There Is No 'Second Wave.' The U.S. Is Still Stuck In The First One
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🗓️ 15 June 2020
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Summary
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| 0:00.0 | Before we get to the show, just a quick announcement. |
| 0:02.8 | For months now, this pandemic has been the biggest story in the world, |
| 0:08.0 | but that's not going to be true forever. |
| 0:10.4 | At the same time, we want to keep helping you understand what is happening every day. |
| 0:14.8 | So pretty soon, we're going to start bringing you news that's not just about the pandemic. |
| 0:20.1 | And we're going to give this show a new name. |
| 0:22.4 | We're calling it Consider This. |
| 0:24.8 | What is not changing is we will keep bringing you the most important news |
| 0:28.5 | about this virus as soon as we know it. |
| 0:31.3 | In the meantime, we would love to hear from you. |
| 0:33.5 | Our email is coronavirusdaily at npr.org. |
| 0:36.8 | Thanks a lot. |
| 0:39.2 | Okay, so it's time to just say it. |
| 0:41.5 | We are not in a second wave. |
| 0:44.1 | Because across this country, cases never really went down in any big way. |
| 0:49.9 | Back in May, the numbers looked a little better |
| 0:52.7 | after things started to improve in the Northeast, which was hit really hard. |
| 0:57.6 | Then came Memorial Day, warmer weather, and more states opening up. |
| 1:02.2 | It might have felt like things were getting better. |
| 1:05.0 | They weren't. |
| 1:06.4 | The United States is still in the first wave. |
| 1:09.6 | We're going to continue seeing 25 to 30,000 additional deaths a month. |
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