US Covid expert warns of 'impending doom' as cases rocket 'Right now I'm scared'

Fears over a fourth wave of coronavirus have begun to spread in the USA as one of the country’s top medical official warned of an “impending doom” if rising cases are not brought under control. Center for Disease Control (CDC) boss Dr Rochelle Walensky gave a blunt warning to her fellow Americans on CBS News calling on them to continue to follow strict public health measures while the US vaccine programme continues to rollout.

Dr Walensky said: “I am going to reflect on the recurring feeling I have of impending doom.

“So much reason for hope but right now I am scared.

“So I am speaking today not really as your CDC Director but as a wife as a mother as a daughter to ask you to just please hold on a little while longer.

It comes as coronavirus cases in the US have risen more than 10 per cent with the numbers in hospital also on the rise.

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US medical experts fear that the states could follow the same trajectory as much as Europe where healthcare systems are starting to struggle under the weight of another virus surge.

Dr Walensky said: “The trajectory of the pandemic in the United States looks similar to many other countries in Europe.

“I am calling on our elected officials to sound the alarm.

“We must work together now to prevent a fourth surge.”

Joe Biden was questioned on was pressed during Monday’s press conference on whether he believed US citizens face “impending doom” with the rise in Covid cases.

During the conference, one reporter shouted out: “The [CDC Director] said she’s scared of an impending doom with Covid cases on the rise, are you?”

Mr Biden turned around slowly and bluntly replied: “I just explained that I think thoroughly, I hope I did anyway.” 

After another reporter follow-up and askes whether some states should pause their reopening efforts, the President bluntly replied: “Yes.”

source: express.co.uk