Top HHS official says closing indoor bars and wearing masks will 'shut down' coronavirus outbreaks
Shutting down indoor bars and getting almost everyone to wear masks in public is "really as good as shutting it down" and will help stop the surging coronavirus outbreaks across the country, a top White House health official said Thursday.
"We are all concerned about the increase in cases we are currently seeing throughout the country and as you know, more than 50% of those cases are occurring in four states: Arizona, Texas, Florida and California," Assistant Secretary for Health admiral Brett Giroir told reporters on a conference call. "But we are seeing similar trends in multiple states primarily in the Sun Belt."
"But the bottom line is, we know what to do to stop the current outbreak," he added. "Now we have very, very good models that in the hot areas, these red zones that have high cases, that have high percentages increasing, it's very, very important to really close indoor bars."
He said that between 50% and 70% of new cases are traced to a single bar in some areas and "secondary spread from that." He added that the same concerns apply to indoor restaurants, as well, and they should be operating at 25% capacity.
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