CDC Chief Robert Redfield: ‘We Are Nearing the Peak Right Now’

CDC Chief Robert Redfield: ‘We Are Nearing the Peak Right Now’
A patient is evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, Calif., on April 8, 2020. Chris Carlson/AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the United States is nearing its peak in the CCP virus outbreak, but stressed the country needs to reopen wisely.

He said that the peak, or apex, will arrive “hopefully, sometime this week,” he said in a Monday morning interview. “You'll know when you’re at the peak when the next day is actually less than the day before” in terms of cases.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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