“I wouldn’t be surprised to see that the decline turns into a straight line over the next few weeks, maybe even an increase,” Fauci said on ABC News’ podcast.
Fauci stated that it is not clear at the moment whether this will cause a small or perhaps a medium-level new jump in the epidemic, and that there are many other factors still present.
Corona virus cases in the USA have decreased especially in the last two months. An average of 30 thousand new cases are reported daily in the country.
Restrictions related to the epidemic, such as masks and social distance, which have been applied for two years in the USA, have begun to be lifted. While all states no longer require masks to wear, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that many places in the US do not require masks indoors.
Fauci based his prediction that cases could increase on the situation in England. Although there has been a slight increase in cases in this country, Fauci said that the use of beds in intensive care units has not increased, which means that the number of serious diseases has not increased.
In his podcast, infectious diseases specialist Fauci also expressed his prediction that the BA.2 variant, which is on the rise in the USA, will replace Omicron in the future.