Could coronavirus make a comeback this winter? Tucson doctor weighs in.

On March 11, the COVID-19 outbreak was characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

And like other serious events like this one in the past, chances are, it could make a comeback.

<VO TO TACKLE THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC, COUNTRIES ACROSS THEWORLD IMPLEMENTED A RANGE OFSTRINGENT POLICIES, INCLUDINGSTAY-AT- HOME ORDERS, SCHOOLAND WORKPLACE CLOSURES,CANCELLATION OF EVENTS ANDPUBLIC GATHERINGS; ANDRESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICTRANSPORT.

SOT 1:05-1:24 EACHONE OF THEM HAS ITS OWNINDIVIDUAL PURPOSE SO WEARINGMASKS SAYING A CERTAIN NUMBEROF FEET AWAY FROM EACH OTHER,THINGS LIKE THAT.

JUSTDECREASE THE CHANCE THAT THEVIRUS WAS SPREAD IN A RAPIDWAY BETWEEN PEOPLE THAT ARESHARING THE SAME BREATHINGSPACE TOUCHING THE SAMETHINGS, ETC.

VO BUT JUSTBECAUSE MANY OF US ARE BEINGSAFE, DOESN'T MEAN THIS VIRUSWON'T REAR ITS UGLY HEADAGAIN.

ESPECIALLY BECAUSEWE'RE LIVING IN THE 21STCENTURY, WHERE SO MANY PEOPLEARE CROSSING INTERNATIONALBOUNDARIES.

WE'RE TRAVELING BYPLANE, TRAIN OR BOAT.

NOTMENTION, WE'RE DOING ITQUICKLY.

SOT 5:01-5:18 THEREIS A NEW PHENOMENON IN THE21ST CENTURY THAT HASN'T BEENTHERE IN PAST CENTURIES, WHEREWE CAN NOT ONLY HAVE A VIRUSTHAT WE'VE NOT BEEN EXPOSED TOANTIBODIES.

IT'S VERYCONTAGIOUS.

BUT WE ARE SO MUCHMORE GLOBAL THAN WE'RE USEDTO.

SO IT MAKES THIS TYPE OFWITHIN EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TOMANAGE WITH OUR CURRENTECONOMY.

VO HEALTH EXPERTS SAYWE MAY SEE A DECREASE INCOVID-19 NUMBERS NOW, BUT COMEWINTER, THINGS COULD GET WORSEAGAIN.

SOT 6:24-6:36 PEOPLETEND TO SOCIALIZE DIFFERENTLYFAMILIES COME TOGETHER DURINGTHE HOLIDAYS PUBLIC EVENTSHAPPEN.

SO ALL THOSE THINGSGIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THERETO BE AN UPTICK IN THE VIRUS.VO EVEN THOUGH THE TWO AREVERY DIFFERENT, WE WANTED TOKNOW IF GETTING YOUR FLU SHOTCOULD HELP IN PREVENTING THESPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.

SOT8:34-8:43 GETTING THE FLU SHOTWILL NOT PREVENT THISCORONAVIRUS INFECTION, BUT ITCERTAINLY WILL HELP DECREASETHE DISEASE BURDEN, EITHER INAN INDIVIDUAL OR IN THEPOPULATION.

VO SO HEED THEWARNINGS ON ALL LEVELS.

SAFETYPRECAUTIONS ARE IN PLACE FOR AREASON, AND IF WE ALL WORKTOGETHER, WE CAN POTENTIALLYSLOW THE SPREAD OF THIS DEADLYVIRUS, NO MATTER WHAT TIME OFYEAR.IT'S THE LAST PUBLIC EVENTBEFORE GEORGE FLOYD IS LAID TO