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Top disease expert says US in the ‘eye of the hurricane’ as COVID cases decline amid growing concern over spread of UK variant – Business Insider Australia

Osterholm warned about the highly contagious B.1.1.7 variant of the virus that was first discovered in the UK and has "wreaked havoc" in Europe.

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  • Michael Osterholm, a top disease expert, said Sunday the US is the “eye of the hurricane.”  
  • New daily cases have fallen from their peak earlier this year, but there’s still cause for concern.
  • Several states have scaled back restrictions, but experts warn such actions are premature.
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Dr. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, warned Sunday about the current state of the pandemic in the US despite…

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