Coronavirus Lockdowns Won’t Be Able To Be Fully Lifted Until Vaccine Is Ready Next Year, Report Says

People walk in Central Park wearing masks to protect against the coronavirus.

The worldwide lockdowns put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus will need to remain in place at least partially until a vaccine is created sometime next year, a new study has suggested.

As CNN reported, the medical study based on the first outbreak of COVID-19 in China and published in the medical journal The Lancet this week used medical research and mathematical modeling to predict that a second wave of infection could sweep across the globe if these measures are lifted too soon. The report noted that while officials around the Chinese city of Wuhan — where the outbreak was first reported — have started to end the stringent lockdown put in place in January, there is still high risk for the virus continuing to spread.

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