resumption of restrictions on going out and economic activities being carried out in various countries around the world. It's difficult to get in and contain it, and if you restart it early, you risk quickly spreading the infection again. Until a therapeutic drug or vaccine is available and you can control it, it will be for a month or so. We may have to wait three months, "he said, saying that it should be carefully reopened once the system is in place, including testing, isolation of infected persons, and tracing of the transmission route.
Regarding so-called "collective immunity", in which many people are infected with the new coronavirus and become immune, as a result, the spread of virus infection can be suppressed. Often, expecting collective immunity puts millions of lives at risk. "
He said the spread of infections in developing countries would delay the end of the pandemic, and countries should collaborate to fund therapeutic and hygiene improvements to take action. .