Health experts: keep guard up as bars re-open

The CDC says in addition to the 180,000 lives lost to the COVID-19, 20,000 more could be next.

So, health experts say use caution if you're going to bars next week.

Cautious, and realize oh this inot over.THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 ISNOT OVER.

NEWLY COVID-19 IS NOTOVER.

NEWLY RELEASED NUMBERSFROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASECONTROL AND PREVENTION SHOW WEHAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.THEY’RE SAYING IN ADDITION TOTHE 180-THOUSAND LIVES LOST TOTHE VIRUS20-THOUSAND MORE COULDBE NEXT.

RACHEL LOYD SHARES WHATYOU CAN DO AHEAD OF MOREBUSINESSES REOPENING.:36 - :41LLINTRO: HEALTH PROFESSIONALSWANT YOU TO KEEP YOUR GUARD UPAGAINST COVID-19.

IF YOU’REGOING TO BARS NEXT WEEKHAVE APLAN IN PLACE BEFORE TAKING YOUFIRST SIP.BARS BACK IN BUSINESS STARTINGMONDAY.THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ANDPROFESSIONAL REGULATION’SANNOUNCEMENT CAME AS GOOD NEWSFOR LOCAL BARS LIKE OLLIES PUBAND CELSIUS NIGHT CLUB.

BUTANOTHER WARNING SIGN TO HEALTHEXPERTS LIKE ROBERT HAWKEWe certainly don’t want to seethe spike that may result fromthis.HAWKES RUNS THE PHYSICIANASSISTANT PROGRAM AT FLORIDAGULF COAST UNIVERSITY.

HE SAYBEFORE GOING TO BARSBEFOREHAVING THAT FIRST DRINK BE AWAREOF SCENARIOS THAT MAY ARISE.These environments tend to getloud, people tend to get closertogether, so they can talk tothem.

That’s only putting themwithin a few feet distance.That’s where the air dropletsare going to spread much moreeasily.THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROLAND PREVENTION PROJECTSSOMEWHERE BETWEEN THREE THOUSANDAND EIGHT THOUSAND NEW DEATHS TOBE REPORTED THE FIRST WEEK OFOCTOBER.POTENTIALLY BRINGINGTHE NATION’S TOTAL DEATH TOLL TO217 THOUSAND.They’re not as high as what wasinitially projected certainlylast spring.

So, I think we’reprobably doing well.

But, Ithink it’s too early to say thisis done or we want to berelaxed.(LLTAG)THE C-D-C PROJECTS STARTING NEXTMONTH AS MANY 6 THOUSANDCOVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS PERDAY.

WHICH COULD BE CHALLENGINGGIVEN FLU SEASON STARTS TO PICKUP AROUND THEN.

SO THEY