CDC Director Issues Fall Warning, Urges Public to Follow COVID-19 Measures

Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during a U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 2, 2020. Saul Loeb/Pool/Getty Images

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that if Americans fail to follow safety measures put in place to curb the transmission of the CCP virus in the coming months, the country could face the “worst fall from a public health perspective” in history.

Speaking to WebMD, Dr. Robert Redfield advised Americans to follow four “simple” steps in order to prevent that from happening.