Spotlight: Influential COVID-19 model projects nearly 300,000 deaths in US by Dec. 1 – Xinhua | English.news.cn – Xinhua

The chart publicized on Aug. 6, 2020 by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington shows that there will be 295,011 COVID-19 deaths in the United States by Dec. 1, 2020, based on current projection scenario. (Xinhua)
Masks and other protective measures against transmission of the virus are essential to staying COVID-free, but people’s inconsistent use of those measures is a serious problem, says IHME Director Dr. Christopher Murray.
WASHINGTON, Aug. …

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