UK and Italy CCP Virus Case Rises Likely Due to Mass Testing, Not Second Wave: Experts

A medical staff member takes CCP virus test samples from a woman at a converted ice rink, in Alkmaar, Netherlands, on April 8, 2020. Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters

The recent increases in CCP virus cases in the UK and Italy, which have similar sized populations, are likely due to mass testing and not to an impending second wave, according to disease experts.

In recent weeks, while case numbers have risen, deaths have not.